1997–98 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Second Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsStranraer
PromotedStranraer
Clydebank
RelegatedStenhousemuir
Brechin City

The 1997–98 Scottish Second Division was won by Stranraer who, along with second placed Clydebank, were promoted to the First Division. Stenhousemuir and Brechin City were relegated to the Third Division.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stranraer (C, P) 36 18 7 11 62 44 +18 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 Clydebank (P) 36 16 12 8 48 31 +17 60
3 Livingston 36 16 11 9 56 40 +16 59
4 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 57 51 +6 54
5 Inverness CT 36 13 10 13 65 51 +14 49
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 51 59 −8 48
7 Forfar Athletic 36 12 10 14 51 61 −10 46
8 Clyde 36 10 12 14 40 53 −13 42
9 Stenhousemuir (R) 36 10 10 16 44 53 −9 40 Relegation to the Third Division
10 Brechin City (R) 36 7 11 18 42 73 −31 32
Source: "1997-1998 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

P Name Goals
1 Scotland Iain Stewart (Inverness CT) 16
2 Scotland Graham Harvey (Livingston) 15
= Scotland Ian Little (Stenhousemuir) 15
4 Scotland Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic) 14
5 Scotland Colin McDonald (Clydebank) 13
= Scotland B Thomson (Inverness CT) 13
7 Australia Ben Honeyman (Forfar Athletic) 12
8 Scotland Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South) 11
= Scotland Matthew Dyer (East Fife) 11
= Scotland Gordon Young (Stranraer) 11

References