Scottish League Table for Sat 18 Dec 1897 |
| <-- 11 12 1897 | 1898 | 25 12 1897 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 3.9000 | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Rangers | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 4.6364 | 21 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 1.5484 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Hibernian | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 1.5385 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | St Mirren | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | .8333 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Dundee | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1.0400 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 42 | -19 | .5476 | 11 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Third Lanark | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -10 | .6774 | 11 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | St Bernards | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 52 | -21 | .5962 | 7 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Clyde | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 63 | -46 | .2698 | 5 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Celtic | 5 |
St. Bernards | 1 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
Hibernian | 2 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 0 |
Third Lanark | 1 |
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L 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 1 |
Abercorn | 2 |
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L 2 |
Kilmarnock | 6 |
Motherwell | 2 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 4 |
Ayr F.C. | 0 |
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