Season summary Celtic won the title to stop Rangers' bid for 10 league championships in a row, and won the Scottish League Cup. Manager Wim Jansen resigned at the end of the season, to be replaced by Jozef Vengloš.
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Kit numbers in UEFA Cup 1: Gordon Marshall, Stewart Kerr 2: Tom Boyd 3: Tosh McKinlay, Stéphane Mahé 4: Jackie McNamara 5: Malky Mackay 6: Alan Stubbs 7: Henrik Larsson 8: Darren Jackson, Craig Burley 10: Andreas Thom 11: Tommy Johnson, Darren Jackson, Regi Blinker 12: Enrico Annoni, Simon Donnelly 13: Gordon Marshall, Jonathan Gould 14: Enrico Annoni, Simon Donnelly 15: Phil O'Donnell, Stéphane Mahé 16: David Hannah 17: Morten Wieghorst, David Hannah 18: Chris Hay, Tosh McKinlay, Brian McLaughlin 19: Stuart Gray, Enrico Annoni 20: Stuart Gray, Phil O'Donnell 21: Graeme Morrison, Peter Grant 23: Andy McCondichie, Jonathan Gould 25: Barry Elliot 28: John Paul McBride
Reserve squad The following players played for Celtic's reserve team during the season, but were not called up for the first team.
Competitions
Scottish Premier Division
League table
Matches
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
UEFA Cup
Transfers
In
DatePlayerFromFee15 July 1997 Darren Jackson Hibernian £1,250,00025 July 1997 Craig Burley Chelsea £2,500,00025 July 1997 Henrik Larsson Feyenoord £650,00030 July 1997 Stéphane Mahé Rennes £500,0002 August 1997 Jonathan Gould Bradford City Free6 August 1997 Regi Blinker Sheffield Wednesday Exchange12 September 1997 Marc Rieper West Ham United £1,500,0007 November 1997 Paul Lambert Borussia Dortmund £2,000,00010 December 1997 Harald Brattbakk Rosenborg BK £2,000,00030 March 1998 Kevin Pilkington Manchester United Loan
Out
DatePlayerFromFee31 May 1997 Paul McStay Retired31 May 1997 Jorge Cadete Celta Vigo £3,000,0001 July 1997 Paddy Kelly Newcastle United Free1 July 1997 Brian O'Neil Aberdeen £750,0005 August 1997 Chris Hay Swindon Town £330,0006 August 1997 Paolo Di Canio Sheffield Wednesday £3,000,00015 August 1997 Marc Anthony Tranmere Rovers Loan15 August 1997 Stuart Gray Greenock Morton Loan22 August 1997 Peter Grant Norwich City £200,0004 October 1997 Gordon Marshall St Mirren Loan14 January 1998 Andreas Thom Hertha Berlin £275,00019 January 1998 Gordon Marshall Kilmarnock £150,00028 January 1998 Tosh McKinlay Stoke City Loan5 March 1998 Stuart Gray Reading £100,00015 March 1998 Andy McCondichie Hamilton Academical Loan
See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons
References