| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| Scottish FA Cup Final 1898 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | Kilmarnock | D 2 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 14,000 | |
| Scottish FA Cup Semi-Finals 1898 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Kilmarnock | 3 | 2 | Dundee | D 1 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 11,000 | |
| D 1 | Rangers | 1 | 1 | Third Lanark | D 1 | Ibrox, Glasgow | 20,000 | |
| D 1 | Rangers | 2 | 2 | Third Lanark | D 1 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow | 16,000 | Replay |
| D 1 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | Third Lanark | D 1 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow | 12,000 | Replay2 |
| Final Table for season 1897-98 |
| Scottish Division 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||
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Scottish Division 1 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Ave Gate | SFA Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Celtic | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 33 | 9,167 | Rd 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Rangers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 29 | 10,167 | Winner | |
| 3 | -1 | Hibernian | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 6,222 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | -3 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 5,889 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | St Mirren | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 5,571 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 | 3 | Third Lanark | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 5,722 | SF | |
| 7 | -2 | Dundee | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 6,167 | SF | |
| 8 | D 2 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 13 | 4,278 | Rd 1 | |
| 9 | -2 | St Bernard's | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 9 | 3,250 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | -1 | Clyde | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 2,833 | Rd 1 | |
| Scottish Division 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||
| Ptn | |
Scottish Division 2 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Ave Gate | SFA Cup | |
| 1 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 2,000 | Final | |
| 2 | 6 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 2,100 | Rd 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | Morton | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 2,500 | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | -2 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 1,563 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 | D 1 | Abercorn | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 2,300 | Rd 1 | |
| 5 | NL | Ayr | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 1,221 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Linthouse | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 1,300 | ||
| 8 | -5 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 14 | |||
| 9 | NL | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 12 | 1,425 | ||
| 10 | -2 | Motherwell | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 1,833 | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | -5 | Renton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1,000 | ||
| Notes | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton Academical elected to league in place of Renton | |||||||||||||||||
| Renton resigned from the league | |||||||||||||||||
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