The 1997–98 season was the 118th season of competitive
football
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by
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1997–98 season. They went into the season in pursuit of a record tenth consecutive league title. The early season form of new signing
Marco Negri
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Career Early career in Italy and breakthrough with Pe ...
gave the team fresh impetus but when the then manager
Walter Smith announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season the side's form dipped. Rangers finished the league on 72 points, two behind champions
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
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The club ended the season trophyless for the first time in twelve seasons as they lost the
Scottish Cup final to
Hearts 2–1 and were knocked out
League Cup in the quarter finals by
Dundee United.
In Europe, the club failed to reach the
Champions League group stages and fell at the first hurdle in the
UEFA Cup, losing both legs 2–1 to
RC Strasbourg
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Transfers
In
Out
*Expendure: £14,450,000
*Income: £4,850,000
*Total loss/gain: £9,600,000
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup
League Cup
Scottish Cup
Appearances
League table
References
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Rangers F.C. seasons
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...