1997–98 Scottish Second Division
# 1997–98 Scottish Second Division

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 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Promotion to the 1998–99 First Division |
| 2 | Clydebank | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 60 | Promotion to the 1998–99 First Division |
| 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 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to the 1998–99 Third Division |
| 10 | Brechin City | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 32 | Relegation to the 1998–99 Third Division |

## Top scorers

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