1997 Title Clincher at Tannadice
Nine in a row, claimed at Tannadice in May 1997.
Rangers won their ninth consecutive league title in 1996-97, equalling the record Celtic had set between 1965-66 and 1973-74, and the championship was claimed at Tannadice Park, Dundee. It was the sixth title in succession under Walter Smith, who had completed the run begun under Graeme Souness in 1988-89.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1996-97
- Clinched at
- Tannadice Park, Dundee
- Manager
- Walter Smith
- Record
- Ninth consecutive title, equalling Celtic (1965-74)
- Other honours
- League Cup (4-3 v Hearts)
Reader's Guide
The 1996-97 side had been strengthened by Jorg Albertz, Joachim Bjorklund and Sebastian Rozental, bought for almost 10 million pounds, with Brian Laudrup and Paul Gascoigne the regular match-winners; injuries in the second half of the season brought Mark Hateley back briefly from Queens Park Rangers and Andy Dibble in as cover for Andy Goram. Rangers also won the League Cup 4-3 against Hearts, lost 2-0 to Celtic in the Scottish Cup quarter-final and reached the Champions League group stage with Grasshopper, Auxerre and Ajax.
The following summer about 14 million pounds was spent, mostly on Italian players, in pursuit of a tenth title, but injuries to Lorenzo Amoruso and Marco Negri and Celtic's signings of Henrik Larsson and Paul Lambert ended the run in 1997-98.
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