| Date | Competition | Home Team | Score | Score | Away Team | Report | Pictures | Notes |
| JAN | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Friendly | Celtic | 0 | 1 | Hibernian | Report | | |
2
| Glasgow League | Rangers | 3
| 0
| Celtic
| Report | | |
| 9 | Scottish Cup | Arthurlie | 4
| 2
| Celtic | Report | | |
16
| Glasgow League | Celtic | 2
| 0
| Clyde
| Report | | |
| 23 | Friendly | Port Glasgow | 2 | 2 | Celtic | Report | | |
| FEB | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Friendly | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 13 | Friendly | Corinthians | 4
| 0
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 15 | Friendly | Woolwich Arsenal | 4
| 5 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 20 | League Division 1 | Celtic | 0
| 1
| Dundee | Report | | |
27
| Glasgow League | Celtic | 3 | 1
| Third Lanark
| Report | | |
| MAR | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | League Division 1 | St Mirren | 2
| 0
| Celtic | Report | | |
20
| Glasgow League | Clyde | 0
| 8
| Celtic
| Report | | |
27
| Glasgow League | Third Lanark | 0
| 1
| Celtic
| Report | | |
| APR | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Friendly | St Mirren | 0
| 4
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 10 | Friendly | Celtic | 0
| 5
| Hibernian | Report | | |
17
| Glasgow League | Queen’s Park | 2
| 0
| Celtic
| Report | | |
| 19 | Friendly | Cliftonville | 0
| 2
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 20 | Friendly | Belfast Celtic | 0 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
MAY
| | | | | | | | |
1
| Glasgow League | Celtic | 1
| 1
| Rangers
| Report | | |
3
| Glasgow League
| Celtic
| 0
| 4
| Queen’s Park
| Report
| | |
11
| Glasgow Charity Cup | Rangers | 4
| 1
| Celtic
| Report | | |
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| | Season Review | | | | | | |
| | Statistics 1896-97 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | League Table 1896-97 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Cup 1896-97 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Celtic Team Line-Up 1897-98 | | | | | | |
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| JUL | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Friendly | Kilsyth Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| AUG | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Friendly | Broxburn District | 0 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
| SEP | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Friendly | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Third Lanark | Report | | |
| 2 | Friendly | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Dundee | Report | | |
| 4 | League Division 1 | Celtic | 4
| 1
| Hibernian | Report | | |
| 7 | Friendly | Celtic | 1 | 3 | Rangers | Report | | John Madden Benefit Match
|
8
| Friendly
| Partick Thistle
| 0
| 1
| Celtic | Report
| | David Russell getting the only goal |
9
| Friendly
| Morton
| 2
| 3
| Celtic
| Report
| | |
| 11 | League Division 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 0
| 0
| Celtic | Report | | |
18
| Glasgow Cup 1st Rd
| Celtic
| 2
| 1
| Clyde
| Report | | |
| 20 | League Division 1 | St Bernard’s | 0
| 2
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 25 | League Division 1 | Celtic | 6
| 1
| Clyde | Report | | |
| 27 | League Division 1 | Rangers | 0
| 4
| Celtic | Report | | |
| OCT | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | League Division 1 | St Mirren | 0
| 0
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 4 | Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 9 | League Division 1 | Third Lanark | 0
| 1
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 11 | Friendly | Dundee | 4 | 1 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 16 | Friendly | Celtic | 0 | 1 | Queen’s Park | Report | | |
| 18 | Friendly | Ancient City Athletic | 1 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 23 | League Division 1 | Celtic | 3
| 2
| Heart of Midlothian | Report | | |
30
| Glasgow Cup SF
| Celtic
| 2
| 2
| Rangers
| Report
| | |
| NOV | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | League Division 1 | Dundee | 1
| 2
| Celtic | Report | | |
13
| Glasgow Cup SF Replay
| Rangers
| 1
| 1
| Celtic
| Report | | |
20
| Glasgow Cup SF 2nd Replay | Rangers
| 3
| 1
| Celtic
| Report | | |
| 27 | League Division 1 | Hibernian | 1
| 2
| Celtic | Report
| | |
| DEC | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | League Division 1 | Celtic | 4
| 0
| Third Lanark | Report | | |
| 11 | League Division 1 | Partick Thistle | 3
| 6
| Celtic | Report | | |
| 18 | League Division 1 | Celtic | 5
| 1
| St Bernard’s | Report | | |
| 25 | League Division 1 | Clyde | 1
| 9
| Celtic | Report | | |