Marc Rieper. A shrewd signing by Wim Jansen, and one that was vital in our pursuit of stopping their ten… Marc Rieper was signed by Wim Jansen from West Ham in September 1997 when the newly appointed Dutchman was piecing together a team that would challenge reckless spenders Rangers for a more important than ever
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 43 |
| 2 | Rangers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22 |
| 7 | Dundee | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Ross County | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 16 |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 14 |
| 12 | Hearts | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 13 |
