1896–97 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1896–97.

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Overview

Hearts were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two. Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted.

Scottish League Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Heart of Midlothian (C)	18	13	2	3	47	22	+25	28
2	Hibernian	18	12	2	4	50	20	+30	26
3	Rangers	18	11	3	4	64	30	+34	25
4	Celtic	18	10	4	4	42	18	+24	24
5	Dundee	18	10	2	6	38	30	+8	22
6	St Mirren	18	9	1	8	38	29	+9	19
7	St Bernard's	18	7	0	11	32	40	−8	14
8	Third Lanark	18	5	1	12	29	46	−17	11
9	Clyde	18	4	0	14	27	65	−38	8
10	Abercorn (R)	18	1	1	16	21	88	−67	3	Relegated to the 1897–98 Scottish Division Two

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Partick Thistle (C, P)	18	14	3	1	61	28	+33	31	Promoted to the 1897–98 Scottish First Division
2	Leith Athletic	18	13	1	4	55	27	+28	27
3	Airdrieonians	18	10	1	7	49	39	+10	21
3	Kilmarnock	18	10	1	7	44	33	+11	21
5	Morton	18	7	2	9	38	40	−2	16
6	Linthouse	18	8	2	8	44	53	−9	14^[a]
6	Renton	18	6	2	10	34	41	−7	14
8	Motherwell	18	6	1	11	40	55	−15	13
8	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	4	5	9	38	50	−12	13
10	Dumbarton (R)	18	2	2	14	27	64	−37	6	Resigned^[b]

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Linthouse were docked four points.
^ Dumbarton resigned from the league at the end of the season.

References

v t e Scottish Football League (1890–2013)
≫ Scottish Professional Football League (2013–present)
Divisions	Premier Division (1975–1998) First Division (1975–2013) Second Division (1975–2013) Third Division (1994–2013)
Cup competitions	League Cup Challenge Cup B Division Supplementary Cup Summer Cup Spring Cup
Clubs	Abercorn Aberdeen Airdrieonians (1878) Airdrieonians (2002) Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Armadale Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Parkhouse Ayr United Bathgate Beith Berwick Rangers Bo'ness Brechin City Broxburn United Cambuslang Celtic Clackmannan Clyde Clydebank (1914) Clydebank (1965) Cowdenbeath Cowlairs Dumbarton Dumbarton Harp Dundee Dundee United Dundee Wanderers Dunfermline Athletic Dykehead East Fife East Stirlingshire Edinburgh City (1928) Elgin City Falkirk Forfar Athletic Galston Greenock Morton Gretna Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Helensburgh Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Johnstone Kilmarnock King's Park Leith Athletic Linthouse Livingston Lochgelly United Meadowbank Thistle Mid-Annandale Montrose Motherwell Nithsdale Wanderers Northern Partick Thistle Peebles Rovers Peterhead Port Glasgow Athletic Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers Rangers Renton Ross County Royal Albert Solway Star St Bernard's St Johnstone St Mirren Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer Third Lanark Thistle Vale of Leven
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