- Scottish Division One
- Scottish Division Two
- Scottish Cup
- Other Honours Scottish Qualifying Cup County Cups Highland League
- Junior Cup
- Scotland national team
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}{{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}The 1896–97 season of Scottish football was the 24th season of competitive football in Scotland and the seventh season of the Scottish Football League. Scottish Division One{{main|1896–97 Scottish First Division}}Hearts were champions of the Scottish Division One. | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 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 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 88 | −67 | 3 |
Scottish Division Two{{main|1896–97 Scottish Second Division}}Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two. Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted. | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 28 | 33 | 31 | | 2 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 27 | | 3 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 21 | | = | Airdrieonians | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 21 | | 5 | Morton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 16 | | 6 | Renton | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 14 | | = | Linthouse[1] | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 14 | | 8 | Port Glasgow Athletic[1] | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 13 | | = | Motherwell | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 13 | | 10 | Dumbarton | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 6 |
Scottish Cup{{main|1896–97 Scottish Cup}}Rangers won the Scottish Cup after a 5–1 win over Dumbarton. Other HonoursScottish Qualifying Cup| Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| Kilmarnock | 4 – 1 | Motherwell |
County Cups| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| Aberdeenshire Cup | Orion | 5 – 2 | Victoria United | | Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock Ath | 3 – 0 * | Kilmarnock | | Dumbartonshire Cup | Vale of Leven | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | | East of Scotland Shield | St Bernard's | 3 – 2 * | Cowdenbeath | | Fife Cup | Dunfermline Ath | 3 – 2 | Clackmannan | | Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 5 – 2 * | Forfar Ath | | Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 * | Celtic | | Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 1 – 0 | Wishaw Thistle | | Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale Vol | 3 – 0 * | Broxburn Shamrock | | Perthshire Cup | Vale of Atholl | 4 – 1 | Dunblane | | Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Port Glasgow Ath | | Southern Counties Cup | 6th GRV | 8 – 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | | Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 4 – 1 | Stenhousemuir |
Highland LeagueTop Three| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Clachnacuddin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | 2 | Inverness Caledonian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | | 3 | Inverness Thistle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 4 |
Junior CupStrathclyde Juniors won the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over Dunfermline Juniors in a replayed match, after the first was protested. Scotland national team{{main|Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results}}| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | | 20 March 1897 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | WAL}} | 2–2 | BHC | John Ritchie, John Walker | | 27 March 1897 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow | IRE}} | 5–1 | BHC | John McPherson (2), Neil Gibson, Robert McColl, Alex King | | 3 April 1897 | Crystal Palace, London | ENG}} | 2–1 | BHC | Tom Hyslop, James Millar |
Scotland were winners of the 1897 British Home Championship. Key:- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
See also- 1896–97 Rangers F.C. season
Notes and references1. ^1 Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted.
2. ^Scotland's score is shown first.
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]
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