1896-97 in Scottish football

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1896-97 in Scottish football was the seventh season of the Scottish Football League.

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[edit] Scottish Division One

Hearts were champions of the Scottish Division One.

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hearts 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

[edit] Scottish Division Two

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
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 Greenock 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

[edit] Scottish Cup

Rangers won the Scottish Cup after a 5–1 win over Dumbarton.

[edit] Junior Cup

Strathclyde Juniors won the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over Dunfermline Juniors in a replayed match, after the first was protested.

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Scotland were winners of the 1897 British Home Championship. Scores are shown Scotland national football team first.

Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
March 20, 1897 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) Flag of Wales Wales 2–2 BHC John Ritchie, John Walker
March 27, 1897 Ibrox Park, Glasgow Flag of Ireland Ireland 5–1 BHC John McPherson(2), Neil Gibson, Robert McColl, Alex King
April 3, 1897 Crystal Palace, London Flag of England England 2–1 BHC Tom Hyslop, James Millar

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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