1896–97 in Scottish football

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1896–97 in Scottish football
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Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian
Division Two champions
Partick Thistle
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Scottish Junior Cup winners
Strathclyde
Scotland national team
1897 BHC

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 article: 1896–97 Scottish Division One

Hearts were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team
 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) Champion; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two[]

Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Division Two

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

Pos Team
 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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Linthouse were docked four points.
  2. ^ Dumbarton resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Cup

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

Other Honours[]

Scottish Qualifying Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Kilmarnock 4 – 1 Motherwell

County Cups[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Orion 5 – 2 Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup 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 3 – 0 *
Perthshire Cup 4 – 1
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 1 – 0 Port Glasgow Ath
Southern Counties Cup 8 – 0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirling 4 – 1 Stenhousemuir
  • after replay

Highland League[]

Top three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

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.

Scotland national team[]

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
20 March 1897 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 2–2 BHC John Ritchie, John Walker
27 March 1897 Ibrox Park, Glasgow  Ireland 5–1 BHC John McPherson (2), Neil Gibson, Robert McColl, Alex King
3 April 1897 Crystal Palace, London  England 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[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

External links[]

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