1996-97 in Scottish football

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The 1996–97 season was the 100th season of competitive football in Scotland. Season 1995–96 saw a playoff system introduced between the second bottom of the Premier Division and the second top team from the First Division.

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[edit] Scottish Premier Division

Main article: Scottish Premier Division 1996–97
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 36 25 5 6 85 33 52 80
2 Celtic 36 23 6 7 78 32 46 75
3 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 46 33 13 60
4 Hearts 36 14 10 12 46 43 3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 9 15 52 65 -13 45
6 Aberdeen 36 10 14 12 45 54 -9 44
7 Kilmarnock 36 11 6 19 41 61 -20 39
8 Motherwell 36 8 11 16 44 55 -11 38
9 Hibernian 36 9 11 16 38 55 -17 38
10 Raith Rovers 36 6 7 23 29 73 -44 25

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Raith Rovers

[edit] Premier Division/Division One playoff

  • Hibernian 1-0 Airdrieonians
  • Airdrieonians 2-4 Hibernian

(Hibernian win 5-2 on aggregate)

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St. Johnstone 36 24 8 4 74 23 51 80
2 Airdrieonians 36 15 15 6 56 34 22 60
3 Dundee 36 15 13 8 47 33 14 58
4 St. Mirren 36 17 7 12 48 41 7 58
5 Falkirk 36 15 9 12 42 39 3 54
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 12 12 49 48 1 48
7 Stirling Albion 36 12 10 14 54 61 -7 46
8 Greenock Morton 36 12 9 15 42 41 1 45
9 Clydebank 36 7 7 22 31 59 -28 28
10 East Fife 36 2 8 26 28 92 -64 14

Promoted: St. Johnstone
Relegated: Clydebank, East Fife

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ayr United 36 23 8 5 61 33 28 77
2 Hamilton Academical 36 22 8 6 75 28 47 74
3 Livingston 36 18 10 8 56 38 18 64
4 Clyde 36 14 10 12 42 39 3 52
5 Queen of the South 36 13 8 15 55 57 -2 47
6 Stenhousemuir 36 11 11 14 49 43 6 44
7 Brechin City 36 10 11 15 36 49 -13 41
8 Stranraer 36 9 9 18 29 51 -22 36
9 Dumbarton 36 9 8 19 44 66 -22 35
10 Berwick Rangers 36 4 11 21 32 75 -43 23

Promoted: Ayr United, Hamilton Academical
Relegated: Dumbarton, Berwick Rangers

[edit] Scottish League Division Thee

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness CT 36 23 7 6 70 37 33 76
2 Forfar Athletic 36 19 10 7 74 45 29 67
3 Ross County 36 20 7 9 58 41 17 67
4 Alloa Athletic 36 16 7 13 50 47 3 55
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 50 47 3 49
6 Montrose 36 12 7 17 46 62 -16 43
7 Cowdenbeath 36 10 9 17 38 51 -13 39
8 Queen's Park 36 9 9 18 46 59 -13 36
9 East Stirlingshire 36 8 9 19 36 58 -22 33
10 Arbroath 36 6 13 17 31 52 -21 31

Promoted: Inverness CT, Forfar Athletic

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Report
Scottish Cup 1996–97 Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Falkirk Wikipedia article
League Cup 1996–97 Rangers 4 – 3 Heart of Midlothian Wikipedia article
Challenge Cup 1996–97 Stranraer 1 – 0 St. Johnstone Wikipedia article
Youth Cup Celtic 3 – 2 Rangers
Junior Cup Pollok 3 – 1 Tayport

[edit] Individual honours

[edit] SPFA awards

Award Winner Club
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Italy Paolo di Canio Celtic
Young Player of the Year Flag of Scotland Robbie Winters Dundee United

[edit] SFWA awards

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the Year Flag of Denmark Brian Laudrup Rangers
Young Player of the Year Flag of ? Unknown Unknown
Manager of the Year Flag of Scotland Walter Smith Rangers

[edit] Scottish clubs in Europe

Club Competition(s) Final round Coef.
Rangers UEFA Champions League Group stage 5.00
Hearts UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round 1.00
Aberdeen UEFA Cup Second round 5.00
Celtic UEFA Cup First round 1.50

Average coefficient - 3.125

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
August 31, 1996 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna (A) Flag of Austria Austria 0–0 WCQG4
October 5, 1996 Daugava Stadium, Riga (A) Flag of Latvia Latvia 2–0 WCQG4 John Collins, Darren Jackson
November 10, 1996 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1–0 WCQG4 John McGinlay
February 11, 1997 Stade Louis II, Monaco (A) Flag of Estonia Estonia 0–0 WCQG4
March 29, 1997 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Flag of Estonia Estonia 2–0 WCQG4 Tom Boyd, own goal
April 2, 1997 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Austria Austria 2–0 WCQG4 Kevin Gallacher (2)
April 30, 1997 Ullevi, Gothenburg (A) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1–2 WCQG4 Kevin Gallacher
May 27, 1997 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Flag of Wales Wales 0–1 F
June 1, 1997 Ta' Qali Stadium, Valletta (A) Flag of Malta Malta 3–2 F Darren Jackson (2), Christian Dailly
June 8, 1997 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk (A) Flag of Belarus Belarus 1–0 WCQG4 Gary McAllister (pen.)

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying - Group 4
  • F = Friendly

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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