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1996–97 in Scottish football | |
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Premier League champions | |
Rangers | |
Division One champions | |
St Johnstone | |
Division Two champions | |
Ayr United | |
Division Three champions | |
Inverness CT | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Kilmarnock | |
League Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Stranraer | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Pollok | |
Teams in Europe | |
Aberdeen, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers | |
Scotland national team | |
1998 World Cup qualification | |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 season was the 100th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw a playoff system introduced between the second bottom club in the Premier Division and the second-top club in Division One.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Celtic | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 75 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 60 | |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 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 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[b] |
8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 38 | |
9 | Hibernian (O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 38 | Qualification for the Play-off |
10 | Raith Rovers (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 25 | Relegation to the First Division |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Raith Rovers
(Hibernian win 5–2 on aggregate)[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | St Johnstone (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 23 | +51 | 80 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 60 | Qualification for the Play-off |
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 | Morton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 45 | |
9 | Clydebank (R) | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | East Fife (R) | 36 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 14 |
Promoted: St. Johnstone
Relegated: Clydebank, East Fife
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Ayr United (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 77 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Hamilton Academical (P) | 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 (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 35 | Relegation to the Third Division |
10 | Berwick Rangers (R) | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 75 | −43 | 23 |
Promoted: Ayr United, Hamilton Academical
Relegated: Dumbarton, Berwick Rangers
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 76 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Forfar Athletic (P) | 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
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
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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 |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Players' Player of the Year | Paolo di Canio | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Robbie Winters | Dundee United |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Footballer of the Year | Brian Laudrup | Rangers |
Young Player of the Year | Alex Burke | Kilmarnock |
Manager of the Year | Walter Smith | Rangers |
Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
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Rangers | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | 5.00 |
Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying round | 1.00 |
Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 5.00 |
Celtic | UEFA Europa League | First round | 1.50 |
Average coefficient – 3.125
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[3] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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31 August 1996 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 0–0 | WCQG4 | |
5 October 1996 | Daugava Stadium, Riga (A) | Latvia | 2–0 | WCQG4 | John Collins, Darren Jackson |
10 November 1996 | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Sweden | 1–0 | WCQG4 | John McGinlay |
11 February 1997 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (A) | Estonia | 0–0 | WCQG4 | |
29 March 1997 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | Estonia | 2–0 | WCQG4 | Tom Boyd, own goal |
2 April 1997 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Austria | 2–0 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher (2) |
30 April 1997 | Ullevi, Gothenburg (A) | Sweden | 1–2 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher |
27 May 1997 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | Wales | 0–1 | Friendly | |
1 June 1997 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali (A) | Malta | 3–2 | Friendly | Darren Jackson (2), Christian Dailly |
8 June 1997 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk (A) | Belarus | 1–0 | WCQG4 | Gary McAllister (pen.) |
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