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1996–97 in Scottish football

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 →

The1996–97 season was the 100th season of competitivefootball 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]

Scottish Premier Division

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Main article:1996–97 Scottish Premier Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers(C)	36	25	5	6	85	33	+52	80	Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round
2	Celtic	36	23	6	7	78	32	+46	75	Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round^[a]
3	Dundee United	36	17	9	10	46	33	+13	60	Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round^[a]
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 theCup 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 thePlay-off
10	Raith Rovers(R)	36	6	7	23	29	73	−44	25	Relegation to theFirst Division

Source:Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(R) Relegated
Notes:

^As theLeague Cup winnersRangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in theUEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league,Dundee United.
^Kilmarnock qualified for theCup Winners' Cup as the winners of theScottish Cup.

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Raith Rovers

Premier Division/Division One playoff

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Hibernian 1–0 Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians 2–4 Hibernian

(Hibernian win 5–2 on aggregate)^[2]

Scottish League Division One

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Main article:1996–97 Scottish First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	St Johnstone(C, P)	36	24	8	4	74	23	+51	80	Promotion to thePremier Division
2	Airdrieonians	36	15	15	6	56	34	+22	60	Qualification for thePlay-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 theSecond Division
10	East Fife(R)	36	2	8	26	28	92	−64	14	Relegation to theSecond Division

Source:RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Promoted: St. Johnstone
Relegated: Clydebank, East Fife

Scottish League Division Two

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Main article:1996–97 Scottish Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ayr United(C, P)	36	23	8	5	61	33	+28	77	Promotion to theFirst Division
2	Hamilton Academical(P)	36	22	8	6	75	28	+47	74	Promotion to theFirst Division
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 theThird Division
10	Berwick Rangers(R)	36	4	11	21	32	75	−43	23	Relegation to theThird Division

Source:"1996-1997 Second Division - SPFL Archive".SPFL. Retrieved29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

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

Scottish League Division Three

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Main article:1996–97 Scottish Third Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle(C, P)	36	23	7	6	70	37	+33	76	Promotion to theSecond Division
2	Forfar Athletic(P)	36	19	10	7	74	45	+29	67	Promotion to theSecond Division
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

Source:Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted

Promoted: Inverness CT, Forfar Athletic

Other honours

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Cup honours

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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

Individual honours

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SPFA awards

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

SFWA awards

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Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Brian Laudrup	Rangers
Young Player of the Year	Alex Burke	Kilmarnock
Manager of the Year	Walter Smith	Rangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

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Club	Competition(s)	Final round	Coef.
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

Scotland national team

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Main article:Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[3]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
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.)

Key:

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying – Group 4

Notable events

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Rangers matched Celtic's record of nine successive top division titles.
Tommy Burns was sacked as Celtic manager after the end of the season, having won just one trophy in his three years in charge.
Mark Hateley briefly returned to Rangers after a year in England to provide cover in attack during the title run-in, before moving back to England as player-manager ofHull City.
Kilmarnock won theScottish Cup to end their 32-year wait for a major trophy.
Veteran goalkeeperJim Leighton transferred from Hibernian to Aberdeen at the end of the season.
Former Scotland strikerMo Johnston moved to America at the start of the season to play forKansas City Wizards in theAmerican Major League.
Trevor Steven, the former England winger, retired from playing at the end of the season after winning seven league titles with Rangers since first joining them in 1989.
St Johnstone returned to the Premier Division by winning the Division One title by a 20-point margin.
Brian Laudrup was votedSFWA Footballer of the Year.
Paolo di Canio was votedSPFA Players' Player of the Year after scoring 15 league goals for Celtic after joining them fromAC Milan in his native Italy, but during the close season left them to joinSheffield Wednesday for £4.7million.

Notes and references

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^"1996/97 - the Scottish Football League". Archived fromthe original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved27 April 2012.
^"Airdrie captain sent off as Hibs secure premier division status".The Herald. 23 May 1997. Retrieved15 August 2017.
^Scotland's score is shown first.

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Seasons in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related tonational team	Results 1998 World Cup qualifying (Group 4)
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Raith Rovers Rangers
First Division	Airdrieonians Clydebank Dundee East Fife Falkirk Greenock Morton Partick Thistle St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stirling Albion
Second Division	Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Montrose Queen's Park Ross County

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