1996–97 Scottish Football League

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Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1996–97.

Scottish Premier Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualification for the UEFA 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 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

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

^ As the League Cup winners Rangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league, Dundee United.
^ Kilmarnock qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the winners of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish League Division One

Pos	Team	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 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	Relegation to the Second Division

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

Scottish League Division Two

Pos	Team	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 the First Division
2	Hamilton Academical (P)	36	22	8	6	75	28	+47	74	Promotion to the First 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 the Third Division
10	Berwick Rangers (R)	36	4	11	21	32	75	−43	23	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: "1996-1997 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Division Three

Pos	Team	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 the Second Division
2	Forfar Athletic (P)	36	19	10	7	74	45	+29	67	Promotion to the Second 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

References

[table_note_res_UC0.67106061134071-1] As the League Cup winners Rangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league, Dundee United.

[table_note_res_CWC0.67106061134071-2] Kilmarnock qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the winners of the Scottish Cup.

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