1896–97 in Scottish football

none November 2021 Scotland 1896–97 1895–96 1897–98 yes football background:#BFD7FF 1896–97 in Scottish football 200px 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. League competitions Scottish Division One 1896–97 Scottish Division One Hearts were champions of the Scottish Division One. Scottish Division Two 1896–97 Scottish Division Two Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two. Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted. Other honours Cup honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up Scottish Cup Rangers 5 – 1 Dumbarton Scottish Qualifying CupKilmarnock4 – 1Motherwell Scottish Junior Cup Strathclyde 2 – 0 Replay ordered. First match was null and void. Dunfermline Juniors County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupOrion5 – 2Victoria UnitedAyrshire CupKilmarnock Athletic3 – 0 replay Replay needed. Kilmarnock Border Cup Selkirk 1 – 0 Vale of LeithenDumbartonshire CupVale of Leven3 – 2DumbartonEast of Scotland ShieldSt Bernard's3 – 2 replay CowdenbeathFife CupDunfermline Athletic3 – 2ClackmannanForfarshire CupArbroath5 – 2 replay Forfar AthleticGlasgow CupRangers2 – 1 replay CelticLanarkshire CupAirdrie1 – 0Wishaw ThistleLinlithgowshire CupArmadale Volunteers3 – 0 replay Broxburn Shamrock North of Scotland Cup Inverness Caledonian 2 – 1 ClachnacuddinPerthshire CupVale of Atholl4 – 1DunblaneRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren1 – 0Port Glasgow AthleticSouthern Counties Cup6th GRV 8 – 0St Cuthbert WanderersStirlingshire CupEast Stirlingshire4 – 1Stenhousemuir Non-league honours Highland League main WDL 2 Top three CLA Clachnacuddin ICA Inverness Caledonian ITH Inverness Thistle 3 3 0 16 7 3 2 1 13 8 1 2 3 13 15 complete RSSSF Other Senior Leagues DivisionWinner Ayrshire Combination Ayr https://sfha.org.uk/ayrshirecomb.htm Ayrshire Combination Scottish Football Historical Archive 28 July 2020 2 October 2022 Border League Selkirk https://sfha.org.uk/borderleague.htm Border League Competitions Scottish Football Historical Archive 7 August 2020 2 October 2022 Central League Cowdenbeath https://sfha.org.uk/midlandleague.htm Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League) Scottish Football Historical Archive 11 August 2020 2 October 2022 Midland League Clackmannan Northern League Orion http://sfha.org.uk/northernleague.htm Northern League Scottish Football Historical Archive 10 August 2020 2 October 2022 Scottish Alliance Third Lanark 'A' http://sfha.org.uk/scottishalliance.htm Scottish Alliance Scottish Football Historical Archive 2 August 2020 2 October 2022 Scottish Combination Hearts 'A' http://sfha.org.uk/scottishcomb.htm Scottish Combination Scottish Football Historical Archive 7 August 2020 2 October 2022 Scotland national team 1896–97 British Home Championship Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results DateVenueOpponentsScore Scotland's score is shown first. CompetitionScotland scorer(s)20 March 1897Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)WAL2–2BHCJohn Ritchie, John Walker27 March 1897Ibrox Park, GlasgowIRE5–1BHCJohn McPherson (2), Neil Gibson, Robert McColl, Alex King3 April 1897Crystal Palace, LondonENG2–1BHCTom Hyslop, James Millar Scotland were winners of the 1897 British Home Championship. Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship Other national teams Scottish League XI DateVenueOpponents https://www.londonhearts.com/sfl/tea/englishfootballleague.html SFL XI v The Football League XI Record London Hearts Supporters Club 3 October 2022 https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/tea/irishleague.html SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record London Hearts Supporters Club 3 October 2022 Score Scottish League XI's score is shown first. Scotland scorer(s) 30 January Solitude, Belfast (A)NIR Irish League XI2–0 Alex King (2)24 AprilIbrox Park, Glasgow (H)ENG Football League XI3–0 Tommy Low, John McPherson (2) See also 1896–97 Rangers F.C. season Notes References External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1896 Category:Football in Scotland by season