1896–97 Scottish Division One

4th season of top-tier football league in Scotland March 2026 Scottish Division One 1896–97 Heart of Midlothian2nd title Abercorn 90 388 Willie Taylor(12 goals) 1895-96 1897-98 The 1896–97 Scottish Division One season was won by Heart of Midlothian, two points ahead of nearest rival Hibernian. League table main WDL 5 QR 2 HOM Heart of Midlothian HIB Hibernian RAN Rangers CEL Celtic DND Dundee STM St Mirren SBE St Bernard's THI Third Lanark CLY Clyde ABC Abercorn 13 2 3 47 22 C 12 2 4 50 20 11 3 4 64 30 10 4 4 42 18 10 2 6 38 30 9 1 8 38 29 7 0 11 32 40 5 1 12 29 46 4 0 14 27 65 1 1 16 21 88 R green1 Champions C red1 Relegated to the 1897–98 Scottish Division Two R complete statto.com Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss Results main FBR grey ABC CEL CLY DND HOM HIB RAN STB STM THI Abercorn 0–6 1–3 1–7 0–1 2–2 2–9 2–3 3–2 1–2 Celtic 5–0 4–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 Clyde 6–2 2–7 0–2 1–5 0–7 2–7 1–2 3–1 3–2 Dundee 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–5 3–0 3–2 4–1 3–2 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 Hibernian 9–0 3–1 5–1 3–1 2–0 4–3 2–0 3–0 2–0 Rangers 6–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 4–3 3–2 5–1 6–1 St Bernard's 6–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 2–5 0–1 3–2 0–2 2–3 St Mirren 4–2 2–0 5–0 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 Third Lanark 8–3 0–3 3–2 3–1 1–5 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 complete References 2 https://archive.today/20130421041935/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1896-97-division-one Scottish Football Archive Category:1896–97 Scottish Football League Category:Scottish Division One seasons