1996–97 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division 1996–97 St Johnstone St Johnstone East Fife, Clydebank Roddy Grant (19)http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/goalscorers.htm Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division Scottish-football-historical-archive.com 2012-04-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120927095915/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/goalscorers.htm 2012-09-27 471 2.62 Dundee 6–0 East Fife Partick Thistle 6–0 East Fife East Fife 1–7 Dundee 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Scottish First Division season began on 12 August 1996. Overview The 1996–97 Scottish First Division season ended in success for St Johnstone who won the title by twenty points from nearest rivals Airdrieonians. Promotion and relegation from 1995–96 Promoted from First Division to Premier Division Dunfermline Athletic Dundee United Relegated from Premier Division to First Division Partick Thistle Falkirk Promoted from Second Division to First Division Stirling Albion East Fife Relegated from First Division to Second Division Hamilton Academical Dumbarton League table main WDL 5 PR STJ St Johnstone AIR Airdrieonians DND Dundee STM St Mirren FAL Falkirk PAR Partick Thistle STI Stirling Albion GMO Morton CLY Clydebank EFI East Fife 24 8 4 74 23 C,P 15 15 6 56 34 15 13 8 47 33 17 7 12 48 41 15 9 12 42 39 12 12 12 49 48 12 10 14 54 61 12 9 15 42 41 7 7 22 31 59 R 2 8 26 28 92 R green1 Promotion to the Premier Division P green2 Qualification for the Play-off PO red1 Relegation to the Second Division R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. RSSSF References See also 1996–97 in Scottish football Category:Scottish First Division seasons Scot 2