1996–97 in Scottish football

none September 2021 football background:#BFD7FF 1996–97 in Scottish football 200px 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 → The 1996–97 season was the 100th season of competitive football 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.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199697/ 1996/97 - the Scottish Football League 2012-04-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051851/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199697 16 December 2012 Scottish Premier Division 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Rangers Relegated: Raith Rovers Premier Division/Division One playoff Hibernian 1–0 Airdrieonians Airdrieonians 2–4 Hibernian (Hibernian win 5–2 on aggregate)http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324871.Airdrie_captain_sent_off_as_Hibs_secure_premier_division_status_Jackson_at_the_double_on_a_night_of_penalties Airdrie captain sent off as Hibs secure premier division status The Herald 23 May 1997 15 August 2017 Scottish League Division One 1996–97 Scottish First Division Promoted: St. Johnstone Relegated: Clydebank, East Fife Scottish League Division Two 1996–97 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Ayr United, Hamilton Academical Relegated: Dumbarton, Berwick Rangers Scottish League Division Three 1996–97 Scottish Third Division Promoted: Inverness CT, Forfar Athletic Other honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upReportScottish Cup 1996–97Kilmarnock1 – 0FalkirkWikipedia articleLeague Cup 1996–97Rangers4 – 3Heart of MidlothianWikipedia articleChallenge Cup 1996–97Stranraer1 – 0St JohnstoneWikipedia articleYouth CupCeltic3 – 2RangersJunior CupPollok3 – 1Tayport Individual honours SPFA awards AwardWinnerClubPlayers' Player of the Year ITA Paolo di Canio CelticYoung Player of the Year SCO Robbie Winters Dundee United SFWA awards AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year DEN Brian Laudrup Rangers Young Player of the Year SCO Alex Burke Kilmarnock Manager of the Year SCO Walter Smith Rangers Scottish clubs in Europe ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.RangersUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage5.00Heart of MidlothianUEFA Cup Winners' CupQualifying round1.00AberdeenUEFA Europa LeagueSecond round5.00CelticUEFA Europa LeagueFirst round1.50 Average coefficient – 3.125 Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)31 August 1996Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A)Austria Austria0–0WCQG45 October 1996Daugava Stadium, Riga (A)Latvia Latvia2–0WCQG4John Collins, Darren Jackson10 November 1996Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)Sweden Sweden1–0WCQG4John McGinlay11 February 1997Stade Louis II, Monaco (A)Estonia Estonia0–0WCQG429 March 1997Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)Estonia Estonia2–0WCQG4Tom Boyd, own goal2 April 1997Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Austria Austria2–0WCQG4Kevin Gallacher (2)30 April 1997Ullevi, Gothenburg (A)Sweden Sweden1–2WCQG4Kevin Gallacher27 May 1997Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)Wales Wales0–1Friendly1 June 1997Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)Malta Malta3–2FriendlyDarren Jackson (2), Christian Dailly8 June 1997Dinamo Stadium, Minsk (A)Belarus Belarus1–0WCQG4Gary McAllister (pen.) Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying – Group 4 Notable events 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 of Hull City. Kilmarnock won the Scottish Cup to end their 32-year wait for a major trophy. Veteran goalkeeper Jim Leighton transferred from Hibernian to Aberdeen at the end of the season. Former Scotland striker Mo Johnston moved to America at the start of the season to play for Kansas City Wizards in the American 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 voted SFWA Footballer of the Year. Paolo di Canio was voted SPFA Players' Player of the Year after scoring 15 league goals for Celtic after joining them from AC Milan in his native Italy, but during the close season left them to join Sheffield Wednesday for £4.7million. Notes and references 1996 Category:Football in Scotland by season