Scottish Division One 1896/97
| Scottish Division One 1896/97 | |
| master | Heart of Midlothian |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated | FC Abercorn |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 90 |
| Gates | 388 (ø 4.31 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Willie Taylor(Heart of Midlothian) |
| ← Division One 1895/96 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the fourth time in 1896/97 . It was also the seventh edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 15, 1896 and ended on March 13, 1897. In the 1896/97 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 18 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the clubs (with the same number of points) were placed tied.
The championship won for the second time in the club's history Heart of Midlothian . Relegated was the FC Abercorn , which got no reelection from the other league members and was relegated to Division Two . The top scorer was Willie Taylor from Heart of Midlothian with 12 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart of Midlothian (P) | 18th | 13 | 2 | 3 | 47:22 | +25 | 28: 8 |
| 2. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 18th | 12 | 2 | 4th | 50:20 | +30 | 26:10 |
| 3. | Glasgow Rangers | 18th | 11 | 3 | 4th | 64:30 | +34 | 25:11 |
| 4th | Celtic Glasgow (M) | 18th | 10 | 4th | 4th | 42:18 | +24 | 24:12 |
| 5. | Dundee FC | 18th | 10 | 2 | 6th | 38:30 | +8 | 22:14 |
| 6th | FC St. Mirren | 18th | 9 | 1 | 8th | 38:29 | +9 | 19:17 |
| 7th | FC St. Bernard's | 18th | 7th | 0 | 11 | 32:40 | −8 | 14:22 |
| 8th. | Third Lanark | 18th | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29:46 | −17 | 11:25 |
| 9. | Clyde FC | 18th | 4th | 0 | 14th | 27:65 | −38 | 8:28 |
| 10. | FC Abercorn (N) | 18th | 1 | 1 | 16 | 21:88 | −67 | 3:33 |
| Legend |
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| 1896/97 season |
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| At the end of the 1895/96 season |
| (M) - Champion of the previous year |
| (P) - Cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) - New entry from Division Two |
Election procedure
The regulations of the Scottish Football League stipulated that the three worst-placed teams had to stand for re-election at the end of the season. Voting took place at the annual general meeting of the Scottish Football League, at which new admissions were also decided. This electoral system determined the promotion and relegation between Division One and Division Two until 1922, when the seasonal placement decided this.
| society | # Be right | Result | division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Lanark | 14th | re-elected | Division One |
| Partick Thistle | 13 | recorded | Division Two |
| Clyde FC | 8th | re-elected | Division One |
| FC Abercorn | 7th | not re-elected | Division One |
| FC Kilmarnock | 0 | not elected | Division Two |
| Leith Athletic | 0 | not elected | Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1896/97 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1896/97 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
