Scottish First Division 1996/97
| Scottish First Division 1996/97 | |
| master | St. Johnstone FC |
| Climbers | St. Johnstone FC |
| Relegation ↑ | Airdrieonians FC |
| Relegated |
Clydebank FC East Fife FC |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 + 2 relegation games |
| Gates | 478 (ø 2.66 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Roddy Grant( St. Johnstone FC ) |
| ← First Division 1995/96 | |
| ^ Premier Division 1996/97 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was held for the 22nd time in 1996/97 as only the second highest Scottish league under this name. In the second-highest division of men's football in Scotland , 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays in the 1996/97 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship was won by FC St. Johnstone , which also secured participation in the 1997/98 Premier Division season . The Airdrieonians FC lost as runner-up in the promotion relegation against Hibernian Edinburgh . FC Clydebank and FC East Fife had to relegate to the Second Division . Top scorer with 19 goals was Roddy Grant from FC St. Johnstone.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Johnstone FC | 36 | 24 | 8th | 4th | 74:23 | +51 | 80 |
| 2. | Airdrieonians FC | 36 | 15th | 15th | 6th | 56:34 | +22 | 60 |
| 3. | Dundee FC | 36 | 15th | 13 | 8th | 47:33 | +14 | 58 |
| 4th | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 17th | 7th | 12 | 48:41 | +7 | 58 |
| 5. | FC Falkirk (A) | 36 | 15th | 9 | 12 | 42:39 | +3 | 54 |
| 6th | Partick Thistle (A) | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49:48 | +1 | 48 |
| 7th | Stirling Albion (N) | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14th | 54:61 | −7 | 46 |
| 8th. | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15th | 42:41 | +1 | 45 |
| 9. | Clydebank FC | 36 | 7th | 7th | 22nd | 31:59 | −28 | 28 |
| 10. | East Fife FC (N) | 36 | 2 | 8th | 26th | 28:92 | −64 | 14th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1996/97 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier Division | |
| Participation in the relegation | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1995/96 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier Division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Relegation
Participants in the relegation games were Airdrieonians FC from this year's First Division , as well as ninth in the Premier Division , Hibernian Edinburgh . The Hibs prevailed in the duel and remained in the Premier Division.
The games were played on May 17 and 22, 1997.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 5: 2 | Airdrieonians FC | 1-0 | 4: 2 |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 1996/97 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 1996/97 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
- The Scottish Football League Championship Tables at spfl.co.uk
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 December 25, 2014 . 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.
