1996–97 Scottish First Division
Season | 1996–97 |
---|---|
Champions | St Johnstone |
Promoted | St Johnstone |
Relegated | East Fife, Clydebank |
Goals scored | 471 |
Average goals/game | 2.62 |
Top goalscorer | Roddy Grant (19)[1] |
Biggest home win | Dundee 6–0 East Fife Partick Thistle 6–0 East Fife |
Biggest away win | East Fife 1–7 Dundee |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 Scottish First Division season began on 12 August 1996.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]Promoted from First Division to Premier Division
Relegated from Premier Division to First Division
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St Johnstone (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 23 | +51 | 80 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 60 | Qualification for the Play-off |
3 | Dundee | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 58 | |
4 | St Mirren | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 58 | |
5 | Falkirk | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 54 | |
6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 48 | |
7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 46 | |
8 | Morton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 45 | |
9 | Clydebank (R) | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | East Fife (R) | 36 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 14 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.