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1896–97 in Scottish football

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The 1896–97 season of Scottish football was the 24th season of competitive football in Scotland and the seventh season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Division One

Hearts were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Scottish Division Two

Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Division Two

Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two. Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Rangers	5 – 1	Dumbarton
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Kilmarnock	4 – 1	Motherwell
Scottish Junior Cup	Strathclyde	2 – 0	Dunfermline Juniors

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Orion	5 – 2	Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup	Kilmarnock Athletic	3 – 0	Kilmarnock
Border Cup	Selkirk	1 – 0	Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup	Vale of Leven	3 – 2	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	St Bernard's	3 – 2	Cowdenbeath
Fife Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 2	Clackmannan
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	5 – 2	Forfar Athletic
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	2 – 1	Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie	1 – 0	Wishaw Thistle
Linlithgowshire Cup	Armadale Volunteers	3 – 0	Broxburn Shamrock
North of Scotland Cup	Inverness Caledonian	2 – 1	Clachnacuddin
Perthshire Cup	Vale of Atholl	4 – 1	Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup	St Mirren	1 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Southern Counties Cup	6th GRV	8 – 0	St Cuthbert Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours

Highland League

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Ayrshire Combination	Ayr
Border League	Selkirk
Central League	Cowdenbeath
Midland League	Clackmannan
Northern League	Orion
Scottish Alliance	Third Lanark 'A'
Scottish Combination	Hearts 'A'

Scotland national team

Main article: 1896–97 British Home Championship, Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Score	Scotland scorer(s)
20 March 1897	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	2–2	BHC	John Ritchie, John Walker
27 March 1897	Ibrox Park, Glasgow	5–1	BHC	John McPherson (2), Neil Gibson, Robert McColl, Alex King
3 April 1897	Crystal Palace, London	2–1	BHC	Tom Hyslop, James Millar

Scotland were winners of the 1897 British Home Championship.

Key:

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
BHC = British Home Championship

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Scotland scorer(s)
30 January	Solitude, Belfast (A)	NIR Irish League XI	2–0	Alex King (2)
24 April	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	ENG Football League XI	3–0	Tommy Low, John McPherson (2)

Notes

References

(28 July 2020). "Ayrshire Combination".
(7 August 2020). "Border League Competitions".
(11 August 2020). "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)".
(10 August 2020). "Northern League".
(2 August 2020). "Scottish Alliance".
(7 August 2020). "Scottish Combination".
"SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club.
"SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club.

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