Scottish Premier Division 1996–97

Infobox Football league season
competition = Scottish Premier Division
season = 1996–97
winners = Rangers
promoted =
relegated = Raith Rovers
continentalcup1 = Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers = Rangers
continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers = Celtic, Dundee United
continentalcup3 = Cup Winners Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers = Kilmarnock
league topscorer = Jorge Cadete (25)
total goals = 504 (27)
average goals = 2.8
biggest home win = Celtic 6–0 Kilmarnock (08 Jan)
biggest away win = Raith Rovers 0–6 Rangers (15 Apr)
highest attendance = 50,210, Rangers 2–0 Celtic (28 Sep)
lowest attendance = 3,052, Raith Rovers 1–5 Motherwell (18 Feb)
average attendance = 17,194 (2,159)
prevseason = 1995–96
nextseason = 1997–98The 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division season was the penultimate season of Scottish Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League. It began on 10 August 1996.

Overview

The 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by five points from nearest rivals Celtic to clinch nine titles in a row. Raith Rovers were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic were joined by third-placed Dundee United in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Seventh-placed Kilmarnock qualified for the penultimate Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup winners. [cite web|url=http://www.soccerbot.com/scot/tables/sdprem97.htm|title=Scottish Premier Division 1996/97|publisher=Soccerbot|accessdate=2008-06-03]

The season began on 10 August with the first goal of the season scored by Dundee United's Gary McSwegan as they drew 1–1 at home to Motherwell. The season ended on 10 May with Celtic's Tommy Johnson netting a late goal to cap a 3–0 win at home to Dundee United to claim the final goal of the season.

Promotion and relegation from 1995–96

Promoted from First Division to Premier League
*Dunfermline Athletic
*Dundee United (via play-off)

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division
*Partick Thistle (via play-off)
*Falkirk

Events

*17 Aug: Ally McCoist hits the first hat-trick of the season in a 5–2 win at Dunfermline.
*0

7 May: Rangers win the title with a 1–0 win at Dundee United

Table

Results

Matches 1-18

During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

fb r |r=null fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=3 |ga=3 |ma=New Firm (Scotland) fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=3

fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=5 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=5 |ga=0 fb r |gf=6 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 |ma=Old Firm

fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 |ma=New Firm (Scotland) fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0

fb r |gf=2 |ga=3 fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=5

fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 |ma=Edinburgh derby fb r |gf=3 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=4

fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=4 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=3 |ma=Edinburgh derby fb r |r=null fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1

fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=3 fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=2 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=2 |ga=4 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=4

fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=3 fb r |gf=2 |ga=3 fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1

fb r |gf=1 |ga=4 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=3 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=3 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=3 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=2 |ga=2

fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 |ma=Old Firm fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=3 fb r |gf=4 |ga=2 fb r |gf=5 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |r=null

Matches 19-36

During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).

fb r |r=null fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 |ma=New Firm (Scotland) fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=2

fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=5 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 |ma=Old Firm

fb r |gf=4 |ga=0 |ma=New Firm (Scotland) fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1

fb r |gf=3 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=3 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=2 |ga=3 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=3

fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 |ma=Edinburgh derby fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=4 |ga=1 fb r |gf=3 |ga=2 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1

fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=3 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=4 |ma=Edinburgh derby fb r |r=null fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2

fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |gf=2 |ga=3 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=1 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1

fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=0 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=5 |ga=0 fb r |gf=1 |ga=3

fb r |gf=2 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=0 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=1 |ga=1 fb r |gf=2 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=5 fb r |r=null fb r |gf=0 |ga=6

fb r |gf=4 |ga=0 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 |ma=Old Firm fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=4 |ga=0 fb r |gf=0 |ga=0 fb r |gf=3 |ga=1 fb r |gf=1 |ga=2 fb r |gf=0 |ga=2 fb r |gf=4 |ga=0 fb r |r=null

Top scorers

Source: [http://www.soccerbot.com/scot/results/sdprem97.htm Soccerbot]

Managerial changes

References

ee also

*1996-97 in Scottish football
*Dundee United F.C. season 1996-97
*Rangers F.C. season 1996-97