Final Scottish First Division 1896/1897 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 1st July 1896 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 28 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 26 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Rangers | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 25 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Celtic | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Dundee | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 1.27 |
| 6 | St. Mirren | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 1.31 |
| 7 | St. Bernards | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Third Lanark | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 9 | Clyde | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 65 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Abercorn | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 88 | 3 | 0.24 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
