Scottish League Table for Sat 03 Oct 1896 |
| <-- 26 09 1896 | 1897 | 10 10 1896 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Celtic | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 2.7778 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Hibernian | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1.9231 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1.2941 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Rangers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2.2143 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Dundee | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | .8824 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | St Mirren | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1.2667 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | Third Lanark | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1.0714 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | Clyde | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 31 | -16 | .4839 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | St Bernards | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | .6000 | 4 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Abercorn | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 41 | -29 | .2927 | 1 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Clyde | 6 |
Abercorn | 2 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
Celtic | 2 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 4 |
Hibernian | 3 |
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L 1 |
St. Bernards | 2 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 5 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 2 |
Third Lanark | 0 |
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L 2 |
Airdrie | 3 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
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L 2 |
Leith Ath. | 4 |
Linthouse | 0 |
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L 2 |
Motherwell | 3 |
Port Glasgow | 3 |
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