Scottish League Table for Sat 17 Oct 1896 |
| <-- 10 10 1896 | 1897 | 24 10 1896 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2.8000 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Hibernian | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2.0000 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Rangers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2.1250 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1.4118 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Dundee | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -1 | .9500 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Third Lanark | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1.0588 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | -1 | St Mirren | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1.1176 | 8 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | St Bernards | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | .6522 | 6 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Clyde | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 33 | -17 | .4848 | 4 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Abercorn | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 47 | -33 | .2979 | 1 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Celtic | 2 |
Third Lanark | 0 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 3 |
Abercorn | 0 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 2 |
Clyde | 1 |
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L 1 |
St. Bernards | 0 |
Hibernian | 1 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 0 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 2 |
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L 2 |
Kilmarnock | 1 |
Leith Ath. | 0 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 3 |
Dumbarton | 1 |
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