Scottish League Table for Sat 12 Dec 1896 |
| <-- 05 12 1896 | 1897 | 19 12 1896 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Celtic | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 3.2308 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 1.7619 | 24 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Hibernian | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 2.6111 | 24 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Rangers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 32 | 2.2800 | 21 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Dundee | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1.0345 | 18 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | St Mirren | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1.2400 | 13 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Third Lanark | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 40 | -14 | .6500 | 11 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | St Bernards | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -14 | .6000 | 10 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Clyde | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 53 | -30 | .4340 | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Abercorn | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 75 | -55 | .2667 | 3 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Celtic | 4 |
Clyde | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 3 |
St. Mirren | 2 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 6 |
Abercorn | 1 |
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L 1 |
Third Lanark | 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 5 |
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L 2 |
Leith Ath. | 3 |
Partick Ths. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Port Glasgow | 6 |
Linthouse | 3 |
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