Scottish League Table for Sat 19 Dec 1896 |
| <-- 12 12 1896 | 1897 | 26 12 1896 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 2.8000 | 24 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 2.3600 | 23 |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | St Bernards | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 35 | -8 | .7714 | 12 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Third Lanark | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 43 | -15 | .6512 | 11 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Clyde | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 55 | -29 | .4727 | 8 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Abercorn | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 81 | -61 | .2469 | 3 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Clyde | 3 |
Third Lanark | 2 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 2 |
Celtic | 0 |
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L 1 |
St. Bernards | 6 |
Abercorn | 0 |
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