Scottish League Table for Thu 26 Dec 1996 |
| <-- 21 12 1996 | 1997 | 28 12 1996 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Rangers | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 2.9412 | 47 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Celtic | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 2.1875 | 33 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Aberdeen | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1.2400 | 29 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Dundee United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1.1053 | 24 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Heart Of Midlothian | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | .7931 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | -2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 36 | -9 | .7500 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | Hibernian | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | .7241 | 22 |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 33 | -8 | .7576 | 20 |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | Motherwell | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | .6552 | 18 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -19 | .4412 | 15 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
East Fife | 0 |
St. Mirren | 3 |
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L 1 |
Morton | 2 |
Clydebank | 2 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 2 |
Dundee | 2 |
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L 1 |
St.Johnstone | 3 |
Falkirk | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
Stranraer | 2 |
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L 3 |
Arbroath | 2 |
Ross County | 1 |
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L P |
Aberdeen | 1 |
Celtic | 2 |
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L P |
Dundee U | 2 |
Motherwell | 0 |
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L P |
Dunfermline | 2 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
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L P |
Hibernian | 0 |
Kilmarnock | 1 |
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L P |
Rangers | 4 |
Raith Rov. | 0 |
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