1895-96 in Scottish football
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1895-1896 was the sixth season of Scottish league football.
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[edit] Scottish League Division One
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 39 | 30 |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 24 |
| 4 | Hearts | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 22 |
| 5 | Dundee | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 16 |
| 6 | Third Lanark | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | St. Bernard's | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 15 |
| 8 | St Mirren | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 13 |
| 9 | Clyde | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 11 |
| 10 | Dumbarton | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 36 | 74 | -38 | 8 |
Champions: Celtic
[edit] Scottish League Division Two
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abercorn | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 27 |
| 2 | Leith Ath | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 23 |
| 3 | Renton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Airdrie | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Partick Th | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 18 |
| 7 | Port Glasgow Ath | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 13 |
| 9 | Morton | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Linthouse | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 11 |
[edit] Scottish Cup
Hearts won the Scottish Cup after beating rivals Hibernian 3-1 in the final.
[edit] Scottish Junior Cup
Cambuslang Hibs won the Junior Cup after beating Parkhead 3-1 in the final.
[edit] Scotland national team
Note that scores are written Scotland first
Scotland were winners of the 1896 British Home Championship.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 1896 | Carolina Port, Dundee |  Wales |
4-0 | BHC | Robert Neil(2), Alex Keillor, Daniel Paton |
| March 28, 1896 | Solitude, Belfast |  Ireland |
3-3 | BHC | Robert McColl(2), James Blessington |
| April 4, 1896 | Celtic Park, Glasgow |  England |
2-1 | BHC | William Lambie, John Bell |
Key: BHC = British Home Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written Scotland first
