1895-96 in Scottish football

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1895-96 in Scottish football was the sixth season of the Scottish Football League.

Contents 1 Scottish Division One 2 Scottish Division Two 3 Scottish Cup 4 Junior Cup 5 Scotland national team 6 See also 7 Notes and references

[edit] Scottish Division One

Celtic topped the Scottish Division One.

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

[edit] Scottish Division Two

Abercorn came first in the Scottish Division Two. Leith Athletic and Renton finished second and third

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Abercorn	18	12	3	3	55	31	24	27
2	Leith Athletic	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	Airdrieonians	18	7	4	7	48	44	4	18
6	Partick Thistle	18	8	2	8	44	54	-10	18
7	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	6	4	8	40	41	-1	16
8	Motherwell	18	5	3	10	31	47	-16	13
9	Greenock 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] Junior Cup

Cambuslang Hibs won the Junior Cup after beating Parkhead 3–1 in the final.

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Scotland were winners of the 1896 British Home Championship.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
March 21, 1896	Carolina Port, Dundee (H)	Wales	4–0	BHC	Robert Neil (2), Alex Keillor, Daniel Paton
March 28, 1896	Solitude, Belfast (A)	Ireland	3–3	BHC	Robert McColl (2), James Blessington
April 4, 1896	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	England	2–1	BHC	William Lambie, John Bell

[edit] See also

• Rangers F.C. season 1895-96

[edit] Notes and references

Seasons in Scottish football v • d • e
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Cup Competitions in Scottish Football
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