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1996–97 Scottish Second Division

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Scottish Second Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsAyr United
PromotedAyr United
Hamilton Academical
RelegatedDumbarton
Berwick Rangers

The 1996–97 Scottish Second Division was won by Ayr United who, along with second placed Hamilton Academical, were promoted to the First Division. Stenhousemuir and Berwick Rangers were relegated to the Third Division.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 23 8 5 61 33 +28 77 Promotion to the First Division
2 Hamilton Academical (P) 36 22 8 6 75 28 +47 74
3 Livingston 36 18 10 8 56 38 +18 64
4 Clyde 36 14 10 12 42 39 +3 52
5 Queen of the South 36 13 8 15 55 57 −2 47
6 Stenhousemuir 36 11 11 14 49 43 +6 44
7 Brechin City 36 10 11 15 36 49 −13 41
8 Stranraer 36 9 9 18 29 51 −22 36
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 9 8 19 44 66 −22 35 Relegation to the Third Division
10 Berwick Rangers (R) 36 4 11 21 32 75 −43 23
Source: "1996-1997 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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P Name Goals
1 Scotland Iain Stewart (Inverness CT) 16
2 Scotland G Harvey (Livingston) 15
= Scotland Ian Little (Stenhousemuir) 15
4 Scotland Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic) 14
5 Scotland Colin McDonald (Clydebank) 13
= Scotland B Thomson (Inverness CT) 13
7 Australia Ben Honeyman (Forfar Athletic) 12
8 Scotland Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South) 11
= Scotland Matthew Dyer (East Fife) 11
= Scotland Gordon Young (Stranraer) 11

References

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