1996–97_Scottish_Second_Division

Scottish Second Division
Season	1996–97
Champions	Ayr United
Promoted	Ayr United; Hamilton Academical
Relegated	Dumbarton; Berwick Rangers
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Scottish Second Division

Football league season

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.

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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	Promotion to the First Division
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	Relegation to the Third Division

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

1996–97 Scottish Second Division