1896–97 in Scottish football
The 1896–97 season of Scottish football was the 24th season of competitive football in Scotland and the seventh season of the Scottish Football League.
Scottish Division One
were champions of the Scottish Division One.Scottish Division Two
won the Scottish Division Two. Both Linthouse and Port Glasgow Athletic had four points deducted.Scottish Cup
won the Scottish Cup after a 5–1 win over Dumbarton.Other Honours
[Scottish Qualifying Cup]
| Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Kilmarnock | 4 – 1 | Motherwell |
County Cups
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Orion | 5 – 2 | Victoria United |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock Ath | 3 – 0 * | Kilmarnock |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Vale of Leven | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton |
| East of Scotland Shield | St Bernard's | 3 – 2 * | Cowdenbeath |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Ath | 3 – 2 | Clackmannan |
| Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 5 – 2 * | Forfar Ath |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 * | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 1 – 0 | Wishaw Thistle |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale Vol | 3 – 0 * | Broxburn Shamrock |
| Perthshire Cup | Vale of Atholl | 4 – 1 | Dunblane |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Port Glasgow Ath |
| Southern Counties Cup | 6th GRV | 8 – 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 4 – 1 | Stenhousemuir |
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Highland League">Highland Football League">Highland League
Junior Cup
Strathclyde Juniors won the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over Dunfermline Juniors in a replayed match, after the first was protested.Scotland national team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer | |
| 20 March 1897 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 2–2 | BHC | John Ritchie, John Walker | |
| 27 March 1897 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow | 5–1 | BHC | John McPherson, Neil Gibson, Robert McColl, Alex King | |
| 3 April 1897 | Crystal Palace, London | 2–1 | BHC | Tom Hyslop, James Millar |
Scotland were winners of the 1897 British Home Championship.
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