1895–96 Scottish Division One

3rd season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Football league season
Scottish Division One
Season1895–96
ChampionsCeltic
RelegatedDumbarton

The 1895–96 Scottish Division One season was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Rangers.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 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 Heart of Midlothian 18 11 0 7 68 36 +32 22
5 Dundee 18 7 2 9 33 42 −9 16
6 St Bernard's 18 7 1 10 36 53 −17 15
6 Third Lanark 18 7 1 10 47 51 −4 15
8 St Mirren 18 5 3 10 31 51 −20 13
9 Clyde 18 4 3 11 39 59 −20 11
10 Dumbarton (R) 18 4 0 14 36 74 −38 8 Relegated to the 1896–97 Scottish Division Two
Source: "1895-1896 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away CEL CLY DUM DND HOM HIB RAN STB STM THI
Celtic 3–0 3–0 11–0 0–5 3–1 6–2 2–1 4–0 7–0
Clyde 1–5 5–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 5–0 1–3 2–7
Dumbarton 2–3 5–4 1–2 2–9 1–3 3–5 4–3 4–2 2–4
Dundee 1–2 1–2 4–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 2–0
Heart of Midlothian 1–4 9–1 7–0 2–0 4–3 1–2 6–0 5–1 3–0
Hibernian 4–2 4–3 7–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–3 5–1 2–5
Rangers 2–4 4–4 3–1 3–1 7–2 4–0 2–0 3–3 0–4
St Bernard's 3–0 1–4 4–3 4–2 0–5 2–5 3–4 4–3 4–1
St Mirren 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–7 1–3 3–2
Third Lanark 1–2 6–2 5–2 3–4 5–4 2–7 2–3 0–0 0–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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