1895–96 Scottish Division One

Scottish Division One
Season1895–96
ChampionsCeltic
3rd title
RelegatedDumbarton
Matches played90
Goals scored469 (5.21 per match)
Top goalscorerAllan Martin
(19 goals)

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 Champions
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.

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