| SFL Second Division 1896-97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | - | A | W | D | L | F | - | A | W | D | L | F | - | A | Pts | ||||||||
| 1st | Partick Thistle | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | - | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | - | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 61 | - | 28 | 31 | Elected to SFL First Division | |||||
| 2nd | Leith Athletic | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | - | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | - | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | - | 27 | 27 | Failed SFL D1 election | |||||
| 3rd= | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | - | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | - | 22 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 49 | - | 39 | 21 | Failed SFL D1 election | |||||
| 3rd= | Kilmarnock | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | - | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | - | 21 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | - | 33 | 21 | Failed SFL D1 election | |||||
| 5th | Morton | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | - | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | - | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38 | - | 40 | 16 | ||||||
| 6th= | Linthouse | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | - | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | - | 30 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | - | 53 | 14 | ||||||
| 6th= | Renton | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 | - | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - | 25 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 34 | - | 40 | 14 | ||||||
| 8th= | Motherwell | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | - | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | - | 27 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 40 | - | 53 | 13 | Re-elected | |||||
| 8th= | Port Glasgow Athletic | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26 | - | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 38 | - | 50 | 13 | Re-elected | |||||
| 10th | Dumbarton | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | - | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | 38 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 27 | - | 64 | 6 | Not re-elected | |||||