1996–97 Clydebank F.C. season

Clydebank F.C.
1996-97 season
Manager	Brian Wright
Scottish League First Division	9th
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
Scottish League Cup	2nd Round
Scottish Challenge Cup	1st Round
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 season was Clydebank's thirty-first season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 9th and relegated to the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
1	17 August	Morton	A	0–3
2	24 August	Stirling Albion	H	1–0
3	3 September	East Fife	A	1–1
4	7 September	St Mirren	H	2–1
5	14 September	Falkirk	A	0–2
6	21 September	St Johnstone	H	2–1
7	28 September	Partick Thistle	A	0–1
8	5 October	Dundee	A	1–2
9	12 October	Airdireonians	H	1–4
10	19 October	Morton	H	2–1
11	26 October	Stirling Albion	A	0–2
12	2 November	Falirk	H	0–1
13	9 November	St Mireen	A	0–1
14	16 November	Partick Thistle	H	1–3
15	23 November	St Johnstone	A	0–2
16	30 November	Dundee	H	0–0
17	11 December	Airdrieonians	A	1–3
18	21 December	East Fife	H	2–0
19	26 December	Morton	A	2–2
20	1 January	Partick Thistle	A	1–3
21	4 January	Falkirk	H	1–1
22	18 January	Dundee	A	0–1
23	1 February	Airdrieonians	H	1–1
24	4 February	St Johnstone	H	1–1
25	8 February	East Fife	A	2–1
26	15 February	St Mirren	H	0–1
27	22 February	Stirling Albion	H	1–2
28	1 March	St Johnstone	A	0–1
29	15 March	Partick Thistle	H	4–1
30	22 March	Dundee	H	0–0
31	5 April	Airdrieonians	A	1–4
32	12 April	St Mirren	A	0–1
33	19 April	Falkirk	H	1–2
34	26 April	Morton	H	0–1
35	3 May	Stirling Albion	A	2–4
36	10 May	East Fife	H	0–4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
6	Partick Thistle	36	12	12	12	49	48	+1	48
7	Stirling Albion	36	12	10	14	54	61	−7	46
8	Morton	36	12	9	15	42	41	+1	45
9	Clydebank (R)	36	7	7	22	31	59	−28	28	Relegation to the Second Division
10	East Fife (R)	36	2	8	26	28	92	−64	14	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Clydebank Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	14 August	Rangers	H	0–3		6,376

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Clydebank Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	10 August	East Stirlingshire	H	0–0 (ES won 3–2 on penalties)		263

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Clydebank Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	26 January	Celtic	H	0–5		16,285

Clydebank Football Club (1965–2002)
Club	Players Managers
Grounds	Kilbowie Park Boghead Park Cappielow
SFL Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Related articles	Clydebank Juniors players 1914–31 club players managers Current 2003 club players managers History of football in Clydebank

1996–97 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1998 World Cup qualifying (Group 4)
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Raith Rovers Rangers
First Division	Airdrieonians Clydebank Dundee East Fife Falkirk Greenock Morton Partick Thistle St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stirling Albion
Second Division	Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Montrose Queen's Park Ross County