| DATE | OPPOSITION | V | COMP | SCORE | O | SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/1996 | Hamilton Accies | A | LCC1 | 1-2 | L | Hetherston |
| 13/08/1996 | Berwick Rangers | H | LC2 | 4-0 | W | Hetherston Taylor Gillies Iwelumo |
| 17/08/1996 | East Fife | A | 1D | 4-0 | W | Gillies (2) Hetherston Taylor |
| 24/08/1996 | St.Johnstone | H | 1D | 0-3 | L | |
| 31/08/1996 | Partick Th | A | 1D | 1-3 | D | Watson |
| 04/09/1996 | Dunfermline Ath. | A | LC3 | 1-3 | L | Yardley |
| 07/09/1996 | Clydebank | A | 1D | 1-2 | L | Fenwick |
| 14/09/1996 | Dundee | H | 1D | 0-1 | L | |
| 21/09/1996 | Falkirk | H | 1D | 0-1 | L | |
| 28/09/1996 | Morton | A | 1D | 3-1 | W | Hetherston Dick Mendes |
| 12/10/1996 | Stirling Albion | H | 1D | 2-1 | W | Watson gillies |
| 15/10/1996 | Airdrie | A | 1D | 2-2 | D | Yardley (2) |
| 19/10/1996 | East Fife | H | 1D | 4-1 | W | Yardley (3) Watson |
| 26/10/1996 | St.Johnstone | A | 1D | 0-4 | L | |
| 02/11/1996 | Dundee | A | 1D | 1-0 | W | Yardley |
| 09/11/1996 | Clydebank | H | 1D | 1-0 | W | Dick |
| 16/11/1996 | Morton | H | 1D | 1-0 | W | Watson |
| 23/11/1996 | Falkirk^ | A | 1D | 0-1 | L | |
| 30/11/1996 | Airdrie | H | 1D | 2-3 | L | Fenwick (2) |
| 10/12/1996 | Stirling Albion | A | 1D | 1-1 | D | Mendes |
| 14/12/1996 | Partick Th | H | 1D | 3-2 | W | Yardley (2) Fenwick |
| 26/12/1996 | East Fife | A | 1D | 3-0 | W | Gillies (3) |
| 08/01/1997 | Falkirk | A | 1D | 1-1 | D | OG |
| 14/01/1997 | Falkirk | H | 1D | 1-0 | W | Yardley |
| 18/01/1997 | Airdrie | A | 1D | 1-1 | D | Mendes |
| 25/01/1997 | Clyde | H | SC3 | 1-3 | L | Gillies |
| 28/01/1997 | Dundee | H | 1D | 3-2 | W | Fenwick (2) Turner |
| 01/02/1997 | Stirling Albion | H | 1D | 1-3 | L | Hetherston |
| 04/02/1997 | Morton | A | 1D | 0-2 | L | |
| 08/02/1997 | Partick Th | A | 1D | 0-0 | D | |
| 15/02/1997 | Clydebank | A | 1D | 1-0 | W | Yardley |
| 22/02/1997 | St.Johnstone | H | 1D | 2-1 | W | Turner foster |
| 11/03/1997 | Falkirk | A | 1D | 1-1 | D | Yardley |
| 15/03/1997 | Morton | H | 1D | 3-1 | W | Yardley (2) McGarry |
| 22/03/1997 | Airdrie | H | 1D | 1-2 | L | Foster |
| 05/04/1997 | Stirling Albion | A | 1D | 0-1 | L | |
| 12/04/1997 | Clydebank | H | 1D | 1-0 | W | Yardley |
| 19/04/1997 | Dundee | A | 1D | 0-2 | L | |
| 26/04/1997 | East Fife | H | 1D | 1-0 | W | Dick |
| 03/05/1997 | St.Johnstone | A | 1D | 0-1 | L | |
| 10/05/1997 | Partick Th | H | 1D | 2-0 | W | Munro OG |
| KEY | |
| 1D | First Division |
| LC | League Cup |
| SC | Scottish Cup |
| LCC | League Challenge Cup |
| TOP SCORER | 1D | SC | LC | LCC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardley | 14 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Gillies | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Fenwick | 6 | 6 | |||
| Hetherston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Watson | 4 | 4 | |||
| Dick | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mendes | 3 | 3 | |||
| Turner | 2 | 2 | |||
| Foster | 2 | 2 | |||
| Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Munro | 1 | 1 | |||
| McGarry | 1 | 1 | |||
| Iwelumo | 1 | 1 |
| POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 23 | 51 | 80 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 60 |
| 3 | Dundee | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 58 |
| 4 | St Mirren | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 58 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 54 |
| 6 | Partick Th | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 48 |
| 7 | Stirling A | 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 |
| 10 | East Fife (R) | 36 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 14 |
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