1996–97 Highland Football League

Highland League
Season1996–1997
ChampionsHuntly

The 1996–1997 Highland Football League was won by Huntly for the fourth year in a row. Fort William finished bottom.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Huntly (C) 30 23 4 3 86 26 +60 73
2 Keith 30 21 3 6 76 36 +40 66
3 Peterhead 30 17 7 6 77 30 +47 58
4 Lossiemouth 30 18 4 8 66 31 +35 58
5 Clachnacuddin 30 16 5 9 59 46 +13 53
6 Fraserburgh 30 15 7 8 56 38 +18 52
7 Cove Rangers 30 15 5 10 84 47 +37 50
8 Deveronvale 30 16 2 12 55 54 +1 50
9 Elgin City 30 13 4 13 64 66 −2 43
10 Wick Academy 30 9 8 13 41 46 −5 35
11 Rothes 30 9 8 13 44 52 −8 35
12 Forres Mechanics 30 8 5 17 40 60 −20 29
13 Buckie Thistle 30 8 4 18 41 55 −14 28
14 Brora Rangers 30 5 10 15 43 88 −45 25
15 Nairn County 30 4 3 23 21 93 −72 15
16 Fort William 30 2 3 25 31 116 −85 9
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive - Highland League Final Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions