Saturday 1896-01-11
 | View Season Fixtures |
| Cup and International Matches |
| Scottish Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Arbroath | 5 | 0 | King's Park | NL | Gayfield Park | ||
| NL | Blantyre | 1 | 12 | Heart of Midlothian | D 1 | 500 | ||
| NL | East Stirlingshire | 2 | 3 | Hibernian | D 1 | Merchiston Park | 3,000 | |
| NL | Lochgelly United | 2 | 1 | Raith Rovers | NL | 2,000 | Replay ordered after protest Lochgelly United fielded an ineligable player | |
| D 2 | Morton | 2 | 3 | Dundee | D 1 | Cappielow Park | 3,000 | |
| NL | Polton Vale | 0 | 3 | Clyde | D 1 | 1,000 | ||
| D 2 | Renton | 1 | 0 | Cowdenbeath | NL | Tontine Park | ||
| D 1 | St Bernard's | 8 | 1 | Clackmannan | NL | New Logie Green | ||
| NL | St Johnstone | 4 | 3 | Dundee Wanderers | NL | Recreation Grounds | ||
| D 1 | St Mirren | 7 | 0 | Alloa Athletic | NL | Love Street | ||
| Scottish Division 2 |
| Scottish Division 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell | 3 | 3 | Partick Thistle | Fir Park | ||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Renton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 16 | W | D | W | L | W | 1896-01-18 | Motherwell | H | |
| 2 | 0 | Leith Athletic | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 15 | L | W | L | W | L | 1896-01-25 | Motherwell | A | |
| 3 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 13 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-02-01 | Linthouse | H | |
| 4 | 1 | Motherwell | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 12 | D | W | W | L | W | 1896-01-18 | Renton | A | |
| 4 | 0 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 12 | L | W | W | L | D | 1896-02-15 | Linthouse | H | |
| 6 | -1 | Abercorn | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | W | D | W | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Airdrieonians | A | |
| 7 | 0 | Linthouse | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-01-18 | Airdrieonians | A | |
| 7 | 0 | Morton | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | L | L | W | D | L | 1896-02-01 | Airdrieonians | A | |
| 7 | 2 | Partick Thistle | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | D | L | L | L | L | 1896-02-01 | Abercorn | H | |
| 10 | -1 | Airdrieonians | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | L | W | W | D | L | 1896-01-18 | Linthouse | H | |
