1996–97 Highland Football League

Highland League

Season	1996–1997
Champions	Huntly
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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