The 1996–97 Scottish Second Division was won by Ayr United who, along with second placed Hamilton Academical, were promoted to the First Division. Stenhousemuir and Berwick Rangers were relegated to the Third Division.
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Top scorers PNameGoals1 Iain Stewart (Inverness CT)162 G Harvey (Livingston)15 = Ian Little (Stenhousemuir)15 4 Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic)145 Colin McDonald (Clydebank)13= B Thomson (Inverness CT)137 Ben Honeyman (Forfar Athletic)128 Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South)11= Matthew Dyer (East Fife)11 = Gordon Young (Stranraer)11
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