| Club: | Clydebank F.C. |
| Season: | 1996-97 |
| Manager: | Brian Wright |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League First Division |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd Round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 2nd Round |
| Cup3: | Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | 1st Round |
| Pattern La1: | _white_hoop |
| Pattern B1: | _upper_red |
| Pattern Ra1: | _white_hoop |
| Pattern Sh1: | _redbottom |
| Pattern So1: | _red_midband_color_2 |
| Leftarm1: | ff0000 |
| Body1: | ffffff |
| Rightarm1: | ff0000 |
| Shorts1: | ffffff |
| Socks1: | ffffff |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 season was Clydebank's thirty-first season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 9th and relegated to the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
See main article: 1996–97 Scottish First Division.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August | Morton | A | 0–3 | ||
| 2 | 24 August | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | 3 September | East Fife | A | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | 7 September | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | 14 September | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | ||
| 6 | 21 September | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | 28 September | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | ||
| 8 | 5 October | Dundee | A | 1–2 | ||
| 9 | 12 October | Airdireonians | H | 1–4 | ||
| 10 | 19 October | Morton | H | 2–1 | ||
| 11 | 26 October | Stirling Albion | A | 0–2 | ||
| 12 | 2 November | Falirk | H | 0–1 | ||
| 13 | 9 November | St Mireen | A | 0–1 | ||
| 14 | 16 November | Partick Thistle | H | 1–3 | ||
| 15 | 23 November | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | ||
| 16 | 30 November | Dundee | H | 0–0 | ||
| 17 | 11 December | Airdrieonians | A | 1–3 | ||
| 18 | 21 December | East Fife | H | 2–0 | ||
| 19 | 26 December | Morton | A | 2–2 | ||
| 20 | 1 January | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | ||
| 21 | 4 January | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | ||
| 22 | 18 January | Dundee | A | 0–1 | ||
| 23 | 1 February | Airdrieonians | H | 1–1 | ||
| 24 | 4 February | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | ||
| 25 | 8 February | East Fife | A | 2–1 | ||
| 26 | 15 February | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | ||
| 27 | 22 February | Stirling Albion | H | 1–2 | ||
| 28 | 1 March | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | ||
| 29 | 15 March | Partick Thistle | H | 4–1 | ||
| 30 | 22 March | Dundee | H | 0–0 | ||
| 31 | 5 April | Airdrieonians | A | 1–4 | ||
| 32 | 12 April | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | ||
| 33 | 19 April | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | ||
| 34 | 26 April | Morton | H | 0–1 | ||
| 35 | 3 May | Stirling Albion | A | 2–4 | ||
| 36 | 10 May | East Fife | H | 0–4 | ||
See main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup.
See main article: 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup.
See main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup.