1977–78 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1977–78
Champions	Morton
Promoted	Morton ; Heart of Midlothian
Relegated	Alloa Athletic ; East Fife
Matches played	273
Goals scored	810 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorer	William Pirie (35)
Biggest home win	Dundee 6–0 Alloa Athletic, 14.01.1978
Biggest away win	Arbroath 0–7 Heart of Midlothian, 24.12.1977
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Last updated March 17, 2024

The 1977–78 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Heart of Midlothian to the Premier Division. Alloa Athletic and East Fife were relegated to the Second Division.^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Morton (C, P)	39	25	8	6	85	42	+43	58	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Heart of Midlothian (P)	39	24	10	5	77	42	+35	58	Promotion to the Premier Division
3	Dundee	39	25	7	7	91	44	+47	57
4	Dumbarton	39	16	17	6	65	48	+17	49
5	Stirling Albion	39	15	12	12	60	52	+8	42
6	Kilmarnock	39	14	12	13	52	46	+6	40
7	Hamilton Academical	39	12	12	15	54	56	−2	36
8	St Johnstone	39	15	6	18	52	64	−12	36
9	Arbroath	39	11	13	15	42	55	−13	35
10	Airdrieonians	39	12	10	17	50	64	−14	34
11	Montrose	39	10	9	20	55	71	−16	29
12	Queen of the South	39	8	13	18	44	68	−24	29
13	Alloa Athletic (R)	39	8	8	23	44	84	−40	24	Relegation to the Second Division
14	East Fife (R)	39	4	11	24	39	74	−35	19	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Related Research Articles

Season 1976–1977 was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 80th season of Scottish league football.

The 1977–78 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 81st season of Scottish league football. In the Scottish Premier League, the Rangers F.C. were champions. Notable events included the Scotland national football team qualifying for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

The 1978–79 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 82nd season of Scottish league football.

Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1976/1977.

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1977–78.

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1978–79.

The 1994–95 Scottish First Division season was won by Raith Rovers, who were promoted one point ahead of Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee. Ayr United and Stranraer were relegated.

The 1993–94 Scottish First Division season was won by Falkirk, who were promoted one point ahead of Dunfermline Athletic. Due to a league restructuring, five teams, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion, Clyde, Morton and Brechin City were relegated.

The 1992–93 Scottish First Division season was won by Raith Rovers, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to the Premier Division. Meadowbank Thistle and Cowdenbeath were relegated.

The 1990–91 Scottish First Division season was won by Falkirk, who were promoted along with Airdrieonians to the Premier Division. Clyde and Brechin City were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1989–90 Scottish First Division season was won by St Johnstone, who were promoted four points ahead of Airdrieonians to the Premier Division. Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1988–89 Scottish First Division season was won by Dunfermline Athletic, who were promoted two points ahead of Falkirk. Kilmarnock and Queen of the South were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1987–88 Scottish First Division season was won by Hamilton Academical, who were promoted four points ahead of Meadowbank Thistle. East Fife and Dumbarton were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1986–87 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Dunfermline Athletic to the Premier Division. Brechin City and Montrose were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1985–86 Scottish First Division season was won by Hamilton Academical, who were promoted along with Falkirk to the Premier Division. Ayr United and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1984–85 Scottish First Division season was won by Motherwell, who were promoted along with Clydebank to the Premier Division. Meadowbank Thistle and St Johnstone were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1983–84 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Dumbarton to the Premier Division. Raith Rovers and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1979–80 Scottish First Division season was won by Heart of Midlothian, who were promoted along with Airdrieonians to the Premier Division. Arbroath and Clyde were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1978–79 Scottish First Division season was won by Dundee, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to the Premier Division. Montrose and Queen of the South were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1976–77 Scottish First Division season was won by St Mirren, who were promoted along with Clydebank to the Premier Division. Raith Rovers and Falkirk were relegated to the Second Division.

References

↑ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
↑ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
↑ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

[2] "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[3] "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Second tier football seasons in Scotland
Division Two / B	1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
First Division	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Championship	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Winners	List of winners of the Scottish Championship and predecessors

v t e 1977–78 in Scottish football
« 1976–77 1978–79 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup
Related to national team	Results World Cup 1978 qualifying (Group 7) 1978 FIFA World Cup British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Clydebank Dundee United Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Arbroath Dundee Dumbarton East Fife Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Queen of the South St. Johnstone Stirling Albion
Second Division	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Raith Rovers Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer