1979–80 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1979–80
Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Promoted	Heart of Midlothian ; Airdrieonians
Relegated	Arbroath ; Clyde
Matches played	273
Goals scored	781 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Brogan, Sandy Clark (22)
Biggest home win	Berwick Rangers 7–2 Arbroath, 29.09.1979
Biggest away win	Ayr United 0–5 Motherwell, 23.02.1980
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Last updated March 17, 2024

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.^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Heart of Midlothian (C, P)	39	20	13	6	58	39	+19	53	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Airdrieonians (P)	39	21	9	9	78	47	+31	51	Promotion to the Premier Division
3	Ayr United	39	16	12	11	64	51	+13	44
4	Dumbarton	39	19	6	14	59	51	+8	44
5	Raith Rovers	39	14	15	10	54	46	+8	43
6	Motherwell	39	16	11	12	59	48	+11	43
7	Hamilton Academical	39	15	10	14	60	59	+1	40
8	Stirling Albion	39	13	13	13	40	40	0	39
9	Clydebank	39	14	8	17	58	57	+1	36
10	Dunfermline Athletic	39	11	13	15	39	57	−18	35
11	St Johnstone	39	12	10	17	57	74	−17	34
12	Berwick Rangers	39	8	15	16	57	64	−7	31
13	Arbroath (R)	39	9	10	20	50	79	−29	28	Relegation to the Second Division
14	Clyde (R)	39	6	13	20	43	69	−26	25	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

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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 1979-1980 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
↑ "Scottish Division One 1979-1980 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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[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 1979-1980 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[3] "Scottish Division One 1979-1980 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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