1980–81 in Scottish football

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1980–81 in Scottish football
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Premier Division champions
Celtic
Division One champions
Hibernian
Division Two champions
Queen's Park
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Dundee United
Junior Cup winners
Pollok
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Rangers
Scotland national team
1981 BHC, 1982 World Cup qualification
1979–80 1981–82

The 1980-81 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 84th season of Scottish league football. [1]

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Scottish Premier Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C)3626468437+4756Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36191166126+3549Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rangers 36161286032+2844Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 St Mirren 36188105647+944
5 Dundee United 36179106642+2443Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Partick Thistle 3610101632481630
7 Airdrieonians 361091736551929
8 Morton 361081836582228
9 Kilmarnock (R)36592223654219Relegation to the 1981–82 Scottish First Division
10 Heart of Midlothian (R)36662427714418
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Kilmarnock, Hearts

Scottish League Division One

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Hibernian 3924966724+4357Promotion to the 1981–82 Premier Division
2 Dundee 3922896440+2452
3 St Johnstone 39211086444+2052
4 Raith Rovers 39201094932+1750
5 Motherwell 39191196551+1449
6 Ayr United 391711115942+1745
7 Hamilton Academical 39157176157+437
8 Dumbarton 391311154950137
9 Falkirk 391381839521334
10 Clydebank 3910131648591133
11 East Stirlingshire 396161739571828
12 Dunfermline Athletic 391072241581727
13 Stirling Albion 396112219482923Relegation to the 1981–82 Second Division
14 Berwick Rangers 395112330825221
Source: RSSSF

Promoted: Hibernian, Dundee
Relegated: Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers

Scottish League Division Two

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Queen's Park 39161856243+1950Promotion to the 1981–82 First Division
2 Queen of the South 39161496653+1346
3 Cowdenbeath 39189126348+1545
4 Brechin City 391514105246+644
5 Forfar Athletic 39179136357+643
6 Alloa Athletic 391512126154+742
7 Montrose 39168156655+1140
8 Clyde 391412136863+540
9 Arbroath 391312145854+438
10 Stenhousemuir 391311156358+537
11 East Fife 391015144453935
12 Albion Rovers 391391759721335
13 Meadowbank Thistle 391172142642229
14 Stranraer 39782436834722
Source: "1980-1981 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Queen's Park, Queen of the South

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1980–81 Rangers 4 – 1 (rep.) Dundee United
League Cup 1980–81 Dundee United 3 – 0 Dundee
Junior Cup Pollok 1 – 0 Arthurlie

Other honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – North Inverness Caledonian 2 – 1 Dagger-14-plain.png Elgin City
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South Hawick Royal Albert 3 – 1 * Gala Fairydean

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 2 – 0 * Ayr United
East of Scotland Shield Berwick Rangers 6 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 2 – 0 * Dunfermline Athletic
Glasgow Cup Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell Airdrie
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 2 – 2 *Double-dagger-14-plain.png St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup Dumbarton 3 – 0 Stirling Albion

* – aggregate over two legs
Dagger-14-plain.png – replay
Double-dagger-14-plain.png – won on penalties

Highland League

Top Three
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Keith 3017855226+2642
2 Fraserburgh 3017765531+2441
3 Elgin City 3017676332+3140
Source: [ citation needed ]

Individual honours

AwardWinnerClub
Footballer of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Rough Partick Thistle
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McGhee Aberdeen
Young Player of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Charlie Nicholas Celtic

Scottish national team

DateVenueOpponentsScore [2] CompetitionScotland scorer(s)
10 September Solna Stadion, Stockholm (A)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–0 WCQG6 Gordon Strachan
15 October Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0–0 WCQG6
25 February Ramat Gan Stadium (A)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–0 WCQG6 Kenny Dalglish
25 March Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–1 WCQG6 John Wark
28 April Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3–1 WCQG6 John Robertson (2, 1 pen.), Davie Provan
16 May Vetch Field, Swansea (A)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0–2 BHC [3]
19 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–0 BHC [3] Ray Stewart, Steve Archibald
23 May Wembley Stadium, London (A)Flag of England.svg  England 1–0 BHC [3] John Robertson

Key:

See also

Notes and references

  1. "1980/81 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
  3. 1 2 3 The 1981 British Home Championship was Abandoned due to civil unrest in Northern Ireland.

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