1983–84 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1983–84
Champions	Greenock Morton
Promoted	Greenock Morton ; Dumbarton
Relegated	Raith Rovers ; Alloa Athletic
Matches played	273
Goals scored	769 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	James Fry, John McNeil (17)
Biggest home win	Raith Rovers 6–0 Brechin City, 05.05.1984
Biggest away win	Clydebank 2–7 Alloa Athletic, 17.09.1983
	← 1982–83 1984–85 →

Last updated February 03, 2023

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.^[2]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Morton (C, P)	39	21	12	6	75	46	+29	54	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Dumbarton (P)	39	20	11	8	66	44	+22	51	Promotion to Premier Division
3	Partick Thistle	39	19	8	12	67	50	+17	46
4	Clydebank	39	16	13	10	62	50	+12	45
5	Brechin City	39	14	14	11	56	58	−2	42
6	Kilmarnock	39	16	6	17	57	53	+4	38
7	Falkirk	39	16	6	17	46	54	−8	38
8	Clyde	39	12	13	14	53	50	+3	37
9	Hamilton Academical	39	11	14	14	43	46	−3	36
10	Airdrieonians	39	13	10	16	45	53	−8	36
11	Meadowbank Thistle	39	12	10	17	49	69	−20	34
12	Ayr United	39	10	12	17	56	70	−14	32
13	Raith Rovers (R)	39	10	11	18	53	62	−9	31	Relegation to Second Division
14	Alloa Athletic (R)	39	8	10	21	41	64	−23	26	Relegation to Second Division

Source: RSSSF ^{[ dead link ]} and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (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 1983-1984 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
↑ "Scottish Division One 1983-1984 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. 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 1983-1984 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[3] "Scottish Division One 1983-1984 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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