Scottish Division One 1960/61
| Scottish Division One 1960/61 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Trade fair trophy |
Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Cup winners | Dunfermline Athletic |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Dunfermline Athletic |
| Relegated |
Clyde Ayr United FC |
| Teams | 18th |
| Games | 306 |
| Gates | 1,146 (ø 3.75 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Alex Harley(Third Lanark) |
| ← Division One 1959/60 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 61st time in 1960/61 . It was also the 64th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 24, 1960 and ended on May 2, 1961. In the 1960/61 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 game days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted .
The championship won for the 32nd time in the club's history, the Glasgow Rangers . The Rangers qualified as champions for the following European Cup season-1961/62 . Seventh and eighth place Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian Edinburgh qualified for the Exhibition Cities Cup . As a cup winner , Dunfermline Athletic qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The FC Clyde and Ayr United relegated to Division Two . The top scorer was Alex Harley of Third Lanark with 42 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (P) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6th | 88:46 | 1.91 | 51:17 |
| 2. | FC Kilmarnock | 34 | 21st | 8th | 5 | 77:45 | 1.71 | 50:18 |
| 3. | Third Lanark | 34 | 20th | 2 | 12 | 100: 80 | 1.25 | 42:26 |
| 4th | Celtic Glasgow | 34 | 15th | 9 | 10 | 64:46 | 1.39 | 39:29 |
| 5. | Motherwell FC | 34 | 15th | 8th | 11 | 70:57 | 1.23 | 38:30 |
| 6th | Aberdeen FC | 34 | 14th | 8th | 12 | 72:72 | 1.00 | 36:32 |
| 7th | Heart of Midlothian (M, L) | 34 | 13 | 8th | 13 | 51:53 | 0.96 | 34:34 |
| 8th. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 34 | 15th | 4th | 15th | 66:69 | 0.96 | 34:34 |
| 9. | Dundee United (N) | 34 | 13 | 7th | 14th | 60:58 | 1.03 | 33:35 |
| 10. | Dundee FC | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 61:53 | 1.15 | 32:36 |
| 11. | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 59:69 | 0.86 | 32:36 |
| 12. | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7th | 15th | 65:81 | 0.80 | 31:37 |
| 13. | Airdrieonians FC | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14th | 61:71 | 0.86 | 30:38 |
| 14th | FC St. Mirren | 34 | 11 | 7th | 16 | 53:58 | 0.91 | 29:39 |
| 15th | FC St. Johnstone (N) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15th | 47:63 | 0.75 | 29:39 |
| 16. | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7th | 17th | 46:67 | 0.69 | 27:41 |
| 17th | Clyde FC | 34 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 55:77 | 0.71 | 23:45 |
| 18th | Ayr United | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17th | 51:81 | 0.63 | 22:46 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1960/61 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1961/62 | |
| Participation in the Messestädte-Pokal 1961/62 | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1961/62 | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1959/60 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1960/61 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1960/61 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
