Scottish Division One 1961-62
| Scottish Division One 1961-62 | |
| master | Dundee FC |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Dundee FC |
| Trade fair trophy |
Celtic Glasgow Dunfermline Athletic Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated |
St. Johnstone FC Stirling Albion |
| Teams | 18th |
| Games | 306 |
| Gates | 1,096 (ø 3.58 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Alan Gilzean(Dundee FC) |
| ← Division One 1960/61 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 62nd time in 1961/62 . It was also the 65th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 23, 1961 and ended on April 28, 1962. In the 1961/62 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 match 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 first and so far only time in the club's history of Dundee FC . The Dees qualified as champions for the following European Cup season-1962/63 . Third, fourth and eighth placed Celtic Glasgow , Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian Edinburgh qualified for the Exhibition Cities Cup . As cup winners , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The FC St. Johnstone and Stirling Albion climbed into the Division Two from. The top scorer was Alan Gilzean of FC Dundee with 24 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundee FC | 34 | 25th | 4th | 5 | 80:46 | 1.74 | 54:14 |
| 2. | Glasgow Rangers (M, L) | 34 | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 84:31 | 2.71 | 51:17 |
| 3. | Celtic Glasgow | 34 | 19th | 8th | 7th | 81:37 | 2.19 | 46:22 |
| 4th | Dunfermline Athletic (P) | 34 | 19th | 5 | 10 | 77:46 | 1.67 | 43:25 |
| 5. | FC Kilmarnock | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8th | 74:58 | 1.28 | 42:26 |
| 6th | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 16 | 6th | 12 | 54:49 | 1.10 | 38:30 |
| 7th | Partick Thistle | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15th | 60:55 | 1.09 | 35:33 |
| 8th. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 34 | 14th | 5 | 15th | 58:72 | 0.81 | 33:35 |
| 9. | Motherwell FC | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 65:62 | 1.05 | 32:36 |
| 10. | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 70:71 | 0.99 | 32:36 |
| 11. | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 59:60 | 0.98 | 31:37 |
| 12. | Aberdeen FC | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15th | 60:73 | 0.82 | 29:39 |
| 13. | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7th | 17th | 51:73 | 0.70 | 27:41 |
| 14th | FC Falkirk (N) | 34 | 11 | 4th | 19th | 45:68 | 0.66 | 26:42 |
| 15th | Airdrieonians FC | 34 | 9 | 7th | 18th | 57:78 | 0.73 | 25:43 |
| 16. | FC St. Mirren | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19th | 52:80 | 0.65 | 25:43 |
| 17th | St. Johnstone FC | 34 | 9 | 7th | 18th | 35:61 | 0.57 | 25:43 |
| 18th | Stirling Albion (N) | 34 | 6th | 6th | 22nd | 34:76 | 0.45 | 18:50 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1961/62 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1962/63 | |
| Participation in the Messestädte-Pokal 1962/63 | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1962/63 | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1960/61 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 1961/62 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1961/62 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.
