Scottish Division One 1968/69

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Scottish Division One 1968/69
master Celtic Glasgow
European Cup of
National Champions		 Celtic Glasgow
Trade fair trophy Dunfermline Athletic
FC Kilmarnock
Dundee United
Cup winners Celtic Glasgow
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glasgow Rangers
Relegated FC Falkirk
FC Arbroath
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 956  (ø 3.12 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Kenny Cameron
(Dundee United)
← Division One 1967/68

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 69th time in 1968/69 . It was also the 72nd edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on September 7, 1968 and ended on May 1, 1969. In the 1968/69 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 24th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following European Cup of National Champions season 1969/70 . Celtic reached the final against Feijenoord Rotterdam which was lost 1: 2 after extra time. Third, fourth and fifth placed Dunfermline Athletic , FC Kilmarnock and Dundee United qualified for the Exhibition Cities Cup . As a defeated cup finalist , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The Falkirk FC and FC Arbroath promoted to the Division Two from. The top scorer was Dundee United's Kenny Cameron with 26 goals .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (M, L)  34  23  8th  3 089:320 2.78 54:14
 2. Glasgow Rangers  34  21st  7th  6th 081:320 2.53 49:19
 3. Dunfermline Athletic (P)  34  19th  7th  8th 063:450 1.40 45:23
 4th FC Kilmarnock  34  15th  14th  5 050:320 1.56 44:24
 5. Dundee United  34  17th  9  8th 061:490 1.24 43:25
 6th St. Johnstone FC  34  16  5  13 066:590 1.12 37:31
 7th Airdrieonians FC  34  13  11  10 046:440 1.05 37:31
 8th. Heart of Midlothian  34  14th  8th  12 052:540 0.96 36:32
 9. Dundee FC  34  10  12  12 047:480 0.98 32:36
10. Morton  34  12  8th  14th 058:680 0.85 32:36
11. FC St. Mirren (N)  34  11  10  13 040:540 0.74 32:36
12. Hibernian Edinburgh  34  12  7th  15th 060:590 1.02 31:37
13. Clyde FC  34  9  13  12 035:500 0.70 31:37
14th Partick Thistle  34  9  10  15th 039:530 0.74 28:40
15th Aberdeen FC  34  9  8th  17th 050:590 0.85 26:42
16. Raith Rovers  34  8th  5  21st 045:670 0.67 21:47
17th FC Falkirk  34  5  8th  21st 033:690 0.48 18:50
18th FC Arbroath (N)  34  5  6th  23 041:820 0.50 16:52

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1968/69 season
Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1969/70
Participation in the Messestädte-Pokal 1969/70
Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1969/70
Relegated to Division Two
At the end of the 1967/68 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com