Scottish Division One 1969/70

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Scottish Division One 1969/70
master Celtic Glasgow
European Cup of
National Champions		 Celtic Glasgow
Trade fair trophy Glasgow Rangers
Hibernian Edinburgh
Dundee United
FC Kilmarnock
Cup winners Aberdeen FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Aberdeen FC
Relegated Raith Rovers
FC Arbroath
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 944  (ø 3.08 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Colin Stein
(Glasgow Rangers)
← Division One 1968/69

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 70th time in 1969/70 . It was also the 73rd edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 30, 1969 and ended on April 22, 1970. In the 1969/70 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 matchdays. 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 25th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following European Cup season-1970/71 . The runner-up, as well as the third, fifth and seventh placed, Glasgow Rangers , Hibernian Edinburgh , Dundee United and FC Kilmarnock qualified for the Exhibition Cities Cup . As a cup winner , FC Aberdeen qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle were relegated to Division Two . Colin Stein of the Glasgow Rangers was the top scorer with 24 goals .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (M, P, L)  34  27  3  4th 096:330 2.91 57:11
 2. Glasgow Rangers  34  19th  7th  8th 067:400 1.68 45:23
 3. Hibernian Edinburgh  34  19th  6th  9 065:400 1.63 44:24
 4th Heart of Midlothian  34  13  12  9 050:360 1.39 38:30
 5. Dundee United  34  16  6th  12 062:640 0.97 38:30
 6th Dundee FC  34  15th  6th  13 049:440 1.11 36:32
 7th FC Kilmarnock  34  13  10  11 062:570 1.09 36:32
 8th. Aberdeen FC  34  14th  7th  13 055:450 1.22 35:33
 9. Morton  34  13  9  12 052:520 1.00 35:33
10. Dunfermline Athletic  34  15th  5  14th 045:450 1.00 35:33
11. Motherwell FC (N)  34  11  10  13 049:510 0.96 32:36
12. Airdrieonians FC  34  12  8th  14th 059:640 0.92 32:36
13. St. Johnstone FC  34  11  9  14th 050:620 0.81 31:37
14th Ayr United (N)  34  12  6th  16 037:520 0.71 30:38
15th FC St. Mirren  34  8th  9  17th 039:540 0.72 25:43
16. Clyde FC  34  9  7th  18th 034:560 0.61 25:43
17th Raith Rovers  34  5  11  18th 032:670 0.48 21:47
18th Partick Thistle  34  5  7th  22nd 041:820 0.50 17:51

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1969/70 season
Scottish champion and participation in the 1970/71 European Cup
Participation in the trade fair city cup 1970/71
Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1970/71
Participation in the Texaco Cup 1970/71
Relegated to Division Two
At the end of the 1968/69 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