Scottish Division One 1970-71

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Scottish Division One 1970-71
master Celtic Glasgow
European Cup of
National Champions		 Celtic Glasgow
Uefa cup Aberdeen
FC St. Johnstone
FC Dundee FC
Cup winners Celtic Glasgow
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glasgow Rangers
Relegated FC St. Mirren
FC Cowdenbeath
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 889  (ø 2.91 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Harry Hood
(Celtic Glasgow)
← Division One 1969/70

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 71st time in 1970/71 . It was also the 74th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 29, 1970 and ended on May 1, 1971. In the 1970/71 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 26th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following European Cup of the 1971/72 season . The runner-up, as well as the third and fifth placed, FC Aberdeen , FC St. Johnstone and FC Dundee qualified for the UEFA Cup . As a defeated cup finalist , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . In this European competition, the Rangers won the final 3-2 against FK Dynamo Moscow . The Raith Rovers and Cowdenbeath FC were relegated to Division Two . The top scorer was Harry Hood from Celtic Glasgow with 22 goals .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (M, L)  34  25th  6th  3 089:230 3.87 56:12
 2. Aberdeen FC (P)  34  24  6th  4th 068:180 3.78 54:14
 3. St. Johnstone FC  34  19th  6th  9 059:440 1.34 44:24
 4th Glasgow Rangers  34  16  9  9 058:340 1.71 41:27
 5. Dundee FC  34  14th  10  10 053:450 1.18 38:30
 6th Dundee United  34  14th  8th  12 053:540 0.98 36:32
 7th FC Falkirk (N)  34  13  9  12 046:530 0.87 35:33
 8th. Morton  34  13  8th  13 044:440 1.00 34:34
 9. Airdrieonians FC  34  13  8th  13 060:650 0.92 34:34
10. Motherwell FC  34  13  8th  13 043:470 0.91 34:34
11. Heart of Midlothian  34  13  7th  14th 041:400 1.03 33:35
12. Hibernian Edinburgh  34  10  10  14th 047:530 0.89 30:38
13. FC Kilmarnock  34  10  8th  16 043:670 0.64 28:40
14th Ayr United  34  9  8th  17th 037:540 0.69 26:42
15th Clyde FC  34  8th  10  16 033:590 0.56 26:42
16. Dunfermline Athletic  34  6th  11  17th 044:560 0.79 23:45
17th FC St. Mirren  34  7th  9  18th 038:560 0.68 23:45
18th Cowdenbeath FC (N)  34  7th  3  24 033:770 0.43 17:51

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1970/71 season
Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1971/72
Participation in the 1971/72 UEFA Cup
Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1971/72
Participation in the Texaco Cup 1971/72
Relegated to Division Two
At the end of the 1969/70 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