Scottish First Division 1978/79
| Scottish First Division 1978/79 | |
| master | Dundee FC |
| Climbers | Dundee FC Kilmarnock FC |
| Relegated |
Montrose FC Queen of the South |
| Teams | 14th |
| Games | 273 |
| Gates | 830 (ø 3.04 per game) |
| Top scorer | Blair Millar ( Clydebank FC ) |
| ← First Division 1977/78 | |
| ^ Premier Division 1978/79 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was played for the fourth time in 1978/79 as only the second highest Scottish league . It was also the fourth event as the second-highest division of men's football in Scotland under the name First Division . In the 1978/79 season, 14 clubs competed against each other in a total of 39 game days. Each team played three times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship was won by FC Dundee , which at the same time secured participation in the Premier Division season 1979/80 . In addition to Dundee , the runner-up FC Kilmarnock also rose. FC Montrose and Queen of the South had to relegate to the Second Division . The top scorer with 28 goals was Blair Millar of FC Clydebank .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundee FC | 39 | 24 | 7th | 8th | 68:36 | +32 | 55:23 |
| 2. | FC Kilmarnock | 39 | 22nd | 10 | 7th | 72:35 | +37 | 54:24 |
| 3. | FC Clydebank (A) | 39 | 24 | 6th | 9 | 78:50 | +28 | 54:24 |
| 4th | Ayr United (A) | 39 | 21st | 5 | 13 | 71:52 | +19 | 47:31 |
| 5. | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 17th | 9 | 13 | 62:60 | +2 | 43:35 |
| 6th | Airdrieonians FC | 39 | 16 | 8th | 15th | 72:61 | +11 | 40:38 |
| 7th | Dumbarton FC | 39 | 14th | 11 | 14th | 58:49 | +9 | 39:39 |
| 8th. | Stirling Albion | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17th | 43:55 | −12 | 35:43 |
| 9. | Clyde FC (N) | 39 | 13 | 8th | 18th | 54:65 | −11 | 34:44 |
| 10. | FC Arbroath | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17th | 50:61 | −11 | 33:45 |
| 11. | Raith Rovers (N) | 39 | 12 | 8th | 19th | 47:55 | −8 | 32:46 |
| 12. | St. Johnstone FC | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18th | 57:66 | −9 | 31:47 |
| 13. | Montrose FC | 39 | 8th | 9 | 22nd | 55:92 | −37 | 25:53 |
| 14th | Queen of the South | 39 | 8th | 8th | 23 | 43:93 | −50 | 24:54 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1978/79 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier Division | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1977/78 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier Division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 1978/79 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 1978/79 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
- The Scottish Football League Championship Tables at spfl.co.uk
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 December 18, 2014 . 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.
