Scottish First Division 1980/81

Scottish First Division 1980/81
master	Hibernian Edinburgh
Climbers	Hibernian Edinburgh FC Dundee
Relegated	Stirling Albion Berwick Rangers
Teams	14th
Games	273
Gates	694  (ø 2.54 per game)
Top scorer	Ally McCoist ( St. Johnstone FC )
← First Division 1979/80 First Division 1981/82 →
^ Premier Division 1980/81 Second Division 1980/81 ↓

The Scottish Football League First Division was played for the sixth time in 1980/81 as only the second highest Scottish league . It was also the sixth event as the second highest division of men's football in Scotland under the name First Division . In the 1980/81 season, 14 clubs competed against each other in a total of 39 match 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 the team from Hibernian Edinburgh , which at the same time secured participation in the Premier Division season 1981/82 . In addition to the Hibs , the runner-up FC Dundee also rose. Stirling Albion and the Berwick Rangers had to relegate to the Second Division . The top scorer with 22 goals was Ally McCoist of FC St. Johnstone .

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hibernian Edinburgh (A)	39	24	9	6th	067:240	+43	57:21
2.	Dundee FC (A)	39	22nd	8th	9	064:400	+24	52:26
3.	St. Johnstone FC	39	20th	11	8th	064:450	+19	51:27
4th	Raith Rovers	39	20th	10	9	049:320	+17	50:28
5.	Motherwell FC	39	19th	11	9	065:510	+14	49:29
6th	Ayr United	39	17th	11	11	059:420	+17	45:33
7th	Hamilton Academical	39	15th	7th	17th	061:570	+4	37:41
8th.	Dumbarton FC	39	13	11	15th	049:500	−1	37:41
9.	FC Falkirk (N)	39	13	8th	18th	039:520	−13	34:44
10.	Clydebank FC	39	10	13	16	048:590	−11	33:45
11.	East Stirlingshire FC (N)	39	6th	17th	16	041:560	−15	29:49
12.	Dunfermline Athletic	39	10	7th	22nd	041:580	−17	27:51
13.	Stirling Albion	39	6th	11	22nd	018:480	−30	23:55
14th	Berwick Rangers	39	5	12	22nd	031:820	−51	22:56

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)

Legend
1980/81 season
	Promoted to the Premier Division
	Relegated to the second division
At the end of the 1979/80 season
(A)	Relegated from the Premier Division
(N)	Newcomers from the second division

Web links

• Scottish First Division 1980/81 at Statto.com
• The Scottish Football League Championship Tables at spfl.co.uk

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 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.