Scottish First Division 1986/87

Scottish First Division 1986/87
master	Greenock Morton
Climbers	Greenock Morton Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated	Brechin City FC Montrose
Teams	12
Games	264
Gates	693  (ø 2.63 per game)
Top scorer	Rowan Alexander (Greenock Morton)
← First Division 1985/86 First Division 1987/88 →
^ Premier Division 1986/87 Second Division 1986/87 ↓

The Scottish Football League First Division was played for the twelfth time in 1986/87 as only the second highest Scottish league . It was also the twelfth edition of the men's second division football in Scotland under the name First Division . In the 1986/87 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 44 matchdays. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .

The championship was won by the Greenock Morton team , which also secured participation in the 1987/88 Premier Division season . In addition to Greenock , the runner-up Dunfermline Athletic also rose. Brechin City and FC Montrose had to relegate to the Second Division . The top scorer with 23 goals was Rowan Alexander from Greenock .

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Greenock Morton	44	24	9	11	088:560	+32	57:31
2.	Dunfermline Athletic (N)	44	23	10	11	061:410	+20	56:32
3.	Dumbarton FC	44	23	7th	14th	067:520	+15	53:35
4th	East Fife FC	44	15th	21st	8th	068:550	+13	51:37
5.	Airdrieonians FC	44	20th	11	13	058:460	+12	51:37
6th	FC Kilmarnock	44	17th	11	16	062:530	+9	45:43
7th	Forfar Athletic	44	14th	15th	15th	061:630	−2	43:45
8th.	Partick Thistle	44	12	15th	17th	049:540	−5	39:49
9.	Clyde FC	44	11	16	17th	048:560	−8	38:50
10.	Queen of the South (N)	44	11	12	21st	050:710	−21	34:54
11.	Brechin City	44	11	10	23	044:720	−28	32:56
12.	Montrose FC	44	9	11	24	037:740	−37	29:59

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

Legend
1986/87 season
	Promoted to the Premier Division
	Relegated to the second division
At the end of the 1985/86 season
(N)	Newcomers from the second division

Web links

• Scottish First Division 1986/87 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 20, 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.