Scottish First Division 1987/88
| Scottish First Division 1987/88 | |
| master | Hamilton Academical |
| Climbers | Hamilton Academical |
| Relegated |
East Fife FC Dumbarton FC |
| Teams | 12 |
| Games | 264 |
| Gates | 765 (ø 2.9 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Gordon Dalziel( Raith Rovers ) |
| ← First Division 1986/87 | |
| ^ Premier Division 1987/88 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was played for the 13th time in 1987/88 as only the second highest Scottish league . It was also the thirteenth staging as the second highest football -Spielklasse the gentlemen in Scotland under the name First Division . In the 1987/88 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 44 game days. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won the team from Hamilton Academical , which also secured participation in the Premier Division season 1988/89 . FC East Fife and FC Dumbarton had to relegate to the Second Division . Gordon Dalziel of the Raith Rovers was the top scorer with 25 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamilton Academical (A) | 44 | 22nd | 12 | 10 | 67:39 | +28 | 56:32 |
| 2. | Meadowbank Thistle (N) | 44 | 20th | 12 | 12 | 70:51 | +19 | 52:36 |
| 3. | FC Clydebank (A) | 44 | 21st | 7th | 16 | 59:61 | −2 | 49:39 |
| 4th | Forfar Athletic | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 67:58 | +9 | 48:40 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers (N) | 44 | 19th | 7th | 18th | 81:76 | +5 | 45:43 |
| 6th | Airdrieonians FC | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15th | 65:68 | −3 | 45:43 |
| 7th | Queen of the South | 44 | 14th | 15th | 15th | 56:67 | −11 | 43:45 |
| 8th. | Partick Thistle | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19th | 60:64 | −4 | 41:47 |
| 9. | Clyde FC | 44 | 17th | 6th | 21st | 73:75 | −2 | 40:48 |
| 10. | FC Kilmarnock | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20th | 55:60 | −5 | 37:51 |
| 11. | East Fife FC | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21st | 61:76 | −15 | 36:52 |
| 12. | Dumbarton FC | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20th | 51:70 | −19 | 36:52 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1987/88 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier Division | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1986/87 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier Division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 1987/88 at Statto.com
- 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 21, 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.
