Scottish First Division 1995/96
| Scottish First Division 1995/96 | |
| master | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Climbers | Dunfermline Athletic Dundee United |
| Relegation ↑ | Dundee United |
| Relegated |
Hamilton Academical FC Dumbarton |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 + 2 relegation games |
| Gates | 505 (ø 2.81 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 George O'Boyle( St. Johnstone FC ) |
| ← First Division 1994/95 | |
| ^ Premier Division 1995/96 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was held for the 21st time in 1995/96 as only the second highest Scottish league under this name. In the second-highest division of men's football in Scotland , 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays in the 1995/96 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship was won by Dunfermline Athletic , who thereby secured participation in the Premier Division season 1996/97 . Dundee United won as runner-up in the promotion relegation against Partick Thistle . Hamilton Academical and FC Dumbarton had to relegate to the Second Division . The top scorer with 21 goals was George O'Boyle of FC St. Johnstone from Northern Ireland .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 21st | 8th | 7th | 73:41 | +32 | 71 |
| 2. | Dundee United (A) | 36 | 19th | 10 | 7th | 73:37 | +36 | 67 |
| 3. | Greenock Morton (N) | 36 | 20th | 7th | 9 | 57:39 | +18 | 67 |
| 4th | St. Johnstone FC | 36 | 19th | 8th | 9 | 60:36 | +24 | 65 |
| 5. | Dundee FC | 36 | 15th | 12 | 9 | 53:40 | +13 | 57 |
| 6th | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 13 | 8th | 15th | 46:51 | −5 | 47 |
| 7th | Clydebank FC | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39:58 | −19 | 40 |
| 8th. | Airdrieonians FC | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43:53 | −10 | 38 |
| 9. | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 6th | 20th | 40:57 | −17 | 36 |
| 10. | FC Dumbarton (N) | 36 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 23:94 | −71 | 11 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1995/96 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier Division | |
| Participation in the relegation | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1994/95 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier Division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Relegation
Participants in the relegation games were Dundee United from this year's First Division , as well as ninth in the Premier Division , Partick Thistle . United prevailed 3-2 on aggregate against the first division club from Glasgow.
The games were played on May 12 and 16, 1996.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partick Thistle | 2: 3 | Dundee United | 1: 1 | 1: 2 |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 1995/96 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 1995/96 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 25, 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.
