Scottish First Division 1999/2000
| Scottish First Division 1999/2000 | |
| master | FC St. Mirren |
| Climbers | FC St. Mirren Dunfermline Athletic |
| Relegated | Clydebank FC |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 516 (ø 2.87 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Mark Yardley(FC St. Mirren) |
| ← First Division 1998/99 | |
| ^ Premier League 1999/2000 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was held for the 25th time in 1999/2000 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 1999/2000 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 FC St. Mirren , who also secured participation in the 2000/01 Premier League season . In addition to the Saints , the runner-up Dunfermline Athletic also rose. FC Clydebank had to relegate to the Second Division . The top scorer with 16 goals was Mark Yardley of FC St. Mirren.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 23 | 7th | 6th | 75:39 | +36 | 76 |
| 2. | Dunfermline Athletic (A) | 36 | 20th | 11 | 5 | 66:33 | +33 | 71 |
| 3. | FC Falkirk | 36 | 20th | 8th | 8th | 67:40 | +27 | 68 |
| 4th | Livingston FC (N) | 36 | 19th | 7th | 10 | 60:45 | +15 | 64 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17th | 8th | 11 | 55:40 | +15 | 59 |
| 6th | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (N) | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 60:55 | +5 | 49 |
| 7th | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 8th | 18th | 42:52 | −10 | 38 |
| 8th. | Greenock Morton | 36 | 10 | 6th | 20th | 45:61 | −16 | 36 |
| 9. | Airdrieonians FC | 36 | 7th | 8th | 21st | 29:69 | −40 | 29 |
| 10. | Clydebank FC | 36 | 1 | 7th | 28 | 17:82 | −65 | 10 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1999/2000 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier League | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1998/99 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier League |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 1999/2000 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 1999/2000 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 26, 2014 (English). 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.
