Scottish First Division 2007-08
| Scottish First Division 2007-08 | |
| master | Hamilton Academical |
| UEFA Cup qualification |
Queen of the South |
| Climbers | Hamilton Academical |
| Relegation ↓ | Clyde FC |
| Relegated | Stirling Albion |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 + 6 relegation games |
| Gates | 499 (ø 2.77 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Richard Offiong(Hamilton Academical) |
| ← First Division 2006/07 | |
| ^ Premier League 2007/08 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was held in 2007/08 for the 33rd time as only the second highest Scottish league under this name. In the second-highest division of men's soccer in Scotland , 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays in the 2007/08 season, which was played from August 4, 2007 to April 26, 2008. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Hamilton Academical , which also secured participation in the 2008/09 Premier League season . Queen of the South qualified by reaching the Scottish Cup final , which was lost to Glasgow Rangers , for the UEFA Cup in which the second division team was eliminated from the competition against the Danish representative FC Nordsjælland . Stirling Albion had to relegate to the Second Division . The FC Clyde kept the class after relegation. The top scorer with 19 goals was Richard Offiong of Hamilton Academical.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 23 | 7th | 6th | 62:27 | +35 | 76 |
| 2. | Dundee FC | 36 | 20th | 9 | 7th | 58:30 | +28 | 69 |
| 3. | St Johnstone FC | 36 | 15th | 13 | 8th | 60:45 | +15 | 58 |
| 4th | Queen of the South | 36 | 14th | 10 | 12 | 47:43 | +4 | 52 |
| 5. | Dunfermline Athletic (A) | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36:41 | −5 | 51 |
| 6th | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 40:39 | +1 | 45 |
| 7th | Livingston FC | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17th | 55:66 | −11 | 39 |
| 8th. | Greenock Morton (N) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 40:58 | −18 | 37 |
| 9. | Clyde FC | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 40:59 | −19 | 37 |
| 10. | Stirling Albion (N) | 36 | 4th | 12 | 20th | 41:71 | −30 | 24 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2007/08 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier League | |
| Participation in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the relegation relegation | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 2006/07 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier League |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Relegation
Participants in the relegation games were FC Clyde from this year's First Division, as well as the three teams from the Second Division , Airdrie United , the Raith Rovers and Alloa Athletic . The winners of the first round played in the final round for a place for the following Scottish First Division season 2008/09 .
- First round
The games were played on April 30 and May 3, 2008.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | 5: 6 | Clyde FC | 2: 1 | 3: 4 (3: 5 a.d.) |
| Raith Rovers | 2: 4 | Airdrie United | 0: 2 | 2: 2 |
- Second round
The games were played on May 7th and 10th, 2008.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie United | 0: 3 | Clyde FC | 0: 1 | 0: 2 |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 2007/08 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 2007/08 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 January 2, 2015 . 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.
