Scottish First Division 2008-09
| Scottish First Division 2008-09 | |
| master | St. Johnstone FC |
| Climbers | St. Johnstone FC |
| Relegation ↓ | Airdrie United |
| Relegated |
Livingston FC Clyde FC |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 + 6 relegation games |
| Gates | 461 (ø 2.56 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Stephen Dobbie( Queen of the South ) |
| ← First Division 2007/08 | |
| ^ Premier League 2008/09 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was held for the 34th time in 2008/09 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 match days in the 2008/09 season, which was played from August 2, 2008 to May 11, 2009. 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. Johnstone , which at the same time secured participation in the 2009/10 Premier League season . FC Clyde had to relegate to the Second Division . Airdrie United stayed despite losing relegation in the First Division, as Livingston FC had to relegate to the Third Division . The top scorer with 24 goals was Stephen Dobbie of Queen of the South .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone FC | 36 | 17th | 14th | 5 | 55:35 | +20 | 65 |
| 2. | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 39:38 | +1 | 55 |
| 3. | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 14th | 9 | 13 | 52:44 | +8 | 51 |
| 4th | Dundee FC | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 33:32 | +1 | 50 |
| 5. | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 57:50 | +7 | 47 |
| 6th | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 40:40 | ± 0 | 47 |
| 7th | Livingston FC | 36 | 13 | 8th | 15th | 56:58 | −2 | 47 |
| 8th. | Ross County (N) | 36 | 13 | 8th | 15th | 42:46 | −4 | 47 |
| 9. | Airdrie United (N) | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14th | 29:43 | −14 | 42 |
| 10. | Clyde FC | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17th | 41:58 | −17 | 39 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2008/09 season | |
| Promoted to the Premier League | |
| Participation in the relegation relegation | |
| Relegated to the second division or third division | |
| At the end of the 2007/08 season | |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Relegation
Participants in the relegation games were Airdrie United from this year's First Division, as well as the three teams from the Second Division , Ayr United , Brechin City and FC Peterhead . The first round winners played in the final round for a place for the following 2009/10 Scottish First Division season .
- First round
The games were on 13./14. and 16./17. May 2009.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 2: 5 | Ayr United | 0: 2 | 2: 3 |
| Peterhead FC | 1: 4 | Airdrie United | 0: 2 | 1: 2 |
- Second round
The games were played on May 20 and 24, 2009.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | 3: 2 | Airdrie United | 2: 2 | 1-0 |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 2008/09 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 2008/09 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 3, 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.
