Scottish Premier Division 1978/79
| Scottish Premier Division 1978/79 | |
| master | Celtic Glasgow |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Uefa cup |
Dundee United FC Aberdeen |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated |
Heart of Midlothian FC Motherwell |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 483 (ø 2.68 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Andy Ritchie( Greenock Morton ) |
| ← Premier Division 1977/78 | |
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the fourth time in 1978/79 . It was also the 82nd edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1978/79 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 game days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won for the 31st time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . Celtic thus qualified as champion for the following European Cup of National Champions season 1979/80 . Third and fourth place finishers, Dundee United and FC Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup . As cup winners , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell FC were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season . With 22 hits was Andy Ritchie from Greenock Morton scorer.
societies
Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1978/79 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow | 36 | 21st | 6th | 9 | 61:37 | +24 | 48:24 |
| 2. | Glasgow Rangers (M) (P) (L) | 36 | 18th | 9 | 9 | 52:35 | +17 | 45:27 |
| 3. | Dundee United | 36 | 18th | 8th | 10 | 56:37 | +19 | 44:28 |
| 4th | Aberdeen FC | 36 | 13 | 14th | 9 | 59:36 | +23 | 40:32 |
| 5. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44:48 | −4 | 37:35 |
| 6th | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 15th | 6th | 15th | 45:41 | +4 | 36:36 |
| 7th | Greenock Morton (N) | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 52:53 | −1 | 36:36 |
| 8th. | Partick Thistle | 36 | 13 | 8th | 15th | 42:39 | +3 | 34:38 |
| 9. | Heart of Midlothian (N) | 36 | 8th | 7th | 21st | 39:71 | −32 | 23:49 |
| 10. | Motherwell FC | 36 | 5 | 7th | 24 | 33:86 | −53 | 17:55 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1978/79 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1979/80 European Cup | |
| Participation in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1979/80 | |
| Participation in the Anglo-Scottish Cup 1979/80 | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1977/78 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Newcomer from the First Division |
The championship team from Celtic Glasgow
(All players included in the squad for the 1978/79 season.)
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier Division 1978/79 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier Division 1978/79 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
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 April 8, 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.
- ^ Celtic FC Squad 1978/79. worldfootball.net, accessed April 8, 2015 .
