Scottish Premier Division 1979/80
| Scottish Premier Division 1979/80 | |
| master | Aberdeen FC |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Aberdeen FC |
| Uefa cup |
St. Mirren FC Dundee United |
| Cup winners | Celtic Glasgow |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Relegated |
Dundee FC Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 484 (ø 2.69 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Doug Somner(FC St. Mirren) |
| ← Premier Division 1978/79 | |
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the fifth time in 1979/80 . It was also the 83rd edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1979/80 season 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays. 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 FC Aberdeen won for the second time in club history after 1955 the Scottish championship. The Dons thus qualified as champions for the following European Cup of the 1980/81 season . The third and fourth placed, FC St. Mirren and Dundee United qualified for the UEFA Cup . As a cup winner , Celtic Glasgow qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The FC Dundee and Hibernian got into the end of the season First Division from. With 25 goals, Doug Somner of FC St. Mirren was the top scorer.
societies
Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1979/80 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen FC | 36 | 19th | 10 | 7th | 68:36 | +32 | 48:24 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow (M) | 36 | 18th | 11 | 7th | 61:38 | +23 | 47:25 |
| 3. | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 15th | 12 | 9 | 56:49 | +7 | 42:30 |
| 4th | Dundee United | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 43:30 | +13 | 37:35 |
| 5. | Glasgow Rangers (P) (L) | 36 | 15th | 7th | 14th | 50:46 | +4 | 37:35 |
| 6th | Greenock Morton | 36 | 14th | 8th | 14th | 51:46 | +5 | 36:36 |
| 7th | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 14th | 11 | 43:47 | −4 | 36:36 |
| 8th. | FC Kilmarnock (N) | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14th | 36:52 | −16 | 33:39 |
| 9. | Dundee FC (N) | 36 | 10 | 6th | 20th | 47:73 | −26 | 26:46 |
| 10. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 36 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 29:67 | −38 | 18:54 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1979/80 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1980/81 European Cup | |
| Participation in the 1980/81 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the 1980/81 European Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Participation in the Anglo-Scottish Cup 1980/81 | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1978/79 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 of Aberdeen FC
(All players included in the roster for the 1979/80 season.)
| 1. | Aberdeen FC |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier Division 1979/80 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier Division 1979/80 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 9, 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.
- ↑ Aberdeen Squad 1979/80. worldfootball.net, accessed April 24, 2016 .
