Scottish Premier Division 1980/81

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Scottish Premier Division 1980/81
master Celtic Glasgow
European Cup of
National Champions
Celtic Glasgow
Uefa cup Aberdeen FC
Dundee United
Cup winners Glasgow Rangers
European
Cup Winners' Cup
Glasgow Rangers
Relegated Kilmarnock Heart of Midlothian FC
Teams 10
Games 180
Gates 481  (ø 2.67 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Frank McGarvey
(Celtic Glasgow)
Premier Division 1979/80

The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the sixth time in 1980/81 . It was also the 84th edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1980/81 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match 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 32nd time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . Celtic thus qualified as champion for the following European Cup of the 1981/82 season . Runner-up and fifth place, Aberdeen FC and Dundee United qualified for the UEFA Cup . As cup winners , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The Kilmarnock FC and Heart of Midlothian got into the end of the season First Division from. Celtic Glasgow's Frank McGarvey was the top scorer with 23 goals .

societies

Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1980/81
society city Stadion
Airdrieonians FC Airdrie Broomfield Park
Celtic Glasgow Glasgow Celtic Park
Aberdeen FC Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium
FC Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Rugby park
FC St. Mirren Paisley Love Street
Dundee United Dundee Tannadice Park
Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Ibrox Park
Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow Park
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Tynecastle Park
Partick Thistle Glasgow Firhill Stadium

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (P)  36  26th  4th  6th 084:370 +47 56:16
 2. FC Aberdeen (M)  36  19th  11  6th 061:260 +35 49:23
 3. Glasgow Rangers  36  16  12  8th 060:320 +28 44:28
 4th FC St. Mirren  36  18th  8th  10 056:470  +9 44:28
 5. Dundee United (L)  36  17th  9  10 066:420 +24 43:29
 6th Partick Thistle  36  10  10  16 032:480 −16 30:42
 7th Airdrieonians FC (N)  36  10  9  17th 036:550 −19 29:43
 8th. Greenock Morton  36  10  8th  18th 036:580 −22 28:44
 9. FC Kilmarnock  36  5  9  22nd 023:650 −42 19:53
10. Heart of Midlothian (N)  36  6th  6th  24 027:710 −44 18:54

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Legend
1980/81 season
Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1981/82
Participation in the UEFA Cup 1981/82
Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1981/82
Relegated to the first division
At the end of the 1979/80 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 roster for the 1980/81 season.)

1. Celtic Glasgow
Celtic fc.svg

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com
  2. Celtic FC Squad 1980/81. worldfootball.net, accessed April 9, 2015 .