Scottish Second Division 1980/81
| Scottish Second Division 1980/81 | |
| master | FC Queen's Park |
| Climbers | Queen's Park Queen of the South FC |
| Teams | 14th |
| Games | 273 |
| Gates | 803 (ø 2.94 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Steve Hancock( FC Stenhousemuir ) |
| ← Second Division 1979/80 | |
| ^ First Division 1980/81 | |
The Scottish Football League Second Division was played for the sixth time in 1980/81 . After the introduction of the Premier Division it was only the third highest Scottish league . In addition, it was the sixth event as the third highest division of men's football in Scotland under the name Second Division . In the 1980/81 season, 14 clubs competed against each other in a total of 39 game days. Each team played three times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship was won by FC Queen's Park , which at the same time secured participation in the First Division season 1981/82 . In addition to the Spiders , the runner-up Queen of the South also rose. The top scorer with 20 goals was Steve Hancock from FC Stenhousemuir .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Queen's Park | 39 | 16 | 18th | 5 | 62:43 | +19 | 50:28 |
| 2. | Queen of the South | 39 | 16 | 14th | 9 | 66:53 | +13 | 46:32 |
| 3. | Cowdenbeath FC | 39 | 18th | 9 | 12 | 63:48 | +15 | 45:33 |
| 4th | Brechin City | 39 | 15th | 14th | 10 | 52:46 | +6 | 44:34 |
| 5. | Forfar Athletic | 39 | 17th | 9 | 13 | 63:57 | +6 | 43:35 |
| 6th | Alloa Athletic | 39 | 15th | 12 | 12 | 61:54 | +7 | 42:36 |
| 7th | Montrose FC | 39 | 16 | 8th | 15th | 66:55 | +11 | 40:38 |
| 8th. | Clyde FC (A) | 39 | 14th | 12 | 13 | 68:63 | +5 | 40:38 |
| 9. | FC Arbroath (A) | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14th | 58:54 | +4 | 38:40 |
| 10. | FC Stenhousemuir | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15th | 63:58 | +5 | 37:41 |
| 11. | East Fife FC | 39 | 10 | 15th | 14th | 44:53 | −9 | 35:43 |
| 12. | Albion Rovers | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17th | 59:72 | −13 | 35:43 |
| 13. | Meadowbank Thistle | 39 | 11 | 7th | 21st | 42:64 | −22 | 29:49 |
| 14th | FC Stranraer | 39 | 7th | 8th | 24 | 36:83 | −47 | 22:56 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1980/81 season | |
| Promoted to the First Division | |
| At the end of the 1979/80 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the First Division |
Web links
- Scottish Second Division 1980/81 at Statto.com
- Scottish Second Division 1980/81 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 January 22, 2015 (English). 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.
