Scottish Football League 1979-80
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Statistics of Scottish Football League
in season 1979/1980.
Champions: Aberdeen
Relegated: Dundee, Hibernian
Promoted: Hearts, Airdrieonians
Relegated: Arbroath, Clyde
Promoted: Falkirk, East Stirlingshire
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
in season 1979/1980.
Scottish Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 48 |
| 2 | Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 | St Mirren | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Morton | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 33 |
| 9 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 26 |
| 10 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 67 | -38 | 18 |
Champions: Aberdeen
Relegated: Dundee, Hibernian
| Division Champions | |
| Relegated |
Scottish League Division One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 53 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 47 | 31 | 51 |
| 3 | Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
39 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 51 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
39 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 | Stirling Albion Stirling Albion F.C. Stirling Albion F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. The club are nicknamed The Binos . They play at Doubletree Dunblane Stadium in Stirling, on the outskirts of the city near the River Forth... |
39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Clydebank Clydebank F.C. Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division... |
39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 35 |
| 11 | St Johnstone St Johnstone F.C. St. Johnstone F.C. is a professional football club based in Perth, Scotland. Although it is officially recorded as being formed in 1884, the club did not play its first game until February 1885. The club's home since 1989 has been McDiarmid Park.... |
39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 34 |
| 12 | Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers F.C. Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division... |
39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 28 |
| 14 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
39 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 25 |
Promoted: Hearts, Airdrieonians
Relegated: Arbroath, Clyde
| Division Champions/Promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Scottish League Division two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881... |
39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division... |
39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Albion Rovers | 39 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 17 | 44 |
| 5 | Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 41 |
| 7 | Brechin City Brechin City F.C. Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season... |
39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Montrose Montrose F.C. Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :... |
39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 33 |
| 11 | Stranraer Stranraer F.C. Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the Third Division.-History:... |
39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 32 |
| 12 | Meadowbank Thistle | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 70 | -28 | 32 |
| 13 | Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 31 |
| 14 | Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
39 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 29 |
Promoted: Falkirk, East Stirlingshire
| Division Champions/promoted | |
| Promoted |