Season | 1978–79 |
---|---|
Champions | Dundee |
Promoted | Dundee Kilmarnock |
Relegated | Montrose Queen of the South |
Matches played | 273 |
Goals scored | 830 (3.04 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Blair Millar (28)[1] |
Biggest home win | Airdrieonians 8–2 Montrose, 05.05.1979 |
Biggest away win | Arbroath 0–5 Raith Rovers, 30.09.1978 |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
The 1978–79 Scottish First Division season was won by Dundee, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to the Premier Division. Montrose and Queen of the South were relegated to the Second Division.[2]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundee (C, P) | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 55 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Kilmarnock (P) | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 54 | |
3 | Clydebank | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 54 | |
4 | Ayr United | 39 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 47 | |
5 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 43 | |
6 | Airdrieonians | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 40 | |
7 | Dumbarton | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 39 | |
8 | Stirling Albion | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 35 | |
9 | Clyde | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 34 | |
10 | Arbroath | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 33 | |
11 | Raith Rovers | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 32 | |
12 | St Johnstone | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 31 | |
13 | Montrose (R) | 39 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 92 | −37 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
14 | Queen of the South (R) | 39 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 43 | 93 | −50 | 24 |
Source: RSSSF and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.