The 1975–76 Scottish First Division season was the first season in which the Scottish First Division became the second tier of Scottish football and the number of teams was reduced from 20 to 14. The season was won by Partick Thistle, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to the Premier Division. Dunfermline Athletic and Clyde were relegated to the Second Division.[1]
Season | 1975–76 |
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Champions | Partick Thistle |
Promoted | Partick Thistle Kilmarnock |
Relegated | Dunfermline Athletic Clyde |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 569 (3.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Bourke, John Whiteford (17) |
Biggest home win | Partick Thistle 5-0 East Fife, 15.11.1975 |
Biggest away win | Queen of the South 1-7 Airdrieonians, 13.09.1975 East Fife 1-7 Montrose, 07.02.1976 |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 41 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Kilmarnock (P) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 35 | |
3 | Montrose | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 30 | |
4 | Dumbarton | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 28 | |
5 | Arbroath | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 26 | |
6 | St Mirren | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 26 | |
7 | Falkirk | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 25 | |
8 | Airdrieonians | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 25 | |
9 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 24 | |
10 | Queen of the South | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 24 | |
11 | Morton | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 23 | |
12 | East Fife | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 23 | |
13 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 20 | Relegation to the Second Division |
14 | Clyde (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish Division One 1975-1976 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Scottish Division One 1975-1976 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.