1979–80 Scottish Second Division

The 1979–80 Scottish Second Division was won by Falkirk who, along with second placed East Stirlingshire, were promoted to the First Division. Alloa Athletic finished bottom.

Scottish Second Division

Season	1979–80
Champions	Falkirk
Promoted	Falkirk East Stirlingshire
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Falkirk (C, P)	39	19	12	8	65	35	+30	50	Promotion to the First Division
2	East Stirlingshire (P)	39	21	7	11	55	40	+15	49
3	Forfar Athletic	39	19	8	12	63	51	+12	46
4	Albion Rovers	39	16	12	11	73	56	+17	44
5	Queen's Park	39	16	9	14	59	47	+12	41
6	Stenhousemuir	39	16	9	14	56	51	+5	41
7	Brechin City	39	15	10	14	61	59	+2	40
8	Cowdenbeath	39	14	12	13	54	52	+2	40
9	Montrose	39	14	10	15	60	63	−3	38
10	East Fife	39	12	9	18	45	57	−12	33
11	Stranraer	39	12	8	19	51	65	−14	32
12	Meadowbank Thistle	39	12	8	19	42	70	−28	32
13	Queen of the South	39	11	9	19	51	69	−18	31
14	Alloa Athletic	39	11	7	21	44	64	−20	29

Source: "1979-1980 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted