1975–76 Scottish First Division

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]

Scottish First Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsPartick Thistle
PromotedPartick Thistle
Kilmarnock
RelegatedDunfermline Athletic
Clyde
Matches played182
Goals scored569 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Bourke, John Whiteford (17)
Biggest home winPartick Thistle 5-0 East Fife, 15.11.1975
Biggest away winQueen of the South 1-7 Airdrieonians,
13.09.1975
East Fife 1-7 Montrose, 07.02.1976

Table

Pos 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 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 Second Division
14 Clyde (R) 26 5 4 17 34 52 18 14
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

References

  1. "Scottish Division One 1975-1976 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1975-1976 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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