1980–81 Scottish First Division

The 1980–81 Scottish First Division season was won by Hibs by six points over nearest rival Dundee.

Scottish First Division
Season1980–81
ChampionsHibs
PromotedHibs
Dundee
RelegatedStirling Albion
Berwick Rangers
Top goalscorerAlly McCoist (22)[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 39 24 9 6 67 24 +43 57 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Dundee (P) 39 22 8 9 64 40 +24 52
3 St Johnstone 39 21 10 8 64 44 +20 52
4 Raith Rovers 39 20 10 9 49 32 +17 50
5 Motherwell 39 19 11 9 65 51 +14 49
6 Ayr United 39 17 11 11 59 42 +17 45
7 Hamilton Academical 39 15 7 17 61 57 +4 37
8 Dumbarton 39 13 11 15 49 50 −1 37
9 Falkirk 39 13 8 18 39 52 −13 34
10 Clydebank 39 10 13 16 48 59 −11 33
11 East Stirlingshire 39 6 16 17 39 57 −18 28
12 Dunfermline Athletic 39 10 7 22 41 58 −17 27
13 Stirling Albion (R) 39 6 11 22 19 48 −29 23 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Berwick Rangers (R) 39 5 11 23 30 82 −52 21
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion

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Hibs and Dundee finished first and second respectively and were promoted to the 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division.

Relegation

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Stirling Albion and Berwick Rangers finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1981–82 Scottish Second Division. In a Scottish League record Stirling failed to score in their last 14 league matches - their last goal of the league season was on 31 January in a 1-0 win over Dunfermline. They then only scored in 2 of their first 7 league games the following season.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.