1978–79 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1978–79
Champions	Dundee
Promoted	Dundee; Kilmarnock
Relegated	Montrose; Queen of the South
Matches	273
Goals	830 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer	Blair Millar (28)
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

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	Promotion to the Premier Division
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	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

^ "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.

[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.

[2] "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[3] "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Clyde Clydebank Dundee Dumbarton Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Montrose Queen of the South Raith Rovers St. Johnstone Stirling Albion
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Fife East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer