1977–78 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1977–78
Champions	Morton
Promoted	Morton Heart of Midlothian
Relegated	Alloa Athletic East Fife
Matches played	273
Goals scored	810 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorer	William Pirie (35)^[1]
Biggest home win	Dundee 6–0 Alloa Athletic, 14.01.1978
Biggest away win	Arbroath 0–7 Heart of Midlothian, 24.12.1977
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Heart of Midlothian to the Premier Division. Alloa Athletic and East Fife were relegated to the Second Division.^[2]

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Morton !Morton (C) (P)	39	25	8	6	85	42	+43	58	Premier Division
2	Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian (P)	39	24	10	5	77	42	+35	58	Premier Division
3	Dundee !Dundee	39	25	7	7	91	44	+47	57
4	Dumbarton !Dumbarton	39	16	17	6	65	48	+17	49
5	Stirling Albion !Stirling Albion	39	15	12	12	60	52	+8	42
6	Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock	39	14	12	13	52	46	+6	40
7	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	39	12	12	15	54	56	−2	36
8	St Johnstone !St Johnstone	39	15	6	18	52	64	−12	36
9	Arbroath !Arbroath	39	11	13	15	42	55	−13	35
10	Airdrieonians !Airdrieonians	39	12	10	17	50	64	−14	34
11	Montrose !Montrose	39	10	9	20	55	71	−16	29
12	Queen of the South !Queen of the South	39	8	13	18	44	68	−24	29
13	Alloa Athletic !Alloa Athletic (R)	39	8	8	23	44	84	−40	24	Second Division
14	East Fife !East Fife (R)	39	4	11	24	39	74	−35	19	Second Division

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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References

↑ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
↑ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Table". statto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
↑ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

Second division football seasons in Scotland

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First Division	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

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