1984–85 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season 1984–85
Champions Motherwell
Promoted Motherwell
Clydebank
Relegated Meadowbank Thistle
St Johnstone
Matches played 273
Goals scored 757 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer Gerard McCoy (22)[1]
Biggest home win Clydebank 5–0 Kilmarnock, 15.09.1984
Biggest away win Kilmarnock 0–5 Airdrieonians, 29.09.1984

The 1984–85 Scottish First Division season was won by Motherwell, who were promoted along with Clydebank to the Premier Division. Meadowbank Thistle and St Johnstone were relegated to the Second Division.[2]

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Motherwell (C) (P) 39 21 8 10 62 26+36 50 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Clydebank (P) 39 17 14 8 37 20+17 48
3 Falkirk 39 19 7 13 65 54+11 45
4 Hamilton Academical 39 16 11 12 48 491 43
5 Airdrieonians 39 17 8 14 70 59+11 42
6 Forfar Athletic 39 14 13 12 54 49+5 41
7 Ayr United 39 15 9 15 57 52+5 39
8 Clyde 39 14 11 14 47 481 39
9 Brechin City 39 14 9 16 49 578 37
10 East Fife 39 12 12 15 55 561 36
11 Partick Thistle 39 13 9 17 50 555 35
12 Kilmarnock 39 12 10 17 42 6119 34
13 Meadowbank Thistle (R) 39 11 10 18 50 6616 32 Relegation to Second Division
14 St Johnstone (R) 39 10 5 24 51 7928 25

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

  1. "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1984-1985 Table". statto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3. "Scottish Division One 1984-1985 Season Summary". statto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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