1977-78 in Scottish football

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The 1977-78 season was the 81st season of competitive football in Scotland.

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[edit] Scottish Premier Division

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Rangers 36 24 7 5 76 39 37 55
2 Aberdeen 36 22 9 5 68 29 39 53
3 Dundee United 36 16 8 12 42 32 10 40
4 Hibernian 36 15 7 14 52 43 9 37
5 Celtic 36 15 6 15 63 54 9 36
6 Motherwell 36 13 7 16 45 52 -7 33
7 Partick Thistle 36 14 5 17 52 64 -12 33
8 St Mirren 36 11 8 17 52 63 -11 30
9 Ayr United 36 9 6 21 36 68 -32 24
10 Clydebank 36 6 7 23 23 64 -41 19

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Ayr United, Clydebank

[edit] Scottish League Division One

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Morton 39 25 8 6 85 42 43 58
2 Hearts 39 24 10 5 77 42 35 58
3 Dundee 39 25 7 7 91 44 47 57
4 Dumbarton 39 16 17 6 65 48 17 49
5 Stirling Albion 39 15 12 12 60 52 8 42
6 Kilmarnock 39 14 12 13 52 46 6 40
7 Hamilton Ac. 39 12 12 15 54 56 -2 36
8 St Johnstone 39 15 6 18 52 64 -12 36
9 Arbroath 39 11 13 15 42 55 -13 35
10 Airdrieonians 39 12 10 17 50 64 -14 34
11 Montrose 39 10 9 20 55 71 -16 29
12 Queen of the South 39 8 13 18 44 68 -24 29
13 Alloa Athletic 39 8 8 23 44 84 -40 24
14 East Fife 39 4 11 24 39 74 -35 19

Promoted: Morton, Hearts
Relegated: Alloa, East Fife

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Clyde 39 21 11 7 71 32 39 53
2 Raith Rovers 39 19 15 5 63 34 29 53
3 Dunfermline Ath 39 18 12 9 64 41 23 48
4 Berwick Rangers 39 16 16 7 68 51 17 48
5 Falkirk 39 15 14 10 51 46 5 44
6 Forfar Athletic 39 17 8 14 61 55 6 42
7 Queen's Park 39 13 15 11 52 51 1 41
8 Albion Rovers 39 16 8 15 68 68 0 40
9 East Stirlingshire 39 15 8 16 55 65 -10 38
10 Cowdenbeath 39 13 8 18 75 78 -3 34
11 Stranraer 39 13 7 19 54 63 -9 33
12 Stenhousemuir 39 10 10 19 43 67 -24 30
13 Meadowbank Thistle 39 6 10 23 43 89 -46 22
14 Brechin City 39 7 6 26 45 73 -28 20

Promoted: Clyde, Raith Rovers

[edit] Cup Honours

Competition Winner Runner-Up
Scottish Cup Rangers 2 • 1 Aberdeen
Scottish League Cup Rangers 2 • 1 Celtic (aet)
Scottish Junior Cup Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1 • 0 Stonehouse Violet

[edit] Scottish national team

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scotland scorers
September 7, 1977 Stadion der Weltjugend, East Berlin (A) East Germany 0-1 F
September 21, 1977 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Czechoslovakia 3-1 WCQ Joe Jordan, Asa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish
October 12, 1977 Anfield Stadium, Liverpool (A) Wales 2-0 WCQ Don Masson (pen), Kenny Dalglish
February 22, 1978 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Bulgaria 2-1 F Archie Gemmill (pen), Ian Wallace
May 13, 1978 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland 1-1 BHC Derek Johnson
May 17, 1978 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Wales 1-1 BHC Derek Johnson
May 20, 1978 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England 0-1 BHC
June 3, 1978 Córdoba (N) Peru 1-3 WC1 Joe Jordan
June 7, 1978 Córdoba (N) Iran 1-1 WC1 own goal
June 11, 1978 Estadio San Martin, Mendoza (N) Netherlands 3-2 WC1 Archie Gemmill (2), Kenny Dalglish (pen)

1978 British Home Championship - Third Place

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