1978-79 in Scottish football

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The 1978-1979 season was the 82nd season of competitive football in Scotland.

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[edit] Scottish Premier Division

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 36 21 6 9 61 37 24 48
2 Rangers 36 18 9 9 52 35 17 45
3 Dundee United 36 18 8 10 56 37 19 44
4 Aberdeen 36 13 14 9 59 36 23 40
5 Hibernian 36 12 13 11 44 48 -4 37
6 St. Mirren 36 15 6 15 45 41 4 36
7 Greenock Morton 36 12 12 12 52 53 -1 36
8 Partick Thistle 36 13 8 15 42 39 3 34
9 Hearts 36 8 7 21 39 71 -32 23
10 Motherwell 36 5 7 24 33 86 -53 17

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Hearts, Motherwell

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 39 24 7 8 69 36 33 55
2 Kilmarnock 39 22 10 7 72 36 36 54
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 39 8 9 22 55 92 -37 25
14 Queen of the South 39 8 8 23 43 93 -50 24

Promoted: Dundee, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Montrose, Queen of the South

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Berwick Rangers 39 22 10 7 82 44 38 54
2 Dunfermline 39 19 14 6 66 40 26 52
3 Falkirk 39 19 12 8 66 37 29 50
4 East Fife 39 17 9 13 64 53 11 43
5 Cowdenbeath 39 16 10 13 63 58 5 42
6 Alloa Athletic 39 16 9 14 57 62 -5 41
7 Albion Rovers 39 15 10 14 57 56 1 40
8 Forfar Athletic 39 13 12 14 55 52 3 38
9 Stranraer 39 18 2 19 52 66 -14 38
10 Stenhousemuir 39 12 8 19 54 58 -4 32
11 Brechin City 39 9 14 16 49 65 -16 32
12 East Stirlingshire 39 12 8 19 61 87 -26 32
13 Queen's Park 39 8 12 19 46 57 -11 28
14 Meadowbank Thistle 39 8 8 23 37 74 -37 24

Promoted: Berwick Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1978–79 Rangers 3 – 2 (2nd rep.) Hibernian
League Cup Rangers 2 – 1 Aberdeen
Junior Cup Cumnock Juniors 1 – 0 Bo'ness United

[edit] Individual honours

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the Year Flag of Scotland Andy Ritchie Greenock Morton
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Scotland Paul Hegarty Dundee United
Young Player of the Year Flag of Scotland Ray Stewart Dundee United

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
September 20, 1978 Praterstadion, Vienna (A) Flag of Austria Austria 2–3 ECQ Gordon McQueen, Andy Gray
October 25, 1978 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Norway Norway 3–2 ECQ Kenny Dalglish (2), Archie Gemmill
November 29, 1978 Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A) Flag of Portugal Portugal 0–1 ECQ
May 19, 1979 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 0–3 BHC
May 22, 1979 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–0 BHC Arthur Graham
May 26, 1979 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 1–3 BHC John Wark
June 2, 1979 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Argentina Argentina 1–3 F Arthur Graham
June 7, 1979 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) Flag of Norway Norway 4–0 ECQ Kenny Dalglish, Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, John Robertson

1979 British Home Championship - Third Place

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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