2008–09 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 2008–09.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish First Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	St Johnstone !St Johnstone (C) (P)	36	17	14	5	55	35	+20	65	Scottish Premier League
2	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	16	7	13	39	35	+4	55
3	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic	36	14	9	13	51	43	+8	51
4	Dundee !Dundee	36	13	11	12	33	32	+1	50
5	Queen of the South !Queen of the South	36	12	11	13	57	50	+7	47
6	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	36	12	11	13	40	40	0	47
7	Livingston !Livingston (R)	36	13	8	15	56	58	−2	47^[1]
8	Ross County !Ross County	36	13	8	15	42	46	−4	47
9	Airdrie United !Airdrie United	36	10	12	14	29	43	−14	42^[2]	First Division Play-offs
10	Clyde !Clyde (R)	36	10	9	17	41	58	−17	39	Second Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division
(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.

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Second Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers (C) (P)	36	22	10	4	60	27	+33	76	First Division
2	Ayr United !Ayr United (P)	36	22	8	6	71	38	+33	74	First Division Play-offs
3	Brechin City !Brechin City	36	18	8	10	51	45	+6	62
4	Peterhead !Peterhead	36	15	11	10	54	39	+15	56
5	Stirling Albion !Stirling Albion	36	14	11	11	59	49	+10	53
6	East Fife !East Fife	36	13	5	18	39	44	−5	44
7	Arbroath !Arbroath	36	11	8	17	44	46	−2	41
8	Alloa Athletic !Alloa Athletic	36	11	8	17	47	59	−12	41
9	Queen's Park !Queen's Park (R)	36	7	12	17	35	54	−19	33	Second Division Play-offs
10	Stranraer !Stranraer (R)	36	3	7	26	31	90	−59	16	Second Third Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.
First Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division
(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.

Scottish Third Division

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Third Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dumbarton !Dumbarton (C) (P)	36	19	10	7	65	36	+29	67	Second Division
2	Cowdenbeath !Cowdenbeath (P)	36	18	9	9	48	34	+14	063^*	Second Division Play-offs
3	East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire	36	19	4	13	57	50	+7	61
4	Stenhousemuir !Stenhousemuir (O) (P)	36	16	8	12	55	46	+9	56
5	Montrose !Montrose	36	16	6	14	47	48	−1	54
6	Forfar Athletic !Forfar Athletic	36	14	9	13	53	51	+2	51
7	Annan Athletic !Annan Athletic	36	14	8	14	56	45	+11	50
8	Albion Rovers !Albion Rovers	36	11	6	19	39	47	−8	39
9	Berwick Rangers !Berwick Rangers	36	10	7	19	46	61	−15	37
10	Elgin City !Elgin City	36	7	5	24	31	79	−48	26

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 4th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.
^*Cowdenbeath were promoted due to Livingston's demotion from the First Division to the Third.
(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.

References

↑ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
↑ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston

References

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2008–09 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup

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First Division	Airdrie United Clyde Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Livingston Queen of the South Partick Thistle Ross County St. Johnstone

Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Brechin City East Fife Peterhead Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stirling Albion Stranraer

Third Division	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Elgin City Forfar Athletic Montrose Stenhousemuir

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Junior football	SJFA Junior Cup West East North

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2008–09 Scottish Football League

Scottish First Division

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Third Division

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