The 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Aberdeen, one point ahead of Celtic. Dundee and Hibernian were relegated. St Mirren's 3rd place was their highest finishing position in the league since the 1892-93 season.[1]
Season | 1979–80 |
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Champions | Aberdeen 1st Premier Division title 2nd Scottish title |
Relegated | Dundee Hibernian |
European Cup | Aberdeen |
UEFA Cup | St Mirren Dundee United |
Cup Winners' Cup | Celtic |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 484 (2.69 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Doug Somner (25) |
Biggest home win | Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock |
Biggest away win | Hibernian 0–5 Aberdeen |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
Table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Aberdeen (C) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 48 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Celtic | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | St Mirren | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dundee United | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 37 | |
5 | Rangers | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 37 | |
6 | Morton | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 36 | |
7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
8 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | |
9 | Dundee (R) | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Scottish First Division |
10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 18 |
Results edit
Matches 1–18 edit
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
Matches 19–36 edit
References edit
- ^ "Weekly Howl". When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.