1981–82 Scottish First Division

The 1981–82 Scottish First Division season was won by Motherwell by ten points over nearest rival Kilmarnock.

Scottish First Division
Season1981–82
ChampionsMotherwell
PromotedMotherwell
Kilmarnock
RelegatedEast Stirlingshire
Queen of the South F.C.
Top goalscorerBlair Millar (20)[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Motherwell (C, P) 39 26 9 4 92 36 +56 61 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 17 17 5 60 29 +31 51
3 Heart of Midlothian 39 21 8 10 65 37 +28 50
4 Clydebank 39 19 8 12 61 53 +8 46
5 St Johnstone 39 17 8 14 69 60 +9 42
6 Ayr United 39 15 12 12 56 50 +6 42
7 Hamilton Academical 39 16 8 15 52 49 +3 40
8 Queen's Park 39 13 10 16 41 41 0 36
9 Falkirk 39 11 14 14 49 52 −3 36
10 Dunfermline Athletic 39 11 14 14 46 56 −10 36
11 Dumbarton 39 13 9 17 49 61 −12 35
12 Raith Rovers 39 11 7 21 31 59 −28 29
13 East Stirlingshire (R) 39 7 10 22 38 77 −39 24 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Queen of the South (R) 39 4 10 25 44 93 −49 18
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion

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Motherwell and Kilmarnock finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division.

Relegation

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East Stirlingshire and Queen of the South F.C. finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1982–83 Scottish Second Division.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.