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1977–78 Scottish First Division

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Scottish First Division
Season1977–78
ChampionsMorton
PromotedMorton
Heart of Midlothian
RelegatedAlloa Athletic
East Fife
Matches played273
Goals scored810 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerWilliam Pirie (35)[1]
Biggest home winDundee 6–0 Alloa Athletic, 14.01.1978
Biggest away winArbroath 0–7 Heart of Midlothian, 24.12.1977

The 1977–78 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Heart of Midlothian to the Premier Division. Alloa Athletic and East Fife were relegated to the Second Division.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C, P) 39 25 8 6 85 42 +43 58 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Heart of Midlothian (P) 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 Academical 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 (R) 39 8 8 23 44 84 −40 24 Relegation to the Second Division
14 East Fife (R) 39 4 11 24 39 74 −35 19
Source: RSSSF and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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.
  2. ^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.