1995–96 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1995–96
Champions	Dunfermline Athletic
Promoted	Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee United
Relegated	Dumbarton
Goals scored	507
Average goals/game	2.82
Top goalscorer	George O'Boyle (21)^[1]
Biggest home win	Dundee United 8–0 Dumbarton, 02.12.1995
Biggest away win	Dumbarton 1–5 Dundee, 23.09.1995
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Scottish First Division season began on 12 August 1995.

Overview

The 1995–96 Scottish First Division season ended in success for Dunfermline Athletic who won the title by four points from nearest rivals Dundee United.

Promotion and relegation from 1994–95

Promoted from First Division to Premier Division

Raith Rovers

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division

Dundee United

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic (C, P)	36	21	8	7	73	41	+32	71	Premier Division
2	Dundee United (P)	36	19	10	7	73	37	+36	67	Premier Division playoff
3	Greenock Morton	36	20	7	9	57	39	+18	67
4	St Johnstone	36	19	8	9	60	36	+24	65
5	Dundee	36	15	12	9	53	40	+13	57
6	St Mirren	36	13	8	15	46	51	−5	47
7	Clydebank	36	10	10	16	39	58	−19	40
8	Airdrieonians	36	9	11	16	43	54	−11	38
9	Hamilton Academical (R)	36	10	6	20	40	57	−17	36	Second Division
10	Dumbarton (R)	36	3	2	31	23	94	−71	11	Second Division

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

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

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1996 qualifying Group 8 Euro 1996
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Rangers
First Division	Airdrieonians Clydebank Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical St. Johnstone St. Mirren
Second Division	Ayr United Berwick Rangers Clyde East Fife Forfar Athletic Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Brechin City Caledonian Thistle Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Livingston Queen's Park Ross County

Overview

Promotion and relegation from 1994–95

Table

References

See also