1979–80 Scottish Premier Division
74th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Football league season
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| 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 → | |
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]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HIB | KIL | MOR | PAR | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Dundee United | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hibernian | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Morton | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | |
| Rangers | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 19–36
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HIB | KIL | MOR | PAR | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Dundee | 0–4 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Dundee United | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Kilmarnock | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Morton | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| St Mirren | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division – Statto
- ^ "Weekly Howl". When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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