1981–82 Scottish First Division
Football league season
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Motherwell |
| Promoted | Motherwell Kilmarnock |
| Relegated | East Stirlingshire Queen of the South F.C. |
| Top goalscorer | Blair Millar (20)[1] |
← 1980–81 1982–83 → | |
The 1981–82 Scottish First Division season was won by Motherwell by ten points over nearest rival Kilmarnock.
League table
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Promotion
Motherwell and Kilmarnock finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division.
Relegation
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
- ^ "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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