2001–02 Scottish First Division

Football league season
Scottish First Division
Season2001–02
ChampionsPartick Thistle
PromotedPartick Thistle
RelegatedRaith Rovers
Top goalscorerOwen Coyle (23)

The 2001–02 Scottish First Division was won by Partick Thistle who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Raith Rovers were relegated to the Second Division however Falkirk avoided being relegated because Airdrieonians became insolvent.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 36 19 9 8 61 38 +23 66 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Airdrieonians (R) 36 15 11 10 59 40 +19 56 Club folded after the season
3 Ayr United 36 13 13 10 53 44 +9 52
4 Ross County 36 14 10 12 51 43 +8 52
5 Clyde 36 13 10 13 51 56 −5 49
6 Inverness CT 36 13 9 14 60 51 +9 48
7 Arbroath 36 14 6 16 42 59 −17 48
8 St Mirren 36 11 12 13 43 53 −10 45
9 Falkirk[a] 36 10 9 17 49 73 −24 39
10 Raith Rovers (R) 36 8 11 17 50 62 −12 35 Relegation to the Second Division
Source:
  1. ^ Falkirk were reprieved from relegation due to Airdrieonians folding.

Attendances

The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2001/02 are shown below:

Club Average
Partick Thistle 4,434
St Mirren 3,663
Ross County 2,757
Falkirk 2,478
Ayr United 2,457
Inverness CT 2,046
Airdrieonians 2,001
Raith Rovers 1,911
Clyde 1,476
Arbroath 956
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