1975–76 Scottish First Division
Football league season
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The 1975–76 Scottish First Division season was the first season in which the Scottish First Division became the second tier of Scottish football and the number of teams was reduced from 20 to 14. The season was won by Partick Thistle, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to the Premier Division. Dunfermline Athletic and Clyde were relegated to the Second Division.[1]
Season1975–76
ChampionsPartick Thistle
PromotedPartick Thistle
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
RelegatedDunfermline Athletic
Clyde
Clyde
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Partick Thistle |
| Promoted | Partick Thistle Kilmarnock |
| Relegated | Dunfermline Athletic Clyde |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 569 (3.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Bourke, John Whiteford (17) |
| Biggest home win | Partick Thistle 5–0 East Fife, 15 November 1975 |
| Biggest away win | Queen of the South 1–7 Airdrieonians, 13 September 1975 East Fife 1–7 Montrose, 7 February 1976 |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 41 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Kilmarnock (P) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 35 | |
| 3 | Montrose | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 30 | |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 28 | |
| 5 | Arbroath | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 26 | |
| 6 | St Mirren | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Falkirk | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Airdrieonians | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Morton | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 23 | |
| 12 | East Fife | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 23 | |
| 13 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 20 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 14 | Clyde (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 14 |