1999–2000 Scottish First Division
Football league season
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The 1999–2000 Scottish First Division was won by St Mirren, finishing as one of two promoted teams. As the Scottish Premier League was being expanded to twelve teams Dunfermline Athletic were to be joined by Falkirk in a three team playoff against Aberdeen with the top two placed teams entering the Scottish Premier League. However, this did not occur as Falkirk's Brockville Stadium did not meet the then SPL requirements for having a 10,000 all-seater stadium.[1] Clydebank finished bottom and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division.
Season1999–2000
ChampionsSt Mirren
PromotedSt Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
RelegatedAirdrieonians
Clydebank
Clydebank
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St Mirren |
| Promoted | St Mirren Dunfermline Athletic |
| Relegated | Airdrieonians Clydebank |
| Top goalscorer | Mark Yardley (19) |
| Biggest home win | St Mirren 8-0 Clydebank, 11 March 2000 Falkirk 8-0 Airdrieonians, 18 March 2000 |
| Biggest away win | Raith Rovers 0-6 St Mirren, 14 August 1999 |
| Average attendance | 2877 |
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Stadia and locations
| Airdrieonians | Ayr United | Clydebank | Dunfermline Athletic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Stadium | Somerset Park | Cappielow Park, Greenock[2] | East End Park |
| Capacity: 10,101[3] | Capacity: 10,185[4] | Capacity: 11,612[5] | Capacity: 11,480[6] |
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| Falkirk |
Club from the Highland council area |
 Clubs from the South of Scotland |
Greenock Morton |
| Brockville Park | Cappielow Park | ||
| Capacity: 7,500[7] | Capacity: 11,612[8] | ||
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| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Livingston | Raith Rovers | St Mirren |
| Caledonian Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | Stark's Park | Love Street |
| Capacity: 6,280[9] | Capacity: 10,112[10] | Capacity: 9,031[11] | Capacity: 10,900[12] |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic (P) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 71 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 64 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Morton | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 36 | |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 29 | |
| 10 | Clydebank (R) | 36 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 82 | −65 | 10 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: "1999-2000 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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
Top scorers
Attendances
The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 1999/00 are shown below:
| Club | Average |
|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4,959 |
| St Mirren | 4,946 |
| Livingston | 3,974 |
| Falkirk | 3,344 |
| Raith Rovers | 3,165 |
| Inverness CT | 2,282 |
| Ayr United | 2,180 |
| Airdrieonians | 1,857 |
| Greenock Morton | 1,356 |
| Clydebank | 712 |
