2009–10 Scottish First Division
Football league season
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The 2009–10 Scottish First Division was the 16th season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Promoted | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Relegated | Airdrie United, Ayr United |
| Top goalscorer | Adam Rooney (24) |
| Biggest home win | Morton 5–0 Raith Rovers Partick Thistle 5–0 Morton |
| Biggest away win | Ayr United 0–7 Inverness CT |
| Highest scoring | Ross County 5–3 Airdrie United |
| Highest attendance | 6,289: Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 Raith Rovers (29/08/09) |
| Lowest attendance | 703: Airdrie United 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (09/03/10) |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
Club locations
Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
SPL & First Division
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League
First & Second Divisions
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
Relegated from First Division to Third Division
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 73 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 61 | |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 37 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 33 | Qualification to the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then does the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season
Second half of season
Top scorers
- As of 15 April 2010
Sources: BBC
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adam Rooney |
Inverness CT | 24 |
| 2 |  Gary Harkins |
Dundee | 15 |
| 3 | Richie Foran |
Inverness CT | 12 |
| Leigh Griffiths |
Dundee | ||
| 5 | John Baird |
Airdrie United | 11 |
| 6 | Liam Buchanan |
Partick Thistle | 10 |
| Derek Holmes |
Queen of the South | ||
 Peter Weatherson |
Greenock Morton | ||
| 9 | Willie Gibson |
Dunfermline Athletic | 10 |
| Jonny Hayes |
Inverness CT |
First Division play-offs
Semi-finals
The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 3–1 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cowdenbeath | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | 2–0 |
First legs
| Brechin City | 2–1 | Airdrie United |
|---|---|---|
McAllister  10'King 44' (pen) |
BBC Sport | Gemmill 15' |
Second legs
| Airdrie United | 0–1 | Brechin City |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Sport | McAllister 61' |
| Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Sport | Wardlaw 59' McQuade 82' |
Final
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdenbeath | 3–0 | Brechin City | 0–0 | 3–0 |
First leg
| Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Brechin City |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Sport |
Second leg
| Brechin City | 0–3 | Cowdenbeath |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Sport | Mbu 17' Wardlaw 25', 45+4' |
Kits and shirt sponsors
| Team | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie United | Surridge Sports | St Andrew's Hospice | New home and away kits. |
| Ayr United | Surridge Sports | Paligap | New home and away kits. |
| Dundee | Bukta | Viga Athletic Clothing (Home), Bukta (Away) | New home and away kits. |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Puma | The Purvis Group | New home and away kits. |
| Greenock Morton | Bukta | Millions Chews | New home kit. |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Erreà | Flybe | New away kit. |
| Partick Thistle | Puma | Ignis asset management | New away kit. |
| Queen of the South | Surridge Sports | Peter C Haining Kitchens & Bathrooms | New home and away kits. |
| Raith Rovers | Puma | O'Connell's Bar and Diner | New home and away kits. |
| Ross County | Adidas | Highnet | New home kit. |
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium | 10,171 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 11,998 |
| Dundee | Dens Park | 11,856 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Caledonian Stadium | 7,711 |
| Greenock Morton | Cappielow Park | 11,612 |
| Partick Thistle | Firhill Stadium | 10,887 |
| Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 6,412 |
| Ross County | Victoria Park | 6,310 |
| Ayr United | Somerset Park | 10,185 |
| Raith Rovers | Stark's Park | 10,104 |