1977-78 in Scottish football

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The 1977-78 season was the 81st season of competitive football in Scotland.

Contents 1 Scottish Premier Division 2 Scottish League Division One 3 Scottish League Division Two 4 Other honours 4.1 Cup honours 4.2 Individual honours 5 Scottish national team 6 Notes and references

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	36	24	7	5	76	39	37	55
2	Aberdeen	36	22	9	5	68	29	39	53
3	Dundee United	36	16	8	12	42	32	10	40
4	Hibernian	36	15	7	14	52	43	9	37
5	Celtic	36	15	6	15	63	54	9	36
6	Motherwell	36	13	7	16	45	52	-7	33
7	Partick Thistle	36	14	5	17	52	64	-12	33
8	St. Mirren	36	11	8	17	52	63	-11	30
9	Ayr United	36	9	6	21	36	68	-32	24
10	Clydebank	36	6	7	23	23	64	-41	19

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Ayr United, Clydebank

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Greenock Morton	39	25	8	6	85	42	43	58
2	Hearts	39	24	10	5	77	42	35	58
3	Dundee	39	25	7	7	91	44	47	57
4	Dumbarton	39	16	17	6	65	48	17	49
5	Stirling Albion	39	15	12	12	60	52	8	42
6	Kilmarnock	39	14	12	13	52	46	6	40
7	Hamilton Ac.	39	12	12	15	54	56	-2	36
8	St. Johnstone	39	15	6	18	52	64	-12	36
9	Arbroath	39	11	13	15	42	55	-13	35
10	Airdrieonians	39	12	10	17	50	64	-14	34
11	Montrose	39	10	9	20	55	71	-16	29
12	Queen of the South	39	8	13	18	44	68	-24	29
13	Alloa Athletic	39	8	8	23	44	84	-40	24
14	East Fife	39	4	11	24	39	74	-35	19

Promoted: Morton, Hearts
Relegated: Alloa, East Fife

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Clyde	39	21	11	7	71	32	39	53
2	Raith Rovers	39	19	15	5	63	34	29	53
3	Dunfermline Ath	39	18	12	9	64	41	23	48
4	Berwick Rangers	39	16	16	7	68	51	17	48
5	Falkirk	39	15	14	10	51	46	5	44
6	Forfar Athletic	39	17	8	14	61	55	6	42
7	Queen's Park	39	13	15	11	52	51	1	41
8	Albion Rovers	39	16	8	15	68	68	0	40
9	East Stirlingshire	39	15	8	16	55	65	-10	38
10	Cowdenbeath	39	13	8	18	75	78	-3	34
11	Stranraer	39	13	7	19	54	63	-9	33
12	Stenhousemuir	39	10	10	19	43	67	-24	30
13	Meadowbank Thistle	39	6	10	23	43	89	-46	22
14	Brechin City	39	7	6	26	45	73	-28	20

Promoted: Clyde, Raith Rovers

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1977–78	Rangers	2 – 1	Aberdeen
League Cup	Rangers	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Celtic
Junior Cup	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	1 – 0	Stonehouse Violet

[edit] Individual honours

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Derek Johnstone	Rangers
Players' Player of the Year	Derek Johnstone	Rangers
Young Player of the Year	Graeme Payne	Dundee United

[edit] Scottish national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
September 7, 1977	Stadion der Weltjugend, East Berlin (A)	East Germany	0–1	F
September 21, 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Czechoslovakia	3–1	WCQ	Joe Jordan, Asa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish
October 12, 1977	Anfield Stadium, Liverpool (A)	Wales	2–0	WCQ	Don Masson (pen.), Kenny Dalglish
February 22, 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Bulgaria	2–1	F	Archie Gemmill (pen.), Ian Wallace
May 13, 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Northern Ireland	1–1	BHC	Derek Johnstone
May 17, 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Wales	1–1	BHC	Derek Johnstone
May 20, 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	0–1	BHC
June 3, 1978	Córdoba (N)	Peru	1–3	WC1	Joe Jordan
June 7, 1978	Córdoba (N)	Iran	1–1	WC1	own goal
June 11, 1978	Estadio San Martin, Mendoza (N)	Netherlands	3–2	WC1	Archie Gemmill (2), Kenny Dalglish (pen.)

1978 British Home Championship - Third Place

[edit] Notes and references

Seasons in Scottish football v • d • e
1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82
Football in Scotland v • d • e
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National teams
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League competitions in Scottish football
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East League South League Junior Leagues
Cup Competitions in Scottish Football
Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup