Scottish First Division 2007-08

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The 2007–08 First Division season was the thirteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.

The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the Scottish Premier League. The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Second Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the First division play-offs with the teams which finished second, third and fourth in the Third Division for a place in the 2008–09 First Division.

Contents

[edit] Promotion and Relegation from 2006–07

[edit] SPL & First Division

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

[edit] First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division

Promoted from Second Division to First Division

[edit] Events

Main article: 2007-08 in Scottish football#Notable events
  • May 10: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final.[5]

[edit] League table

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical  (C) (P) 36 23 7 6 62 27 35 76 Scottish Premier League
2 Dundee 36 20 9 7 58 30 28 69
3 St. Johnstone 36 15 13 8 60 45 15 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 47 43 4 52 UEFA Cup 2008-09 Second Qualifying Round
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 13 12 11 36 41 -5 51
6 Partick Thistle 36 11 12 13 40 39 1 45
7 Livingston 36 10 9 17 55 66 -11 39
8 Greenock Morton 36 9 10 17 40 58 -18 37
9 Clyde 36 9 10 17 40 59 -19 37 First Division Play-offs
10 Stirling Albion  (R) 36 4 12 20 41 71 -30 24 Second Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division.
UEFA Cup: Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] 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 do the same in the second half of the season.

[edit] First half of season

Home \ Away1 CLYD DUND DUNF MORT HAMI LIVI PART QOTS STJO STIR
Clyde 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3
Dundee 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1
Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–4 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1
Greenock Morton 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 0–1 2–2 1–1
Hamilton Academical 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0
Livingston 4–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 4–3
Partick Thistle 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Queen of the South 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 2–2
St. Johnstone 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 5–2 2–1 2–0 2–2
Stirling Albion 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–3 0–0

Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.

[edit] Second half of season

Home \ Away1 CLYD DUND DUNF MORT HAMI LIVI PART QOTS STJO STIR
Clyde 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–4 1–4 1–3 1–3
Dundee 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–2 3–0
Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1
Greenock Morton 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–1
Hamilton Academical 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0
Livingston 0–0 1–1 0–2 6–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1
Partick Thistle 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Queen of the South 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1
St. Johnstone 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 5–2 2–0 2–1 2–1
Stirling Albion 1–1 1–6 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 3–1

Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.

[edit] Attendances

Team Stadium Capacity Highest Lowest Average
Dundee Dens Park 11,856 6,192 3,146 4,264
Dunfermline Athletic East End Park 11,998 4,946 2,444 3,754
St. Johnstone McDiarmid Park 10,673 6,279 1,686 2,969
Greenock Morton Cappielow 14,749 3,818 2,228 2,727
Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 10,887 4,914 1,149 2,591
Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park 5,396 5,078 1,410 2,468
Queen of the South Palmerston Park 6,412 3,005 1,484 1,965
Livingston Almondvale Stadium 10,016 2,865 1,125 1,726
Clyde Broadwood Stadium 8,006 1,979 910 1,298
Stirling Albion Forthbank Stadium 3,808 2,215 431 1,166

Source: The League Insider

[edit] Managerial changes

See also: 2007-08 in Scottish football#Mangerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Clyde Flag of Scotland Joe Miller Mutual Consent 25 May Flag of Scotland Colin Hendry 11 June
St. Johnstone Flag of Scotland Owen Coyle Mutual consent 22 November Flag of Scotland Derek McInnes 27 November
Dunfermline Athletic Flag of Ireland Stephen Kenny Sacked 4 December Flag of Scotland Jim McIntyre 3 January
Clyde Flag of Scotland Colin Hendry Resigned 18 January Flag of Scotland John Brown 26 January
Greenock Morton Flag of Scotland Jim McInally Resigned 12 February Flag of Scotland David Irons 19 February
Livingston Flag of England Mark Proctor Sacked June 3[7] Vacant

[edit] Monthly awards

Main article: Scottish Football League monthly awards
See also: 2007-08 in Scottish football#Monthly awards
Month First Division manager SFA Player SFA Young player
August Flag of Scotland Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical) Flag of England Richard Offiong (Hamilton Academical) Flag of Scotland Kevin McDonald (Dundee)
September Flag of Scotland Owen Coyle (St. Johnstone) Second Division player Flag of Scotland James McArthur (Hamilton Academical)
October Flag of Scotland Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical) Flag of England Bryn Halliwell (Hamilton Academical) Flag of Ireland James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical)
November Flag of Scotland Alex Rae (Dundee) Flag of Scotland Kenny Deuchar (St. Johnstone) Third Division player
December Flag of Scotland Jim McIntyre (Dunfermline Athletic) Second Division player Flag of Scotland Kevin McDonald (Dundee)
January Flag of Scotland Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South) Second Division player Flag of Ireland Andy Jackson (St. Johnstone)
February Flag of Scotland Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South) Flag of France Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Dundee) Flag of Scotland Graham Dorrans (Livingston)
March Flag of Scotland Ian McCall (Partick Thistle) Flag of Northern Ireland Jonathan Tuffey (Partick Thistle) Flag of Scotland Leigh Griffiths (Livingston)
April Flag of Scotland Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South) Flag of Scotland Mark McLaughlin (Hamilton Academical) Flag of Scotland Brian Easton (Hamilton Academical)

[edit] First Division play-offs

[edit] 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 will be played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Alloa Athletic 5 – 6 Clyde 2–1 3–5
Raith Rovers 2 – 4 Airdrie United 0–2 2–2

First legs

April 30, 2008
19:45		 Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Clyde Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: D Somers
Scott Scored after 31 minutes 31'
Coakley Scored after 83 minutes 83'		 Report Masterton Scored after 62 minutes 62'
April 30, 2008
19:45		 Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Airdrie United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 2,841
Referee: D McDonald
Report Russell Scored after 31 minutes 31' Scored after 39 minutes 39'

Second legs

May 3, 2008
15:00		 Clyde 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) Alloa Athletic Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 1,548
Referee: M Tumilty
J. Gibson Scored after 30 minutes 30'
Arbuckle Scored after 64 minutes 64'
B. Gibson Scored after 68 minutes 68'
McSwegan Scored after 84 minutes 84'
Clarke Scored after 111 minutes 111'		 Report B. Ferguson Scored after 40 minutes 40'
Forrest Scored after 42 minutes 42'
Bestvina Scored after 46 minutes 46' (o.g.)
May 3, 2008
15:00		 Airdrie United 2 – 2 Raith Rovers New Broomfield, Airdrie
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: C Thomson
Prunty Scored after 10 minutes 10'
Donnelly Scored after 77 minutes 77'		 Report Weir Scored after 18 minutes 18' Scored after 81 minutes 81' (pen.)

[edit] Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs, the home team in the 1st Leg was determined by a draw conducted on 1 April 2008. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Airdrie United 0–3 Clyde 0–1 0–2

First leg

May 7, 2008
19:45		 Airdrie United 0 – 1 Clyde New Broomfield, Airdrie
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: I Brines
Report Clarke Scored after 77 minutes 77'

Second leg

May 10, 2008
15:00		 Clyde 2 – 0 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 2,548
Referee: J Underhill
McSwegan Scored after 47 minutes 47'
Clarke Scored after 65 minutes 65'		 Report

Clyde remained in First Division.

[edit] Transfer deals

See: List of Scottish football transfers 2007-08

[edit] References

  1. ^ "St Mirren 2-0 Gretna", BBC Sport, 2008-03-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  2. ^ "Ross County 4-0 Berwick Rangers", BBC Sport, 2008-04-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 
  3. ^ "Partick Thistle 1-0 Stirling Alb", BBC Sport, 2008-04-08. Retrieved on 2008-04-08. 
  4. ^ "Hamilton Accies 2-0 Clyde", BBC Sport, 2008-04-19. Retrieved on 2008-04-19. 
  5. ^ "Clyde 2-0 Airdrie United (3-0)", BBC Sport, 2008-05-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  6. ^ "Gretna demoted to Division Three", BBC Sport, 2008-05-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 
  7. ^ "Livingston sack manager Proctor", BBC Sport, 2008-06-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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