1975–76 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1975–76
Champions	Partick Thistle
Promoted	Partick Thistle; Kilmarnock
Relegated	Dunfermline Athletic; Clyde
Matches played	182
Goals scored	569 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Bourke, John Whiteford (17)
Biggest home win	Partick Thistle 5-0 East Fife, 15.11.1975
Biggest away win	Queen of the South 1-7 Airdrieonians,; 13.09.1975; East Fife 1-7 Montrose, 07.02.1976
	← 1974–75 1976–77 →

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]

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	Premier Division
2	Kilmarnock (P)	26	16	3	7	44	29	+15	35	Premier Division
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	Second Division
14	Clyde (R)	26	5	4	17	34	52	−18	14	Second Division

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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References

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First Division	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
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