1977–78 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1977–78
Champions	Morton
Promoted	Morton; Heart of Midlothian
Relegated	Alloa Athletic; East Fife
Matches played	273
Goals scored	810 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorer	William Pirie (35)
Biggest home win	Dundee 6–0 Alloa Athletic, 14.01.1978
Biggest away win	Arbroath 0–7 Heart of Midlothian, 24.12.1977
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Heart of Midlothian to the Premier Division. Alloa Athletic and East Fife were relegated to the Second Division.^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Morton (C, P)	39	25	8	6	85	42	+43	58	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Heart of Midlothian (P)	39	24	10	5	77	42	+35	58	Promotion to the Premier Division
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 Academical	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 (R)	39	8	8	23	44	84	−40	24	Relegation to the Second Division
14	East Fife (R)	39	4	11	24	39	74	−35	19	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[1] "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

[2] "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[3] "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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Premier Division	Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Clydebank Dundee United Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
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Second Division	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Raith Rovers Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer