1981–82 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1981–82
Champions	Motherwell
Promoted	Motherwell; Kilmarnock
Relegated	East Stirlingshire; Queen of the South F.C.
Top goalscorer	Blair Millar (20)
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The Scottish First Division season 1981–82 was won by Motherwell by ten points over nearest rival Kilmarnock.

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Motherwell	39	26	9	4	92	36	+56	61	Promotion to the 1982–83 Premier Division
2	Kilmarnock	39	17	17	5	60	29	+31	51	Promotion to the 1982–83 Premier Division
3	Heart of Midlothian	39	21	8	10	65	37	+28	50
4	Clydebank	39	19	8	12	61	53	+8	46
5	St Johnstone	39	17	8	14	69	60	+9	42
6	Ayr United	39	15	12	12	56	50	+6	42
7	Hamilton Academical	39	16	8	15	52	49	+3	40
8	Queen's Park	39	13	10	16	41	41	0	36
9	Falkirk	39	11	14	14	49	52	−3	36
10	Dunfermline Athletic	39	11	14	14	46	56	−10	36
11	Dumbarton	39	13	9	17	49	61	−12	35
12	Raith Rovers	39	11	7	21	31	59	−28	29
13	East Stirlingshire	39	7	10	22	38	77	−39	24	Relegation to the 1982–83 Second Division
14	Queen of the South	39	4	10	25	44	93	−49	18	Relegation to the 1982–83 Second Division

Source: RSSSF

Promotion[]

Motherwell and Kilmarnock finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division.

Relegation[]

East Stirlingshire and Queen of the South F.C. finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1982–83 Scottish Second Division.

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 Football Archive

[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.

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