1977–78 Scottish Premier Division: Difference between revisions

Scottish Premier Division
Season	1977–78
Champions	Rangers
Relegated	Ayr United Clydebank
European Cup	Rangers
UEFA Cup	Hibernian Dundee United
Cup Winners' Cup	Aberdeen
Matches played	180
Goals scored	508 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Derek Johnstone (25)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, two points ahead of Aberdeen. Ayr United and Clydebank were relegated.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	24	7	5	76	39	+37	55	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	22	9	5	68	29	+39	53	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Dundee United	36	16	8	12	42	32	+10	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Hibernian	36	15	7	14	51	43	+8	37	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
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	62	−10	33
8	St Mirren	36	11	8	17	52	63	−11	30
9	Ayr United (R)	36	9	6	21	36	68	−32	24	Relegation to the 1978–79 Scottish First Division
10	Clydebank (R)	36	6	7	23	23	64	−41	19	Relegation to the 1978–79 Scottish First Division

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

1977–78 Scottish Premier Division – Statto

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
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Related to national team	Results World Cup 1978 qualifying (Group 7) 1978 FIFA World Cup British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Clydebank Dundee United Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Arbroath Dundee Dumbarton East Fife Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Queen of the South St. Johnstone Stirling Albion
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

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-The '''1977–78 Scottish Premier Division''' season was won by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], two points ahead of [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]. [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] and [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] were relegated.
+The '''1977–78 Scottish Premier Division''' season was won by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], two points ahead of [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]. [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] and [[Clydebank F.C. (1965)|Clydebank]] were relegated.
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