1977–78 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division
Season	1977–78
Champions	Rangers
Relegated	Ayr United Clydebank
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.

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers !Rangers (C)	36	24	7	5	76	39	+37	55	1978–79 European Cup First round
2	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	36	22	9	5	68	29	+39	53	1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
3	Dundee United !Dundee United	38	18	8	12	42	32	+10	44	1978–79 UEFA Cup First round
4	Hibernian !Hibernian	36	15	7	14	51	43	+8	37	1978–79 UEFA Cup First round
5	Celtic !Celtic	36	15	6	15	63	54	+9	36
6	Motherwell !Motherwell	36	13	7	16	45	52	−7	33
7	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	14	5	17	52	62	−10	33
8	St Mirren !St Mirren	36	11	8	17	52	63	−11	30
9	Ayr United !Ayr United (R)	36	9	6	21	36	68	−32	24	Relegation to 1978–79 First Division
10	Clydebank !Clydebank (R)	36	6	7	23	23	64	−41	19	Relegation to 1978–79 First Division

Source: Statto
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.

References

1977–78 Scottish Premier Division – Statto

Top division football seasons in Scotland

Football League	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93

Division One	1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75

Premier 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

Premier League	1998–99 1999–2000 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

Premiership	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

1977–78 in European football (UEFA)

« 1976–77 1978–79 »

Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '77 '78 England Estonia '77 '78 Faroe Islands '77 '78 Finland '77 '78 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '77 '78 Israel Italy Latvia '77 '78 Lithuania '77 '78 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '77 '78 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '77 '78 Spain Sweden '77 '78 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '77 '78 Finland '77 '78 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '77 '78 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '77 '78 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	England Poland Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

1977–78 in Scottish football

« 1976–77 1978–79 »

Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup

European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

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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