1986–87 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season 1986–87
Champions Morton
Promoted Morton
Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated Brechin City
Montrose
Matches played 264
Goals scored 693 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Rowan Alexander (23)[1]

The 1986–87 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Dunfermline Athletic to the Premier Division. Brechin City and Montrose were relegated to the Second Division.[2]

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C) (P) 44 24 9 11 88 56+32 57 Premier Division
2 Dunfermline Athletic (P) 44 23 10 11 61 41+20 56
3 Dumbarton 44 23 7 14 67 52+15 53
4 East Fife 44 15 21 8 68 55+13 51
5 Airdrieonians 44 20 11 13 58 46+12 51
6 Kilmarnock 44 17 11 16 62 53+9 45
7 Forfar Athletic 44 14 15 15 61 632 43
8 Partick Thistle 44 12 15 17 49 545 39
9 Clyde 44 11 16 17 48 568 38
10 Queen of the South 44 11 12 21 50 7121 34
11 Brechin City (R) 44 11 10 23 44 7228 32 Second Division
12 Montrose (R) 44 9 11 24 37 7437 29

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

  1. "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Table". statto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3. "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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