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1981–82 Scottish First Division

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Scottish First Division
Season1981–82
ChampionsMotherwell
PromotedMotherwell
Kilmarnock
RelegatedEast Stirlingshire
Queen of the South F.C.
Top goalscorerBlair Millar (20)[1]

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Motherwell (C, P) 39 26 9 4 92 36 +56 61 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 17 17 5 60 29 +31 51
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 (R) 39 7 10 22 38 77 −39 24 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Queen of the South (R) 39 4 10 25 44 93 −49 18
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion

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

Relegation

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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

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  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.