1983–84 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season1983–84
ChampionsGreenock Morton
PromotedGreenock Morton
Dumbarton
RelegatedRaith Rovers
Alloa Athletic
Matches played273
Goals scored769 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerJames Fry, John McNeil (17)[1]
Biggest home winRaith Rovers 6–0 Brechin City, 05.05.1984
Biggest away winClydebank 2–7 Alloa Athletic, 17.09.1983

The 1983–84 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Dumbarton to the Premier Division. Raith Rovers and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.[2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C, P) 39 21 12 6 75 46 +29 54 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Dumbarton (P) 39 20 11 8 66 44 +22 51
3 Partick Thistle 39 19 8 12 67 50 +17 46
4 Clydebank 39 16 13 10 62 50 +12 45
5 Brechin City 39 14 14 11 56 58 −2 42
6 Kilmarnock 39 16 6 17 57 53 +4 38
7 Falkirk 39 16 6 17 46 54 −8 38
8 Clyde 39 12 13 14 53 50 +3 37
9 Hamilton Academical 39 11 14 14 43 46 −3 36
10 Airdrieonians 39 13 10 16 45 53 −8 36
11 Meadowbank Thistle 39 12 10 17 49 69 −20 34
12 Ayr United 39 10 12 17 56 70 −14 32
13 Raith Rovers (R) 39 10 11 18 53 62 −9 31 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Alloa Athletic (R) 39 8 10 21 41 64 −23 26
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍] and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

  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.
  2. ^ "Scottish Division One 1983-1984 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3. ^ "Scottish Division One 1983-1984 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2012-04-10.