1980–81 in Scottish football

The 1980-81 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 84th season of Scottish league football. [1]

1980–81 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
Celtic
Division One champions
Hibernian
Division Two champions
Queen's Park
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Dundee United
Junior Cup winners
Pollok
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Rangers
Scotland national team
1981 BHC, 1982 World Cup qualification
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish Premier Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 26 4 6 84 37 +47 56 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36 19 11 6 61 26 +35 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rangers 36 16 12 8 60 32 +28 44 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 St Mirren 36 18 8 10 56 47 +9 44
5 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 66 42 +24 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Partick Thistle 36 10 10 16 32 48 −16 30
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 9 17 36 55 −19 29
8 Morton 36 10 8 18 36 58 −22 28
9 Kilmarnock (R) 36 5 9 22 23 65 −42 19 Relegation to the 1981–82 Scottish First Division
10 Heart of Midlothian (R) 36 6 6 24 27 71 −44 18
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Kilmarnock, Hearts

Scottish League Division One
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian 39 24 9 6 67 24 +43 57 Promotion to the 1981–82 Premier Division
2 Dundee 39 22 8 9 64 40 +24 52
3 St Johnstone 39 21 10 8 64 44 +20 52
4 Raith Rovers 39 20 10 9 49 32 +17 50
5 Motherwell 39 19 11 9 65 51 +14 49
6 Ayr United 39 17 11 11 59 42 +17 45
7 Hamilton Academical 39 15 7 17 61 57 +4 37
8 Dumbarton 39 13 11 15 49 50 −1 37
9 Falkirk 39 13 8 18 39 52 −13 34
10 Clydebank 39 10 13 16 48 59 −11 33
11 East Stirlingshire 39 6 16 17 39 57 −18 28
12 Dunfermline Athletic 39 10 7 22 41 58 −17 27
13 Stirling Albion 39 6 11 22 19 48 −29 23 Relegation to the 1981–82 Second Division
14 Berwick Rangers 39 5 11 23 30 82 −52 21
Source: RSSSF

Promoted: Hibernian, Dundee
Relegated: Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers

Scottish League Division Two
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Queen's Park 39 16 18 5 62 43 +19 50 Promotion to the 1981–82 First Division
2 Queen of the South 39 16 14 9 66 53 +13 46
3 Cowdenbeath 39 18 9 12 63 48 +15 45
4 Brechin City 39 15 14 10 52 46 +6 44
5 Forfar Athletic 39 17 9 13 63 57 +6 43
6 Alloa Athletic 39 15 12 12 61 54 +7 42
7 Montrose 39 16 8 15 66 55 +11 40
8 Clyde 39 14 12 13 68 63 +5 40
9 Arbroath 39 13 12 14 58 54 +4 38
10 Stenhousemuir 39 13 11 15 63 58 +5 37
11 East Fife 39 10 15 14 44 53 −9 35
12 Albion Rovers 39 13 9 17 59 72 −13 35
13 Meadowbank Thistle 39 11 7 21 42 64 −22 29
14 Stranraer 39 7 8 24 36 83 −47 22
Source: "1980-1981 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Queen's Park, Queen of the South

Cup honours
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1980–81 Rangers 4 – 1 (rep.) Dundee United
League Cup 1980–81 Dundee United 3 – 0 Dundee
Junior Cup Pollok 1 – 0 Arthurlie

Other honours

National
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – North Inverness Caledonian 2 – 1 † Elgin City
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South Hawick Royal Albert 3 – 1 * Gala Fairydean

County
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 2 – 0 * Ayr United
East of Scotland Shield Berwick Rangers 6 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 2 – 0 * Dunfermline Athletic
Glasgow Cup Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell Airdrie
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 2 – 2 *‡ St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup Dumbarton 3 – 0 Stirling Albion

* – aggregate over two legs
† – replay
‡ – won on penalties

Highland League
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Keith 30 17 8 5 52 26 +26 42
2 Fraserburgh 30 17 7 6 55 31 +24 41
3 Elgin City 30 17 6 7 63 32 +31 40
Source:

Individual honours
Award Winner Club
Footballer of the YearScotland Alan RoughPartick Thistle
Players' Player of the YearScotland Mark McGheeAberdeen
Young Player of the YearScotland Charlie NicholasCeltic

Scottish national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
10 September Solna Stadion, Stockholm (A)  Sweden 1–0 WCQG6 Gordon Strachan
15 October Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Portugal 0–0 WCQG6
25 February Ramat Gan Stadium (A)  Israel 1–0 WCQG6 Kenny Dalglish
25 March Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Northern Ireland 1–1 WCQG6 John Wark
28 April Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Israel 3–1 WCQG6 John Robertson (2, 1 pen.), Davie Provan
16 May Vetch Field, Swansea (A)  Wales 0–2 BHC[3]
19 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Northern Ireland 2–0 BHC[3] Ray Stewart, Steve Archibald
23 May Wembley Stadium, London (A)  England 1–0 BHC[3] John Robertson

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG6 = World Cup qualifying – Group 6
  • BHC = British Home Championship

See also

Notes and references
  1. "1980/81 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
  3. The 1981 British Home Championship was Abandoned due to civil unrest in Northern Ireland.
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