The 1978–79 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 82nd season of Scottish league football.
Scottish Premier Division
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Hearts, Motherwell
Scottish League First Division
Promoted: Dundee, Kilmarnock Relegated: Montrose, Queen of the South
Scottish League Second Division
Promoted: Berwick Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1978–79Rangers3 – 2 (2nd rep.)HibernianLeague Cup 1978–79Rangers2 – 1AberdeenJunior CupCumnock Juniors1 – 0Bo'ness United
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthBrora Rangers5 – 0 PeterheadScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthSpartans2 – 0 *Coldstream
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupKilmarnock4 – 0GirvanFife CupEast Fife2 – 2 * Raith RoversForfarshire CupForfar Athletic3 – 1DundeeGlasgow CupRangers3 – 1 CelticRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren10 – 1 *MortonStirlingshire CupClydebank1 – 0Dumbarton – aggregate over two legs – replay – won on penalties
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Andy Ritchie MortonPlayers' Player of the Year Paul Hegarty Dundee UnitedYoung Player of the Year Ray Stewart Dundee United
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)20 September 1978Praterstadion, Vienna (A)2–3ECQG2Gordon McQueen, Andy Gray25 October 1978Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–2ECQG2Kenny Dalglish (2), Archie Gemmill29 November 1978Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)0–1ECQG219 May 1979Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)0–3BHC22 May 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0BHCArthur Graham26 May 1979Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–3BHCJohn Wark2 June 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–3FriendlyArthur Graham7 June 1979Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)4–0ECQG2Kenny Dalglish, Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, John Robertson
1979 British Home Championship – Third Place
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG2 = European Championship qualifying – Group 2 BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive