The 1979–80 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 83rd season of Scottish league football.
Scottish Premier Division
Champions: Aberdeen Relegated: Dundee, Hibernian
Scottish League First Division
Promoted: Hearts, Airdrieonians Relegated: Arbroath, Clyde
Scottish League Second Division
Promoted: Falkirk, East Stirlingshire
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1979–80Celtic1 – 0 RangersLeague Cup 1979–80Dundee United3 – 0 (rep.)AberdeenJunior CupBaillieston2 – 0 (rep.)Benburb
Other honours National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Thistle5 – 0 Buckie ThistleScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthWhitehill Welfare8 – 1 *Hawick Royal Albert
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupKeithAyrshire CupAyr United10 – 2 *GirvanEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 2 HeartsFife CupDunfermline Athletic4 – 1 * East FifeForfarshire CupDundee United2 – 1DundeeLanarkshire CupAirdrie3 – 2HamiltonRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren6 – 2 *MortonStirlingshire CupClydebank4 – 1Stenhousemuir – aggregate over two legs – won on penalties
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Gordon Strachan AberdeenPlayers' Player of the Year Davie Provan CelticYoung Player of the Year John MacDonald Rangers
Scottish national team
Scotland finished fourth in the 1980 British Home Championship. Scotland won just one game, against Wales; Willie Miller scored Scotland's only goal of the tournament.
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)12 September 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1FriendlyJorge Olaechea (o.g.)17 October 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1ECQG2Archie Gemmill21 November 1979Heysel Stadion, Brussels (A)0–2ECQG219 December 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–3ECQG2John Robertson26 March 1980Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)4–1ECQG2Kenny Dalglish, Andy Gray, Steve Archibald, Archie Gemmill16 May 1980Windsor Park, Belfast (A)0–1BHC21 May 1980Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0BHCWillie Miller24 May 1980Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–2BHC28 May 1980Warta Stadion, Poznań (A)0–1Friendly31 May 1980Nepstadion, Budapest (A)1–3FriendlySteve Archibald
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG2 = European Championship qualifying – Group 2 BHC = British Home Championship
See also
1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season
References
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive