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1978–79 in Scottish football

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1978–79 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png200px]]
header1Premier Division champions
data2Celtic
header3First Division champions
data4Dundee
header5Second Division champions
data6Berwick Rangers
header7Scottish Cup winners
data8Rangers
header9League Cup winners
data10Rangers
header11Junior Cup winners
data12Cumnock Juniors
header13Teams in Europe
data14Aberdeen, Dundee United, Hibernian, Rangers
header15Scotland national team
data161979 BHC, UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
data17← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 82nd season of Scottish league football.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division

Champions: Celtic

Relegated: Hearts, Motherwell

Scottish League First Division

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish First Division

Promoted: Dundee, Kilmarnock

Relegated: Montrose, Queen of the South

Scottish League Second Division

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Second Division

Promoted: Berwick Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1978–79Rangers3 – 2 (2nd rep.)Hibernian
League Cup 1978–79Rangers2 – 1Aberdeen
Junior CupCumnock Juniors1 – 0Bo'ness United

Other honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – NorthBrora Rangers5 – 0Peterhead
Scottish Qualifying Cup – SouthSpartans2 – 0 *Coldstream

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock4 – 0Girvan
Fife CupEast Fife2 – 2 *Raith Rovers
Forfarshire CupForfar Athletic3 – 1Dundee
Glasgow CupRangers3 – 1Celtic
Renfrewshire CupSt Mirren10 – 1 *Morton
Stirlingshire CupClydebank1 – 0Dumbarton

– aggregate over two legs – replay – won on penalties

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Individual honours

AwardWinnerClub
Footballer of the YearSCO Andy RitchieMorton
Players' Player of the YearSCO Paul HegartyDundee United
Young Player of the YearSCO Ray StewartDundee United

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
20 September 1978Praterstadion, Vienna (A)2–3ECQG2Gordon McQueen, Andy Gray
25 October 1978Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–2ECQG2Kenny Dalglish (2), Archie Gemmill
29 November 1978Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)0–1ECQG2
19 May 1979Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)0–3BHC
22 May 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0BHCArthur Graham
26 May 1979Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–3BHCJohn Wark
2 June 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–3FriendlyArthur Graham
7 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

References

  1. "1978/79 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
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