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1978–79 Scottish Premier Division

73rd season of top-tier football league in Scotland

Field	Value
competition	Scottish Premier Division
season	[1978–79](1978-79-in-scottish-football)
winners	Celtic
2nd Premier Division title
31st Scottish title
relegated	Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell
continentalcup1	[European Cup](1979-80-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Celtic
continentalcup2	[UEFA Cup](1979-80-uefa-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Dundee United
Aberdeen
continentalcup3	[Cup Winners' Cup](1979-80-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Rangers
league topscorer	Andy Ritchie (22)
matches	180
total goals	483
biggest home win	Aberdeen 8–0 Motherwell
biggest away win	Motherwell 1–5 Celtic
prevseason	[1977–78](1977-78-scottish-premier-division)
nextseason	[1979–80](1979-80-scottish-premier-division)

2nd Premier Division title 31st Scottish title Motherwell Aberdeen The 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Celtic, three points ahead of Rangers.

Severe winter conditions meant that many games had to be rescheduled, with clubs finishing their fixture lists at different times. When Dundee United finished their season they were three points ahead of Rangers and four in front of Celtic, but both Old Firm clubs had four games left to play. although Rangers still had two further matches still to play, the resulting 5-point gap could not be closed.

Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell were relegated.

Table

Results

Matches 1–18

During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Matches 19–36

During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Awards

Award	Winner	Club
PFA Players' Player of the Year	SCO	Dundee United
PFA Young Player of the Year	SCO	Dundee United
SFWA Footballer of the Year	SCO	Morton

References

1978–79 Scottish Premier Division – Statto

References

Grahame, Ewing. (15 April 2020). "Long break 41 years ago helped Celtic to claim title". The Times.
Celtic subsequently clinched the championship in their final match with a 4–2 Old Firm derby victory against Rangers;[https://thecelticstar.com/parkhead-erupted-as-it-had-never-done-so-before-david-potters-7-magnificently-random-celtic-stories/ ‘Parkhead erupted as it had never done so before,’ David Potter’s 7 Magnificently Random Celtic Stories], The Celtic Star, 23 October 2019

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