# 1977–78 Clydebank F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Clydebank's twelfth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They finished bottom of the table in the Scottish Premier Division with only six wins and seven draws and returned to Division One the following season. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup and for the second season running, the Anglo-Scottish Cup.

## Results
### Division 1

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| 1 | 13 August | St Mirren | A | 1–1 |
| 2 | 20 August | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 |
| 3 | 27 August | Hibernian | A | 0–2 |
| 4 | 10 September | Partick Thistle | H | 0–4 |
| 5 | 17 September | Dundee United | H | 0–3 |
| 6 | 24 September | Celtic | A | 0–1 |
| 7 | 1 October | Rangers | A | 1–4 |
| 8 | 8 October | Motherwell | H | 2–1 |
| 9 | 15 October | Ayr United | A | 0–2 |
| 10 | 22 October | St Mirren | H | 2–2 |
| 11 | 29 October | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 |
| 12 | 5 November | Hibernian | H | 1–0 |
| 13 | 12 November | Partick Thisle | A | 0–1 |
| 14 | 19 November | Dundee United | A | 0–4 |
| 15 | 10 December | Motherwell | A | 1–2 |
| 16 | 17 December | Ayr United | H | 0–2 |
| 17 | 24 December | St Mirren | A | 0–2 |
| 18 | 31 December | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 |
| 19 | 2 January | Hibernian | A | 0–2 |
| 20 | 7 January | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 |
| 21 | 4 February | Rangers | A | 0–1 |
| 22 | 19 February | Rangers | H | 0–3 |
| 23 | 25 February | Ayr United | A | 0–0 |
| 24 | 4 March | St Mirren | H | 2–2 |
| 25 | 11 March | Motherwell | H | 0–2 |
| 26 | 18 March | Hibernian | H | 0–3 |
| 27 | 21 March | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 |
| 28 | 25 March | Partick Thistle | A | 0–0 |
| 29 | 8 April | Celtic | H | 3–2 |
| 30 | 12 April | Dundee United | A | 0–1 |
| 31 | 15 April | Rangers | H | 0–2 |
| 32 | 17 April | Celtic | A | 2–5 |
| 33 | 22 April | Motherwell | A | 1–0 |
| 34 | 26 April | Celtic | H | 1–1 |
| 35 | 29 April | Ayr United | H | 0–2 |
| 36 | 2 May | Dundee United | H | 2–0 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Motherwell | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 33 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 33 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 30 | |
| 9 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 24 | Relegation to the 1978–79 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Clydebank (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 19 | Relegation to the 1978–79 Scottish First Division |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| R1 L1 | 17 August | East Fife | A | 5–0 |
| R1 L2 | 24 August | East Fife | H | 1–0 |
| R2 L1 | 31 August | Stranraer | H | 0–0 |
| R2 L2 | 3 September | Stranraer | A | 1–2 |
| R3 L1 | 5 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–2 |
| R3 L2 | 26 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 7 February | Stirling Albion | A | 0–3 | | |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 22 September | Partick Thistle | A | 0–3 | | |
| R1 L2 | 6 October | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | | |