# 1960–61 Scottish Division One

The 1960–61 Scottish Division One was won by Rangers, who finished one point ahead of nearest rival Kilmarnock. Clyde and Ayr United finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1961-62 Second Division.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 46 | 1.913 | 51 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | 50 | |
| 3 | Third Lanark | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 80 | 1.250 | 42 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 46 | 1.391 | 39 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 57 | 1.228 | 38 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 36 | |
| 7 | Hearts | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 8 | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 33 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 32 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 69 | 0.855 | 32 | |
| 12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 31 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 13 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 30 | |
| 14 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 0.914 | 29 | |
| 15 | St Johnstone | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 0.746 | 29 | |
| 16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 27 | |
| 17 | Clyde (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 77 | 0.714 | 23 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 18 | Ayr United (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 81 | 0.630 | 22 | Relegated to the Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | AYR | CEL | CLY | DND | DNU | DNF | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAI | RAN | STJ | STM | THI |
| Aberdeen | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 |
| Airdrieonians | 3–1 | | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Ayr United | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 |
| Celtic | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Clyde | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 |
| Dundee | 3–3 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Dundee United | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–6 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Hibernian | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 8–4 |
| Kilmarnock | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 5–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Motherwell | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–5 |
| Partick Thistle | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Raith Rovers | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–6 |
| Rangers | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 |
| St Johnstone | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| St Mirren | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Third Lanark | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 7–4 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | |