Scottish Football League First Division

The ** Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division** (or **Scottish First Division**) was the second tier of the Scottish football league system which ran between 1975 and 2013. In July 2013 it was replaced by the Scottish Championship.

## Format

The league contained 10 teams, each team played the other teams four times. Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. At the end of the season the team that finished first were promoted to the Scottish Premier League, if they met stadium criteria by having a stadium capacity of least 6,000 seats. The team that finished tenth were relegated to the Scottish Second Division. The team that finished ninth went into play-off with the second, third and fourth placed teams from the Scottish Second Division.

## Sponsorship

On 20 July 2007, it was announced that the Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink company Irn-Bru for the next three seasons.

## Winners of the First Division

|Season|Winner|Runner-up|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1975–76|**Partick Thistle**|Kilmarnock|
|1976–77|**St Mirren**|Clydebank|
|1977–78|**Morton**|Heart of Midlothian|
|1978–79|**Dundee**|Kilmarnock|
|1979–80|**Heart of Midlothian**|Airdrieonians|
|1980–81|**Hibernian**|Dundee|
|1981–82|**Motherwell**|Kilmarnock|
|1982–83|**St Johnstone**|Heart of Midlothian|
|1983–84|**Morton** (2)|Dumbarton|
|1984–85|**Motherwell** (2)|Clydebank|
|1985–86|**Hamilton Academical**|Falkirk|
|1986–87|**Morton** (3)|Dunfermline Athletic|
|1987–88|**Hamilton Academical** (2)|Meadowbank Thistle|
|1988–89|**Dunfermline Athletic**|Falkirk|
|1989–90|**St Johnstone** (2)|Airdrieonians|
|1990–91|**Falkirk**|Airdrieonians|
|1991–92|**Dundee** (2)|Partick Thistle|
|1992–93|**Raith Rovers**|Kilmarnock|
|1993–94|**Falkirk** (2)|Dunfermline Athletic|
|1994–95|**Raith Rovers** (2)|Dunfermline Athletic|
|1995–96|**Dunfermline Athletic** (2)|Dundee United|
|1996–97|**St Johnstone** (3)|Airdrieonians|
|1997–98|**Dundee** (3)|Falkirk|
|1998–99|**Hibernian** (2)|Falkirk|
|1999–00|**St Mirren** (2)|Dunfermline Athletic|
|2000–01|**Livingston**|Ayr United|
|2001–02|**Partick Thistle** (2)|Airdrieonians|
|2002–03|**Falkirk** (3)|Clyde|
|2003–04|**Inverness Caledonian Thistle**|Clyde|
|2004–05|**Falkirk** (4)|St Mirren|
|2005–06|**St Mirren** (3)|St Johnstone|
|2006–07|**Gretna**|St Johnstone|
|2007–08|**Hamilton Academical** (3)|Dundee|
|2008–09|**St Johnstone** (4)|Partick Thistle|
|2009–10|**Inverness Caledonian Thistle** (2)|Dundee|
|2010–11|**Dunfermline Athletic** (3)|Raith Rovers|
|2011–12|**Ross County**|Dundee|
|2012–13|**Partick Thistle** (3)|Greenock Morton|

## Related pages

- Scottish Premier League
- Scottish Football League Second Division
- Scottish Football League Third Division

## Infobox (football league)

- **leaguename**: Scottish First Division
- **confederation**: UEFA
- **founded**: 1975
<small>1893–1946 _(as Division Two)_
1946–1956 _(as Division B)_
1956–1975 _(as Division Two)_</small>
- **folded**: 2013
- **level**: 2
- **teams**: 10
- **promotion**: Scottish Premier League
- **relegation**: Scottish Football League Second Division, Scottish Second Division
- **domest cup**: Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Challenge Cup
- **champions**: Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle
- **season**: 2012–13
- **most successful club**: Falkirk F.C., Falkirk (4)
St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone (4)
<small>(since 1976)</small>
- **website**: [http://www.scottishfootballleague.com Official Site]