1978–79 Scottish Premier Division
73rd season of top-tier football league in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Celtic, three points ahead of Rangers.
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Season | 1978–79 |
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Champions | Celtic 2nd Premier Division title 31st Scottish title |
Relegated | Heart of Midlothian Motherwell |
European Cup | Celtic |
UEFA Cup | Dundee United Aberdeen |
Cup Winners' Cup | Rangers |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 483 (2.68 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andy Ritchie (22) |
Biggest home win | Aberdeen 8–0 Motherwell |
Biggest away win | Motherwell 1–5 Celtic |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
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Severe winter conditions meant that many games had to be rescheduled, with clubs finishing their fixture lists at different times.[1] 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.[1] Celtic subsequently clinched the championship in their final match with a 4–2 Old Firm derby victory against Rangers;[2] although Rangers still had two further matches still to play, the resulting 5-point gap could not be closed.[1]
Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell were relegated.