1979–80 in Scottish football

none September 2021 football background:#BFD7FF 1979–80 in Scottish football 200px Premier Division champions Aberdeen First Division champions Heart of Midlothian Second Division champions Falkirk Scottish Cup winners Celtic League Cup winners Dundee United Junior Cup winners Baillieston Juniors Teams in Europe Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, St Mirren Scotland national team 1980 BHC, UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying ← 1978–79 1980–81 → The 1979–80 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 83rd season of Scottish league football. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1970-1979/197980/ 1979/80 - the Scottish Football League 2011-12-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130603163748/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1970-1979/197980/ 3 June 2013 Scottish Premier Division 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Aberdeen Relegated: Dundee, Hibernian Scottish League First Division 1979–80 Scottish First Division Promoted: Hearts, Airdrieonians Relegated: Arbroath, Clyde Scottish League Second Division 1979–80 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Falkirk, East Stirlingshire Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1979–80Celtic1 – 0 RangersLeague Cup 1979–80Dundee United3 – 0 (rep.)AberdeenJunior CupBaillieston2 – 0 (rep.)Benburb Other honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Thistle5 – 0 Buckie ThistleScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthWhitehill Welfare8 – 1 *Hawick Royal Albert County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupKeithAyrshire CupAyr United10 – 2 *GirvanEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 2 HeartsFife CupDunfermline Athletic4 – 1 * East FifeForfarshire CupDundee United2 – 1DundeeLanarkshire CupAirdrie3 – 2HamiltonRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren6 – 2 *MortonStirlingshire CupClydebank4 – 1Stenhousemuir * – aggregate over two legs – won on penalties Highland League main WDL Q 2 Top Three KEI Keith BRO Brora Rangers THI Inverness Thistle 24 4 2 82 20 15 10 5 60 27 17 4 9 74 43 green1 C complete Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year SCO Gordon Strachan AberdeenPlayers' Player of the Year SCO Davie Provan CelticYoung Player of the Year SCO John MacDonald Rangers Scottish national team Scotland national football team 1960–79 results Scotland national football team 1980–99 results Scotland finished fourth in the 1980 British Home Championship. Scotland won just one game, against Wales; Willie Miller scored Scotland's only goal of the tournament. DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)12 September 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)PER1–1FriendlyJorge Olaechea (o.g.)17 October 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)AUT1–1ECQG2Archie Gemmill21 November 1979Heysel Stadion, Brussels (A)BEL0–2ECQG219 December 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)BEL1–3ECQG2John Robertson26 March 1980Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)POR4–1ECQG2Kenny Dalglish, Andy Gray, Steve Archibald, Archie Gemmill16 May 1980Windsor Park, Belfast (A)NIR0–1BHC21 May 1980Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)WAL1–0BHCWillie Miller24 May 1980Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)ENG0–2BHC28 May 1980Warta Stadion, Poznań (A)POL0–1Friendly31 May 1980Nepstadion, Budapest (A)HUN1–3FriendlySteve Archibald Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG2 = European Championship qualifying – Group 2 BHC = British Home Championship See also 1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season References External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1979 Category:Football in Scotland by season