1978–79 in Scottish football

none September 2021 football background:#BFD7FF 1978–79 in Scottish football 200px Premier Division champions Celtic First Division champions Dundee Second Division champions Berwick Rangers Scottish Cup winners Rangers League Cup winners Rangers Junior Cup winners Cumnock Juniors Teams in Europe Aberdeen, Dundee United, Hibernian, Rangers Scotland national team 1979 BHC, UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying ← 1977–78 1979–80 → The 1978–79 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 82nd season of Scottish league football. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1970-1979/197879/ 1978/79 - the Scottish Football League https://archive.today/20120910164216/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1970-1979/197879/ 10 September 2012 dead Scottish Premier Division 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Celtic Relegated: Hearts, Motherwell Scottish League First Division 1978–79 Scottish First Division Promoted: Dundee, Kilmarnock Relegated: Montrose, Queen of the South Scottish League Second Division 1978–79 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Berwick Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1978–79Rangers3 – 2 (2nd rep.)HibernianLeague Cup 1978–79Rangers2 – 1AberdeenJunior CupCumnock Juniors1 – 0Bo'ness United Other honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthBrora Rangers5 – 0 PeterheadScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthSpartans2 – 0 *Coldstream County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupKilmarnock4 – 0GirvanFife CupEast Fife2 – 2 * Raith RoversForfarshire CupForfar Athletic3 – 1DundeeGlasgow CupRangers3 – 1 CelticRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren10 – 1 *MortonStirlingshire CupClydebank1 – 0Dumbarton * – aggregate over two legs – replay – won on penalties Highland League main WDL Q 2 Top Three KEI Keith INV Inverness Caledonian PET Peterhead 21 6 3 67 25 20 5 5 67 25 19 5 6 62 32 green1 C complete Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year SCO Andy Ritchie MortonPlayers' Player of the Year SCO Paul Hegarty Dundee UnitedYoung Player of the Year SCO Ray Stewart Dundee United Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1960–79 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)20 September 1978Praterstadion, Vienna (A)AUT2–3ECQG2Gordon McQueen, Andy Gray25 October 1978Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)NOR3–2ECQG2Kenny Dalglish (2), Archie Gemmill29 November 1978Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)POR0–1ECQG219 May 1979Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)WAL0–3BHC22 May 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)NIR1–0BHCArthur Graham26 May 1979Wembley Stadium, London (A)ENG1–3BHCJohn Wark2 June 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)ARG1–3FriendlyArthur Graham7 June 1979Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)NOR4–0ECQG2Kenny Dalglish, Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, John Robertson 1979 British Home Championship – Third Place Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG2 = European Championship qualifying – Group 2 BHC = British Home Championship Notes and references External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1978 Category:Football in Scotland by season