2007–08 Scottish First Division

April 2016 Irn-Bru Scottish First Division 2007–08 Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Stirling Albion UEFA Cup Queen of the South Richard Offiong (19) Livingston 6–1 Greenock Morton Stirling Albion 1–6 Dundee 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 First Division season was the 14th season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams. The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the Scottish Premier League. The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Second Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the First division play-offs with the teams which finished second, third and fourth in the Third Division for a place in the 2008–09 First Division. Promotion and Relegation from 2006–07 SPL and First Division Relegated from Premier League to First Division Dunfermline Athletic Promoted from First Division to Premier League Gretna First and Second Divisions Relegated from First Division to Second Division Ross County Airdrie United (via play-offs) Promoted from Second Division to First Division Greenock Morton Stirling Albion (via play-offs) Events 2007–08 in Scottish football#Notable events 29 March: Gretna are relegated from the SPL to the First Division after losing 2–0 to St Mirren.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7317663.stm BBC Sport St Mirren 2–0 Gretna 29 March 2008 2008-03-29 5 April: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Second Division champions after defeating Berwick Rangers 4–0 and second place Airdrie United losing 2–1 to Brechin City.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7328068.stm BBC Sport Ross County 4–0 Berwick Rangers 5 April 2008 2008-04-07 8 April: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7334953.stm BBC Sport Partick Thistle 1–0 Stirling Alb 8 April 2008 2008-04-08 19 April: Hamilton Academical win promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions following a 2–0 over Clyde.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7353608.stm BBC Sport Hamilton Accies 2–0 Clyde 19 April 2008 2008-04-19 10 May: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7390679.stm BBC Sport Clyde 2–0 Airdrie United (3–0) 10 May 2008 2008-05-22 29 May: Play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division following Gretna's demotion to the Third Division.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7426281.stm BBC Sport Gretna demoted to Division Three 29 May 2008 2008-05-29 League table main WDL 5 PQR HAM Hamilton Academical DND Dundee STJ St Johnstone QOS Queen of the South DNF Dunfermline Athletic PAR Partick Thistle LIV Livingston GMO Greenock Morton CLY Clyde STI Stirling Albion 23 7 6 62 27 C,P 20 9 7 58 30 15 13 8 60 45 14 10 12 47 43 13 12 11 36 41 11 12 13 40 39 10 9 17 55 66 9 10 17 40 58 9 10 17 40 59 4 12 20 41 71 R green1 Promotion to the Premier League SPL blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up UC2 red2 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. RP red1 Relegation to the Second Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete BBC Sport Results Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season. First half of season main FBR grey CLY DND DNF GMO HAM LIV PAR QOS STJ STI Clyde 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 Dundee 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–4 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 Greenock Morton 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 Hamilton Academical 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 Livingston 4–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 4–3 Partick Thistle 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 Queen of the South 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 2–2 St Johnstone 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 5–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 Stirling Albion 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 complete BBC Sport Second half of season main FBR grey CLY DND DNF GMO HAM LIV PAR QOS STJ STI Clyde 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 Dundee 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–2 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 Greenock Morton 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 Hamilton Academical 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 Livingston 0–0 1–1 0–2 6–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 Partick Thistle 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 Queen of the South 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 St Johnstone 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 5–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 Stirling Albion 1–1 1–6 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 3–1 complete BBC Sport Top scorers Scorer Goals TeamENG Richard Offiong19Hamilton AcademicalSCO Stephen Dobbie16Queen of the SouthIRL Andy Jackson14St JohnstoneSCO Chris Aitken13Stirling AlbionSCO Graham Dorrans11LivingstonSCO Liam BuchananPartick ThistleSCO Mark BurchillDunfermline AthleticSCO Kevin McDonald9DundeeSCO Robert SnodgrassLivingstonSCO Paul SheerinSt JohnstoneFRA Mickaël Antoine-CurierDundeeENG Peter WeathersonGreenock MortonENG Sean O'Connor8Queen of the SouthSCO Colin McMenaminDundeeSCO Iain RussellGreenock MortonSCO Robert DavidsonDundee Source: The League Insider Attendances TeamStadium Capacity Highest Lowest AverageDundee Dens Park 11,856 6,192 3,146 4,264Dunfermline Athletic East End Park 11,998 4,946 2,444 3,754St Johnstone McDiarmid Park 10,673 6,279 1,686 2,969Greenock Morton Cappielow 5,741 3,818 2,228 2,727Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 10,887 4,914 1,149 2,591Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park 5,396 5,078 1,410 2,468Queen of the South Palmerston Park 6,412 3,005 1,484 1,965Livingston Almondvale Stadium 10,016 2,865 1,125 1,726Clyde Broadwood Stadium 8,006 1,979 910 1,298Stirling Albion Forthbank Stadium 3,808 2,215 431 1,166 Source: The League Insider Managerial changes 2007–08 in Scottish football#Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointmentClydeSCO Joe MillerMutual consent25 MaySCO Colin Hendry11 JuneSt JohnstoneSCO Owen CoyleMutual consentCoyle left St Johnstone to become manager of Burnley.22 NovemberSCO Derek McInnes27 November Dunfermline Athletic IRL Stephen Kenny Sacked 4 December SCO Jim McIntyre 3 January Clyde SCO Colin Hendry Resigned 18 January SCO John Brown 26 January Greenock Morton SCO Jim McInally Resigned 12 February SCO David Irons 19 February Livingston ENG Mark Proctor Sacked 3 Junehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7433854.stm Livingston sack manager Proctor 3 June 2008 BBC Sport 2008-06-05 ITA Roberto Landi 11 Junehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7438481.stm Landi teams up with Hay at Livi 11 June 2008 BBC Sport 2008-06-12 Monthly awards Scottish Football League monthly awards 2007-08 in Scottish football#Monthly awards MonthFirst Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young playerAugustSCO Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical)ENG Richard Offiong (Hamilton Academical)SCO Kevin McDonald (Dundee)SeptemberSCO Owen Coyle (St Johnstone) Second Division playerSCO James McArthur (Hamilton Academical)OctoberSCO Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical)ENG Bryn Halliwell (Hamilton Academical)IRL James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical)NovemberSCO Alex Rae (Dundee)SCO Kenny Deuchar (St Johnstone)Third Division playerDecemberSCO Jim McIntyre (Dunfermline Athletic)Second Division playerSCO Kevin McDonald (Dundee)JanuarySCO Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South)Second Division playerIRL Andy Jackson (St Johnstone)FebruarySCO Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South)FRA Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Dundee)SCO Graham Dorrans (Livingston)MarchSCO Ian McCall (Partick Thistle)NIR Jonathan Tuffey (Partick Thistle)SCO Leigh Griffiths (Livingston)April SCO Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South) SCO Mark McLaughlin (Hamilton Academical) SCO Brian Easton (Hamilton Academical) First Division play-offs Semi-finals The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final. Alloa Athletic 5–6 Clyde 2–1 3–5 Raith Rovers 2–4 Airdrie United 0–2 2–2 First legs 30 April 2008 19:45 Alloa Athletic 2–1 Report Clyde Scott 31Coakley 83 Masterton 62 Recreation Park, Alloa D Somers 1,026 30 April 2008 19:45 Raith Rovers 0–2 Report Airdrie United Russell 31 39 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy D McDonald 2,841 Second legs 3 May 2008 15:00 Clyde 5 – 3 Report Alloa Athletic J. Gibson 30Arbuckle 64B. Gibson 68McSwegan 84Clarke 111 B. Ferguson 40Forrest 42Bestvina 46 o.g. Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld M Tumilty 1,548 3 May 2008 15:00 Airdrie United 2–2 Report Raith Rovers Prunty 10Donnelly 77 Weir 18 81 pen. New Broomfield, Airdrie C Thomson 2,077 Final The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs, the home team in the 1st Leg was determined by a draw conducted on 1 April 2008. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division. Airdrie United 0–3 Clyde 0–1 0–2 First leg 7 May 2008 19:45 Airdrie United 0–1 Report Clyde Clarke 77 New Broomfield, Airdrie I Brines 1,878 Second leg 10 May 2008 15:00 Clyde 2–0 Report Airdrie United McSwegan 47Clarke 65 Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld J Underhill 2,548 Clyde remained in First Division. Transfer deals See: List of Scottish football transfers 2007–08 References External links Scottish First Division 2007–08 on BBC Sport: News https://web.archive.org/web/20100414085946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/default.stm 14 April 2010 – Recent results https://web.archive.org/web/20090412012509/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_results/default.stm 12 April 2009 – Upcoming fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20090118024845/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_fixtures/default.stm 18 January 2009 – Current standings Official Football League site Category:Scottish First Division seasons 1 Category:2007–08 in Scottish football leagues Scot