1976–77 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1976–77
Champions	St Mirren
Promoted	St Mirren Clydebank
Relegated	Raith Rovers Falkirk
Matches played	273
Goals scored	845 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	William Pirie (36)
Biggest home win	Clydebank 8–1 Arbroath, 03.01.1977
Biggest away win	Falkirk 0–8 Dundee, 22.01.1977
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Scottish First Division season was won by St Mirren, who were promoted along with Clydebank to the Premier Division. Raith Rovers and Falkirk were relegated to the Second Division.^[1]

League table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	St Mirren (C, P)	39	25	12	2	91	38	+53	62	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Clydebank (P)	39	24	10	5	89	38	+51	58	Promotion to the Premier Division
3	Dundee	39	21	9	9	90	55	+35	51
4	Morton	39	20	10	9	77	52	+25	50
5	Montrose	39	16	9	14	61	62	−1	41
6	Airdrieonians	39	13	12	14	63	58	+5	38
7	Dumbarton	39	14	9	16	63	68	−5	37
8	Arbroath	39	17	3	19	46	62	−16	37
9	Queen of the South	39	11	13	15	58	65	−7	35
10	Hamilton Academical	39	11	10	18	44	59	−15	32
11	St Johnstone	39	8	13	18	42	64	−22	29
12	East Fife	39	8	13	18	40	71	−31	29
13	Raith Rovers (R)	39	8	11	20	45	68	−23	27	Relegation to the Second Division
14	Falkirk (R)	39	6	8	25	36	85	−49	20	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF and statto^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

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^ "Scottish Division One 1976-1977 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
^ "Scottish Division One 1976-1977 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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First Division	Airdrieonians Arbroath Clydebank Dundee Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Hamilton Academical Montrose Morton Queen of the South Raith Rovers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
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