1980–81 Scottish First Division
# 1980–81 Scottish First Division

The 1980–81 Scottish First Division season was won by Hibs by six points over nearest rival Dundee.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hibernian | 39 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 57 | Promotion to the 1981–82 Premier Division |
| 2 | Dundee | 39 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 52 | Promotion to the 1981–82 Premier Division |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 39 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 52 | |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 50 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 49 | |
| 6 | Ayr United | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 45 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 37 | |
| 9 | Falkirk | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 34 | |
| 10 | Clydebank | 39 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 33 | |
| 11 | East Stirlingshire | 39 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 28 | |
| 12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 39 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 27 | |
| 13 | Stirling Albion | 39 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 23 | Relegation to the 1981–82 Second Division |
| 14 | Berwick Rangers | 39 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 21 | Relegation to the 1981–82 Second Division |

## Promotion

Hibs and Dundee finished first and second respectively and were promoted to the 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division.

## Relegation

Stirling Albion and Berwick Rangers finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1981–82 Scottish Second Division. In a Scottish League record Stirling failed to score in their last 14 league matches - their last goal of the league season was on 31 January in a 1-0 win over Dunfermline. They then only scored in 2 of their first 7 league games the following season.

