2008–09 Scottish Football League

Scottish football season

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Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 2008–09.

## Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish First Division

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | St Johnstone (C, P) | 36  | 17  | 14  | 5  | 55  | 35  | +20  | 65  | Promotion to the Premier League
2  | Partick Thistle | 36  | 16  | 7  | 13  | 39  | 35  | +4  | 55  |
3  | Dunfermline Athletic | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 51  | 43  | +8  | 51
4  | Dundee | 36  | 13  | 11  | 12  | 33  | 32  | +1  | 50
5  | Queen of the South | 36  | 12  | 11  | 13  | 57  | 50  | +7  | 47
6  | Greenock Morton | 36  | 12  | 11  | 13  | 40  | 40  | 0  | 47
7  | Livingston (R) | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 56  | 58  | −2  | 47[a]
8  | Ross County | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 42  | 46  | −4  | 47
9  | Airdrie United | 36  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 29  | 43  | −14  | 42[b] | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[c]
10  | Clyde (R) | 36  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 41  | 58  | −17  | 39  | Relegation to the Second Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
2. ^ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
3. ^ The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division.

## Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Second Division

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Raith Rovers (C, P) | 36  | 22  | 10  | 4  | 60  | 27  | +33  | 76  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Ayr United (P) | 36  | 22  | 8  | 6  | 71  | 38  | +33  | 74  | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[a]
3  | Brechin City | 36  | 18  | 8  | 10  | 51  | 45  | +6  | 62
4  | Peterhead | 36  | 15  | 11  | 10  | 54  | 39  | +15  | 56
5  | Stirling Albion | 36  | 14  | 11  | 11  | 59  | 49  | +10  | 53  |
6  | East Fife | 36  | 13  | 5  | 18  | 39  | 44  | −5  | 44
7  | Arbroath | 36  | 11  | 8  | 17  | 44  | 46  | −2  | 41
8  | Alloa Athletic | 36  | 11  | 8  | 17  | 47  | 59  | −12  | 41
9  | Queen's Park (R) | 36  | 7  | 12  | 17  | 35  | 54  | −19  | 33  | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[b]
10  | Stranraer (R) | 36  | 3  | 7  | 26  | 31  | 90  | −59  | 16  | Relegation to the Second Third Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division
2. ^ The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.

## Scottish Third Division

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Third Division

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | Dumbarton (C, P) | 36  | 19  | 10  | 7  | 65  | 36  | +29  | 67  | Promotion to the Second Division
2  | Cowdenbeath (P) | 36  | 18  | 9  | 9  | 48  | 34  | +14  | 63[a] | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[b]
3  | East Stirlingshire | 36  | 19  | 4  | 13  | 57  | 50  | +7  | 61
4  | Stenhousemuir (O, P) | 36  | 16  | 8  | 12  | 55  | 46  | +9  | 56
5  | Montrose | 36  | 16  | 6  | 14  | 47  | 48  | −1  | 54  |
6  | Forfar Athletic | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 53  | 51  | +2  | 51
7  | Annan Athletic | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 56  | 45  | +11  | 50
8  | Albion Rovers | 36  | 11  | 6  | 19  | 39  | 47  | −8  | 39
9  | Berwick Rangers | 36  | 10  | 7  | 19  | 46  | 61  | −15  | 37
10  | Elgin City | 36  | 7  | 5  | 24  | 31  | 79  | −48  | 26

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. ^ Cowdenbeath were promoted due to Livingston's demotion from the First Division to the Third.
2. ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.

## See also

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* 2008–09 in Scottish football

## References

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Scottish Football League (1890-2013)

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* Premier Division (1975-1998)
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* Third Division (1994-2013)

Cup competitions|

* League Cup
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Clubs|

* Abercorn
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* Clydebank (1914)
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* Port Glasgow Athletic
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* Raith Rovers
* Rangers
* Renton
* Ross County
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2008–09 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues|

* Premier League
* Football League
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Highland League
* East of Scotland
* Women's Premier League
* Women's First Division

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup
* Youth Cup
* Women's Cup
* Women's League Cup

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* 2010 World Cup qualifying (UEFA Group 9)

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Dundee United
* Falkirk
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Inverness Caledonian Thistle
* Kilmarnock
* Motherwell
* Rangers
* St. Mirren

First Division|

* Airdrie United
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Greenock Morton
* Livingston
* Queen of the South
* Partick Thistle
* Ross County
* St. Johnstone

Second Division|

* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Brechin City
* East Fife
* Peterhead
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* Stirling Albion
* Stranraer

Third Division|

* Albion Rovers
* Annan Athletic
* Berwick Rangers
* Cowdenbeath
* Dumbarton
* East Stirlingshire
* Elgin City
* Forfar Athletic
* Montrose
* Stenhousemuir

* List of Scottish football transfers 2008–09
* 2008–09 in Scottish reserve and youth football

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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