Scottish Football League 1970-71
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Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1970/1971.
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[edit] Scottish League Division One
Aberdeen, with a 15 game unbeaten run, led the league from December until the last week of the season. Aberdeen faced Celtic in their penultimate game needing a win to almost cetainly clinch the title, but could only draw 1-1: and then they lost their last game, at Falkirk, allowing Celtic to take the championship by 2 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 23 | 66 | 56 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 18 | 50 | 54 |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | Rangers | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 34 | 24 | 41 |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 35 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Hearts | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 28 |
| 14 | Ayr United | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 26 |
| 15 | Clyde | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 59 | -26 | 26 |
| 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | St Mirren | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 56 | -18 | 23 |
| 18 | Cowdenbeath | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 69 | -36 | 17 |
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: St Mirren, Cowdenbeath
[edit] Scottish League Division Two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 78 | 26 | 52 | 56 |
| 2 | East Fife | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 44 | 42 | 51 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 52 | 28 | 46 |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 87 | 46 | 41 | 44 |
| 5 | Clydebank | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Montrose | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 78 | 64 | 14 | 41 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Stranraer | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 70 | -6 | 36 |
| 11 | Queen of the South | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 30 |
| 14 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 30 |
| 15 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 75 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 86 | -30 | 29 |
| 17 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 86 | -29 | 27 |
| 18 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 23 |
| 19 | Brechin City | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 73 | -43 | 19 |
Promoted: Partick Thistle, East Fife
