1978–79 Scottish First Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Scottish First Division
| season = 1978–79
| winners = Dundee
| promoted = Dundee
Kilmarnock
| relegated = Montrose
Queen of the South
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 =
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| continentalcup3 =
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| league topscorer = Blair Millar (28){{cite web|url=http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/goalscorers.htm |title=Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division |publisher=scottish-football-historical-archive.com |access-date=2012-04-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927095915/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/goalscorers.htm |archive-date=2012-09-27 }}
| matches = 273
| total goals = 830
| biggest home win = Airdrieonians 8–2 Montrose, 05.05.1979
| biggest away win = Arbroath 0–5 Raith Rovers, 30.09.1978
| highest attendance =
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| prevseason = 1977–78
| nextseason = 1979–80
}}
The 1978–79 Scottish First Division season was won by Dundee, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to the Premier Division. Montrose and Queen of the South were relegated to the Second Division.{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1978-1979/table |title=Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Table |publisher=statto.com |access-date=2012-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204737/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1978-1979/table |archive-date=2014-12-18 |url-status=dead }}
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|team1=DND|name_DND=Dundee
|team2=KIL|name_KIL=Kilmarnock
|team3=CLB|name_CLB=Clydebank
|team4=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United
|team5=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team6=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrieonians
|team7=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|team8=STI|name_STI=Stirling Albion
|team9=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde
|team10=ARB|name_ARB=Arbroath
|team11=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers
|team12=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone
|team13=MON|name_MON=Montrose
|team14=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|win_DND=24|draw_DND=7|loss_DND=8|gf_DND=69|ga_DND=36|status_DND=C,P
|win_KIL=22|draw_KIL=10|loss_KIL=7|gf_KIL=72|ga_KIL=36|status_KIL=P
|win_CLB=24|draw_CLB=6|loss_CLB=9|gf_CLB=78|ga_CLB=50
|win_AYR=21|draw_AYR=5|loss_AYR=13|gf_AYR=73|ga_AYR=54
|win_HAM=17|draw_HAM=9|loss_HAM=13|gf_HAM=63|ga_HAM=61
|win_AIR=16|draw_AIR=8|loss_AIR=15|gf_AIR=72|ga_AIR=61
|win_DUM=14|draw_DUM=11|loss_DUM=14|gf_DUM=58|ga_DUM=50
|win_STI=13|draw_STI=9|loss_STI=17|gf_STI=43|ga_STI=55
|win_CLY=13|draw_CLY=8|loss_CLY=18|gf_CLY=54|ga_CLY=65
|win_ARB=11|draw_ARB=11|loss_ARB=17|gf_ARB=50|ga_ARB=61
|win_RAI=12|draw_RAI=8|loss_RAI=19|gf_RAI=48|ga_RAI=55
|win_STJ=10|draw_STJ=11|loss_STJ=18|gf_STJ=57|ga_STJ=66
|win_MON=8|draw_MON=9|loss_MON=22|gf_MON=55|ga_MON=92|status_MON=R
|win_QOS=8|draw_QOS=8|loss_QOS=23|gf_QOS=43|ga_QOS=93|status_QOS=R
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to the Premier Division
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the Second Division
|result13=R|result14=R
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot79.html RSSSF] and statto{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1978-1979/season-summary |title=Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary |publisher=statto.com |access-date=2012-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218212049/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1978-1979/season-summary |archive-date=2014-12-18 |url-status=dead }}
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References
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{{Scottish First Division}}
{{1978–79 in Scottish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Scottish First Division}}