1981–82 Scottish First Division
{{ infobox football league season
| image =
| caption =
| competition = Scottish First Division
| season = 1981–82
| winners = Motherwell
| promoted = Motherwell
Kilmarnock
| relegated = East Stirlingshire
Queen of the South F.C.
| league topscorer = Blair Millar (20){{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 }}
| prevseason = 1980–81
| nextseason = 1982–83
}}
The 1981–82 Scottish First Division season was won by Motherwell by ten points over nearest rival Kilmarnock.
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|team1=MOT|name_MOT=Motherwell
|team2=KIL|name_KIL=Kilmarnock
|team3=HOM|name_HOM=Heart of Midlothian
|team4=CLB|name_CLB=Clydebank
|team5=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone
|team6=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United
|team7=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team8=QPA|name_QPA=Queen's Park
|team9=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk
|team10=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic
|team11=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|team12=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers
|team13=EST|name_EST=East Stirlingshire
|team14=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|win_MOT=26|draw_MOT=9|loss_MOT=4|gf_MOT=92|ga_MOT=36|status_MOT=C,P
|win_KIL=17|draw_KIL=17|loss_KIL=5|gf_KIL=60|ga_KIL=29|status_KIL=P
|win_HOM=21|draw_HOM=8|loss_HOM=10|gf_HOM=65|ga_HOM=37
|win_CLB=19|draw_CLB=8|loss_CLB=12|gf_CLB=61|ga_CLB=53
|win_STJ=17|draw_STJ=8|loss_STJ=14|gf_STJ=69|ga_STJ=60
|win_AYR=15|draw_AYR=12|loss_AYR=12|gf_AYR=56|ga_AYR=50
|win_HAM=16|draw_HAM=8|loss_HAM=15|gf_HAM=52|ga_HAM=49
|win_QPA=13|draw_QPA=10|loss_QPA=16|gf_QPA=41|ga_QPA=41
|win_FAL=11|draw_FAL=14|loss_FAL=14|gf_FAL=49|ga_FAL=52
|win_DNF=11|draw_DNF=14|loss_DNF=14|gf_DNF=46|ga_DNF=56
|win_DUM=13|draw_DUM=9|loss_DUM=17|gf_DUM=49|ga_DUM=61
|win_RAI=11|draw_RAI=7|loss_RAI=21|gf_RAI=31|ga_RAI=59
|win_EST=7|draw_EST=10|loss_EST=22|gf_EST=38|ga_EST=77|status_EST=R
|win_QOS=4|draw_QOS=10|loss_QOS=25|gf_QOS=44|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
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete|source=[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scot82.html RSSSF]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
}}
Promotion
Motherwell and Kilmarnock finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division.
Relegation
East Stirlingshire and Queen of the South F.C. finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1982–83 Scottish Second Division.
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://archive.today/20130505044951/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1981-82-first-division Scottish Football Archive]
{{Scottish First Division}}
{{1981–82 in Scottish football}}
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