1982–83 Scottish First Division
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| competition = Scottish First Division
| season = 1982–83
| winners = St Johnstone
| promoted = St Johnstone
Hearts
| relegated = Dunfermline Athletic
Queen's Park
| league topscorer = Bobby Williamson (23){{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 = 1981–82
| nextseason = 1983–84
}}
The 1982–83 Scottish First Division season was won by St Johnstone by one point over nearest rival Hearts. Both clubs were promoted to the Premier Division.
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|team1=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone
|team2=HOM|name_HOM=Heart of Midlothian
|team3=CLB|name_CLB=Clydebank
|team4=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle
|team5=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrieonians
|team6=ALO|name_ALO=Alloa Athletic
|team7=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|team8=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk
|team9=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers
|team10=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde
|team11=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team12=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United
|team13=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic
|team14=QPA|name_QPA=Queen's Park
|win_STJ=25|draw_STJ=5|loss_STJ=9|gf_STJ=59|ga_STJ=37|status_STJ=C,P
|win_HOM=22|draw_HOM=10|loss_HOM=7|gf_HOM=79|ga_HOM=38|status_HOM=P
|win_CLB=20|draw_CLB=10|loss_CLB=9|gf_CLB=72|ga_CLB=49
|win_PAR=20|draw_PAR=9|loss_PAR=10|gf_PAR=66|ga_PAR=45
|win_AIR=16|draw_AIR=7|loss_AIR=16|gf_AIR=62|ga_AIR=46
|win_ALO=14|draw_ALO=11|loss_ALO=14|gf_ALO=52|ga_ALO=52
|win_DUM=13|draw_DUM=10|loss_DUM=16|gf_DUM=50|ga_DUM=59
|win_FAL=15|draw_FAL=6|loss_FAL=18|gf_FAL=45|ga_FAL=55
|win_RAI=13|draw_RAI=8|loss_RAI=18|gf_RAI=64|ga_RAI=63
|win_CLY=14|draw_CLY=6|loss_CLY=19|gf_CLY=55|ga_CLY=66
|win_HAM=11|draw_HAM=12|loss_HAM=16|gf_HAM=54|ga_HAM=66
|win_AYR=12|draw_AYR=8|loss_AYR=19|gf_AYR=45|ga_AYR=61
|win_DNF=7|draw_DNF=17|loss_DNF=15|gf_DNF=39|ga_DNF=69|status_DNF=R
|win_QPA=6|draw_QPA=11|loss_QPA=22|gf_QPA=44|ga_QPA=80|status_QPA=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.
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Promotion
St Johnstone and Hearts finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division.
Relegation
Dunfermline Athletic and Queen's Park finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1983–84 Scottish Second Division.
References
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- [https://archive.today/20130505043300/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1982-83-first-division Scottish Football Archive]
{{Scottish First Division}}
{{1982–83 in Scottish football}}
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