1985–86 Scottish First Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Scottish First Division
| season = 1985–86
| winners = Hamilton Academical
| promoted = Hamilton Academical
Falkirk
| relegated = Ayr United
Alloa Athletic
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| league topscorer = Ken Eadie (22){{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 = 761
| biggest home win = Kilmarnock 5–0 Partick Thistle, 07.09.1985
| biggest away win = Forfar Athletic 0–4 Alloa Athletic, 28.09.1985
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| prevseason = 1984–85
| nextseason = 1986–87
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The 1985–86 Scottish First Division season was won by Hamilton Academical, who were promoted along with Falkirk to the Premier Division. Ayr United and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1985-1986/table |title=Scottish Division One 1985-1986 Table |publisher=statto.com |access-date=2012-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027053320/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1985-1986/table |archive-date=2015-10-27 |url-status=dead }}
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|team1=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team2=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk
|team3=KIL|name_KIL=Kilmarnock
|team4=FOR|name_FOR=Forfar Athletic
|team5=EFI|name_EFI=East Fife
|team6=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|team7=GMO|name_GMO=Morton
|team8=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle
|team9=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrieonians
|team10=BRE|name_BRE=Brechin City
|team11=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde
|team12=MON|name_MON=Montrose
|team13=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United
|team14=ALO|name_ALO=Alloa Athletic
|win_HAM=24|draw_HAM=8|loss_HAM=7|gf_HAM=77|ga_HAM=44|status_HAM=C,P
|win_FAL=17|draw_FAL=11|loss_FAL=11|gf_FAL=57|ga_FAL=39|status_FAL=P
|win_KIL=18|draw_KIL=8|loss_KIL=13|gf_KIL=62|ga_KIL=49
|win_FOR=17|draw_FOR=10|loss_FOR=12|gf_FOR=51|ga_FOR=43
|win_EFI=14|draw_EFI=15|loss_EFI=10|gf_EFI=54|ga_EFI=46
|win_DUM=16|draw_DUM=11|loss_DUM=12|gf_DUM=59|ga_DUM=52
|win_GMO=14|draw_GMO=11|loss_GMO=14|gf_GMO=57|ga_GMO=63
|win_PAR=10|draw_PAR=16|loss_PAR=13|gf_PAR=53|ga_PAR=64
|win_AIR=12|draw_AIR=11|loss_AIR=16|gf_AIR=51|ga_AIR=50
|win_BRE=13|draw_BRE=9|loss_BRE=17|gf_BRE=58|ga_BRE=64
|win_CLY=9|draw_CLY=17|loss_CLY=13|gf_CLY=49|ga_CLY=59
|win_MON=10|draw_MON=14|loss_MON=15|gf_MON=43|ga_MON=54
|win_AYR=10|draw_AYR=11|loss_AYR=18|gf_AYR=41|ga_AYR=60|status_AYR=R
|win_ALO=6|draw_ALO=14|loss_ALO=19|gf_ALO=49|ga_ALO=74|status_ALO=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/scot86.html RSSSF] and statto{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1985-1986/season-summary |title=Scottish Division One 1985-1986 Season Summary |publisher=statto.com |access-date=2012-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220151734/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-one/1985-1986/season-summary |archive-date=2014-12-20 |url-status=dead }}
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