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| Above: | 1980–81 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Premier Division champions |
| Data2: | Celtic |
| Header3: | Division One champions |
| Data4: | Hibernian |
| Header5: | Division Two champions |
| Data6: | Queen's Park |
| Header7: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data8: | Rangers |
| Header9: | League Cup winners |
| Data10: | Dundee United |
| Header11: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data12: | Pollok |
| Header13: | Teams in Europe |
| Data14: | Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Rangers |
| Header15: | Scotland national team |
| Data16: | 1981 BHC, 1982 World Cup qualification |
| Data17: | ← 1979–80 1981–82 → |
The 1980–81 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 84th season of Scottish league football.[1]
See main article: 1980–81 Scottish Premier Division. Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Kilmarnock, Hearts
See main article: 1980–81 Scottish First Division. Promoted: Hibernian, Dundee
Relegated: Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers
See main article: 1980–81 Scottish Second Division. Promoted: Queen's Park, Queen of the South
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup 1980–81 | Rangers | 4 – 1 (rep.) | Dundee United | ||||
| League Cup 1980–81 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Dundee | ||||
| Junior Cup | Pollok | 1 – 0 | Arthurlie |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Inverness Caledonian | 2 – 1 | Elgin City | ||||
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Hawick Royal Albert | 3 – 1 * | Gala Fairydean |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | ||||||
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 * | Ayr United | ||||
| East of Scotland Shield | Berwick Rangers | 6 – 1 | Meadowbank Thistle | ||||
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 * | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||
| Glasgow Cup | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Celtic | ||||
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | Airdrie | |||||
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 2 * | St Mirren | ||||
| Stirlingshire Cup | Dumbarton | 3 – 0 | Stirling Albion |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=140 | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partick Thistle | |||||
| Aberdeen | |||||
| Celtic |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Solna Stadion, Stockholm (A) | 1–0 | WCQG6 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| 15 October | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–0 | WCQG6 | |||
| 25 February | Ramat Gan Stadium (A) | 1–0 | WCQG6 | Kenny Dalglish | ||
| 25 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–1 | WCQG6 | John Wark | ||
| 28 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–1 | WCQG6 | John Robertson (2, 1 pen.), Davie Provan | ||
| 16 May | Vetch Field, Swansea (A) | 0–2 | BHC[2] | |||
| 19 May | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 2–0 | BHC | Ray Stewart, Steve Archibald | ||
| 23 May | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | 1–0 | BHC | John Robertson |
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