2007–08 Scottish First Division Explained

Promoted:	Hamilton Academical
League Topscorer:	Richard Offiong (19)
Nextseason:	2008–09

The 2007–08 First Division season was the 14th season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.

The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the Scottish Premier League. The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Second Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the First division play-offs with the teams which finished second, third and fourth in the Third Division for a place in the 2008–09 First Division.

Promotion and Relegation from 2006–07

SPL and First Division

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

• Dunfermline Athletic

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

• Gretna

First and Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division

• Ross County
• Airdrie United (via play-offs)

Promoted from Second Division to First Division

• Greenock Morton
• Stirling Albion (via play-offs)

Events

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• 29 March: Gretna are relegated from the SPL to the First Division after losing 2–0 to St Mirren.^[1]
• 5 April: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Second Division champions after defeating Berwick Rangers 4–0 and second place Airdrie United losing 2–1 to Brechin City.^[2]
• 8 April: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle.^[3]
• 19 April: Hamilton Academical win promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions following a 2–0 over Clyde.^[4]
• 10 May: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final.^[5]
• 29 May: Play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division following Gretna's demotion to the Third Division.^[6]

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

Second half of season

Top scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Richard Offiong	19	Hamilton Academical
Stephen Dobbie	16	Queen of the South
Andy Jackson	11	St Johnstone
Chris Aitken	13	Stirling Albion
Graham Dorrans	11	Livingston
Liam Buchanan	Partick Thistle
Mark Burchill	Dunfermline Athletic
Kevin McDonald	9	Dundee
Robert Snodgrass	Livingston
Paul Sheerin	St Johnstone
Mickaël Antoine-Curier	Dundee
Peter Weatherson	Greenock Morton
Sean O'Connor	8	Queen of the South
Colin McMenamin	Dundee
Iain Russell	Greenock Morton
Robert Davidson	Dundee

Source: The League Insider

Attendances

Notes and References

1. News: St Mirren 2–0 Gretna. BBC Sport. 29 March 2008. 2008-03-29.
2. News: Ross County 4–0 Berwick Rangers. BBC Sport. 5 April 2008. 2008-04-07.
3. News: Partick Thistle 1–0 Stirling Alb. BBC Sport. 8 April 2008. 2008-04-08.
4. News: Hamilton Accies 2–0 Clyde. BBC Sport. 19 April 2008. 2008-04-19.
5. News: Clyde 2–0 Airdrie United (3–0). BBC Sport. 10 May 2008. 2008-05-22.
6. News: Gretna demoted to Division Three. BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. 2008-05-29.