1987–88 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1987–88
Champions	Hamilton Academical
Promoted	Hamilton Academical
Relegated	East Fife Dumbarton
Matches played	264
Goals scored	765 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gordon Dalziel (25)^[1]
Biggest home win	Raith Rovers 7–1 East Fife, 07.11.1987
Biggest away win	Hamilton Academical 1–5 Meadowbank, 27.10.1987
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Scottish First Division season was won by Hamilton Academical, who were promoted four points ahead of Meadowbank Thistle. East Fife and Dumbarton were relegated to the Second Division.^[2]

League table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hamilton Academical (C, P)	44	22	12	10	67	39	+28	56	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Meadowbank Thistle	44	20	12	12	71	37	+34	52
3	Clydebank	44	21	7	16	59	61	−2	49
4	Forfar Athletic	44	16	16	12	67	58	+9	48
5	Raith Rovers	44	19	7	18	81	76	+5	45
6	Airdrieonians	44	16	13	15	65	68	−3	45
7	Queen of the South	44	14	15	15	56	67	−11	43
8	Partick Thistle	44	16	9	19	60	64	−4	41
9	Clyde	44	16	6	22	73	75	−2	38
10	Kilmarnock	44	13	11	20	55	60	−5	37
11	East Fife (R)	44	13	10	21	61	76	−15	36	Relegation to the Second Division
12	Dumbarton (R)	44	12	12	20	51	70	−19	36	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF^{[dead link‍]} and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

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^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^ "Scottish Division One 1987-1988 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^ "Scottish Division One 1987-1988 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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First Division	Airdrieonians Clyde Clydebank Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers
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