The 2007–08 First Division season was the 13th 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 Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when t ...

. The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Second Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the

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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

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to First Division * Dunfermline Athletic Promoted from First Division to

* 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

*29 March: Gretna are relegated from the SPL to the First Division after losing 2–0 to St Mirren. *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. *8 April: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle. *19 April: Hamilton Academical win promotion to the

as First Division champions following a 2–0 over Clyde. *10 May: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final. *29 May: Play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division following Gretna's demotion to the

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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.

First half of season

Second half of season

Top scorers

Source: The League Insider

Attendances

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East End Park East End Park, currently named KDM Group East End Park for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland with a seating capacity of . The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Championship si ...

, , 11,998 , , 4,946 , , 2,444 , , 3,754 , - , align=left, St Johnstone , , align=left, McDiarmid Park , , 10,673 , , 6,279 , , 1,686 , , 2,969 , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , align=left, Greenock Morton , , align=left,

Cappielow Cappielow, also known as Cappielow Park supported by Dalrada Technology UK for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Greenock Morton ...

, , 5,741 , , 3,818 , , 2,228 , , 2,727 , - , align=left, Partick Thistle , , align=left, Firhill Stadium , , 10,887 , , 4,914 , , 1,149 , , 2,591 , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , align=left, Hamilton Academical , , align=left, New Douglas Park , , 5,396 , , 5,078 , , 1,410 , , 2,468 , - , align=left, Queen of the South , , align=left,

Palmerston Park Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919. South of Scotland League club ...

, , 6,412 , , 3,005 , , 1,484 , , 1,965 , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , align=left, Livingston , , align=left, Almondvale Stadium , , 10,016 , , 2,865 , , 1,125 , , 1,726 , - , align=left, Clyde , , align=left, Broadwood Stadium , , 8,006 , , 1,979 , , 910 , , 1,298 , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , align=left, Stirling Albion , , align=left, Forthbank Stadium , , 3,808 , , 2,215 , , 431 , , 1,166 Source: The League Insider

Managerial changes

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St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...

Owen Coyle Owen Columba Coyle (born 14 July 1966) is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Scottish Championship club Queen's Park. He played as a striker for several clubs in England and Scotland, and made on ...

, Mutual consent , 22 November , Derek McInnes , 27 November , - , Dunfermline Athletic , Stephen Kenny , Sacked , 4 December , Jim McIntyre , 3 January , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , Clyde , Colin Hendry , Resigned , 18 January , John Brown , 26 January , - , Greenock Morton ,

Jim McInally James Edward McInally (born 19 February 1964) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He played for Dundee United for 10 seasons in which he won the 1993–94 Scottish Cup and played in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. At United he was also ...

, Resigned , 12 February , David Irons , 19 February , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , Livingston , Mark Proctor , Sacked , 3 June , Roberto Landi , 11 June

Monthly awards

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) , , Second Division player, , James McArthur ( Hamilton Academical) , - , October, , Billy Reid ( Hamilton Academical), , Bryn Halliwell ( Hamilton Academical), , James McCarthy ( Hamilton Academical) , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , November, , Alex Rae ( Dundee), ,

Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John Deuchar (born 6 July 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a practising medical doctor. In his professional footballing career he played for Falkirk (two spells), East Fife ...

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), , Third Division player , - , December, , Jim McIntyre ( Dunfermline Athletic), , Second Division player, , Kevin McDonald ( Dundee) , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , January, , Gordon Chisholm ( Queen of the South), , Second Division player, , Andy Jackson (

) , - , February, , Gordon Chisholm ( Queen of the South), ,

Mickaël Antoine-Curier Mickaël Antoine-Curier (born 5 March 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker from 2001 until 2018. Antoine-Curier played in seven countries for twenty two different sides. In England with Preston North End, Nott ...

( Dundee), , Graham Dorrans ( Livingston) , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , March, , Ian McCall ( Partick Thistle), ,

Jonathan Tuffey Jonathan "Jonny" Tuffey (born 20 January 1987 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer and manager who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders F.C., Crusaders and is man ...

( Partick Thistle), ,

Leigh Griffiths Leigh Griffiths (born 20 August 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Australian club Mandurah City. Griffiths started his career at Livingston where he made his debut as a sixteen-year-old. He ...

( Livingston) , - , April , , Gordon Chisholm ( Queen of the South) , ,

Mark McLaughlin Mark McLaughlin (born 2 December 1975) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Since turning senior in 1999, McLaughlin has played over 100 games for both Clyde and Hamilton Academical. He has also played for Greenock Morton and Dumbar ...

( Hamilton Academical) , , Brian Easton ( Hamilton Academical)

First Division play-offs

Semi-finals

The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final. First legs ---- ---- Second legs ---- ----

Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs, the home team in the 1st Leg was determined by a draw conducted on 1 April 2008. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division. First leg ---- Second leg ---- Clyde remained in First Division.

Transfer deals

:''See: List of Scottish football transfers 2007–08''

References

External links

* Scottish First Division 2007–08 on

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