The 1980–81 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 84th season of Scottish league football.
Scottish Premier Division
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Kilmarnock, Hearts
Scottish League Division One
Promoted: Hibernian, Dundee Relegated: Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Queen's Park, Queen of the South
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1980–81Rangers4 – 1 (rep.)Dundee UnitedLeague Cup 1980–81Dundee United3 – 0DundeeJunior CupPollok1 – 0Arthurlie
Other honours National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Caledonian2 – 1 Elgin CityScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthHawick Royal Albert3 – 1 *Gala Fairydean
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupAberdeenAyrshire CupKilmarnock2 – 0 *Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldBerwick Rangers6 – 1Meadowbank ThistleFife CupRaith Rovers2 – 0 * Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow CupPartick Thistle1 – 0 CelticLanarkshire CupMotherwellAirdrieRenfrewshire CupMorton2 – 2 *St MirrenStirlingshire CupDumbarton3 – 0Stirling Albion – aggregate over two legs – replay – won on penalties
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Alan Rough Partick ThistlePlayers' Player of the Year Mark McGhee AberdeenYoung Player of the Year Charlie Nicholas Celtic
Scottish national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)10 SeptemberSolna Stadion, Stockholm (A)1–0WCQG6Gordon Strachan15 OctoberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–0WCQG625 FebruaryRamat Gan Stadium (A)1–0WCQG6Kenny Dalglish25 MarchHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1WCQG6John Wark28 AprilHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–1WCQG6John Robertson (2, 1 pen.), Davie Provan16 MayVetch Field, Swansea (A)0–2BHCThe 1981 British Home Championship was Abandoned due to civil unrest in Northern Ireland. 19 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCRay Stewart, Steve Archibald23 MayWembley Stadium, London (A)1–0BHCJohn Robertson
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG6 = World Cup qualifying – Group 6 BHC = British Home Championship
See also 1980–81 Aberdeen F.C. season 1980–81 Hibernian F.C. season 1980–81 Rangers F.C. season
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive