1979–80 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Second Division
Season	1979–80
Champions	Falkirk
Promoted	Falkirk; East Stirlingshire
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Scottish Second Division was won by Falkirk who, along with second placed East Stirlingshire, were promoted to the First Division. Alloa Athletic finished bottom.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Falkirk (C, P)	39	19	12	8	65	35	+30	50	Promotion to the First Division
2	East Stirlingshire (P)	39	21	7	11	55	40	+15	49	Promotion to the First Division
3	Forfar Athletic	39	19	8	12	63	51	+12	46
4	Albion Rovers	39	16	12	11	73	56	+17	44
5	Queen's Park	39	16	9	14	59	47	+12	41
6	Stenhousemuir	39	16	9	14	56	51	+5	41
7	Brechin City	39	15	10	14	61	59	+2	40
8	Cowdenbeath	39	14	12	13	54	52	+2	40
9	Montrose	39	14	10	15	60	63	−3	38
10	East Fife	39	12	9	18	45	57	−12	33
11	Stranraer	39	12	8	19	51	65	−14	32
12	Meadowbank Thistle	39	12	8	19	42	70	−28	32
13	Queen of the South	39	11	9	19	51	69	−18	31
14	Alloa Athletic	39	11	7	21	44	64	−20	29

Source: "1979-1980 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Brechin City Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer

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1979–80 Scottish Second Division

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