2001–02 Scottish First Division
Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Partick Thistle |
Promoted | Partick Thistle |
Relegated | Raith Rovers |
Top goalscorer | Owen Coyle (23) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
The 2001–02 Scottish First Division was won by Partick Thistle who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Raith Rovers were relegated to the Second Division however Falkirk avoided being relegated because Airdrieonians became insolvent.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 66 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Airdrieonians (R) | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 56 | Club folded after the season |
3 | Ayr United | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 52 | |
4 | Ross County | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 52 | |
5 | Clyde | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 49 | |
6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 48 | |
7 | Arbroath | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 48 | |
8 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 45 | |
9 | Falkirk[a] | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 39 | |
10 | Raith Rovers (R) | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: "2001-2002 First 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Falkirk were reprieved from relegation due to Airdrieonians folding.
Attendances
[edit]The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2001/02 are shown below:
Club | Average |
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Partick Thistle | 4,434 |
St Mirren | 3,663 |
Ross County | 2,757 |
Falkirk | 2,478 |
Ayr United | 2,457 |
Inverness CT | 2,046 |
Airdrieonians | 2,001 |
Raith Rovers | 1,911 |
Clyde | 1,476 |
Arbroath | 956 |