The 2007–08 First Division season was the 14th 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 team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Second Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the First division play-offs 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 Premier League to First Division Dunfermline Athletic
Promoted from First Division to Premier League 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 Scottish Premier League 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 Third Division.
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 Scorer Goals Team Richard Offiong19Hamilton Academical Stephen Dobbie16Queen of the South Andy Jackson14St Johnstone Chris Aitken13Stirling Albion Graham Dorrans11Livingston Liam BuchananPartick Thistle Mark BurchillDunfermline Athletic Kevin McDonald9Dundee Robert SnodgrassLivingston Paul SheerinSt Johnstone Mickaël Antoine-CurierDundee Peter WeathersonGreenock Morton Sean O'Connor8Queen of the South Colin McMenaminDundee Iain RussellGreenock Morton Robert DavidsonDundee
Source: The League Insider
Attendances TeamStadium Capacity Highest Lowest AverageDundee Dens Park 11,856 6,192 3,146 4,264Dunfermline Athletic East End Park 11,998 4,946 2,444 3,754St Johnstone McDiarmid Park 10,673 6,279 1,686 2,969Greenock Morton Cappielow 5,741 3,818 2,228 2,727Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 10,887 4,914 1,149 2,591Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park 5,396 5,078 1,410 2,468Queen of the South Palmerston Park 6,412 3,005 1,484 1,965Livingston Almondvale Stadium 10,016 2,865 1,125 1,726Clyde Broadwood Stadium 8,006 1,979 910 1,298Stirling Albion Forthbank Stadium 3,808 2,215 431 1,166
Source: The League Insider
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointmentClyde Joe MillerMutual consent25 May Colin Hendry11 JuneSt Johnstone Owen CoyleMutual consentCoyle left St Johnstone to become manager of Burnley.22 November Derek McInnes27 November Dunfermline Athletic Stephen Kenny Sacked 4 December Jim McIntyre 3 January Clyde Colin Hendry Resigned 18 January John Brown 26 January Greenock Morton Jim McInally Resigned 12 February David Irons 19 February Livingston Mark Proctor Sacked 3 June Roberto Landi 11 June
Monthly awards
MonthFirst Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young playerAugust Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical) Richard Offiong (Hamilton Academical) Kevin McDonald (Dundee)September Owen Coyle (St Johnstone) Second Division player James McArthur (Hamilton Academical)October Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical) Bryn Halliwell (Hamilton Academical) James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical)November Alex Rae (Dundee) Kenny Deuchar (St Johnstone)Third Division playerDecember Jim McIntyre (Dunfermline Athletic)Second Division player Kevin McDonald (Dundee)January Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South)Second Division player Andy Jackson (St Johnstone)February Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South) Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Dundee) Graham Dorrans (Livingston)March Ian McCall (Partick Thistle) Jonathan Tuffey (Partick Thistle) Leigh Griffiths (Livingston)April Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South) Mark McLaughlin (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 BBC Sport: News – Recent results – Upcoming fixtures – Current standings Official Football League site