2007–08 Scottish First Division


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 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
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
Promoted from Second Division to First Division

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice 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

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Clyde Joe MillerMutual consent25 May Colin Hendry11 June
St Johnstone Owen CoyleMutual consent22 November Derek McInnes27 November
Dunfermline Athletic Stephen KennySacked4 December Jim McIntyre3 January
Clyde Colin HendryResigned18 January John Brown26 January
Greenock Morton Jim McInallyResigned12 February David Irons19 February
Livingston Mark ProctorSacked3 June Roberto Landi11 June

Monthly awards

MonthFirst Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young player
August Billy Reid Richard Offiong Kevin McDonald
September Owen Coyle Second Division player James McArthur
October Billy Reid Bryn Halliwell James McCarthy
November Alex Rae Kenny Deuchar Third Division player
December Jim McIntyre Second Division player Kevin McDonald
January Gordon Chisholm Second Division player Andy Jackson
February Gordon Chisholm Mickaël Antoine-Curier Graham Dorrans
March Ian McCall Jonathan Tuffey Leigh Griffiths
April Gordon Chisholm Mark McLaughlin Brian Easton

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
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Second legs
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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
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Second leg
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Clyde remained in First Division.

Transfer deals