| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic |
| Relegated | Clyde Dunfermline |
1972–73 → | |
The1971–72 Scottish Division One was won byCeltic by ten points over nearest rivalAberdeen.Clyde andDunfermline finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the1972–73 Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 28 | +68 | 60 | Champion |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 50 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 44 | |
| 4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 44 | |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 41 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 31 | |
| 10 | Motherwell | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 29 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 28 | |
| 12 | Ayr United | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 28 | |
| 13 | Morton | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 27 | |
| 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 27 | |
| 15 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 26 | |
| 16 | East Fife | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 25 | |
| 17 | Clyde | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 24 | Relegated to1972–73 Second Division |
| 18 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | AYR | CEL | CLY | DND | DNU | DNF | EFI | FAL | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOR | MOT | PAR | RAN | STJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 5–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
| Airdrieonians | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–4 | |
| Ayr United | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 9–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Clyde | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dundee | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Dundee United | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| East Fife | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Falkirk | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Hibernian | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 7–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Morton | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Motherwell | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Rangers | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 |