| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St Johnstone |
| Promoted | St Johnstone |
| Relegated | Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic |
| Matches | 273 |
| Goals | 763 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ken Eadie (21)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Forfar Athletic 1–5 St Johnstone, 02.01.1990 |
| Biggest away win | Falkirk 6–0 Albion Rovers, 30.09.1989 |
1990–91 → | |
The1989–90 Scottish First Division season was won bySt Johnstone, who were promoted four points ahead ofAirdrieonians to thePremier Division.Albion Rovers andAlloa Athletic were relegated to theSecond Division.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone(C, P) | 39 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 58 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 54 | |
| 3 | Clydebank | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 44 | |
| 4 | Falkirk | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 43 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 42 | |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 41 | |
| 7 | Meadowbank Thistle | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 38 | |
| 9 | Clyde | 39 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 35 | |
| 10 | Ayr United | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 35 | |
| 11 | Morton | 39 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 34 | |
| 12 | Forfar Athletic | 39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 29[a] | |
| 13 | Albion Rovers(R) | 39 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 27 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 14 | Alloa Athletic(R) | 39 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 25 |