| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Clyde Ayr United |
1961–62 → | |
The1960–61 Scottish Division One was won byRangers, who finished one point ahead of nearest rivalKilmarnock.Clyde andAyr United finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the1961-62 Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers(C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 46 | 1.913 | 51 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | 50 | |
| 3 | Third Lanark | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 80 | 1.250 | 42 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 46 | 1.391 | 39 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 57 | 1.228 | 38 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 36 | |
| 7 | Hearts | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 34 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 8 | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 34 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 33 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 32 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 69 | 0.855 | 32 | |
| 12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 31 | Qualified for theCup Winners' Cup |
| 13 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 30 | |
| 14 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 0.914 | 29 | |
| 15 | St Johnstone | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 0.746 | 29 | |
| 16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 27 | |
| 17 | Clyde(R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 77 | 0.714 | 23 | Relegated to theSecond Division |
| 18 | Ayr United(R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 81 | 0.630 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | AYR | CEL | CLY | DND | DNU | DNF | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAI | RAN | STJ | STM | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | |
| Airdrieonians | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Ayr United | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | |
| Celtic | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | |
| Clyde | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | |
| Dundee | 3–3 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee United | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–6 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hibernian | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Kilmarnock | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–5 | |
| Partick Thistle | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Raith Rovers | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–6 | |
| Rangers | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | |
| St Johnstone | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 3–4 | |
| St Mirren | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Third Lanark | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 7–4 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 |