1979–80 in Scottish football
The 1979–80 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 83rd season of Scottish league football.
Scottish Premier Division
Champions: AberdeenRelegated: Dundee, Hibernian
Scottish League Division One
Promoted: Hearts, AirdrieoniansRelegated: Arbroath, Clyde
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Falkirk, East StirlingshireCup honours
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup 1979–80 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers |
| League Cup 1979–80 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen |
| Junior Cup | Baillieston | 2 – 0 | Benburb |
Other Honours
National
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Inverness Thistle | 5 – 0 | Buckie Thistle |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Whitehill Welfare | 8 – 1 * | Hawick Royal Albert |
County
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Keith | ||
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 10 – 2 * | Girvan |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 * | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Dundee |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 3 – 2 | Hamilton |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 6 – 2 * | Morton |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Clydebank | 4 – 1 | Stenhousemuir |
- aggregate over two legs
- won on penalties
Highland League">Highland Football League">Highland League
Individual honours
Scottish national team
Scotland finished fourth in the 1980 British Home Championship. Scotland won just one game, against Wales; Willie Miller scored Scotland's only goal of the tournament.| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer | |
| 12 September 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–1 | Friendly | Jorge Olaechea | |
| 17 October 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–1 | ECQG2 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 21 November 1979 | Heysel Stadion, Brussels | 0–2 | ECQG2 | ||
| 19 December 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–3 | ECQG2 | John Robertson | |
| 26 March 1980 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 4–1 | ECQG2 | Kenny Dalglish, Andy Gray, Steve Archibald, Archie Gemmill | |
| 16 May 1980 | Windsor Park, Belfast | 0–1 | BHC | ||
| 21 May 1980 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–0 | BHC | Willie Miller | |
| 24 May 1980 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 0–2 | BHC | ||
| 28 May 1980 | Warta Stadion, Poznań | 0–1 | Friendly | ||
| 31 May 1980 | Nepstadion, Budapest | 1–3 | Friendly | Steve Archibald |
Key:
- = Home match
- = Away match
- ECQG2 = European Championship qualifying - Group 2
- BHC = British Home Championship