1980–81 in Scottish football
The 1980-81 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 84th season of Scottish league football.
Scottish Premier Division
Champions: CelticRelegated: Kilmarnock, Hearts
Scottish League Division One
Promoted: Hibernian, DundeeRelegated: Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Queen's Park, Queen of the SouthCup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Scottish Cup 1980–81 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Dundee United |
League Cup 1980–81 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Dundee |
Junior Cup | Pollok | 1 – 0 | Arthurlie |
Other Honours
National
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Inverness Caledonian | 2 – 1 | Elgin City |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Hawick Royal Albert | 3 – 1 * | Gala Fairydean |
County
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | ||
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 * | Ayr United |
East of Scotland Shield | Berwick Rangers | 6 – 1 | Meadowbank Thistle |
Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 * | Dunfermline Athletic |
Glasgow Cup | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Celtic |
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | Airdrie | |
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 2 * | St Mirren |
Stirlingshire Cup | Dumbarton | 3 – 0 | Stirling Albion |
- aggregate over two legs
- replay
- won on penalties
Highland League">Highland Football League">Highland League
Individual honours
Scottish national team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer | |
10 September | Solna Stadion, Stockholm | 1–0 | WCQG6 | Gordon Strachan | |
15 October | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 0–0 | WCQG6 | ||
25 February | Ramat Gan Stadium | 1–0 | WCQG6 | Kenny Dalglish | |
25 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–1 | WCQG6 | John Wark | |
28 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 3–1 | WCQG6 | John Robertson, Davie Provan | |
16 May | Vetch Field, Swansea | 0–2 | BHC | ||
19 May | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 2–0 | BHC | Ray Stewart, Steve Archibald | |
23 May | Wembley Stadium, London | 1–0 | BHC | John Robertson |
Key:
- = Home match
- = Away match
- WCQG6 = World Cup qualifying - Group 6
- BHC = British Home Championship