The 1999–2000 Scottish First Division was won by St Mirren, finishing as one of two promoted teams. As the Scottish Premier League was being expanded to twelve teams Dunfermline Athletic were to be joined by Falkirk in a three team playoff against Aberdeen with the top two placed teams entering the Scottish Premier League. However, this did not occur as Falkirk's Brockville Stadium did not meet the then SPL requirements for having a 10,000 all-seater stadium.[1] Clydebank finished bottom and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division.
| Season | 1999–2000 |
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| Champions | St Mirren |
| Promoted | St Mirren Dunfermline Athletic |
| Relegated | Airdrieonians Clydebank |
| Top goalscorer | Mark Yardley (19) |
| Biggest home win | St Mirren 8-0 Clydebank, 11 March 2000 Falkirk 8-0 Airdrieonians, 18 March 2000 |
| Biggest away win | Raith Rovers 0-6 St Mirren, 14 August 1999 |
| Average attendance | 2877 |
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Stadia and locations
edit| Airdrieonians | Ayr United | Clydebank | Dunfermline Athletic |
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| Excelsior Stadium | Somerset Park | Cappielow Park, Greenock[2] | East End Park |
| Capacity: 10,101[3] | Capacity: 10,185[4] | Capacity: 11,612[5] | Capacity: 11,480[6] |
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| Brockville Park | Cappielow Park | ||
| Capacity: 7,500[7] | Capacity: 11,612[8] | ||
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| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Livingston | Raith Rovers | St Mirren |
| Caledonian Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | Stark's Park | Love Street |
| Capacity: 6,280[9] | Capacity: 10,112[10] | Capacity: 9,031[11] | Capacity: 10,900[12] |
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League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | St Mirren (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic (P) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 71 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 64 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Morton | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 36 | |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 29 | |
| 10 | Clydebank (R) | 36 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 82 | −65 | 10 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: "1999-2000 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
edit| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Mark Yardley |
St Mirren | 19 |
| Stevie Crawford |
Dunfermline Athletic | 16 |
| Barry Lavety |
St Mirren | 16 |
| Brian McPhee |
Livingston | 15 |
| David Bingham |
Livingston | 15 |
 Glynn Hurst |
Ayr United | 14 |
| Scott Crabbe |
Falkirk | 14 |
| Barry Wilson |
Inverness CT | 12 |
| Craig Dargo |
Raith Rovers | 12 |
| David Nicholls |
Falkirk | 11 |
Attendances
editThe average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 1999/00 are shown below:
| Club | Average |
|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4,959 |
| St Mirren | 4,946 |
| Livingston | 3,974 |
| Falkirk | 3,344 |
| Raith Rovers | 3,165 |
| Inverness CT | 2,282 |
| Ayr United | 2,180 |
| Airdrieonians | 1,857 |
| Greenock Morton | 1,356 |
| Clydebank | 712 |
References
edit- ^ "Falkirk stadium hopes boost". BBC News. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Clydebank groundshared with Morton for the duration of this season.
- ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "SFA prompts venue fury". BBC. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Livingston Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "St Mirren Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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