1986–87 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1986–87
Champions	Morton
Promoted	Morton Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated	Brechin City Montrose
Matches played	264
Goals scored	693 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rowan Alexander (23)^[1]
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Dunfermline Athletic to the Premier Division. Brechin City and Montrose were relegated to the Second Division.^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Morton (C, P)	44	24	9	11	88	56	+32	57	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Dunfermline Athletic (P)	44	23	10	11	61	41	+20	56	Promotion to the Premier Division
3	Dumbarton	44	23	7	14	67	52	+15	53
4	East Fife	44	15	21	8	68	55	+13	51
5	Airdrieonians	44	20	11	13	58	46	+12	51
6	Kilmarnock	44	17	11	16	62	53	+9	45
7	Forfar Athletic	44	14	15	15	61	63	−2	43
8	Partick Thistle	44	12	15	17	49	54	−5	39
9	Clyde	44	11	16	17	48	56	−8	38
10	Queen of the South	44	11	12	21	50	71	−21	34
11	Brechin City (R)	44	11	10	23	44	72	−28	32	Relegation to the Second Division
12	Montrose (R)	44	9	11	24	37	74	−37	29	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF^{[dead link‍]} and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^ "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^ "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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First Division	Airdrieonians Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Forfar Athletic Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Partick Thistle Queen of the South
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