Full Name: Scottish Football League First Division Founded: 1893 (1975)
Tier: 2 Number of Teams: 10 Previous Names: Scottish Football League Second Division (1893-1939), Scottish Football League B Division (1946-56), Scottish Football League Second Division (1956-75)
Description:
The Scottish Football League First Division is the second tier in the Scottish football system. A second tier was added to the Scottish Football League for the 1893-94 season and it has undergone several name changes over the years, culminating in the Scottish Football League First Division since the 1975-76 season.
Scottish Football League First Division Map:
Format:
The Football League First Division season begins in August and ends in May with no winter break.
The 10 teams play each other four times (2 home and 2 away) for a total of 36 matches.
3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
Final league position is based on the total number of points earned over the full season.
The team with the most points is considered the league champion and is promoted to the Scottish Premier League.
The bottom team is automatically relegated to the third-tier Scottish Football League Second Division.
The 9th-place team enters a promotion/relegation playoff with the 2nd-4th teams from the Scottish Football League Second Division for one spot in the next season's Scottish Football League First Division.
Total Second-Tier League Titles:
Includes Scottish Football League Second Division (1893-1939), Scottish Football League B Division (1946-56), Scottish Football League Second Division (1956-75)
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