Scottish League First Division 1971/1972

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Celtic	34	28	4	2	96 - 28	60	+68	Champion
2	Aberdeen	34	21	8	5	80 - 26	50	+54	Vice-champion
3	Rangers	34	21	2	11	71 - 38	44	+33
4	Hibernian	34	19	6	9	62 - 34	44	+28
5	Dundee	34	14	13	7	59 - 38	41	+21
6	Heart of Midlothian	34	13	13	8	53 - 49	39	+4
7	Partick Thistle	34	12	10	12	53 - 54	34	-1
8	St. Johnstone	34	12	8	14	52 - 58	32	-6
9	Dundee United	34	12	7	15	55 - 70	31	-15
10	Motherwell	34	11	7	16	49 - 69	29	-20
11	Kilmarnock	34	11	6	17	49 - 64	28	-15
12	Ayr United	34	9	10	15	40 - 58	28	-18
13	Greenock Morton	34	10	7	17	46 - 52	27	-6
14	Falkirk	34	10	7	17	44 - 60	27	-16
15	Airdrieonians	34	7	12	15	44 - 76	26	-32
16	East Fife FC	34	5	15	14	34 - 61	25	-27
17	Clyde FC	34	7	10	17	33 - 66	24	-33	Relegated
18	Dunfermline Athletic	34	7	9	18	31 - 50	23	-19	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

1970/1971

Scottish League First Division 1971/1972: final table of First division