Scottish First Division 2008–09

The 2008–09 First Division season will be the fourteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.

Promotion and Relegation from 2007–08

PL & First Division

Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League
* Hamilton Academical [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7353608.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Hamilton Accies 2-0 Clyde|date=2008-04-19|accessdate=2008-04-19]

First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division
* Stirling Albion [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7334953.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Partick Thistle 1-0 Stirling Alb|date=2008-04-08|accessdate=2008-04-08] Promoted from Second Division to First Division
* Ross County (champions) [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7328068.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Ross County 4-0 Berwick Rangers|date=2008-04-05|accessdate=2008-04-07]
* Airdrie United (losing play-off finalists, [cite news|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7390679.stm|title=Clyde 2-0 Airdrie United (3-0)|date=2008-05-10|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-08-18] promoted due to Gretna's relegation to Division Three) [cite news |title= Gretna demoted to Division Three |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7426281.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-05-29 |accessdate=2008-05-29 ]

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

First half of season

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Top scorers

Managerial changes

Monthly awards

Transfers

*List of Scottish football transfers 2008-09

References