| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Celtic |
| Relegated | St. Mirren Cowdenbeath |
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71-72 →
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The Scottish First Division season 1970-71 was won by Celtic by two points over nearest rival Aberdeen. St. Mirren and Cowdenbeath finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1971–72 Second Division.
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 23 | 66 | 56 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 18 | 50 | 54 |
| 3 | St. Johnstone | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | Rangers | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 34 | 24 | 41 |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 35 |
| 8 | Morton | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 34 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 34 |
| 11 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 30 |
| 13 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 28 |
| 14 | Ayr United | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 26 |
| 15 | Clyde | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 26 |
| 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 23 |
| 17 | St. Mirren | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 23 |
| 18 | Cowdenbeath | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 17 |
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