title: 2001–02 Scottish First Division
text: # 2001–02 Scottish First Division
  
  The 2001–02 Scottish First Division was won by Partick Thistle who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Raith Rovers were relegated to the Second Division however Falkirk avoided being relegated because Airdrieonians became insolvent.
  
  ## Table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 66 | Promoted to 2002–03 Scottish Premier League |
  | 2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 56 | Club folded |
  | 3 | Ayr United | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 52 | |
  | 4 | Ross County | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 52 | |
  | 5 | Clyde | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 49 | |
  | 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 48 | |
  | 7 | Arbroath | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 48 | |
  | 8 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 45 | |
  | 9 | Falkirk | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 39 | |
  | 10 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 35 | Relegated to Second Division 2002-03 |
  
  * ↑ Falkirk were reprieved from relegation due to Airdrieonians folding.
  
  ## Attendances
  
  The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2001/02 are shown below:
  
  | Club | Average |
  | - | - |
  | Partick Thistle | 4,434 |
  | St Mirren | 3,663 |
  | Ross County | 2,757 |
  | Falkirk | 2,478 |
  | Ayr United | 2,457 |
  | Inverness CT | 2,046 |
  | Airdrieonians | 2,001 |
  | Raith Rovers | 1,911 |
  | Clyde | 1,476 |
  | Arbroath | 956 |
  