1994–95 Scottish Premier Division

The 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division season began on 13 August 1994; it was the first season of the new ten team league format, and also the first season using the rule of awarding three points for a win.

Scottish Premier Division

Season	1994–95
Dates	13 August 1994 – 13 May 1995
Champions	Rangers 10th Premier Division title 45th Scottish title
Relegated	Dundee United
Champions League	Rangers
UEFA Cup	Motherwell
Cup Winners' Cup	Celtic
Goals scored	453
Average goals/game	2.52
Top goalscorer	Tommy Coyne (16)
Biggest home win	Hibernian 5–0 Dundee United (13 August) Dundee United 6–1 Motherwell (21 January)
Biggest away win	Dundee United 0–3 Rangers (4 December)
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

Overview

The 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by fifteen points from nearest rivals Motherwell to clinch seven titles in a row. Dundee United were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom with Aberdeen surviving a relegation playoff against Dunfermline Athletic. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Motherwell were joined by League Cup winners Raith Rovers in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Fourth-placed Celtic qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup winners.^[1]

The season began on 13 August with the first goal of the season scored by Hibernian's Billy Findlay as they won 5–0 at home to Dundee United. The regular league season ended on 13 May, with the relegation/promotion play-off following on the 21st and 25th.

Clubs

Promotion and relegation from 1993–94

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

• Falkirk

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division

• St Johnstone
• Raith Rovers
• Dundee

Stadia and locations

Aberdeen

Celtic

Dundee Utd

Falkirk

Hearts

Hibernian

Kilmarnock

Motherwell

Partick Thistle

Rangers

Location of clubs in the 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division

Team	Location	Stadium
Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Pittodrie Stadium
Celtic	Parkhead, Glasgow	Hampden Park[2]
Dundee United	Dundee	Tannadice Park
Falkirk	Falkirk	Brockville Park
Heart of Midlothian	Gorgie, Edinburgh	Tynecastle Park
Hibernian	Leith, Edinburgh	Easter Road
Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	Rugby Park
Motherwell	Motherwell	Fir Park
Partick Thistle	Maryhill, Glasgow	Firhill Stadium
Rangers	Ibrox, Glasgow	Ibrox Park

Managers

Team	Manager
Aberdeen	Roy Aitken
Celtic	Tommy Burns
Dundee United	Billy Kirkwood
Falkirk	Jim Jefferies
Heart of Midlothian	Tommy McLean
Hibernian	Alex Miller
Kilmarnock	Alex Totten
Motherwell	Alex McLeish
Partick Thistle	John Lambie
Rangers	Walter Smith

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Manner of departure	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Motherwell	Tommy McLean	11 June 1994[3]	Resigned	Alex McLeish	11 June 1994
Celtic	Lou Macari	16 June 1994[4]	Sacked	Tommy Burns	12 July 1994[5]
Heart of Midlothian	Sandy Clark	20 June 1994[6]	Sacked	Tommy McLean	1 July 1994
Kilmarnock	Tommy Burns	12 July 1994[5]	Signed by Celtic	Alex Totten	July 1994
Aberdeen	Willie Miller	6 February 1995[7]	Sacked	Roy Aitken	6 February 1995[7]
Dundee United	Ivan Golac	14 March 1995	Sacked	Billy Kirkwood	28 March 1995[8]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	20	9	7	60	35	+25	69	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Motherwell	36	14	12	10	50	50	0	54	Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3	Hibernian	36	12	17	7	49	37	+12	53
4	Celtic	36	11	18	7	39	33	+6	51	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5	Falkirk	36	12	12	12	48	47	+1	48
6	Heart of Midlothian	36	12	7	17	44	51	−7	43
7	Kilmarnock	36	11	10	15	40	48	−8	43
8	Partick Thistle	36	10	13	13	40	50	−10	43	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage[b]
9	Aberdeen (O)	36	10	11	15	43	46	−3	41	Qualification for the Play-off
10	Dundee United (R)	36	9	9	18	40	56	−16	36	Relegation to the 1995–96 Scottish First Division

Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Celtic qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1994–95 Scottish Cup.
2. Partick Thistle qualified for the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked Scottish club to apply for a place in the competition.

Results

Matches 1–18

During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away	ABE	CEL	DUN	FAL	HOM	HIB	KIL	MOT	PAR	RAN
Aberdeen		0–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	0–0	0–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Celtic	0–0		2–1	0–2	3–0	3–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	1–3
Dundee United	2–1	2–2		1–0	5–2	0–0	2–2	1–1	0–1	0–3
Falkirk	2–1	1–1	1–3		2–1	0–0	3–3	0–1	2–1	0–2
Heart of Midlothian	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–1		0–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–1
Hibernian	2–2	0–2	5–0	2–2	2–1		0–0	2–2	3–0	2–1
Kilmarnock	2–1	0–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–0		0–1	2–0	1–2
Motherwell	0–1	1–1	1–1	5–3	1–1	1–1	3–2		3–1	2–1
Partick Thistle	2–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	2–2	2–0	2–2		0–2
Rangers	1–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–0

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).

Home \ Away	ABE	CEL	DUN	FAL	HOM	HIB	KIL	MOT	PAR	RAN
Aberdeen		2–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–1	0–2	3–1	2–0
Celtic	2–0		1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–3	3–0
Dundee United	0–0	0–1		1–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	6–1	2–0	0–2
Falkirk	0–2	1–2	3–1		2–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	1–3	2–3
Heart of Midlothian	1–2	0–1	2–0	0–1		2–0	2–2	2–0	0–1	2–1
Hibernian	4–2	0–2	4–0	0–2	3–1		2–1	2–0	1–2	1–1
Kilmarnock	3–1	0–1	2–0	2–1	3–2	1–2		2–0	0–0	0–1
Motherwell	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–0		1–2	1–3
Partick Thistle	2–2	0–0	1–3	0–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–0		1–1
Rangers	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–0	3–1	3–0	0–2	1–1

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off

A two leg play-off took place between the 9th placed team in the Premier Division (Aberdeen) and the runner-up of the First Division (Dunfermline Athletic). Aberdeen won both legs by 3 goals to 1, winning the tie 6–2 on aggregate, thus securing their place in the 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division.^[9][10]

Top scorers

Player	Goals	Team
Tommy Coyne	16	Motherwell
Billy Dodds	15	Aberdeen
Mark Hateley	13	Rangers

Source:=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot95.html RSSSF