1994–95 Scottish Premier Division
# 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.

## 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.

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

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Celtic | Parkhead, Glasgow | Hampden Park |
| 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 | Resigned | Alex McLeish | 11 June 1994 |
| Celtic | Lou Macari | 16 June 1994 | Sacked | Tommy Burns | 12 July 1994 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Sandy Clark | 20 June 1994 | Sacked | Tommy McLean | 1 July 1994 |
| Kilmarnock | Tommy Burns | 12 July 1994 | Signed by Celtic | Alex Totten | July 1994 |
| Aberdeen | Willie Miller | 6 February 1995 | Sacked | Roy Aitken | 6 February 1995 |
| Dundee United | Ivan Golac | 14 March 1995 | Sacked | Billy Kirkwood | 28 March 1995 |

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

* ↑ Celtic qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1994–95 Scottish Cup.
* ↑ 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 | |

### 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 | |

## 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.

## Top scorers

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

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