1994–95 in Scottish football
# 1994–95 in Scottish football

The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of a fourth tier of league football (the Scottish 3rd Division) and also three points for a win being awarded instead of just two.

## Notable events

* Caledonian Thistle and Ross County make their debuts after being elected to the Scottish Football League, becoming the first Highland teams in the League's 104-year history.
* Raith Rovers winning the first Scottish League Cup of their history with a shock win over Celtic in the final.
* Celtic winning the Scottish Cup to end their six-year trophy drought.
* Rangers winning the Scottish Premier Division title for the seventh year running – their 45th top division title overall.
* Brian Laudrup, the Danish international forward, joining Rangers at the start of the season for £2.3million.
* Duncan Ferguson ending his 18-month spell at Rangers and signing for Everton in December after two months on loan at the English club.
* French international defender Basile Boli joining Rangers from Marseille in the pre-season for £2million and returning to his homeland with AS Monaco at the end of the season after picking up a league title medal.
* At the same time as signing Basile Boli, Rangers paid a further £2million for Hearts defender Alan McLaren.
* Legendary former Rangers, Motherwell and Scotland winger Davie Cooper dying suddenly in March at the age of 39 while on the books of Clydebank, where he was due to retire as a player at the end of the season.
* Celtic spending the season playing their home games at national stadium Hampden Park while Parkhead was being rebuilt as an all-seater stadium.
* Forfar Athletic becoming the very first champions of the Scottish Third Division.

## Scottish Premier Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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.

Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dundee United

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Raith Rovers (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 69 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 68 | Qualification for the Premier Division Playoff |
| 3 | Dundee | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 68 | |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 61 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 56 | |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 49 | |
| 7 | St Mirren | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 36 | |
| 8 | Clydebank | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 35 | |
| 9 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 29 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 10 | Stranraer (R) | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 81 | −56 | 17 | Relegation to the Second Division |

Promoted: Raith Rovers Relegated: Ayr United, Stranraer

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 64 | Promotion to the 1995–96 First Division |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 60 | Promotion to the 1995–96 First Division |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 58 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 56 | |
| 5 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 55 | |
| 6 | Clyde | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 | |
| 8 | East Fife | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 43 | |
| 9 | Meadowbank Thistle | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 35 | Relegation to the 1995–96 Third Division |
| 10 | Brechin City | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 24 | Relegation to the 1995–96 Third Division |

* ↑ 3 points deducted

Promoted: Greenock Morton, Dumbarton Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Brechin City

## Scottish League Division Three

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Forfar Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 80 | Promotion to the 1995–96 Second Division |
| 2 | Montrose (P) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 67 | Promotion to the 1995–96 Second Division |
| 3 | Ross County | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 60 | |
| 4 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 59 | |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 54 | |
| 6 | Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 45 | |
| 7 | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 44 | |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 42 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 40 | |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 82 | −55 | 18 | |

Promoted: Forfar Athletic, Montrose

## Other honours

### Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup 1994–95 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Airdrieonians |
| League Cup 1994–95 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 pen.) | Celtic |
| Challenge Cup 1994–95 | Airdrieonians | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Dundee |
| Youth Cup | Rangers | 2 – 0 | St Johnstone |
| Junior Cup | Camelon Juniors | 2 – 0 | Whitburn |

## Individual honours

### SPFA awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Players' Player of the Year | Brian Laudrup | Rangers |
| Young Player of the Year | Charlie Miller | Rangers |

### SFWA awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Footballer of the Year | Brian Laudrup | Rangers |
| Manager of the year | Walter Smith | Rangers |

## Scottish clubs in Europe

| Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Rangers | UEFA Champions League | Qualifying round | 0.00 |
| Dundee United | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | 2.00 |
| Motherwell | UEFA Europa League | First round | 2.00 |
| Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Preliminary round | 1.00 |

Average coefficient – 1.250

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 September 1994 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A) | Finland | 2–0 | ECQG8 | Duncan Shearer, John Collins |
| 12 October 1994 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Faroe Islands | 5–1 | ECQG8 | John Collins (2), Scott Booth, Billy McKinlay |
| 16 November 1994 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Russia | 1–1 | ECQG8 | Scott Booth |
| 18 December 1994 | Olympic Stadium, Athens (A) | Greece | 0–1 | ECQG8 | |
| 29 March 1995 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (A) | Russia | 0–0 | ECQG8 | |
| 26 April 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A) | San Marino | 2–0 | ECQG8 | John Collins, Colin Calderwood |
| 21 May 1995 | Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima (A) | Japan | 0–0 | Kirin Cup | |
| 24 May 1995 | Toyama Park Stadium, Toyama (A) | Ecuador | 2–1 | Kirin Cup | John Robertson, Stevie Crawford |
| 7 June 1995 | Svangaskarð, Toftir (A) | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | ECQG8 | Billy McKinlay, John McGinlay |

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* ECQG8 = European Championship qualifying – Group 8
