1993–94 Scottish Premier Division
# 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division

The 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division season began on 7 August 1993 and was the last season of the twelve-team league, with three teams relegated to make way for the ten-team league the following season. It was also the final season with the rule of awarding two points for a win, with three points given from then on.

## Overview

The 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by three points from nearest rivals Aberdeen to clinch six titles in a row. St Johnstone, Raith Rovers and Dundee were relegated to the First Division after finishing in the bottom three positions. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Aberdeen were joined by third-placed Motherwell in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Sixth-placed Dundee United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup after winning the Scottish Cup for the first time.

## Clubs

### Promotion and relegation from 1992–93

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

* Raith Rovers
* Kilmarnock

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division

* Falkirk
* Airdrieonians

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Celtic | Parkhead, Glasgow | Celtic Park |
| Dundee | Dundee | Dens Park |
| Dundee United | Dundee | Tannadice 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 |
| Raith Rovers | Kirkcaldy | Stark's Park |
| Rangers | Ibrox, Glasgow | Ibrox Park |
| St Johnstone | Perth | McDiarmid Park |

### Managers

| Team | Manager |
| - | - |
| Aberdeen | Willie Miller |
| Celtic | Lou Macari |
| Dundee | Jim Duffy |
| Dundee United | Ivan Golac |
| Heart of Midlothian | Sandy Clark |
| Hibernian | Alex Miller |
| Kilmarnock | Tommy Burns |
| Motherwell | Tommy McLean |
| Partick Thistle | John Lambie |
| Raith Rovers | Jimmy Nicholl |
| Rangers | Walter Smith |
| St Johnstone | Paul Sturrock |

**Managerial changes**

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dundee United | Jim McLean | July 1993 | Retired | Ivan Golac | July 1993 |
| Dundee | Simon Stainrod | August 1993 | Became director of football | Jim Duffy | August 1993 |
| Celtic | Liam Brady | 6 October 1993 | Resigned | Lou Macari | 27 October 1993 |
| St Johnstone | John McClelland | November 1993 | Sacked | Paul Sturrock | November 1993 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | Motherwell | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | Celtic | 44 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | Hibernian | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 47 | |
| 6 | Dundee United | 44 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 40 | |
| 10 | St Johnstone (R) | 44 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 40 | Relegation to the 1994–95 Scottish First Division |
| 11 | Raith Rovers (R) | 44 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 31 | Relegation to the 1994–95 Scottish First Division |
| 12 | Dundee (R) | 44 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to the 1994–95 Scottish First Division |

## Results

### Matches 1–22

During matches 1-22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAI | RAN | STJ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Celtic | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Dundee | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dundee United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Hibernian | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Motherwell | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Partick Thistle | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Raith Rovers | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Rangers | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |

### Matches 23–44

During matches 23-44 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAI | RAN | STJ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Celtic | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Dundee | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dundee United | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Hibernian | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Kilmarnock | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Raith Rovers | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Rangers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | | 4–0 |
| St Johnstone | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | |
