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.

Scottish Premier Division
Season1993–94
Dates7 August 1993 - 1994
ChampionsRangers
9th Premier Division title
44th Scottish title
RelegatedSt Johnstone
Raith Rovers
Dundee
Champions LeagueRangers
Cup Winners' CupDundee United
UEFA CupAberdeen
Motherwell
Matches played264
Goals scored583 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerMark Hateley (22)

Overview

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Clubs

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Promotion and relegation from 1992–93

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Promoted from First Division to Premier League

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division

Stadia and locations

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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

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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

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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

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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
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
12 Dundee (R) 44 8 13 23 42 57 −15 29
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Matches 1–22

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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
Source: Global Sports Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–44

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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
Source: Global Sports Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The shadows of 1994 as Rangers fans remember the 50 per cent rule that saw off Celtic, Daily Record, 20 September 2021
  2. ^ "Scottish Premier Division 1993/94". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.