1993–94 Scottish Premier Division
Season | 1993–94 |
---|---|
Champions | Rangers |
Relegated |
St Johnstone Raith Rovers Dundee |
Champions League | Rangers |
UEFA Cup |
Aberdeen Motherwell |
Cup Winners' Cup | Dundee United |
Goals scored | 583 |
Average goals/game | 2.65 |
Top goalscorer | Mark Hateley (22) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
The 1993–1994 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.
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.[1]
Promotion and relegation from 1992–93
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier Division to First Division
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 | 1994–95 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round |
2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 55 | 1994–95 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 | 1994–95 UEFA 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 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
References
- ↑ "Scottish Premier Division 1993/94". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.