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1984–85 in Scottish football

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1984–85 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png200px]]
header1Premier Division champions
data2Aberdeen
header3Division One champions
data4Motherwell
header5Division Two champions
data6Montrose
header7Scottish Cup winners
data8Celtic
header9League Cup winners
data10Rangers
header11Junior Cup winners
data12Pollok
header13Teams in Europe
data14Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
header15Scotland national team
data161986 World Cup qualification, Rous Cup
data171983–84 1985–86

The 1984–85 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland. As of 2025, this is the last time a club other than Rangers or Celtic won the Scottish Premier title.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division

Champions: Aberdeen

Relegated: Dumbarton, Morton.

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1984–85 Scottish First Division

Promoted: Motherwell, Clydebank

Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, St Johnstone (The first team to be relegated in successive seasons)

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Second Division

Promoted: Montrose, Alloa Athletic

Other honours

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1984–85Celtic2 – 1Dundee United
League Cup 1984–85Rangers1 – 0Dundee United
Youth CupAberdeen5 – 3Celtic
Junior CupPollok3 – 1Petershill

Individual honours

AwardWinnerClub
Footballer of the YearSCO Hamish McAlpineDundee United
Players' Player of the YearSCO Jim DuffyMorton
Young Player of the YearSCO Craig LeveinHeart of Midlothian

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
12 September 1984Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Yugoslavia Yugoslavia6–1FriendlyDavie Cooper, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Paul Sturrock,
Maurice Johnston, Charlie Nicholas
17 October 1984Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Iceland Iceland3–0WCQG7Paul McStay (2), Charlie Nicholas
14 November 1984Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Spain Spain3–1WCQG7Maurice Johnston (2), Kenny Dalglish
27 February 1985Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville (A)Spain Spain0–1WCQG7
27 March 1985Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Wales Wales0–1WCQG7
25 May 1985Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)ENG England1–0Rous CupRichard Gough
28 May 1985Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A)Iceland Iceland1–0WCQG7Jim Bett

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying - Group 7

References

  1. Scotland's score is shown first.
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