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1984–85 Scottish Premier Division

79th season of top-tier football league in Scotland


79th season of top-tier football league in Scotland

FieldValue
competitionScottish Premier Division
season[1984–85](1984-85-in-scottish-football)
winnersAberdeen
3rd Premier Division title
4th Scottish title
relegatedDumbarton
Morton
continentalcup1[European Cup](1985-86-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersAberdeen
continentalcup2[UEFA Cup](1985-86-uefa-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersDundee United
Rangers
St Mirren
continentalcup3[Cup Winners' Cup](1985-86-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersCeltic
league topscorerFrank McDougall (23)
matches180
total goals522
biggest home winDundee United 7–0 Morton
biggest away winMorton 2–7 Celtic
prevseason[1983–84](1983-84-scottish-premier-division)
nextseason[1985–86](1985-86-scottish-premier-division)

3rd Premier Division title 4th Scottish title Morton Rangers St Mirren The 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Aberdeen, seven points ahead of Celtic. Dumbarton and Morton were relegated. As of 2025, this is the last season that a team other than Rangers or Celtic has won the top level of Scottish football; it also marked a third consecutive year that a team other than them won the Scottish title, the only time this has ever happened.

Table

Results

Matches 1–18

During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Matches 19–36

During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
PFA Players' Player of the YearSCOMorton
PFA Young Player of the YearSCOHeart of Midlothian
SFWA Footballer of the YearSCODundee United

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