1975–76_Scottish_Premier_Division

Scottish Premier Division
Season	1975–76
Champions	Rangers ; 1st Premier Division title ; 36th Scottish title
Relegated	Dundee; St Johnstone
European Cup	Rangers
UEFA Cup	Celtic; Hibernian
Cup Winners' Cup	Heart of Midlothian
Matches played	180
Goals scored	501 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kenny Dalglish (24)
Biggest home win	Hibernian 5–0 St Johnstone
Biggest away win	Ayr United 2–7 Celtic
	← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

70th season of top-tier football league in Scotland

The 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, six points ahead of Celtic. Dundee and St Johnstone were relegated. This was the first season of the Premier Division, the highest level of Scottish football.^[1] The Scottish First Division, previously the top flight of Scottish football became the second flight.

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In an attempt to bring instant drama to the new format, the league made the unusual scheduling decision to hold an Old Firm match and an Edinburgh Derby on the opening weekend.^[2]

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1975 | All Change in Scottish Football, Aberdeen FC, 19 March 2020

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"Opening weekend flashback: Remembering 1975". The Scotsman. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	23	8	5	60	24	+36	54	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	21	6	9	71	42	+29	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Hibernian	36	18	7	11	55	43	+12	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Motherwell	36	16	8	12	57	49	+8	40
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	13	9	14	39	45	−6	35	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6	Ayr United	36	14	5	17	46	59	−13	33
7	Aberdeen	36	11	10	15	49	50	−1	32
8	Dundee United	36	12	8	16	46	48	−2	32
9	Dundee (R)	36	11	10	15	49	62	−13	32	Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division
10	St Johnstone (R)	36	3	5	28	29	79	−50	11	Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division

Home \ Away	ABE	AYR	CEL	DND	DNU	HOM	HIB	MOT	RAN	STJ
Aberdeen		2–1	0–1	0–1	5–3	0–3	3–0	0–0	0–0	3–0
Ayr United	1–1		3–5	3–1	1–0	0–1	2–0	2–1	0–1	2–0
Celtic	1–1	1–2		3–3	2–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–0	1–0
Dundee	1–3	1–2	0–1		2–1	4–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	3–0
Dundee United	1–0	5–0	3–2	1–0		2–0	2–0	1–4	0–1	1–1
Heart of Midlothian	3–3	1–0	1–0	3–0	0–1		0–1	1–2	1–2	1–0
Hibernian	3–2	3–0	2–0	4–0	0–1	3–0		2–0	0–3	5–0
Motherwell	2–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–1		0–1	2–0
Rangers	2–1	2–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	2–0	2–1		4–0
St Johnstone	2–0	1–2	3–4	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	1–3	0–3

Home \ Away	ABE	AYR	CEL	DND	DNU	HOM	HIB	MOT	RAN	STJ
Aberdeen		3–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–0	2–2	2–2	1–0	2–0
Ayr United	1–0		2–7	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	1–0
Celtic	0–2	3–1		4–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
Dundee	3–2	2–2	1–0		0–0	2–3	2–0	3–6	0–0	4–3
Dundee United	1–2	3–2	1–3	1–2		0–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	3–1
Heart of Midlothian	2–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–0		1–1	3–3	0–2	2–0
Hibernian	3–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–0		1–0	2–1	4–2
Motherwell	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–1	1–1	2–1		2–1	2–0
Rangers	1–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	4–1	1–2	1–1	3–2		2–0
St Johnstone	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–3	1–0	0–1	3–4	2–1	1–5

1975–76_Scottish_Premier_Division

1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

Table

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

References

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