1984–85 in Scottish football

1984–85 in Scottish football
1984–85 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
	Aberdeen
Division One champions
	Motherwell
Division Two champions
	Montrose
Scottish Cup winners
	Celtic
League Cup winners
	Rangers
Junior Cup winners
	Pollok
Teams in Europe
	Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Scotland national team
	1986 World Cup qualification, Rous Cup
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland. As of 2024, this is the last time a club other than Rangers or Celtic won the Scottish Premier title.

Scottish Premier Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aberdeen (C)	36	27	5	4	89	26	+63	59	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	22	8	6	77	30	+47	52	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Dundee United	36	20	7	9	67	33	+34	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Rangers	36	13	12	11	47	38	+9	38
5	St Mirren	36	17	4	15	51	56	−5	38
6	Dundee	36	15	7	14	48	50	−2	37
7	Heart of Midlothian	36	13	5	18	47	64	−17	31
8	Hibernian	36	10	7	19	38	61	−23	27
9	Dumbarton (R)	36	6	7	23	29	64	−35	19	Relegation to the 1985–86 Scottish First Division
10	Morton (R)	36	5	2	29	29	100	−71	12	Relegation to the 1985–86 Scottish First Division

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Aberdeen
Relegated: Dumbarton, Morton.

Scottish League Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Motherwell (C, P)	39	21	8	10	62	26	+36	50	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Clydebank (P)	39	17	14	8	57	37	+20	48	Promotion to the Premier Division
3	Falkirk	39	19	7	13	65	54	+11	45
4	Hamilton Academical	39	16	11	12	48	49	−1	43
5	Airdrieonians	39	17	8	14	70	59	+11	42
6	Forfar Athletic	39	14	13	12	54	49	+5	41
7	Ayr United	39	15	9	15	57	52	+5	39
8	Clyde	39	14	11	14	47	48	−1	39
9	Brechin City	39	14	9	16	49	57	−8	37
10	East Fife	39	12	12	15	55	56	−1	36
11	Partick Thistle	39	13	9	17	50	55	−5	35
12	Kilmarnock	39	12	10	17	42	61	−19	34
13	Meadowbank Thistle (R)	39	11	10	18	50	66	−16	32	Relegation to the Second Division
14	St Johnstone (R)	39	10	5	24	51	79	−28	25	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF^{[dead link]} and statto^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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

Scottish League Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Montrose (C, P)	39	22	9	8	57	40	+17	53	Promotion to the First Division
2	Alloa Athletic (P)	39	20	10	9	58	40	+18	50	Promotion to the First Division
3	Dunfermline Athletic	39	17	15	7	61	36	+25	49
4	Cowdenbeath	39	18	11	10	68	39	+29	47
5	Stenhousemuir	39	15	15	9	45	43	+2	45
6	Stirling Albion	39	15	13	11	62	47	+15	43
7	Raith Rovers	39	18	6	15	69	57	+12	42
8	Queen of the South	39	10	14	15	42	56	−14	34
9	Albion Rovers	39	13	8	18	49	72	−23	34
10	Queen's Park	39	12	9	18	48	55	−7	33
11	Stranraer	39	13	6	20	52	67	−15	32
12	East Stirlingshire	39	8	15	16	38	53	−15	31
13	Berwick Rangers	39	8	12	19	36	49	−13	28
14	Arbroath	39	9	7	23	35	66	−31	25

Source: "1984-1985 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promoted: Montrose, Alloa Athletic

Other honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1984–85	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United
League Cup 1984–85	Rangers	1 – 0	Dundee United
Youth Cup	Aberdeen	5 – 3	Celtic
Junior Cup	Pollok	3 – 1	Petershill

Individual honours

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Hamish McAlpine	Dundee United
Players' Player of the Year	Jim Duffy	Morton
Young Player of the Year	Craig Levein	Heart of Midlothian

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[2]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
12 September 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Yugoslavia	6–1	Friendly	Davie Cooper, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Paul Sturrock, Maurice Johnston, Charlie Nicholas
17 October 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Iceland	3–0	WCQG7	Paul McStay (2), Charlie Nicholas
14 November 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Spain	3–1	WCQG7	Maurice Johnston (2), Kenny Dalglish
27 February 1985	Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville (A)	Spain	0–1	WCQG7
27 March 1985	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Wales	0–1	WCQG7
25 May 1985	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	1–0	Rous Cup	Richard Gough
28 May 1985	Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A)	Iceland	1–0	WCQG7	Jim Bett

Key:

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

Notes and references

^ "Scottish Division One 1984-1985 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.

[1] "Scottish Division One 1984-1985 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[Scotland_score-2] Scotland's score is shown first.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1986 World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Rous Cup
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Clydebank East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Motherwell Partick Thistle St. Johnstone
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen's Park Queen of the South Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer