1974–75 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Falkirk
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Glenrothes
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hibernian
Scotland national team
1975 BHC, UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

The 1974–75 season was the 102nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 78th season of Scottish league football. At the start of the season, Meadowbank Thistle were admitted to the league, expanding Division Two from 19 to 20 teams. It was the final season of the old, two-division set up. At the end of the season, the top ten teams in Division One formed the new Premier Division. The remaining eight teams, together with the top six from Division Two went on to make up the new First Division. The remaining 14 teams became the new Second Division.[1]

This season also saw Celtic's record-breaking run of nine consecutive league championships come to an end when Rangers won the last Division One league title.

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1974–75 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Rangers (C) | 34  | 25  | 6  | 3  | 86  | 33  | +53  | 56  | Qualification to European Cup first round
2  | Hibernian | 34  | 20  | 9  | 5  | 69  | 37  | +32  | 49  | Qualification to UEFA Cup First round
3  | Celtic | 34  | 20  | 5  | 9  | 81  | 41  | +40  | 45  | Qualification to European Cup Winners' Cup First round
4  | Dundee United | 34  | 19  | 7  | 8  | 72  | 43  | +29  | 45  | Qualification to UEFA Cup First round
5  | Aberdeen | 34  | 16  | 9  | 9  | 66  | 43  | +23  | 41  |
6  | Dundee | 34  | 16  | 6  | 12  | 48  | 42  | +6  | 38
7  | Ayr United | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 50  | 61  | −11  | 36
8  | Hearts | 34  | 11  | 13  | 10  | 47  | 52  | −5  | 35
9  | St Johnstone | 34  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 41  | 44  | −3  | 34
10  | Motherwell | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 52  | 57  | −5  | 33
11  | Airdrieonians | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 43  | 55  | −12  | 31  | Relegation to Scottish First Division
12  | Kilmarnock | 34  | 8  | 15  | 11  | 52  | 68  | −16  | 31
13  | Partick Thistle | 34  | 10  | 10  | 14  | 48  | 62  | −14  | 30
14  | Dumbarton | 34  | 7  | 10  | 17  | 44  | 55  | −11  | 24
15  | Dunfermline Athletic | 34  | 7  | 9  | 18  | 46  | 66  | −20  | 23
16  | Clyde | 34  | 6  | 10  | 18  | 40  | 63  | −23  | 22
17  | Morton | 34  | 6  | 10  | 18  | 31  | 62  | −31  | 22
18  | Arbroath | 34  | 5  | 7  | 22  | 34  | 66  | −32  | 17

Source: Soccerbase and League Tables
(C) Champions

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: See explanation above

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1974–75 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Falkirk (C) | 38  | 26  | 2  | 10  | 76  | 29  | +47  | 54  | Promotion to the 1975–76 First Division with restructuring
2  | Queen of the South | 38  | 23  | 7  | 8  | 77  | 33  | +44  | 53  | Promotion to the 1975–76 First Division with restructuring
3  | Montrose | 38  | 23  | 7  | 8  | 70  | 37  | +33  | 53
4  | Hamilton Academical | 38  | 21  | 7  | 10  | 69  | 30  | +39  | 49
5  | East Fife | 38  | 20  | 7  | 11  | 57  | 42  | +15  | 47
6  | St Mirren | 38  | 19  | 8  | 11  | 74  | 52  | +22  | 46
7  | Clydebank | 38  | 18  | 8  | 12  | 50  | 40  | +10  | 44  |
8  | Stirling Albion | 38  | 17  | 9  | 12  | 67  | 55  | +12  | 43
9  | Berwick Rangers | 38  | 17  | 6  | 15  | 53  | 49  | +4  | 40
10  | East Stirlingshire | 38  | 16  | 8  | 14  | 56  | 52  | +4  | 40
11  | Stenhousemuir | 38  | 14  | 11  | 13  | 52  | 42  | +10  | 39
12  | Albion Rovers | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 72  | 64  | +8  | 39
13  | Raith Rovers | 38  | 14  | 9  | 15  | 48  | 44  | +4  | 37
14  | Stranraer | 38  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 47  | 65  | −18  | 35
15  | Alloa Athletic | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 49  | 56  | −7  | 33
16  | Queen’s Park | 38  | 10  | 10  | 18  | 41  | 54  | −13  | 30
17  | Brechin City | 38  | 9  | 7  | 22  | 44  | 85  | −41  | 25
18  | Meadowbank Thistle | 38  | 9  | 5  | 24  | 26  | 87  | −61  | 23
19  | Cowdenbeath | 38  | 5  | 11  | 22  | 39  | 76  | −37  | 21
20  | Forfar Athletic | 38  | 1  | 7  | 30  | 27  | 102  | −75  | 9

Source: "1974-1975 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
(C) Champions

Champions: Falkirk
Promotion / relegation: see explanation above

## Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup 1974–75 | Celtic | 3 – 1  | Airdrieonians
League Cup 1974–75 | Celtic | 6 – 3  | Hibernian
Junior Cup | Glenrothes | 1 – 0  | Rutherglen Glencairn

## Other honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Peterhead | 3 – 1 *  | Elgin City
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Selkirk | 8 – 2 *  | Civil Service Strollers

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead |  |
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 1 – 0  | Kilmarnock
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 2 – 1  | Hibernian
Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 3 *  | East Fife
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 3 – 1  | Montrose
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 2 – 2 †  | Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup | Albion Rovers | 2 – 1  | Motherwell
Stirlingshire Cup | Dumbarton | 4 – 1  | Stenhousemuir

* – aggregate over two legs
† – trophy shared

### Highland League

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Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Clachnacuddin | 30  | 19  | 8  | 3  | 72  | 32  | +40  | 46
2  | Keith | 30  | 20  | 5  | 5  | 90  | 41  | +49  | 45
3  | Fraserburgh | 30  | 18  | 5  | 7  | 86  | 48  | +38  | 41

Source: [citation needed]

## Individual honours

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Footballer of the Year |  Sandy Jardine | Rangers

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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30 October  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  East Germany | 3–0  | Friendly | Tommy Hutchison (pen.), Kenny Burns, Kenny Dalglish
20 November  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Spain | 1–2  | ECQG4 | Billy Bremner
5 February  | Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia (A)  |  Spain | 1–1  | ECQG4 | Joe Jordan
16 April  | Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg (A)  |  Sweden | 1–1  | Friendly | Ted MacDougall
13 May  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Portugal | 1–0  | Friendly | own goal
17 May  | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  |  Wales | 2–2  | BHC | Colin Jackson, Bruce Rioch
20 May  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Northern Ireland | 3–0  | BHC | Ted MacDougall, Kenny Dalglish, Derek Parlane
24 May  | Wembley Stadium, London (A)  |  England | 1–5  | BHC | Bruce Rioch
1 June  | Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest (A)  |  Romania | 1–1  | ECQG4 | Gordon McQueen

1975 British Home Championship – Runner Up

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* ECQG4 = European Championship qualifying – Group 4
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1974/75 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Division One
* Division Two
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Drybrough Cup
* Junior Cup

European competitions|

* European Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* UEFA Cup
* Texaco Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* Euro 1976 qualifying (Group 4)
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Division One|

* Aberdeen
* Airdrieonians
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dumbarton
* Dundee
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Morton
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Rangers
* St. Johnstone

Division Two|

* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Berwick Rangers
* Brechin City
* Clydebank
* Cowdenbeath
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Falkirk
* Forfar Athletic
* Hamilton Academical
* Meadowbank Thistle
* Montrose
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* St. Mirren
* Stenhousemuir
* Stirling Albion
* Stranraer

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