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 2025, this is the last time a club other than Rangers or Celtic won the Scottish Premier title.

## Scottish Premier Division

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Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division

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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

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

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Main article: 1984–85 Scottish First Division

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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
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

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

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Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Second Division

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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
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

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### Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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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

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results

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

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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

## See also

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* 1984–85 Aberdeen F.C. season

## Notes and references

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

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