1992–93 in Scottish football

1992–1993 in Scottish football

Premier Division champions
Rangers
Division One champions
Raith Rovers
Division Two champions
Clyde
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Hamilton Academical
Junior Cup winners
Glenafton Athletic
Teams in Europe
Airdrieonians, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
1994 World Cup qualification
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

## Notable events

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* Rangers completing a domestic treble of the Premier Division title, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
* The return of Celtic striker Frank McAvennie to the club from Aston Villa in January, four years after he left them for a second spell at West Ham United.
* Celtic's £1.5million pre-season move for West Ham United winger Stuart Slater.
* The pre-season sale of Rangers striker Paul Rideout to Everton for £500,000.
* Trevor Steven returning to Rangers at the start of the season after a year in France with Marseille, costing them a Scottish record fee of £2.4million – though less than half the £5.5million they had received for him in August 1991.
* Striker Duncan Shearer, who had played in England since 1983, finally played professional football in his homeland at the age of 30 after joining Aberdeen from Blackburn Rovers for £500,000.
* Rangers progressing to the group stage of the European Cup, eliminating English league champions Leeds United in the second knockout stage.
* Aidrieonians going into the European Cup Winners' Cup,[2] having entered as the previous season's losing Scottish Cup finalists to league champions Rangers, ended the season relegated from the Premier Division.
* Jim McLean's final season as manager of Dundee United, bringing to an end his 22-year reign.

## Scottish Premier Division

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Main article: 1992–93 Scottish Premier Division

Pos | Team

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1  | Rangers (C) | 44  | 33  | 7  | 4  | 97  | 35  | +62  | 73  | Qualification for the Champions League first round
2  | Aberdeen | 44  | 27  | 10  | 7  | 87  | 36  | +51  | 64  | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3  | Celtic | 44  | 24  | 12  | 8  | 68  | 41  | +27  | 60  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4  | Dundee United | 44  | 19  | 9  | 16  | 56  | 49  | +7  | 47
5  | Heart of Midlothian | 44  | 15  | 14  | 15  | 46  | 51  | −5  | 44
6  | St Johnstone | 44  | 10  | 20  | 14  | 52  | 66  | −14  | 40  |
7  | Hibernian | 44  | 12  | 13  | 19  | 54  | 64  | −10  | 37
8  | Partick Thistle | 44  | 12  | 12  | 20  | 50  | 71  | −21  | 36
9  | Motherwell | 44  | 11  | 13  | 20  | 46  | 62  | −16  | 35
10  | Dundee | 44  | 11  | 12  | 21  | 48  | 68  | −20  | 34
11  | Falkirk (R) | 44  | 11  | 7  | 26  | 60  | 86  | −26  | 29  | Relegation to the 1993–94 Scottish First Division
12  | Airdrieonians (R) | 44  | 6  | 17  | 21  | 35  | 70  | −35  | 29

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

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Falkirk, Airdrieonians

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1992–93 Scottish First Division

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1  | Raith Rovers (C, P) | 44  | 25  | 15  | 4  | 85  | 41  | +44  | 65  | Promotion to the Premier Division
2  | Kilmarnock (P) | 44  | 21  | 12  | 11  | 67  | 40  | +27  | 54
3  | Dunfermline Athletic | 44  | 22  | 8  | 14  | 64  | 47  | +17  | 52  |
4  | St Mirren | 44  | 21  | 9  | 14  | 62  | 52  | +10  | 51
5  | Hamilton Academical | 44  | 19  | 12  | 13  | 65  | 45  | +20  | 50
6  | Morton | 44  | 19  | 10  | 15  | 65  | 56  | +9  | 48
7  | Ayr United | 44  | 14  | 18  | 12  | 49  | 44  | +5  | 46
8  | Clydebank | 44  | 16  | 13  | 15  | 71  | 66  | +5  | 45
9  | Dumbarton | 44  | 15  | 7  | 22  | 56  | 71  | −15  | 37
10  | Stirling Albion | 44  | 11  | 13  | 20  | 44  | 61  | −17  | 35
11  | Meadowbank Thistle (R) | 44  | 11  | 10  | 23  | 51  | 80  | −29  | 32  | Relegation to the Second Division
12  | Cowdenbeath (R) | 44  | 3  | 7  | 34  | 32  | 109  | −77  | 13

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

Promoted: Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Cowdenbeath

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1992–93 Scottish Second Division

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1  | Clyde (C, P) | 39  | 22  | 10  | 7  | 77  | 42  | +35  | 54  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Brechin City (P) | 39  | 23  | 7  | 9  | 62  | 32  | +30  | 53
3  | Stranraer | 39  | 19  | 15  | 5  | 69  | 44  | +25  | 53  |
4  | Forfar Athletic | 39  | 18  | 10  | 11  | 74  | 54  | +20  | 46
5  | Alloa Athletic | 39  | 16  | 12  | 11  | 63  | 54  | +9  | 44
6  | Arbroath | 39  | 18  | 8  | 13  | 59  | 50  | +9  | 44
7  | Stenhousemuir | 39  | 15  | 10  | 14  | 59  | 48  | +11  | 40
8  | Berwick Rangers | 39  | 16  | 7  | 16  | 56  | 64  | −8  | 39
9  | East Fife | 39  | 14  | 10  | 15  | 70  | 64  | +6  | 38
10  | Queen of the South | 39  | 12  | 9  | 18  | 57  | 72  | −15  | 33
11  | Queen's Park | 39  | 8  | 12  | 19  | 51  | 73  | −22  | 28
12  | Montrose | 39  | 10  | 7  | 22  | 46  | 71  | −25  | 27
13  | East Stirlingshire | 39  | 8  | 9  | 22  | 50  | 85  | −35  | 25
14  | Albion Rovers | 39  | 6  | 10  | 23  | 36  | 76  | −40  | 22

Source: "1992-1993 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promoted: Clyde, Brechin City

## Other honours

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### Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup 1992–93 | Rangers | 2 – 1  | Aberdeen
League Cup 1992–93 | Rangers | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  | Aberdeen
Challenge Cup | Hamilton Academical | 3 – 2  | Greenock Morton
Youth Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1  | Rangers
Junior Cup | Glenafton Athletic | 1 – 0  | Tayport

### Individual honours

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#### SPFA awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Players' Player of the Year |  Andy Goram | Rangers
Young Player of the Year |  Eoin Jess | Aberdeen

#### SFWA awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Footballer of the Year |  Andy Goram | Rangers
Manager of the year |  Walter Smith | Rangers

## Scottish clubs in Europe

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Club  | Competition(s)  | Final round  | Coef.

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Rangers | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | 18.00
Airdrieonians | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | 0.00
Celtic | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 2.00
Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 2.00
Hibernian | UEFA Europa League | First round | 2.00

Average coefficient – 4.800

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[4] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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9 September 1992  | Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A)  |  Switzerland | 1–3  | WCQG1 | Ally McCoist
14 October 1992  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Portugal | 0–0  | WCQG1 |
18 November 1992  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Italy | 0–0  | WCQG1 |
17 February 1993  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Malta | 3–0  | WCQG1 | Ally McCoist (2), Pat Nevin
24 March 1993  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Germany | 0–1  | Friendly |
28 April 1993  | Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)  |  Portugal | 0–5  | WCQG1 |
19 May 1993  | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A)  |  Estonia | 3–0  | WCQG1 | Kevin Gallacher, John Collins, Scott Booth
2 June 1993  | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)  |  Estonia | 3–1  | WCQG1 | Pat Nevin (2), Brian McClair

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* WCQG1 = World Cup qualifying – Group 1

## See also

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* 1992–93 Dundee United F.C. season
* 1992–93 Rangers F.C. season
* 1992–93 Aberdeen F.C. season

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1992/93 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
2. ^ "Airdrie pay the penalty". The Herald. 1 October 1992. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
3. ^ "Scottish Division One 1992-1993 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
4. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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* Raith Rovers
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* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
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* Brechin City
* Clyde
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