1984–85 in Scottish football

The 1984–85 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland. As of 2023, this is the last time a club outside Glasgow won the Scottish Premier title.

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 →

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division
Pos Team 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
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
Main article: 1984–85 Scottish First Division
Pos Team 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 Premier Division
2 Clydebank (P) 39 17 14 8 37 20 +17 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 Second Division
14 St Johnstone (R) 39 10 5 24 51 79 −28 25
Source: RSSSF 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
Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Montrose 39 22 9 8 57 40 +17 53 Promotion to the 1985–86 First Division
2 Alloa Athletic 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.

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 YearScotland Hamish McAlpineDundee United
Players' Player of the YearScotland Jim DuffyMorton
Young Player of the YearScotland Craig LeveinHeart of Midlothian

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
12 September 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 6–1 Friendly Davie Cooper, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Paul Sturrock,
Maurice Johnston, Charlie Nicholas
17 October 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Iceland Iceland 3–0 WCQG7 Paul McStay (2), Charlie Nicholas
14 November 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Spain Spain 3–1 WCQG7 Maurice Johnston (2), Kenny Dalglish
27 February 1985 Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville (A) Spain Spain 0–1 WCQG7
27 March 1985 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Wales Wales 0–1 WCQG7
25 May 1985 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England England 1–0 Rous Cup Richard Gough
28 May 1985 Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A) Iceland Iceland 1–0 WCQG7 Jim Bett

Key:

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

See also

Notes and references
  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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