1983–84 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division

Season	1983–84
Champions	Aberdeen
Relegated	St Johnstone Motherwell
European Cup	Aberdeen
UEFA Cup	Dundee United Rangers Heart of Midlothian
Cup Winners' Cup	Celtic
Matches played	180
Goals scored	533 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer	Brian McClair (23)
Biggest home win	Dundee United 7–0 St Johnstone
Biggest away win	St Johnstone 0–5 Aberdeen
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Aberdeen, seven points ahead of Celtic. St Johnstone and Motherwell were relegated.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aberdeen (C)	36	25	7	4	78	21	+57	57	1984–85 European Cup First round
2	Celtic	36	21	8	7	80	41	+39	50	1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
3	Dundee United	36	18	11	7	67	39	+28	47	1984–85 UEFA Cup First round
4	Rangers	36	15	12	9	53	41	+12	42
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	10	16	10	38	47	−9	36
6	St Mirren	36	9	14	13	74	57	+17	32
7	Hibernian	36	12	7	17	45	55	−10	31
8	Dundee	36	11	5	20	50	74	−24	27
9	St Johnstone (R)	36	10	3	23	36	81	−45	23	Relegation to First Division
10	Motherwell (R)	36	4	7	25	31	75	−44	15

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

• 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division – Statto