1985–86 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division
Season	1985–86
Champions	Celtic
Top goalscorer	Ally McCoist (24)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Celtic won the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division and became champions in one of the closest finishes in League history. On the final day of the season Hearts were leading Celtic by two points - a draw against Dundee would have been sufficient to see them win their first League title since the 1959–60 season. Hearts lost 2–0 to Dundee at Dens Park thanks to two late goals by substitute Albert Kidd, while Celtic beat St Mirren 5–0 at Love Street. As a result, Celtic won the league on goal difference.^[1]

Relegation was suspended due to league reconstruction, therefore Motherwell and Clydebank retained their Premier Division status.

Much of the season was only viewed in the flesh as a dispute between television companies and the Scottish Football League resulted in no televised Scottish league football between September 1985 and March 1986.^[2]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	36	20	10	6	67	38	+29	50	1986–87 European Cup First round
2	Heart of Midlothian	36	20	10	6	59	33	+26	50	1986–87 UEFA Cup First round
3	Dundee United	36	18	11	7	59	31	+28	47	1986–87 UEFA Cup First round
4	Aberdeen	36	16	12	8	62	31	+31	44	1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
5	Rangers	36	13	9	14	51	56	−5	35	1986–87 UEFA Cup First round
6	Dundee	36	14	7	15	45	51	−6	35
7	St Mirren	36	13	5	18	42	63	−21	31
8	Hibernian	36	11	6	19	49	63	−14	28
9	Motherwell	36	7	6	23	33	66	−33	20
10	Clydebank	36	6	8	22	29	77	−48	20

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.

Results

Matches 1–18

During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home ╲ Away	ABE	CEL	CLYD	DND	DUN	HIB	HOM	MOT	RAN	STM
Aberdeen		4–1	3–1	1–4	3–2	3–0	3–0	1–1	1–0	1–1
Celtic	2–1		2–0	2–1	0–3	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–0
Clydebank	2–1	0–2		4–0	1–2	2–4	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–1
Dundee	1–3	0–2	2–0		0–3	1–0	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–1
Dundee United	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–0		2–2	1–1	3–0	1–1	5–0
Hibernian	1–1	0–5	5–0	2–1	0–1		0–0	1–0	1–3	2–3
Heart of Midlothian	1–0	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–1		3–0	3–0	3–0
Motherwell	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–3	0–1	2–0	2–1		0–3	3–1
Rangers	0–3	3–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	3–1	1–0		3–0
St Mirren	1–0	1–2	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–3	6–2	4–1	2–1

Source: Statto
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 19–36

During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home ╲ Away	ABE	CEL	CLYD	DND	DUN	HIB	HOM	MOT	RAN	STM
Aberdeen		0–1	4–1	0–0	0–1	4–0	0–1	3–2	1–1	3–1
Celtic	1–1		2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1
Clydebank	0–6	0–5		0–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2
Dundee	0–0	1–3	4–0		0–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–1	3–1
Dundee United	2–1	4–2	4–0	0–0		4–0	0–3	4–0	1–1	1–2
Hibernian	0–1	2–2	2–3	1–0	1–2		1–2	4–0	1–1	3–0
Heart of Midlothian	1–0	1–1	4–1	3–1	1–1	3–1		2–0	3–1	3–0
Motherwell	0–1	0–2	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3		1–0	1–2
Rangers	1–1	4–4	4–2	5–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0		2–0
St Mirren	1–1	0–5	3–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–1	1–0	2–1

Source: Statto
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

References

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v t e 1985–86 in European football (UEFA)
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v t e 1985–86 in Scottish football
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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
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1986 World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Rous Cup 1986 World Cup
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Clydebank Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Partick Thistle
Second Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Meadowbank Thistle Queen's Park Queen of the South Raith Rovers St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

1985–86 Scottish Premier Division

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Table

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

References

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