1983–84 Scottish Premier Division

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

Scottish Premier Division
Season1983–84
ChampionsAberdeen
2nd Premier Division title
3rd Scottish title
RelegatedSt Johnstone
Motherwell
European CupAberdeen
UEFA CupDundee United
Rangers
Heart of Midlothian
Cup Winners' CupCeltic
Matches played180
Goals scored533 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerBrian McClair (23)
Biggest home winDundee United 7–0 St Johnstone
Biggest away winSt Johnstone 0–5 Aberdeen

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aberdeen (C) 36 25 7 4 78 21 +57 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 80 41 +39 50 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 11 7 67 39 +28 47 Qualification for the 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 55 59 −4 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 the 1984–85 Scottish 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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Matches 1–18 edit

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

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DNU HOM HIB MOT RAN STJ STM
Aberdeen 3–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 5–0 5–0
Celtic 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 4–0 2–1 5–2 1–1
Dundee 1–3 2–6 1–4 1–2 0–3 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–2
Dundee United 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 5–0 4–0 0–2 7–0 2–0
Heart of Midlothian 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–0 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–2
Hibernian 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 3–1
Motherwell 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–0
Rangers 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 6–3 1–1
St Johnstone 0–5 0–3 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–1 3–2
St Mirren 0–3 4–2 0–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36 edit

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

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DNU HOM HIB MOT RAN STJ STM
Aberdeen 1–0 5–2 5–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Celtic 1–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 3–0 5–2 2–0
Dundee 0–1 3–2 2–5 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–5
Dundee United 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2
Heart of Midlothian 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1
Hibernian 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1
Motherwell 0–4 2–2 2–4 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0
Rangers 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
St Johnstone 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–4 4–2
St Mirren 3–2 2–4 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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