1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

70th season of top-tier football league in Scotland Football league season

Scottish Premier Division
Season	1975–76
Champions	Rangers 1st Premier Division title 36th Scottish title
Relegated	Dundee St Johnstone
European Cup	Rangers
UEFA Cup	Celtic Hibernian
Cup Winners' Cup	Heart of Midlothian
Matches played	180
Goals scored	501 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kenny Dalglish (24)
Biggest home win	Hibernian 5–0 St Johnstone
Biggest away win	Ayr United 2–7 Celtic
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, six points ahead of Celtic. Dundee and St Johnstone were relegated. This was the first season of the Premier Division, the highest level of Scottish football. The Scottish First Division, previously the top flight of Scottish football became the second flight.

In an attempt to bring instant drama to the new format, the league made the unusual scheduling decision to hold an Old Firm match and an Edinburgh Derby on the opening weekend.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	23	8	5	60	24	+36	54	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	21	6	9	71	42	+29	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Hibernian	36	18	7	11	55	43	+12	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Motherwell	36	16	8	12	57	49	+8	40
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	13	9	14	39	45	−6	35	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6	Ayr United	36	14	5	17	46	59	−13	33
7	Aberdeen	36	11	10	15	49	50	−1	32
8	Dundee United	36	12	8	16	46	48	−2	32
9	Dundee (R)	36	11	10	15	49	62	−13	32	Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division
10	St Johnstone (R)	36	3	5	28	29	79	−50	11	Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division

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

Results

Matches 1–18

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

Home \ Away	ABE	AYR	CEL	DND	DNU	HOM	HIB	MOT	RAN	STJ
Aberdeen		2–1	0–1	0–1	5–3	0–3	3–0	0–0	0–0	3–0
Ayr United	1–1		3–5	3–1	1–0	0–1	2–0	2–1	0–1	2–0
Celtic	1–1	1–2		3–3	2–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–0	1–0
Dundee	1–3	1–2	0–1		2–1	4–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	3–0
Dundee United	1–0	5–0	3–2	1–0		2–0	2–0	1–4	0–1	1–1
Heart of Midlothian	3–3	1–0	1–0	3–0	0–1		0–1	1–2	1–2	1–0
Hibernian	3–2	3–0	2–0	4–0	0–1	3–0		2–0	0–3	5–0
Motherwell	2–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–1		0–1	2–0
Rangers	2–1	2–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	2–0	2–1		4–0
St Johnstone	2–0	1–2	3–4	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	1–3	0–3

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away	ABE	AYR	CEL	DND	DNU	HOM	HIB	MOT	RAN	STJ
Aberdeen		3–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–0	2–2	2–2	1–0	2–0
Ayr United	1–0		2–7	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	1–0
Celtic	0–2	3–1		4–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
Dundee	3–2	2–2	1–0		0–0	2–3	2–0	3–6	0–0	4–3
Dundee United	1–2	3–2	1–3	1–2		0–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	3–1
Heart of Midlothian	2–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–0		1–1	3–3	0–2	2–0
Hibernian	3–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–0		1–0	2–1	4–2
Motherwell	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–1	1–1	2–1		2–1	2–0
Rangers	1–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	4–1	1–2	1–1	3–2		2–0
St Johnstone	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–3	1–0	0–1	3–4	2–1	1–5

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1975–76 Scottish Premier Division – Statto

1975 | All Change in Scottish Football, Aberdeen FC, 19 March 2020
"Opening weekend flashback: Remembering 1975". The Scotsman. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Spring Cup Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1976 qualifying (Group 4) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone
First Division	Airdrieonians Arbroath Clyde Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Partick Thistle Queen of the South St. Mirren
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clydebank Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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