1983–84 Scottish Premier Division
78th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Football league season
Season | 1983–84 |
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Champions | Aberdeen 2nd Premier Division title 3rd Scottish title |
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 |
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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
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 | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
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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.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 19–36
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 |
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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.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division – Statto
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