Season | 1990–91 |
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Champions | Rangers 6th Premier Division title 41st Scottish title |
European Cup | Rangers |
UEFA Cup | Aberdeen Celtic |
Cup Winners' Cup | Motherwell |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 447 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → |
The 1990–91 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, two points ahead of Aberdeen. Rangers had seemed on course for a comfortable victory in the championship, but a loss of form around the time of manager Graeme Souness leaving the club allowed a surging Aberdeen to take the lead in the championship after 35 games.[1] Rangers won a league deciding match against Aberdeen in the final game of the season at Ibrox.[1] Mark Hateley scored twice in a 2–0 victory for Rangers, giving them their third successive league championship.[1][2][3] Due to a league expansion from 10 to 12 teams, no clubs were relegated.[4]
Clubs
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Managers
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Dunfermline Athletic | ![]() |
31 May 1990 | Resigned | ![]() |
27 July 1990 |
Heart of Midlothian | ![]() |
9 September 1990 | Sacked | ![]() |
10 September 1990 |
Rangers | ![]() |
16 April 1991 | Signed by Liverpool | ![]() |
19 April 1991 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Aberdeen | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Celtic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 41 | |
4 | Dundee United | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 41 | |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 35 | |
6 | Motherwell | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 33 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
7 | St Johnstone | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 31 | |
8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 27 | |
9 | Hibernian | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 25 | |
10 | St Mirren | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]Matches 1–18
[edit]During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
Matches 19–36
[edit]During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c McDaid, David (20 May 2008). "SPL title battle hangs in balance". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Rangers and Aberdeen's epic duel for the 1991 Scottish title – 25 years ago". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Flashback: 1991, Mark Walters and Scott Booth recall their part in Smith's maiden final-day triumph". The Herald. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Premier Division 1991-1992 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-27.