1993–94 in Scottish football

1993–94 in Scottish football
1993–94 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
	Rangers
Division One champions
	Falkirk
Division Two champions
	Stranraer
Scottish Cup winners
	Dundee United
League Cup winners
	Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
	Falkirk
Junior Cup winners
	Largs Thistle
Teams in Europe
	Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Scotland national team
	1994 World Cup qualification
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw several teams relegated from the 1st and 2nd divisions in preparation for the introduction of a 3rd division the following season. ^[1]

Notable events

The resignation of Scotland national football team manager Andy Roxburgh after seven years in charge, following their failure to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and the appointment of Craig Brown as his successor.
The dismissal of Liam Brady as Celtic manager in October after just over two years at the helm, and the appointment of Lou Macari as his successor.
Macari's dismissal as Celtic manager in June, after the end of the season, after just eight months in charge. He was succeeded by Kilmarnock's Tommy Burns.
Rangers paying a British record fee of £4million for Dundee United striker Duncan Ferguson before the start of the season.
Dundee United's shock 1–0 win over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final, which deprived Rangers of a second successive domestic treble.
Rangers signed Tottenham Hotspur striker Gordon Durie for £1.2million in November.
Rangers retained the Premier Division title (their sixth in succession) and the League Cup.
Further league reconstruction would be introduced for the 1994–1995 season resulting in four leagues of ten teams. This meant that there would be a new Scottish Third Division, so this season five teams were relegated from the first division and only one promoted (Stranraer) to the first division. The bottom eight teams of the old second division were 'relegated' to the new third division.

Scottish Premier Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	44	22	14	8	74	41	+33	58	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Aberdeen	44	17	21	6	58	36	+22	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3	Motherwell	44	20	14	10	58	43	+15	54	Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
4	Celtic	44	15	20	9	51	38	+13	50
5	Hibernian	44	16	15	13	53	48	+5	47
6	Dundee United	44	11	20	13	47	48	−1	42	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
7	Heart of Midlothian	44	11	20	13	37	43	−6	42
8	Kilmarnock	44	12	16	16	36	45	−9	40
9	Partick Thistle	44	12	16	16	46	57	−11	40
10	St Johnstone (R)	44	10	20	14	35	47	−12	40	Relegation to the 1994–95 Scottish First Division
11	Raith Rovers (R)	44	6	19	19	46	80	−34	31
12	Dundee (R)	44	8	13	23	42	57	−15	29

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

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Dundee

Scottish First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Falkirk (C, P)	44	26	14	4	81	32	+49	66	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Dunfermline Athletic	44	29	7	8	93	35	+58	65
3	Airdrieonians	44	20	14	10	58	38	+20	54
4	Hamilton Academical	44	19	12	13	66	54	+12	50
5	Clydebank	44	18	14	12	56	48	+8	50
6	St Mirren	44	21	8	15	42	48	−6	50
7	Ayr United	44	14	14	16	42	52	−10	42
8	Dumbarton (R)	44	11	14	19	48	59	−11	36	Relegation to the Second Division
9	Stirling Albion (R)	44	13	9	22	41	68	−27	35
10	Clyde (R)	44	10	12	22	35	58	−23	32
11	Morton (R)	44	6	17	21	44	75	−31	29
12	Brechin City (R)	44	6	7	31	30	81	−51	19

Source: RSSSF and statto^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promoted: Falkirk
Relegated: Dumbarton, Stirling Albion, Clyde, Morton, Brechin City

Scottish Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Stranraer (C, P)	39	23	10	6	63	35	+28	56	Promotion to the First Division
2	Berwick Rangers	39	18	12	9	75	46	+29	48
3	Stenhousemuir	39	19	9	11	62	44	+18	47
4	Meadowbank Thistle	39	17	13	9	62	48	+14	47
5	Queen of the South	39	17	9	13	69	48	+21	43
6	East Fife	39	15	11	13	58	52	+6	41
7	Alloa Athletic (R)	39	12	17	10	41	39	+2	41	Relegation to the Third Division
8	Forfar Athletic (R)	39	14	11	14	58	58	0	39
9	East Stirlingshire (R)	39	13	11	15	54	57	−3	37
10	Montrose (R)	39	14	8	17	56	61	−5	36
11	Queen's Park (R)	39	12	10	17	52	76	−24	34
12	Arbroath (R)	39	12	9	18	42	67	−25	33
13	Albion Rovers (R)	39	7	10	22	37	66	−29	24
14	Cowdenbeath (R)	39	6	8	25	40	72	−32	20

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promoted: Stranraer
Relegated: Alloa Athletic, Forfar Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Montrose, Queen's Park, Arbroath, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath

Other honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Dundee United	1 – 0	Rangers
League Cup	Rangers	2 – 1	Hibernian
Challenge Cup	Falkirk	3 – 0	St Mirren
Youth Cup	Rangers	5 – 3	Airdrieonians
Junior Cup	Largs Thistle	1 – 0	Glenafton Athletic

Individual honours

SPFA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Players' Player of the Year	Mark Hateley	Rangers
Young Player of the Year	Phil O'Donnell	Motherwell

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Mark Hateley	Rangers
Manager of the year	Walter Smith	Rangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Club	Competition(s)	Final round	Coef.
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	First round	2.00
Aberdeen	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Second round	4.00
Celtic	UEFA Europa League	Second round	5.00
Dundee United	UEFA Europa League	First round	2.00
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	First round	2.00

Average coefficient – 3.000

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[3]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
8 September 1993	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Switzerland	1–1	WCQG1	John Collins
13 October 1993	Stadio Olimpico, Rome (A)	Italy	1–3	WCQG1	Kevin Gallacher
17 November 1993	Ta Quali Stadium, Valletta (A)	Malta	2–0	WCQG1	Billy McKinlay, Colin Hendry
23 March 1994	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Netherlands	0–1	Friendly
20 April 1994	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A)	Austria	2–1	Friendly	John McGinlay, Billy McKinlay
27 May 1994	Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht (A)	Netherlands	1–3	Friendly	Duncan Shearer

Key:

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
WCQG1 = World Cup qualifying – Group 1

Notes and references

^ "1993/94 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^ "Scottish Division One 1993-1994 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.

[1] "1993/94 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[2] "Scottish Division One 1993-1994 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

[Scotland_score-3] Scotland's score is shown first.

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