Scottish Premier Division 1983/84
| Scottish Premier Division 1983/84 | |
| master | Aberdeen FC |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Aberdeen FC |
| Uefa cup |
Dundee United Glasgow Rangers Heart of Midlothian |
| Cup winners | Aberdeen FC |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Relegated |
St. Johnstone FC Motherwell FC |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 533 (ø 2.96 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Brian McClair(Celtic Glasgow) |
| ← Premier Division 1982/83 | |
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the ninth time in 1983/84 . It was also the 87th edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1983/84 season 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 game days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The FC Aberdeen won for the third time in club history after 1955 and 1980 the Scottish championship. The Dons thus qualified as champions for the following European Cup of National Champions season 1984/85 . As a defeated cup finalist , runner-up Celtic Glasgow qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The teams in third to fifth place Dundee United , Glasgow Rangers and Heart of Midlothian qualified for the UEFA Cup .
The FC St. Johnstone and FC Motherwell got into the end of the season First Division from. Celtic Glasgow's Brian McClair was the top scorer with 23 goals .
societies
Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1983/84 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen FC (P) | 36 | 25th | 7th | 4th | 78:21 | +57 | 57:15 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow (L) | 36 | 21st | 8th | 7th | 80:41 | +39 | 50:22 |
| 3. | Dundee United (M) | 36 | 18th | 11 | 7th | 67:39 | +28 | 47:25 |
| 4th | Glasgow Rangers | 36 | 15th | 12 | 9 | 53:41 | +12 | 42:30 |
| 5. | Heart of Midlothian (N) | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 38:47 | −9 | 36:36 |
| 6th | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 9 | 14th | 13 | 55:59 | −4 | 32:40 |
| 7th | Hibernian Edinburgh | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 45:55 | −10 | 31:41 |
| 8th. | Dundee FC | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20th | 50:74 | −24 | 27:45 |
| 9. | FC St. Johnstone (N) | 36 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 36:81 | −45 | 23:49 |
| 10. | Motherwell FC | 36 | 4th | 7th | 25th | 31:75 | −44 | 15:57 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1983/84 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1984/85 | |
| Participation in the 1984/85 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1984/85 | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1982/83 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Newcomer from the First Division |
The championship team of Aberdeen FC
(All players in the squad for the 1983/84 season were taken into account.)
| 1. | Aberdeen FC |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier Division 1983/84 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier Division 1983/84 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Aberdeen Squad 1983/84. worldfootball.net, accessed April 24, 2016 .
