Scottish Premier Division 1995/96
| Scottish Premier Division 1995/96 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Champions League | Glasgow Rangers |
| Uefa cup |
Celtic Glasgow FC Aberdeen |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Heart of Midlothian |
| Relegated |
Partick Thistle FC Falkirk |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 477 (ø 2.65 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Pierre van Hooijdonk(Celtic Glasgow) |
| ← Premier Division 1994/95 | |
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the 21st time in 1995/96 . It was also the 99th edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1995/96 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish Championship for the 46th time in the club's history. The Gers qualified as champions for the 1996/97 Champions League season . As a defeated cup finalist , Heart of Midlothian qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . Second and third placed Celtic Glasgow and FC Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup .
Partick Thistle and FC Falkirk were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season . With 26 goals, Celtic Glasgow's Pierre van Hooijdonk was the top scorer.
societies
Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1995/96 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M) | 36 | 27 | 6th | 3 | 85:25 | +60 | 87 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow (P) | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74:25 | +49 | 83 |
| 3. | Aberdeen FC | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 52:45 | +7 | 55 |
| 4th | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 55:53 | +2 | 55 |
| 5. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15th | 43:57 | −14 | 43 |
| 6th | Raith Rovers (N, L) | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 41:57 | −16 | 43 |
| 7th | FC Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 8th | 17th | 39:54 | −15 | 41 |
| 8th. | Motherwell FC | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15th | 28:39 | −11 | 39 |
| 9. | Partick Thistle | 36 | 8th | 6th | 22nd | 29:62 | −33 | 30th |
| 10. | FC Falkirk | 36 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 31:60 | −29 | 24 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1995/96 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1996/97 UEFA Champions League | |
| Participation in the 1996/97 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the 1996/97 European Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1994/95 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 Glasgow Rangers championship team
(All players with at least one bet were taken into account)
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier Division 1995/96 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier Division 1995/96 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 15, 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.
