1994–95 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
Rangers
Division One champions
Raith Rovers
Division Two champions
Greenock Morton
Division Three champions
Forfar Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Raith Rovers
Challenge Cup winners
Airdrieonians
Junior Cup winners
Camelon Juniors
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying, Kirin Cup
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of a fourth tier of league football (the Scottish 3rd Division) and also three points for a win being awarded instead of just two. [1]

Notable events

  • Caledonian Thistle and Ross County make their debuts after being elected to the Scottish Football League, becoming the first Highland teams in the League's 104-year history.
  • Raith Rovers winning the first Scottish League Cup of their history with a shock win over Celtic in the final.
  • Celtic winning the Scottish Cup to end their six-year trophy drought.
  • Rangers winning the Scottish Premier Division title for the seventh year running – their 45th top division title overall.
  • Brian Laudrup, the Danish international forward, joining Rangers at the start of the season for £2.3million.
  • Duncan Ferguson ending his 18-month spell at Rangers and signing for Everton in December after two months on loan at the English club.
  • French international defender Basile Boli joining Rangers from Marseille in the pre-season for £2million and returning to his homeland with AS Monaco at the end of the season after picking up a league title medal.
  • At the same time as signing Basile Boli, Rangers paid a further £2million for Hearts defender Alan McLaren.
  • Legendary former Rangers, Motherwell and Scotland winger Davie Cooper dying suddenly in March at the age of 39 while on the books of Clydebank, where he was due to retire as a player at the end of the season.
  • Celtic spending the season playing their home games at national stadium Hampden Park while Parkhead was being rebuilt as an all-seater stadium.
  • Forfar Athletic becoming the very first champions of the Scottish Third Division.

Scottish Premier Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 20 9 7 60 35 +25 69 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Motherwell 36 14 12 10 50 50 0 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Hibernian 36 12 17 7 49 37 +12 53
4 Celtic 36 11 18 7 39 33 +6 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Falkirk 36 12 12 12 48 47 +1 48
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 12 7 17 44 51 −7 43
7 Kilmarnock 36 11 10 15 40 48 −8 43
8 Partick Thistle 36 10 13 13 40 50 −10 43 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
9 Aberdeen (O) 36 10 11 15 43 46 −3 41 Qualification for the Play-off
10 Dundee United (R) 36 9 9 18 40 56 −16 36 Relegation to the 1995–96 Scottish First Division
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Celtic qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1994–95 Scottish Cup.
  2. ↑ Partick Thistle qualified for the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked Scottish club to apply for a place in the competition.

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Dundee United

Scottish League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raith Rovers (C, P) 36 19 12 5 54 32 +22 69 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Dunfermline Athletic 36 18 14 4 73 37 +36 68 Qualification for the Premier Division Playoff
3 Dundee 36 20 8 8 65 36 +29 68
4 Airdrieonians 36 17 10 9 50 33 +17 61
5 St Johnstone 36 14 14 8 59 39 +20 56
6 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 42 48 −6 49
7 St Mirren 36 8 12 16 34 50 −16 36
8 Clydebank 36 8 11 17 33 47 −14 35
9 Ayr United (R) 36 6 11 19 31 58 −27 29 Relegation to the Second Division
10 Stranraer (R) 36 4 5 27 25 81 −56 17
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: Raith Rovers
Relegated: Ayr United, Stranraer

Scottish League Division Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Greenock Morton 36 18 10 8 55 33 +22 64 Promotion to the 1995–96 First Division
2 Dumbarton 36 17 9 10 57 35 +22 60
3 Stirling Albion 36 17 7 12 54 43 +11 58
4 Stenhousemuir 36 14 14 8 46 39 +7 56
5 Berwick Rangers 36 15 10 11 52 46 +6 55
6 Clyde 36 14 10 12 53 48 +5 52
7 Queen of the South 36 11 11 14 46 51 −5 44
8 East Fife 36 11 10 15 48 56 −8 43
9 Meadowbank Thistle 36 11 5 20 32 54 −22 35[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the 1995–96 Third Division
10 Brechin City 36 6 6 24 22 60 −38 24
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ 3 points deducted [3]

Promoted: Greenock Morton, Dumbarton
Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Brechin City

Scottish League Division Three

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Forfar Athletic (C, P) 36 25 5 6 67 33 +34 80 Promotion to the 1995–96 Second Division
2 Montrose (P) 36 20 7 9 69 32 +37 67
3 Ross County 36 18 6 12 59 44 +15 60
4 East Stirlingshire 36 18 5 13 61 50 +11 59
5 Alloa Athletic 36 15 9 12 50 45 +5 54
6 Caledonian Thistle 36 12 9 15 48 61 −13 45
7 Arbroath 36 13 5 18 51 62 −11 44
8 Queen's Park 36 12 6 18 46 57 −11 42
9 Cowdenbeath 36 11 7 18 48 60 −12 40
10 Albion Rovers 36 5 3 28 27 82 −55 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promoted: Forfar Athletic, Montrose

Other honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1994–95 Celtic 1 – 0 Airdrieonians
League Cup 1994–95 Raith Rovers 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 pen.)		 Celtic
Challenge Cup 1994–95 Airdrieonians 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dundee
Youth Cup Rangers 2 – 0 St Johnstone
Junior Cup Camelon Juniors 2 – 0 Whitburn

Individual honours

SPFA awards

Award Winner Club
Players' Player of the YearDenmark Brian LaudrupRangers
Young Player of the YearScotland Charlie MillerRangers

SFWA awards

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the YearDenmark Brian LaudrupRangers
Manager of the yearScotland Walter SmithRangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Club Competition(s) Final round Coef.
Rangers UEFA Champions League Qualifying round 0.00
Dundee United UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 2.00
Motherwell UEFA Europa League First round 2.00
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Preliminary round 1.00

Average coefficient – 1.250

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[4] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
7 September 1994 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A) Finland Finland 2–0 ECQG8 Duncan Shearer, John Collins
12 October 1994 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 5–1 ECQG8 John Collins (2), Scott Booth, Billy McKinlay
16 November 1994 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Russia Russia 1–1 ECQG8 Scott Booth
18 December 1994 Olympic Stadium, Athens (A) Greece Greece 0–1 ECQG8
29 March 1995 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (A) Russia Russia 0–0 ECQG8
26 April 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A) San Marino San Marino 2–0 ECQG8 John Collins, Colin Calderwood
21 May 1995 Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima (A) Japan Japan 0–0 Kirin Cup
24 May 1995 Toyama Park Stadium, Toyama (A) Ecuador Ecuador 2–1 Kirin Cup John Robertson, Stevie Crawford
7 June 1995 Svangaskarð, Toftir (A) Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2–0 ECQG8 Billy McKinlay, John McGinlay

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • ECQG8 = European Championship qualifying – Group 8

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "1994/95 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Division One 1994-1995 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. ↑ ""Scottish Football Historical Archive: Point Deductions"". Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.
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