1990–91 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsRangers
6th Premier Division title
41st Scottish title
European CupRangers
UEFA CupAberdeen
Celtic
Cup Winners' CupMotherwell
Matches180
Goals447 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerRepublic of Ireland Tommy Coyne (Celtic, 18)

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] The two clubs played a league-deciding match against one another in the final game of the season at Ibrox (only the second time the championship had been settled on the last day between the challengers, after 1965 – it would occur again in 2026).[1][2][3] With Aberdeen only requiring a draw, Mark Hateley scored both goals in a 2–0 victory for Rangers, giving them their third successive league championship and 41st overall.[1][4][5] Due to a league expansion from 10 to 12 teams, no clubs were relegated.[6]

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium
AberdeenAberdeenPittodrie Stadium
CelticParkhead, GlasgowCeltic Park
Dundee UnitedDundeeTannadice Park
Dunfermline AthleticDunfermlineEast End Park
Heart of MidlothianGorgie, EdinburghTynecastle Park
HibernianLeith, EdinburghEaster Road
MotherwellMotherwellFir Park
RangersIbrox, GlasgowIbrox Park
St JohnstonePerthMcDiarmid Park
St MirrenPaisleyLove Street

Managers

Team Manager
Aberdeen Scotland Alex Smith and Scotland Jocky Scott (co-managers)
Celtic Scotland Billy McNeill
Dundee United Scotland Jim McLean
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland Iain Munro
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Joe Jordan
Hibernian Scotland Alex Miller
Motherwell Scotland Tommy McLean
Rangers Scotland Walter Smith
St Johnstone Scotland Alex Totten
St Mirren Scotland Tony Fitzpatrick

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland Jim Leishman 31 May 1990 Resigned Scotland Iain Munro 27 July 1990
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Alex MacDonald 9 September 1990 Sacked Scotland Joe Jordan 10 September 1990
Rangers Scotland Graeme Souness 16 April 1991 Signed by Liverpool Scotland Walter Smith 19 April 1991

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Matches 1–18

During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away ABE CEL DNU DUF HOM HIB MOT RAN STJ STM
Aberdeen 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Celtic 0–3 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 4–1
Dundee United 2–3 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0
Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–0
Heart of Midlothian 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 2–3 1–1
Hibernian 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Motherwell 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–4 3–0 1–1
Rangers 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 5–0
St Johnstone 5–0 3–2 1–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1
St Mirren 0–4 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).

Home \ Away ABE CEL DNU DUF HOM HIB MOT RAN STJ STM
Aberdeen 1–0 0–1 0–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Celtic 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0
Dundee United 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–2
Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–5 0–1 3–2 2–2
Heart of Midlothian 1–4 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
Hibernian 2–4 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 4–3
Motherwell 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–1
Rangers 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0
St Johnstone 0–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–1
St Mirren 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

  • Player awards
Award Winner Club
PFA Players' Player of the Year England Paul Elliott Celtic
PFA Young Player of the Year Scotland Eoin Jess Aberdeen
SFWA Footballer of the Year Scotland Maurice Malpas Dundee United
  • Manager awards
Award Winner Club
SFWA Manager of the Year Scotland Alex Totten St Johnstone

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 McDaid, David (20 May 2008). "SPL title battle hangs in balance". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ↑ The 4 rare final-day winner-takes-all Scottish premiership title deciders, Laura Pollock, The National via Yahoo! Sport, 15 May 2026
  3. ↑ Scottish football braces itself for an almighty climax with Celtic v Hearts, Mark Atkinson, The Scotsman, 15 May 2026
  4. ↑ "Rangers and Aberdeen's epic duel for the 1991 Scottish title – 25 years ago". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Scottish Premier Division 1991-1992 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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