1993–94 in Scottish football

1993–94 in Scottish football
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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

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.

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

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	44	22	14	8	74	41	33	58
2	Aberdeen	44	17	21	6	58	36	22	55
3	Motherwell	44	20	14	10	58	43	15	54
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
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	44	10	20	14	35	47	−12	40
11	Raith Rovers	44	6	19	19	46	80	−34	31
12	Dundee	44	8	13	23	42	57	−15	29

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

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish First Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Falkirk	44	26	14	4	81	32	49	66
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	16	13	66	54	12	50
5	Clydebank	44	18	14	12	56	48	8	50
6	St Mirren	44	21	8	15	61	55	6	50
7	Ayr United	44	14	14	16	42	52	−10	42
8	Dumbarton	44	11	14	19	48	59	−11	36
9	Stirling Albion	44	13	9	22	41	68	−27	35
10	Clyde	44	10	12	22	35	58	−23	32
11	Morton	44	6	17	21	44	75	−31	29
12	Brechin City	44	6	7	31	30	81	−51	19

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

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Second Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stranraer	39	23	10	6	63	35	28	56
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	39	12	17	10	41	39	2	41
8	Forfar Athletic	39	14	11	14	58	58	0	39
9	East Stirlingshire	39	13	11	15	54	57	−3	37
10	Montrose	39	14	8	17	56	61	−5	36
11	Queen's Park	39	12	10	17	52	76	−24	34
12	Arbroath	39	12	9	18	42	67	−25	33
13	Albion Rovers	39	7	10	22	37	66	−29	24
14	Cowdenbeath	39	6	8	25	40	72	−32	20

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 Cup	Second round	5.00
Dundee United	UEFA Cup	First round	2.00
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Cup	First round	2.00

Average coefficient - 3.000

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	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

See also

• 1993–94 Dundee United F.C. season
• 1993–94 Rangers F.C. season