Scottish Premier Division 1995-96
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| Scottish Premier Division | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1995-96 |
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Falkirk |
| Champions League | Rangers |
| UEFA Cup | Celtic, Aberdeen |
| Cup Winners Cup | Hearts |
| Top goalscorer | Pierre van Hooijdonk (26) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 7-0 Hibernian (30 Dec) |
| Biggest away win | Hearts 0-4 Celtic (23 Sep) |
| Total goals | 477 |
| Average goals/game | 2.65 |
| Highest attendance | 47,312, Rangers 1-1 Celtic (17 Mar) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,320, Partick Thistle 0-3 Raith Rovers (03 Mar) |
| Average attendance | 15,035 |
| ← Previous season N/A |
Next season → 1996-97 |
The 1995-96 Scottish Premier Division season was the first season involving a relegation playoff with the Scottish First Division. The season began on 26 August 1995.
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[edit] Overview
The 1995-96 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by four points from nearest rivals Celtic to clinch eight titles in a row. Falkirk were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom with Partick Thistle also being relegated after losing the relegation playoff to Dundee United. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic were joined by third-placed Aberdeen in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Fourth-placed Hearts qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup runners-up.[1]
The season began on 26 August with the first goal of the season scored by Aberdeen's John Inglis as they won 3-2 away to Falkirk. The regular league season ended on 04 May with Hibernian's Darren Jackson netting a late winner in a 1-0 win at home to Partick Thistle to claim the final goal of the season.
[edit] Promotion and relegation from 1994-95
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier Division to Scottish First Division
[edit] Events
- 14 Oct: Gordon Durie hits the first hat-trick of the season in a 4-0 win at Partick Thistle.
- 28 Apr: Rangers win the title at Ibrox as a a Paul Gascoigne hat-trick helps them to a 3-1 win over Aberdeen.
[edit] Table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 25 | 60 | 87 | Champions League 1996-97 Qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 83 | UEFA Cup 1996-97 Qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 55 | UEFA Cup 1996-97 Qualifying round |
| 4 | Hearts | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 55 | Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97 Qualifying round |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 43 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 43 | |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 41 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 39 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle (R) | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 62 | -33 | 30 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | Falkirk (R) | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 60 | -29 | 24 |
Source: Soccerbot
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
[edit] Results
[edit] Matches 1-18
During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away1 | ABER | CELT | FALK | HEAR | HIBS | KILM | WELL | PART | RARO | RANG |
| Aberdeen | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Celtic | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Falkirk | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hearts | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | |
| Motherwell | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Raith Rovers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Rangers | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Source: Soccerbot
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
[edit] Matches 19-36
During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).
| Home \ Away1 | ABER | CELT | FALK | HEAR | HIBS | KILM | WELL | PART | RARO | RANG |
| Aberdeen | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Celtic | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Falkirk | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | |
| Hearts | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hibernian | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Motherwell | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |
| Rangers | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
Source: Soccerbot
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
[edit] Top scorers
| Player | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Pierre van Hooijdonk |
26 | Celtic |
 Gordon Durie |
17 | Rangers |
 Ally McCoist |
16 | Rangers |
 Paul Gascoigne |
14 | Rangers |
| Paul Wright |
13 | Kilmarnock |
| John Collins |
11 | Celtic |
| John Robertson |
Hearts | |
| Darren Jackson |
10 | Hibernian |
| Colin Cameron |
Raith Rovers | |
| Scott Booth |
9 | Aberdeen |
| Joe Miller |
||
| Keith Wright |
Hibernian |
Source: Soccerbot
[edit] References
- ^ Scottish Premier Division 1995/96. Soccerbot. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
