Premier Division Final Table: 1. Celtic 36 20 10 6 67:38 50 2. Heart of Midlothian 36 20 10 6 59:33 50 3. Dundee United 36 18 11 7 59:31 47 4. Aberdeen 36 16 12 8 62:31 44 5. Rangers 36 13 9 14 53:45 35 6. Dundee 36 14 7 15 45:51 35 7. St Mirren 36 13 5 18 42:63 31 8. Hibernian 36 11 6 19 49:63 28 9. Motherwell 36 7 6 23 33:66 20 10. Clydebank 36 6 8 22 29:77 20 Relegated: No relegation as League was extended to 12 teams for 1986/87. Saturday, 10th August 1985 Aberdeen - Hibernian 3-0 Bett 68, McDougall, 79, 88 Dundee - St Mirren 2-1 Connor 1, 43 pen / Speirs 23 Hearts - Celtic 1-1 Colquhoun 28 / P.McStay 90 Motherwell - Clydebank 0-0 Rangers - Dundee Utd 1-0 McCoist 24 Saturday, 17th August 1985 Celtic - Motherwell 2-1 McClair 58, Provan 74 / Blair 86 Clydebank - Dundee 4-0 Conroy 1, 83, Larnach 57, Moore 61 Dundee Utd - Aberdeen 1-1 Sturrock 42 / McKimmie 36 Hibernian - Rangers 1-3 Durie 63 / McCoist 28, McPherson 55, Rae 57 og St Mirren - Hearts 6-2 Speirs 17, Godfrey 36, McGarvey 43, Fitzpatrick 52, Clarke 66, Rooney 72 / Colquhoun 13, Robertson 83 Saturday, 24th August 1985 Aberdeen - Motherwell 1-1 McKimmie 19 / Blair 33 Clydebank - Celtic 0-2 Johnston 28, 84 Dundee Utd - Dundee 2-0 Beedie 27, Sturrock 51 Hibernian - St Mirren 2-3 McBride 17, Kane 58 pen / Rooney 7, 9, Speirs 19 pen Rangers - Hearts 3-1 Burns 64, Williamson 69, 89 / Robertson 40 Saturday, 31st August 1985 Celtic - Rangers 1-1 P.McStay 52 / McCoist 35 Dundee - Aberdeen 1-3 Black 89 / Simpson 48, Stark 62, 80 Hearts - Hibernian 2-1 Colquhoun 8, Clark 81 / Durie 35 Motherwell - Dundee Utd 0-1 Clark 17 St Mirren - Clydebank 0-2 Larnach 14, Lloyd 43 Saturday, 7th September 1985 Aberdeen - Hearts 3-0 Stark 32, Wright 74, Black 90 Dundee Utd - Clydebank 2-1 Sturrock 29, Milne 70 pen / Lloyd 7 Hibernian - Celtic 0-5 McClair 10, 89, Johnston 17, Fulton 64 og, Archdeacon 78 Motherwell - Dundee 1-3 Stewart 13 / Brown 19, McCormack 48, Harvey 78 Rangers - St Mirren 3-0 Fleck 39, Cooper 46, Burns 81 Saturday, 14th September 1985 Celtic - Aberdeen 2-1 McClair 32, 88 / McDougall 85 Clydebank - Rangers 0-1 Williamson 89 Dundee - Hibernian 1-0 Brown 32 Hearts - Dundee Utd 2-0 R.MacDonald 2, Robertson 80 St Mirren - Motherwell 4-1 McDowall 14, McGarvey 46, Fitzpatrick 56, MacLeod 80 og / Wright 49 Saturday, 21st September 1985 Aberdeen - St Mirren 1-1 McQueen 46 pen / Speirs 62 pen Motherwell - Hearts 2-1 Harrow 47, Gahagen 56 / I.Jardine 46 Rangers - Dundee 0-1 Rafferty 59 Saturday, 28th September 1985 Clydebank - Hearts 1-0 Lloyd 88 Dundee - Celtic 0-2 McClair 31, Johnston 44 Hibernian - Motherwell 1-0 Brazil 51 Rangers - Aberdeen 0-3 McLeish 30, Stark 38, Hewitt 79 St Mirren - Dundee Utd 1-0 Speirs 90 pen Tuesday, 1st October 1985 Hibernian - Clydebank 5-0 Durie 25, 29, Cowan 49, 58, 86 Saturday, 5th October 1985 Aberdeen - Clydebank 3-1 Black 1, McDougall 9, McKimmie 86 / Conroy 7 Celtic - St Mirren 2-0 McClair 17, McGugan 39 Dundee Utd - Hibernian 2-2 Malpas 25, 59 / Sneddon 22, Cowan 88 Hearts - Dundee 1-1 I.Jardine 57 / McWilliams 11 Motherwell - Rangers 0-3 McCoist 24, 33, McPherson 43 Saturday, 12th October 1985 Celtic - Hearts 0-1 Robertson 32 Clydebank - Motherwell 1-1 Shanks 86 / Walker 27 Dundee Utd - Rangers 1-1 Bannon 58 pen / McCoist 67 Hibernian - Aberdeen 1-1 Cowan 25 / Gray 82 St Mirren - Dundee 1-0 Speirs 15 pen Saturday, 19th October 1985 Aberdeen - Dundee Utd 3-2 Hewitt 5, 24, McDougall 17 / Sturrock 2, Redford 51 Dundee - Clydebank 2-0 Stephen 77, 80 Hearts - St Mirren 3-0 Robertson 47, 53, Mackay 87 Motherwell - Celtic 1-2 Walker 44 / P.McStay 10, 80 pen Rangers - Hibernian 1-2 Cooper 84 pen / Munro 36 og, Harris 83 Saturday, 26th October 1985 Celtic - Dundee Utd 0-3 Dodds 6, Bannon 42, 68 Dundee - Motherwell 3-1 Harvey 9, Stephen 17, McCormack 29 / Reilly 68 St Mirren - Rangers 2-1 Gallagher 43, Mackie 88 / McCoist 84 Wednesday, 30th October 1985 Clydebank - Hibernian 2-4 Conroy 20, Gibson 79 / Brazil 36, Cowan 37, 67, Kane 45 Hearts - Aberdeen 1-0 Levein 15 Saturday, 2nd November 1985 Aberdeen - Celtic 4-1 McDougall 27, 48, 55, 64 / Provan 43 Hibernian - Dundee 2-1 Kane 12, Durie 81 / Glennie 80 Motherwell - St Mirren 3-1 Gahagen 50, 64, Wright 62 pen / Godfrey 34 Rangers - Clydebank 0-0 Dundee Utd - Hearts 1-1 Gough 90 / I.Jardine 67 Saturday, 9th November 1985 Aberdeen - Dundee 4-1 McLeish 22, McDougall 67, Stark 82, 86 / Stephen 6 Dundee Utd - Motherwell 3-0 Hegarty 36, Gough 40, Dodds 87 Hibernian - Hearts 0-0 Rangers - Celtic 3-0 Durrant 30, Cooper 80, McMinn 84 Wednesday, 13th November 1985 Clydebank - St Mirren 1-1 Lloyd 75 / McGarvey 44 Saturday, 16th November 1985 Celtic - Clydebank 2-0 McGhee 37, 85 Dundee - Dundee Utd 0-3 Hegarty 43, 50, Kirkwood 72 Hearts - Rangers 3-0 Clark 58, 79, Robertson 89 Motherwell - Aberdeen 1-1 Wright 21 pen / Mcdougall 58 pen St Mirren - Hibernian 1-3 McGarvey 84 / Sneddon 15, Kane 32, Cowan 72 Saturday, 23rd November 1985 Celtic - Hibernian 1-1 Johnston 13 / Chisholm 76 Clydebank - Dundee Utd 1-2 Hughes 44 / Milne 72, Dodds 79 Dundee - Rangers 3-2 Brown 29, 33, 63 pen / McCoist 30, 66 Hearts - Motherwell 3-0 Clark 33, 56, I.Jardine 63 St Mirren - Aberdeen 1-0 Rooney 44 Saturday, 30th November 1985 Hearts - Clydebank 4-1 Berry 5, Clark 40, Robertson 44, Black 80 pen / Hughes 89 Saturday, 7th December 1985 Dundee - Hearts 1-1 Brown 7 / I.Jardine 80 Rangers - Motherwell 1-0 McCoist Tuesday, 10th Decemebr 1985 Clydebank - Aberdeen 2-1 Larnach 8, Dickson 53 / Black 61 Saturday, 14th Decemebr 1985 Aberdeen - Hibernian 4-0 Angus 18, Weir 78, J.Miller 87, McLeish 90 Dundee - St Mirren 3-1 Harvey 20, Brown 29, Stephen 69 / Gallagher 84 Hearts - Celtic 1-1 Robertson 8 / McGhee 66 Motherwell - Clydebank 3-0 Reilly 32, 47, Wright 72 pen Rangers - Dundee Utd 1-1 McCoist 78 / Dodds 1 Saturday, 21st decemebr 1985 Dundee Utd - Aberdeen 2-1 Bannon 9 pen, Sturrock 40 / Stark 29 Hibernian - Rangers 1-1 Tortolano 68 / Cooper 40 St Mirren - Hearts 0-1 Black 25 monday, 23rd December 1985 Clydebank - Dundee 0-0 Dundee Utd - Celtic 1-0 Bannon 42 pen Saturday, 29th December 1985 Celtic - Clydebank 2-0 Johnston 10, McStay 48 pen Dundee Utd - Dundee 0-0 Rangers - Hearts 0-2 Colquhoun 15, 25 Wednesday, 1st January 1986 Celtic - Rangers 2-0 McGugan, McClair Dundee - Aberdeen 0-0 Hearts - Hibernian 3-1 I.Jardine, Robertson, Clark / Harris St Mirren - Clydebank 3-0 Winnie, Fitzpatrick, Abercromby Saturday, 4th January 1986 Aberdeen - St Mirren 3-1 Black 2, 19, Weir 58 / Gallagher 55 Dundee Utd - Celtic 4-2 Dodds 14, 17, Bannon 32 pen, Gallacher 34 Hibernian - Clydebank 2-3 May 42, Cowan 67 / Moore 3, Lloyd 61, 69 Motherwell - Hearts 1-3 Reilly 37 / I.Jardine 43, Berry 56, Robertson 85 Rangers - Dundee 5-0 McCoist 25, 63, 82, Williamson 80, Fleck 84 Saturday, 11th January 1986 Celtic - Aberdeen 1-1 Grant 19 / J.Miller 14 Dundee - Hibernian 3-1 Stephen 16, 53, Brown 59 pen / Callachan 30 Hearts - Dundee Utd 1-1 Mackay 62 / Bannon 69 Rangers - Clydebank 4-2 Paterson 27, McPherson 60, Williamson 62, McCoist 64 / Paterson 47 og, Lloyd 54 St Mirren - Motherwell 1-0 McGarvey 20 Wednesday, 15th January 1986 Celtic - Motherwell 3-2 McGhee 31, johnston 49, McClair 86 / Reilly 12, Doyle 89 Saturday, 18th January 1986 Aberdeen - Hearts 0-1 Colquhoun 83 Dundee Utd - Clydebank 4-0 Bannon 21, Dodds 44, Hegarty 51, Redford 82 Hibernian - Celtic 2-2 Durie 52, Cowan 77 / Archdeacon 64, Burns 73 Motherwell - Dundee 2-2 Baptie 2, 7 / Brown 39 pen, Rafferty 50 Rangers - St Mirren 2-0 McCoist 10, McPherson 32 Saturday, 1st February 1986 Clydebank - Hearts 1-1 Shanks 51 / Clark 86 Dundee - Celtic 1-3 Stephen 9 pen / Johnston 42, P.McStay 58, McClair 84 Hibernian - Motherwell 4-0 Cowan 32, 43, Collins 57, Forbes 77 og Rangers - Aberdeen 1-1 Burns 52 / J.Miller 3 St Mirren - Dundee Utd 1-1 Rooney 59 / Hegarty 53 Saturday, 8th February 1986 Aberdeen - Clydebank 4-1 Bett 15 pen, Black 29, 34, 53 / Conroy 88 Celtic - St Mirren 1-1 Burns 48 / Clarke 75 Dundee Utd - Hibernian 4-0 Bannon 23 pen, Coyne 51, 60, Gallacher 83 Hearts - Dundee 3-1 Colquhoun 21, Robertson 59, Mackay 68 / Mennie 9 Motherwell - Rangers 1-0 Walker 41 Wednesday, 19th February 1986 Aberdeen - Rangers 1-0 Angus 67 Saturday, 22nd February 1986 Celtic - Hearts 1-1 Johnston 31 / Robertson 44 Dundee Utd - Rangers 1-1 Dodds 10 / McCoist 48 Hibernian - Aberdeen 0-1 Wright 13 St Mirren - Dundee 1-2 Speirs 66 / Stephen 15, 67 Wednesday, 26th February 1986 Hibernian - Dundee Utd 0-1 Bannon 32 Saturday, 1st Match 1986 Dundee - Clydebank 4-0 Stephen 18, 49, 69, Harvey 51 Rangers - Hibernian 3-1 McCoist 13, 46, 74 pen / Cowan 30 Wednesday, 12th March 1986 Hibernian - St Mirren 3-0 Cowan 57, 61 pen, 69 Motherwell - Dundee Utd 2-0 Reilly 41, 53 Saturday, 15th March 1986 Celtic - Dundee Utd 1-1 MacLeod 82 / Dodds 38 Clydebank - Hibernian 1-3 Auld 71 / Chisholm 40, Tortolano 44, 72 Dundee - Rangers 2-1 Harvey 16, Brown 33 pen / McCoist 29 Hearts - Motherwell 2-0 R.MacDonald 31, Robertson 37 pen St Mirren - Aberdeen 1-1 Clarke 20 / W.Miller 33 Tuesday, 18th March 1986 Motherwell - Hibernian 2-0 MacLeod 12, Harrow 24 Saturday, 22nd March 1986 Aberdeen - Dundee 0-0 Clydebank - St Mirren 0-2 Rooney 7, Rodfrey 73 Dundee Utd - Motherwell 4-0 Sturrock 13, 36, Bannon 46, Dodds 62 Hibernian - Hearts 1-2 Cowan 63 / Clark 38, Robertson 65 pen Rangers - Celtic 4-4 Fraser 34, 64, McCoist 53, Fleck 58 / Johnston 21, McClair 29, Burns 48, MacLeod 70 Tuesday, 25th March 1986 Hearts - St Mirren 3-0 Levein 41, Robertson 70, Clark 86 Saturday, 29th March 1986 Clydebank - Celtic 0-5 McClair 49 pen, 54, 67 pen, Burns 58, McInally 80 Dundee - Dundee Utd 0-1 Gough 33 Hearts - Rangers 3-1 Robertson 8, 46 pen, Clark 89 / McCoist 66 pen Motherwell - Aberdeen 0-1 Hewitt 7 St Mirren - Hibernian 0-2 Rae 2, Kane 10 Wednesday, 2nd April 1986 Celtic - Dundee 2-1 Johnston 18, Burns 47 / Stephen 86 Saturday, 5th April 1986 Clydebank - Motherwell 1-1 Shanks 54 / Wright 22 St Mirren - Celtic 1-2 Mackie 56 / MacLeod 26, McStay 87 Tuesday, 8th April 1986 Dundee Utd - St Mirren 5-0 Sturrock 4, Dodds 48, 83, Gallacher 74, Gough 86 Wednesday, 9th April 1986 Aberdeen - Motherwell 3-2 Bett 2, McDougall 35, Weir 81 / Reilly 38, Kennedy 76 Saturday, 12th April 1986 Aberdeen - Celtic 0-1 Johnston 49 Clydebank - Rangers 2-1 Conroy 6, Bain 27 / Durrant 58 Dundee Utd - Hearts 0-3 Robertson 24, 66, Clark 58 Hibernian - Dundee 1-0 Rae 61 Motherwell - St Mirren 1-2 Walker 50 / Jarvie 86, Gallagher 88 Wednesday, 16th April 1986 Aberdeen - Dundee Utd 0-1 Gough 25 Saturday, 19th April 1986 Celtic - Hibernian 2-0 Archdeacon 80, McClair 87 Clydebank - Dundee Utd 1-1 Conroy 82 / Redford 3 Dundee - Motherwell 4-0 Glennie 52, Rafferty 62, Forsyth 65, Brown 89 St Mirren - Rangers 2-1 McGarvey 14, Abercromby 32 / Dawson 51 Sunday, 20th April 1986 Hearts - Aberdeen 1-1 Colquhoun 87 / Weir 72 pen Saturday, 26th April 1986 Aberdeen - Rangers 1-1 Hewitt 57 / McMinn 50 Celtic - Dundee 2-0 McClair 56, Johnston 85 Dundee Utd - St Mirren 1-2 Redford 5 / Gallagher 7, 70 Hearts - Clydebank 1-0 Mackay 34 Motherwell - Hibernian 3-1 Baptie 41, Wright 64, Reilly 69 / Cowan 63 Wednesday, 30th April 1986 Motherwell - Celtic 0-2 McClair 34, 62 pen Saturday, 3rd May 1986 Clydebank - Aberdeen 0-6 Stark 9, McMaster 10, Weir 16, Hewitt 29, McDougall 38, 67 Dundee - Hearts 2-0 Kidd 83, 87 Hibernian - Dundee Utd 1-2 Cowan 63 pen / Fulton 25 og, Beedie 87 Rangers - Motherwell 2-0 McPherson 44, McCoist 65 pen St Mirren - Celtic 0-5 McClair 6, 54, Johnston 32, 33, P.McStay 38 Top Goalscorers 1985/86: Ally McCoist (Rangers) 24; Brian McClair (Celtic) 22; John Robertson (Hearts) 20. Apps & Goals of champions Celtic: APPS GOALS Roy Aitken 36 - Brian McClair 34 22 Thomas Burns 34 5 Paul McStay 34 7 Maurice Johnston 32 14 Patrick Bonner 30 - Peter Grant 30 1 Murdo MacLeod 30 3 Daniel McGrain 28 - Owen Archdeacon 23 3 Paul McGugan 21 1 Mark McGhee 18 4 William McStay 17 - Alan McInally 16 1 David Provan 12 2 Pierce O'Leary 12 - Derek Whyte 11 - Peter Latchford 6 - Thomas McAdam 5 - Paul Chalmers 3 - Ronald Coyle 1 - Tony Shepherd 1 - Own Goals 4 Manager: David Hay
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