1985–86 Scottish Premier Division

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Scottish Premier Division
Season	1985–86
Champions	Celtic
Top goalscorer	Ally McCoist (24)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Celtic won the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division and became champions in one of the closest finishes in League history. On the final day of the season Hearts were leading Celtic by two points - a draw against Dundee would have been sufficient to see them win their first League title since the 1959–60 season. Hearts lost 2–0 to Dundee at Dens Park thanks to two late goals by substitute Albert Kidd, while Celtic beat St. Mirren 5–0 at Love Street. As a result, Celtic won the league on goal difference.

Relegation was suspended due to league reconstruction, therefore Motherwell and Clydebank retained their Premier Division status.

Much of the season was only viewed in the flesh as a dispute between television companies and the Scottish Football League resulted in no televised Scottish league football between September 1985 and March 1986.^[1]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	36	20	10	6	67	38	+29	50	1986–87 European Cup First round
2	Heart of Midlothian	36	20	10	6	59	33	+26	50	1986–87 UEFA Cup First round
3	Dundee United	26	8	11	7	59	31	+28	27	1986–87 UEFA Cup First round
4	Aberdeen	36	16	12	8	62	31	+31	44	1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
5	Rangers	36	13	9	14	51	56	−5	35	1986–87 UEFA Cup First round
6	Dundee	36	14	7	15	45	51	−6	35
7	St Mirren	36	13	5	18	42	63	−21	31
8	Hibernian	36	11	6	19	49	63	−14	28
9	Motherwell	36	7	6	23	33	66	−33	20
10	Clydebank	36	6	8	22	29	77	−48	20

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

^ "Dens memories reduce former Hearts manager to tears - Scotsman.com Sport". Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Dens-memories-reduce-former-Hearts.2751855.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

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v t e 1985–86 in European football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '85 '86 England Estonia '85 '86 Faroe Islands '85 '86 Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Israel Italy Latvia '85 '86 Lithuania '85 '86 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '85 '86 Spain Sweden '85 '86 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '85 '86 Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia

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UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

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