Scottish Premier Division
Season1992–93
ChampionsRangers
8th Premier Division title
43rd Scottish title
RelegatedFalkirk
Airdrieonians
Champions LeagueRangers
Cup Winners' CupAberdeen
UEFA CupCeltic
Dundee United
Heart of Midlothian
Matches played264
Goals scored699 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerAlly McCoist (34)

The 1992–93 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by nine points from nearest rivals Aberdeen and 13 points above third place rival Celtic to clinch five titles in a row. Falkirk and Airdrieonians finished 11th and 12th respectively and were relegated to the First Division.

Heart of Midlothian obtained a place in the UEFA Cup following the 1993 Polish football scandal.

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium
AberdeenAberdeenPittodrie Stadium
AirdrieoniansAirdrieBroomfield Park
CelticParkhead, GlasgowCeltic Park
DundeeDundeeDens Park
Dundee UnitedDundeeTannadice Park
FalkirkFalkirkBrockville Park
Heart of MidlothianGorgie, EdinburghTynecastle Park
HibernianLeith, EdinburghEaster Road
MotherwellMotherwellFir Park
Partick ThistleMaryhill, GlasgowFirhill Stadium
RangersIbrox, GlasgowIbrox Park
St JohnstonePerthMcDiarmid Park

Managers

Team Manager
Aberdeen Scotland Willie Miller
Airdrieonians Scotland Alex MacDonald
Celtic Republic of Ireland Liam Brady
Dundee England Simon Stainrod
Dundee United Scotland Jim McLean
Falkirk Scotland Jim Jefferies
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Sandy Clark
Hibernian Scotland Alex Miller
Motherwell Scotland Tommy McLean
Partick Thistle Scotland John Lambie
Rangers Scotland Walter Smith
St Johnstone Northern Ireland John McClelland

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
St Johnstone Scotland Alex Totten 14 December 1992 Sacked Northern Ireland John McClelland December 1992
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Joe Jordan 3 May 1993 Sacked Scotland Sandy Clark 3 May 1993

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 33 7 4 97 35 +62 73 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Aberdeen 44 27 10 7 87 36 +51 64 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Celtic 44 24 12 8 68 41 +27 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 44 19 9 16 56 49 +7 47
5 Heart of Midlothian 44 15 14 15 46 51 −5 44
6 St Johnstone 44 10 20 14 52 66 −14 40
7 Hibernian 44 12 13 19 54 64 −10 37
8 Partick Thistle 44 12 12 20 50 71 −21 36
9 Motherwell 44 11 13 20 46 62 −16 35
10 Dundee 44 11 12 21 48 68 −20 34
11 Falkirk (R) 44 11 7 26 60 86 −26 29 Relegation to the 1993–94 Scottish First Division
12 Airdrieonians (R) 44 6 17 21 35 70 −35 29
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1-22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away ABE AIR CEL DND DNU FAL HOM HIB MOT PAR RAN STJ
Aberdeen 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 6–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0
Airdrieonians 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2
Celtic 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1
Dundee 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 4–3 1–1
Dundee United 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–4 2–1
Falkirk 0–1 5–1 4–5 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2
Heart of Midlothian 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1
Hibernian 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1
Motherwell 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–4 3–3
Partick Thistle 0–7 1–0 2–3 6–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–4 1–0
Rangers 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–0 1–0
St Johnstone 0–3 3–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–5
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–44

During matches 23-44 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away ABE AIR CEL DND DNU FAL HOM HIB MOT PAR RAN STJ
Aberdeen 7–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Airdrieonians 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1
Celtic 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 5–1
Dundee 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–4 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–0
Dundee United 3–0 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–2
Falkirk 1–4 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 6–0 3–3 1–3 4–2 1–2 2–2
Heart of Midlothian 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–0
Hibernian 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–4 2–2
Motherwell 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–4 1–1
Partick Thistle 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–0 1–1
Rangers 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–0
St Johnstone 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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