The 1984–85 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland. As of 2026, this is the last time a club other than Rangers or Celtic won the Scottish Premier title.
Scottish Premier Division
Champions: Aberdeen Relegated: Dumbarton, Morton.
Scottish League Division One
Promoted: Motherwell, Clydebank Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, St Johnstone (The first team to be relegated in successive seasons)
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Montrose, Alloa Athletic
Other honours
Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1984–85Celtic2 – 1Dundee UnitedLeague Cup 1984–85Rangers1 – 0Dundee UnitedYouth CupAberdeen5 – 3CelticJunior CupPollok3 – 1Petershill
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Hamish McAlpine Dundee UnitedPlayers' Player of the Year Jim Duffy MortonYoung Player of the Year Craig Levein Heart of Midlothian
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)12 September 1984Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Yugoslavia6–1FriendlyDavie Cooper, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Paul Sturrock, Maurice Johnston, Charlie Nicholas17 October 1984Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Iceland3–0WCQG7Paul McStay (2), Charlie Nicholas14 November 1984Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Spain3–1WCQG7Maurice Johnston (2), Kenny Dalglish27 February 1985Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville (A) Spain0–1WCQG727 March 1985Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Wales0–1WCQG725 May 1985Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England1–0Rous CupRichard Gough28 May 1985Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A) Iceland1–0WCQG7Jim Bett
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying - Group 7
See also 1984–85 Aberdeen F.C. season
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