| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aberdeen 2nd Premier Division title 3rdScottish title |
| Relegated | St Johnstone Motherwell |
| European Cup | Aberdeen |
| UEFA Cup | Dundee United Rangers Heart of Midlothian |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Celtic |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 533 (2.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian McClair (23) |
| Biggest home win | Dundee United 7–0St Johnstone |
| Biggest away win | St Johnstone 0–5Aberdeen |
1984–85 → | |
The1983–84 Scottish Premier Division season was won byAberdeen, seven points ahead ofCeltic.St Johnstone andMotherwell were relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen(C) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 50 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 47 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Rangers | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 31 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 27 | |
| 9 | St Johnstone(R) | 36 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 23 | Relegation to the1984–85 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Motherwell(R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 15 |
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| Celtic | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
| Dundee | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee United | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 2–0 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Hibernian | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Rangers | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 1–1 | |
| St Johnstone | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| St Mirren | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–5 | |
| Dundee United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Hibernian | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Motherwell | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rangers | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| St Johnstone | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | |
| St Mirren | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |