| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aberdeen 3rd Premier Division title 4thScottish title |
| Relegated | Dumbarton Morton |
| European Cup | Aberdeen |
| UEFA Cup | Dundee United Rangers St Mirren |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Celtic |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 522 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frank McDougall (23) |
| Biggest home win | Dundee United 7–0Morton |
| Biggest away win | Morton 2–7Celtic |
1985–86 → | |
The1984–85 Scottish Premier Division season was won byAberdeen, seven points ahead ofCeltic.Dumbarton andMorton were relegated. As of 2025, this is the last season that a team other thanRangers or Celtic has won the top level of Scottish football; it also marked a third consecutive year that a team other than them won the Scottish title, the only time this has ever happened.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen(C) | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 26 | +63 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 30 | +47 | 52 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 47 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Rangers | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 38 | |
| 5 | St Mirren | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hibernian | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 27 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton(R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 19 | Relegation to the1985–86 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Morton(R) | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 100 | −71 | 12 |
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUM | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOR | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Celtic | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
| Dumbarton | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Dundee | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee United | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Hibernian | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Morton | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Rangers | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| St Mirren | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUM | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOR | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Celtic | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Dumbarton | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Dundee | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Dundee United | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hibernian | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| Morton | 1–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Rangers | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| St Mirren | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |