| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic 4th Premier Division title 33rdScottish title |
| Relegated | Partick Thistle Airdrieonians |
| European Cup | Celtic |
| UEFA Cup | Rangers Dundee United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Aberdeen |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 498 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George McCluskey (21) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic 6–0Hibernian |
| Biggest away win | Dundee 0–5Aberdeen |
1982–83 → | |
The1981–82 Scottish Premier Division season was won byCeltic, two points ahead ofAberdeen. The league was won on the final day of the season when Celtic defeatedSt Mirren 3–0 atCeltic Park on 15 May 1982.Partick Thistle andAirdrieonians were relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 55 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 53 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Rangers | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 43 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 40 | |
| 5 | St Mirren | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Morton | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 30 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 26 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle(R) | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 22 | Relegation to the1982–83 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Airdrieonians(R) | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 76 | −45 | 18 |
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | CEL | DND | DNU | HIB | MOR | PAR | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Airdrieonians | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Celtic | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | |
| Dundee | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Dundee United | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Morton | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Partick Thistle | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rangers | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| St Mirren | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | CEL | DND | DNU | HIB | MOR | PAR | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| Airdrieonians | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Celtic | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Dundee | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dundee United | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hibernian | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Morton | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Rangers | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| St Mirren | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |