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| Season | 1992–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers 8th Premier Division title 43rdScottish title |
| Relegated | Falkirk Airdrieonians |
| Champions League | Rangers |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Aberdeen |
| UEFA Cup | Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian |
| Matches | 264 |
| Goals | 699 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ally McCoist (34) |
1993–94 → | |
The1992–93 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for theRangers who won the title by nine points from nearest rivalsAberdeen and 13 points above third place rivalCeltic to clinch five titles in a row.Falkirk andAirdrieonians finished 11th and 12th respectively and were relegated to theFirst Division.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johnstone | 14 December 1992 | Sacked | December 1992[1] | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 3 May 1993 | Sacked | 3 May 1993 |
| 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 theChampions League first round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 64 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Celtic | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for theUEFA 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 the1993–94 Scottish First Division |
| 12 | Airdrieonians(R) | 44 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 29 |
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 |
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 |