1991–92 in Scottish football

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1991–92 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
Rangers
Division One champions
Dundee
Division Two champions
Dumbarton
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Hibernian
Challenge Cup winners
Hamilton Academical
Junior Cup winners
Auchinleck Talbot
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying, UEFA Euro 1992
1990–91 1992–93

The 1991–92 season was the 95th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

Scottish Premier Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 33 6 5 101 31 +70 72 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Hearts 44 27 9 8 60 37 +23 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 44 26 10 8 88 42 +46 62
4 Dundee United 44 19 13 12 66 50 +16 51
5 Hibernian 44 16 17 11 53 45 +8 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Aberdeen 44 17 14 13 55 42 +13 48
7 Airdrieonians 44 13 10 21 50 70 −20 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 St Johnstone 44 13 10 21 52 73 −21 36
9 Falkirk 44 12 11 21 54 73 −19 35
10 Motherwell 44 10 14 20 43 61 −18 34
11 St Mirren (R) 44 6 12 26 33 73 −40 24 Relegation to the 1992–93 Scottish First Division
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 44 4 10 30 22 80 −58 18
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic

Scottish League Division One[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 44 23 12 9 80 48 +32 58 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Partick Thistle (P) 44 23 11 10 62 36 +26 57
3 Hamilton Academical 44 22 13 9 72 48 +24 57
4 Kilmarnock 44 21 12 11 59 37 +22 54
5 Raith Rovers 44 21 11 12 59 42 +17 53
6 Ayr United 44 18 11 15 63 55 +8 47
7 Morton 44 17 12 15 66 59 +7 46
8 Stirling Albion 44 14 13 17 50 57 −7 41
9 Clydebank 44 12 12 20 59 77 −18 36
10 Meadowbank Thistle 44 7 16 21 37 59 −22 30
11 Montrose (R) 44 5 17 22 45 85 −40 27 Relegation to the Second Division
12 Forfar Athletic (R) 44 5 12 27 36 85 −49 22
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promoted: Dundee, Partick Thistle
Relegated: Montrose, Forfar Athletic

Scottish League Division Two[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dumbarton (C, P) 39 20 12 7 65 37 +28 52 Promotion to the First Division
2 Cowdenbeath (P) 39 22 7 10 74 52 +22 51
3 Alloa Athletic 39 20 10 9 58 38 +20 50
4 East Fife 39 19 11 9 72 57 +15 49
5 Clyde 39 18 7 14 61 43 +18 43
6 East Stirlingshire 39 15 11 13 61 70 −9 41
7 Arbroath 39 12 14 13 49 48 +1 38
8 Brechin City 39 13 12 14 54 55 −1 38
9 Queen's Park 39 14 7 18 59 63 −4 35
10 Stranraer 39 13 9 17 46 56 −10 35
11 Queen of the South 39 14 5 20 71 86 −15 33
12 Berwick Rangers 39 10 11 18 50 65 −15 31
13 Stenhousemuir 39 11 8 20 46 57 −11 30
14 Albion Rovers 39 5 10 24 42 81 −39 20
Source: "1991-1992 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promoted: Dumbarton, Cowdenbeath

Other honours[edit]

Cup honours[edit]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1991–92 Rangers 2 – 1 Airdrieonians
League Cup 1991–92 Hibernian 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Challenge Cup 1991–92 Hamilton Academical 1 – 0 Ayr United
Youth Cup Hibernian 2 – 0 Ayr United
Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 4 – 0 Glenafton Athletic

Individual honours[edit]

SPFA awards[edit]

Award Winner Club
Players' Player of the Year Scotland Ally McCoist Rangers
Young Player of the Year Scotland Phil O'Donnell Motherwell

SFWA awards[edit]

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the Year Scotland Ally McCoist Rangers
Manager of the year Scotland Walter Smith Rangers

Scottish clubs in Europe[edit]

Club Competition(s) Final round Coef.
Rangers European Cup First round 2.00
Motherwell UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 2.00
Celtic UEFA Europa League Second round 5.00
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League First round 0.00

Average coefficient – 2.250

Scotland national team[edit]

Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
11 September 1991 Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A) Switzerland Switzerland 2–2 ECQ2 Gordon Durie, Ally McCoist
16 October 1991 Steaua Stadium, Bucharest (A) Romania Romania 0–1 ECQ2
13 November 1991 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) San Marino San Marino 4–0 ECQ2 Paul McStay, Ally McCoist, Richard Gough, Gordon Durie
19 February 1992 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–0 Friendly Ally McCoist
25 March 1992 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Finland Finland 1–1 Friendly Paul McStay
17 May 1992 Mile High Stadium, Denver (A) United States USA 1–0 Friendly Pat Nevin
20 May 1992 Varsity Stadium, Toronto (A) Canada Canada 3–1 Friendly Gary McAllister, Ally McCoist, Maurice Malpas
3 June 1992 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) Norway Norway 0–0 Friendly
12 June 1992 Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg (N) Netherlands Netherlands 0–1 ECGB
15 June 1992 Idrottsparken, Norrköping (N) Germany Germany 0–2 ECGB
18 June 1992 Idrottsparken, Norrköping (N) Soviet Union CIS 3–0 ECGB Paul McStay, Brian McClair, Gary McAllister

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • ECQG2 = European Championship qualifying – Group 2
  • ECGB = European Championship – Group B

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "1991/92 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Scottish Division One 1991-1992 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.