Season 1995–96 Champions League Rangers Cup Winners' Cup Heart of Midlothian Champion Rangers F.C. Goals scored 477 | Champions Rangers UEFA Cup Celtic
Aberdeen Average goals/game 2.65 Relegated Falkirk F.C. | |
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The 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division season was the first season involving a relegation playoff with the Scottish First Division. The season began on 26 August 1995.
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Overview
The 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by four points from nearest rivals Celtic to clinch eight titles in a row. Falkirk were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom with Partick Thistle also being relegated after losing the relegation playoff to Dundee United. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic were joined by third-placed Aberdeen in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Fourth-placed Hearts qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup runners-up.
The season began on 26 August with the first goal of the season scored by Aberdeen's John Inglis as they won 3–2 away to Falkirk. The regular league season ended on 4 May with Hibernian's Darren Jackson netting a late winner in a 1–0 win at home to Partick Thistle to claim the final goal of the season.
Promotion and relegation from 1994–95
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier Division to First Division
Events
League table
Source: Soccerbot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches 1–18
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
Source: Soccerbot
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Matches 19–36
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).
Source: Soccerbot
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Top scorers
Source: Soccerbot