The 1974–75 season was the 102nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 78th season of Scottish league football. At the start of the season, Meadowbank Thistle were admitted to the league, expanding Division Two from 19 to 20 teams. It was the final season of the old, two-division set up. At the end of the season, the top ten teams in Division One formed the new Premier Division. The remaining eight teams, together with the top six from Division Two went on to make up the new First Division. The remaining 14 teams became the new Second Division.
This season also saw Celtic's record-breaking run of nine consecutive league championships come to an end when Rangers won the last Division One league title.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Rangers Relegated: See explanation above
Scottish League Division Two
Champions: Falkirk Promotion / relegation: see explanation above
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1974–75Celtic3 – 1AirdrieoniansLeague Cup 1974–75Celtic6 – 3HibernianJunior CupGlenrothes1 – 0Rutherglen Glencairn
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthPeterhead3 – 1 *Elgin CityScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthSelkirk8 – 2 *Civil Service Strollers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupAyr United1 – 0KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHearts2 – 1 HibernianFife CupDunfermline Athletic3 – 3 * East FifeForfarshire CupDundee United3 – 1MontroseGlasgow CupCeltic2 – 2 RangersLanarkshire CupAlbion Rovers2 – 1MotherwellStirlingshire CupDumbarton4 – 1Stenhousemuir – aggregate over two legs – trophy shared
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Sandy Jardine Rangers
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)30 OctoberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–0FriendlyTommy Hutchison (pen.), Kenny Burns, Kenny Dalglish20 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2ECQG4Billy Bremner5 FebruaryEstadio Luis Casanova, Valencia (A)1–1ECQG4Joe Jordan16 AprilUllevi Stadion, Gothenburg (A)1–1FriendlyTed MacDougall13 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0Friendlyown goal17 MayNinian Park, Cardiff (A)2–2BHCColin Jackson, Bruce Rioch20 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–0BHCTed MacDougall, Kenny Dalglish, Derek Parlane24 MayWembley Stadium, London (A)1–5BHCBruce Rioch1 JuneStadionul 23. August, Bucharest (A)1–1ECQG4Gordon McQueen
1975 British Home Championship – Runner Up
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG4 = European Championship qualifying – Group 4 BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive