1993–94 in Scottish football explained

The 1993–94 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw several teams relegated from the 1st and 2nd divisions in preparation for the introduction of a 3rd division the following season.^[1]

Notable events

• The resignation of Scotland national football team manager Andy Roxburgh after seven years in charge, following their failure to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and the appointment of Craig Brown as his successor.
• The dismissal of Liam Brady as Celtic manager in October after just over two years at the helm, and the appointment of Lou Macari as his successor.
• Macari's dismissal as Celtic manager in June, after the end of the season, after just eight months in charge. He was succeeded by Kilmarnock's Tommy Burns.
• Rangers paying a British record fee of £4million for Dundee United striker Duncan Ferguson before the start of the season.
• Dundee United's shock 1–0 win over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final, which deprived Rangers of a second successive domestic treble.
• Rangers signed Tottenham Hotspur striker Gordon Durie for £1.2million in November.
• Rangers retained the Premier Division title (their sixth in succession) and the League Cup.
• Further league reconstruction would be introduced for the 1994–1995 season resulting in four leagues of ten teams. This meant that there would be a new Scottish Third Division, so this season five teams were relegated from the first division and only one promoted (Stranraer) to the first division. The bottom eight teams of the old second division were 'relegated' to the new third division.

Scottish Premier Division

See main article: 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division. Champions: Rangers
Relegated: St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Dundee

Scottish First Division

See main article: 1993–94 Scottish First Division. Promoted: Falkirk
Relegated: Dumbarton, Stirling Albion, Clyde, Morton, Brechin City

Scottish Second Division

See main article: 1993–94 Scottish Second Division. Promoted: Stranraer
Relegated: Alloa Athletic, Forfar Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Montrose, Queen's Park, Arbroath, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath

Other honours

Cup honours

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Scottish Cup	Dundee United	1 – 0	Rangers
League Cup	Rangers	2 – 1	Hibernian
Challenge Cup	Falkirk	3 – 0	St Mirren
Youth Cup	Rangers	5 – 3	Airdrieonians
Junior Cup	Largs Thistle	1 – 0	Glenafton Athletic

Individual honours

SPFA awards

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		Rangers
		Motherwell

SFWA awards

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		Rangers
		Rangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Club	Competition(s)	Final round	Coef.
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	First round	2.00
Aberdeen	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Second round	4.00
Celtic	UEFA Europa League	Second round	5.00
Dundee United	UEFA Europa League	First round	2.00
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	First round	2.00

Average coefficient – 3.000

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results.

Date	Venue	Opponents		Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
8 September 1993	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Switzerland	1–1	WCQG1	John Collins
13 October 1993	Stadio Olimpico, Rome (A)	Italy	1–3	WCQG1	Kevin Gallacher
17 November 1993	Ta Quali Stadium, Valletta (A)	Malta	2–0	WCQG1	Billy McKinlay, Colin Hendry
23 March 1994	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Netherlands	0–1	Friendly
20 April 1994	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A)	Austria	2–1	Friendly	John McGinlay, Billy McKinlay
27 May 1994	Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht (A)	Netherlands	1–3	Friendly	Duncan Shearer

Key:

• (H) = Home match
• (A) = Away match
• WCQG1 = World Cup qualifying – Group 1

See also

• 1993–94 Dundee United F.C. season
• 1993–94 Rangers F.C. season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1993/94 - the Scottish Football League . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051844/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199394 . 16 December 2012 .