1992–93 in Scottish football

The 1992–93 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland. ^[1]

1992–1993 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
Rangers
Division One champions
Raith Rovers
Division Two champions
Clyde
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Hamilton Academical
Junior Cup winners
Glenafton Athletic
Teams in Europe
Airdrieonians, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
1994 World Cup qualification
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Notable events

• Rangers completing a domestic treble of the Premier Division title, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
• The return of Celtic striker Frank McAvennie to the club from Aston Villa in January, four years after he left them for a second spell at West Ham United.
• Celtic's £1.5million pre-season move for West Ham United winger Stuart Slater.
• The pre-season sale of Rangers striker Paul Rideout to Everton for £500,000.
• Trevor Steven returning to Rangers at the start of the season after a year in France with Marseille, costing them a Scottish record fee of £2.4million – though less than half the £5.5million they had received for him in August 1991.
• Striker Duncan Shearer, who had played in England since 1983, finally played professional football in his homeland at the age of 30 after joining Aberdeen from Blackburn Rovers for £500,000.
• Rangers progressing to the group stage of the European Cup, eliminating English league champions Leeds United in the second knockout stage.
• Aidrieonians going into the European Cup Winners' Cup,^[2] having entered as the previous season's losing Scottish Cup finalists to league champions Rangers, ended the season relegated from the Premier Division.
• Jim McLean's final season as manager of Dundee United, bringing to an end his 22-year reign.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1992–93 Scottish Premier Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	44	33	7	4	97	35	+62	73	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Aberdeen	44	27	10	7	87	36	+51	64	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Celtic	44	24	12	8	68	41	+27	60	Qualification for the UEFA 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 the 1993–94 Scottish First Division
12	Airdrieonians (R)	44	6	17	21	35	70	−35	29

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Falkirk, Airdrieonians

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1992–93 Scottish First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Raith Rovers (C, P)	44	25	15	4	85	41	+44	65	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Kilmarnock (P)	44	21	12	11	67	40	+27	54
3	Dunfermline Athletic	44	22	8	14	64	47	+17	52
4	St Mirren	44	21	9	14	62	52	+10	51
5	Hamilton Academical	44	19	12	13	65	45	+20	50
6	Morton	44	19	10	15	65	56	+9	48
7	Ayr United	44	14	18	12	49	44	+5	46
8	Clydebank	44	16	13	15	71	66	+5	45
9	Dumbarton	44	15	7	22	56	71	−15	37
10	Stirling Albion	44	11	13	20	44	61	−17	35
11	Meadowbank Thistle (R)	44	11	10	23	51	80	−29	32	Relegation to the Second Division
12	Cowdenbeath (R)	44	3	7	34	32	109	−77	13

Source: RSSSF and statto^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promoted: Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Cowdenbeath

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1992–93 Scottish Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Clyde (C, P)	39	22	10	7	77	42	+35	54	Promotion to the First Division
2	Brechin City (P)	39	23	7	9	62	32	+30	53
3	Stranraer	39	19	15	5	69	44	+25	53
4	Forfar Athletic	39	18	10	11	74	54	+20	46
5	Alloa Athletic	39	16	12	11	63	54	+9	44
6	Arbroath	39	18	8	13	59	50	+9	44
7	Stenhousemuir	39	15	10	14	59	48	+11	40
8	Berwick Rangers	39	16	7	16	56	64	−8	39
9	East Fife	39	14	10	15	70	64	+6	38
10	Queen of the South	39	12	9	18	57	72	−15	33
11	Queen's Park	39	8	12	19	51	73	−22	28
12	Montrose	39	10	7	22	46	71	−25	27
13	East Stirlingshire	39	8	9	22	50	85	−35	25
14	Albion Rovers	39	6	10	23	36	76	−40	22

Source: "1992-1993 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: Clyde, Brechin City

Other honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1992–93	Rangers	2 – 1	Aberdeen
League Cup 1992–93	Rangers	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Aberdeen
Challenge Cup	Hamilton Academical	3 – 2	Greenock Morton
Youth Cup	Heart of Midlothian	3 – 1	Rangers
Junior Cup	Glenafton Athletic	1 – 0	Tayport

Individual honours

SPFA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Players' Player of the Year	Andy Goram	Rangers
Young Player of the Year	Eoin Jess	Aberdeen

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Andy Goram	Rangers
Manager of the year	Walter Smith	Rangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Club	Competition(s)	Final round	Coef.
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	18.00
Airdrieonians	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	First round	0.00
Celtic	UEFA Europa League	Second round	2.00
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	Second round	2.00
Hibernian	UEFA Europa League	First round	2.00

Average coefficient – 4.800

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[4]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
9 September 1992	Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A)	Switzerland	1–3	WCQG1	Ally McCoist
14 October 1992	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Portugal	0–0	WCQG1
18 November 1992	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Italy	0–0	WCQG1
17 February 1993	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Malta	3–0	WCQG1	Ally McCoist (2), Pat Nevin
24 March 1993	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Germany	0–1	Friendly
28 April 1993	Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)	Portugal	0–5	WCQG1
19 May 1993	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A)	Estonia	3–0	WCQG1	Kevin Gallacher, John Collins, Scott Booth
2 June 1993	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Estonia	3–1	WCQG1	Pat Nevin (2), Brian McClair

Key:

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

See also

• 1992–93 Dundee United F.C. season
• 1992–93 Rangers F.C. season
• 1992–93 Aberdeen F.C. season