Neil Lennon led Celtic to a league and cup double last season.With Rangers in the doldrums, no one doubted that Celtic would cruise to the Scottish Premier League title last season. They went on to make it a double, the 15th in the club’s history, after winning the FA Cup as well.
Rangers, promoted to Division Two at the end of last season, are on a recovery mission after going into administration. The Gers’ off-field mishaps and financial mismanagement were a shattering blow to the famed club and Scottish football altogether.
In fact, some critics described Rangers’ crisis as the biggest event in the history of Scottish football in the last three decades as the Glasgow club owed the taxman £50 million.
In the FA Cup final, Celtic beat Hibernian 3-0 while in the other domestic cup competition, St Mirren edged Hearts 3-2 to claim the League Cup for the first time in their history.
Manager Neil Lennon became only the third man to win the double at Celtic as player and manager. The other two were Jock Stein and Billy McNeill.
As Scottish Premier League winners, Celtic will compete in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League while runners-up Motherwell and third-placed St Johnstone will take part in the Europa League.
Hibernian will also play in the Europa League qualifying rounds as beaten finalists in the FA Cup.
Individual prizes
Football Writers Manager of the Year: Neil Lennon (Celtic).
Premier Player of the Season: Leigh Griffiths (Hibernian).
Premier Manager of the Year: Stuart McCall (Motherwell).
Premier League Young Player of the Year: Victor Wanyama (Celtic).
PFA Manager of the Year: Alan Johnson (Queen of the South).
PFA Player of the Year: Michael Higdon (Motherwell).
PFA Young Player of the Year: Leigh Griffiths (Hibernian).
Premier League
| Played | Points | |
| Celtic | 38 | 79 |
| Motherwell | 38 | 63 |
| St Johnstone | 38 | 56 |
| Inverness CT | 38 | 54 |
| Ross County | 38 | 54 |
| Dundee United | 38 | 47 |
| Hibernian | 38 | 51 |
| Aberdeen | 38 | 48 |
| Kilmarnock | 38 | 45 |
| Hearts | 38 | 44 |
| St Mirren | 38 | 41 |
| Dundee | 38 | 30 |
Top scorers
26 − Higdon (Motherwell)
23 − Griffith (Hibernian), McKay (Inverness)
20 − McGinn (Aberdeen)
19 − Hooper (Celtic)
League hat-tricks
December 15: McKay for Inverness (away) Dundee United 4-4.
December 29: McGinn for Aberdeen (away) Dundee 3-1.
January 19: Russell for Dundee United (away) Kilmarnock 8-2.
January 20: Higdon for Motherwell (home) St Johnstone 3-2.
February 16: Heffernan for Kilmar-nock (away) Hearts 3-0.
March 3: Griffiths for Hibernian (away) Kilmarnock 4-2.
April 4: McKay for Inverness (home) Motherwell 4-2.
First Division
| Played | Points | |
| Partick Thistle | 36 | 78 |
| Morton | 36 | 67 |
| Falkirk | 36 | 53 |
| Livingston | 36 | 52 |
| Hamilton | 36 | 51 |
| Raith Rovers | 36 | 46 |
| Dumbarton | 36 | 43 |
| Cowdenbeath | 36 | 36 |
| Dunfermline | 36 | 34 |
| Airdrie | 36 | 22 |
Top scorers
25 − May (Hamilton)
24 − Taylor (Falkirk)
18 − Graham (Raith)
Second Division
| Played | Points | |
| Queen of South | 36 | 92 |
| Alloa | 36 | 67 |
| Brechin | 36 | 61 |
| Forfar | 36 | 54 |
| Arbroath | 36 | 52 |
| Stenhousemuir | 36 | 49 |
| Ayr United | 36 | 41 |
| Stranraer | 36 | 37 |
| East Fife | 36 | 32 |
| Albion | 36 | 24 |
Top scorers
32 − Clark (Queen of South)
18 − Gemmell (Stenhousemuir), Malcolm (Stranraer)
17 − Trouten (Brechin)
| Played | Points | |
| Rangers | 36 | 83 |
| Peterhead | 36 | 59 |
| Queen’s Park | 36 | 56 |
| Berwick | 36 | 49 |
| Elgin | 36 | 49 |
| Montrose | 36 | 47 |
| Stirling | 36 | 45 |
| Annan | 36 | 43 |
| Clyde | 36 | 40 |
| East Stirling | 36 | 29 |
Top scorers
22 − Little (Rangers)
21 − McAllister (Peterhead)
17 − Lavery (Berwick), McCulloch (Rangers)
The play-offs
First Division
Alloa beat Dunfermline 3-1 on aggregate.
Second Division
East Fife beat Peterhead 1-0 on aggregate.