"It has been 40 years since a team other than Rangers or Celtic last won Scottish football's top division. Aberdeen, then managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, won both the 1983-84 and 1984-1985 titles in what was then the Premier Division. The north east side also won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1982-83 and the European Super Cup the following season."
"Since then, the league titles have been shared almost equally between the two Glasgow giants, with Celtic claiming 22 victories and Rangers 18. Image source, Getty Images Celtic and Rangers are tied for titles at 55 each. The next closest teams are Aberdeen, Hearts, and Hibernian, each with four league title victories. Following Rangers' liquidation in 2012 and subsequent placement in the third division of Scottish football, Aberdeen and Motherwell shared the runners-up spots for six years."
"Both Glasgow sides have been denied the elusive '10-in-a-row' title run, being stalled by their rivals after a run of nine. Celtic were the first to come close, beginning their run in the 1965-1966 season and being denied by Rangers in 1974-1975. Rangers were next with a run from the 1988-89 season before being halted by Celtic in 1997-98. Celtic then had a run of nine consecutive league titles from the 2011-12 season onwards, before Rangers sealed the league title in the 2020-21 season."
Aberdeen last broke the Glasgow duopoly by winning the Scottish top division in 1983-84 and 1984-85 under Sir Alex Ferguson, and won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1982-83 and the European Super Cup the following season. Since then, Celtic and Rangers have shared league titles almost equally, each holding 55 top-division titles, with Celtic winning 22 and Rangers 18 in the period described. Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibernian each have four league titles. Rangers' 2012 liquidation placed the club in the third division, during which Aberdeen and Motherwell were runners-up for six years. Both Glasgow clubs have been halted after nine-title runs. Cup wins are more spread: Celtic have 42 Scottish Cups to Rangers' 34, and Rangers lead the League Cup with 28 to Celtic's 22.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]