# 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

The 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, six points ahead of Celtic. Dundee and St Johnstone were relegated. This was the first season of the Premier Division, the highest level of Scottish football. The Scottish First Division, previously the top flight of Scottish football became the second flight.
In an attempt to bring instant drama to the new format, the league made the unusual scheduling decision to hold an Old Firm match and an Edinburgh Derby on the opening weekend.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 54 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Motherwell | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Ayr United | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 33 | |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Dundee United | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dundee (R) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 32 | Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | St Johnstone (R) | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 79 | −50 | 11 | Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division |

## Results
### Matches 1–18

During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | AYR | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOT | RAN | STJ |
| Aberdeen | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Ayr United | 1–1 | | 3–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Celtic | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Dundee | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Dundee United | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Hibernian | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 |
| Motherwell | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Rangers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–0 |
| St Johnstone | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |

#### Matches 19–36

| Home \ Away | ABE | AYR | CEL | DND | DNU | HOM | HIB | MOT | RAN | STJ |
| Aberdeen | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Ayr United | 1–0 | | 2–7 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Celtic | 0–2 | 3–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Dundee | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 4–3 |
| Dundee United | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Hibernian | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Motherwell | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Rangers | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | |