1994–95 in Scottish football

none September 2021 football background:#BFD7FF 1994–95 in Scottish football 200px Premier Division champions Rangers Division One champions Raith Rovers Division Two champions Greenock Morton Division Three champions Forfar Athletic Scottish Cup winners Celtic League Cup winners Raith Rovers Challenge Cup winners Airdrieonians Junior Cup winners Camelon Juniors Teams in Europe Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Motherwell, Rangers Scotland national team UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying, Kirin Cup ← 1993–94 1995–96 → The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of a fourth tier of league football (the Scottish 3rd Division) and also three points for a win being awarded instead of just two. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199495/ 1994/95 - the Scottish Football League 2012-04-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051846/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199495 16 December 2012 Notable events Caledonian Thistle and Ross County make their debuts after being elected to the Scottish Football League, becoming the first Highland teams in the League's 104-year history. Raith Rovers winning the first Scottish League Cup of their history with a shock win over Celtic in the final. Celtic winning the Scottish Cup to end their six-year trophy drought. Rangers winning the Scottish Premier Division title for the seventh year running – their 45th top division title overall. Brian Laudrup, the Danish international forward, joining Rangers at the start of the season for £2.3million. Duncan Ferguson ending his 18-month spell at Rangers and signing for Everton in December after two months on loan at the English club. French international defender Basile Boli joining Rangers from Marseille in the pre-season for £2million and returning to his homeland with AS Monaco at the end of the season after picking up a league title medal. At the same time as signing Basile Boli, Rangers paid a further £2million for Hearts defender Alan McLaren. Legendary former Rangers, Motherwell and Scotland winger Davie Cooper dying suddenly in March at the age of 39 while on the books of Clydebank, where he was due to retire as a player at the end of the season. Celtic spending the season playing their home games at national stadium Hampden Park while Parkhead was being rebuilt as an all-seater stadium. Forfar Athletic becoming the very first champions of the Scottish Third Division. Scottish Premier Division 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dundee United Scottish League Division One 1994–95 Scottish First Division Promoted: Raith Rovers Relegated: Ayr United, Stranraer Scottish League Division Two 1994–95 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Greenock Morton, Dumbarton Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Brechin City Scottish League Division Three 1994–95 Scottish Third Division Promoted: Forfar Athletic, Montrose Other honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1994–95Celtic1 – 0AirdrieoniansLeague Cup 1994–95Raith Rovers2 – 2 (6 – 5 pen.)CelticChallenge Cup 1994–95Airdrieonians3 – 2 DundeeYouth CupRangers2 – 0St JohnstoneJunior CupCamelon Juniors2 – 0Whitburn Individual honours SPFA awards AwardWinnerClubPlayers' Player of the Year DEN Brian Laudrup RangersYoung Player of the Year SCO Charlie Miller Rangers SFWA awards AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year DEN Brian Laudrup Rangers Manager of the year SCO Walter Smith Rangers Scottish clubs in Europe ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.RangersUEFA Champions LeagueQualifying round0.00Dundee UnitedUEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round2.00MotherwellUEFA Europa LeagueFirst round2.00AberdeenUEFA Europa LeaguePreliminary round1.00 Average coefficient – 1.250 Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)7 September 1994Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A)Finland Finland2–0ECQG8Duncan Shearer, John Collins12 October 1994Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Faroe Islands Faroe Islands5–1ECQG8John Collins (2), Scott Booth, Billy McKinlay16 November 1994Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Russia Russia1–1ECQG8Scott Booth18 December 1994Olympic Stadium, Athens (A)Greece Greece0–1ECQG829 March 1995Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (A)Russia Russia0–0ECQG826 April 1995Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A)San Marino San Marino2–0ECQG8John Collins, Colin Calderwood21 May 1995Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima (A)Japan Japan0–0Kirin Cup24 May 1995Toyama Park Stadium, Toyama (A)Ecuador Ecuador2–1Kirin CupJohn Robertson, Stevie Crawford7 June 1995Svangaskarð, Toftir (A)Faroe Islands Faroe Islands2–0ECQG8Billy McKinlay, John McGinlay Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG8 = European Championship qualifying – Group 8 Notes and references 1994 Category:Football in Scotland by season