The 1994âÂÂ95 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.
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 â their 45th top division title overall.
- Brian Laudrup, the Danish international forward, joining Rangers at the start of the season for ã2.3million.
- 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 ã2million 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 ã2million 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
Champions: Rangers<br /> Relegated: Dundee United
Scottish League Division One
Promoted: Raith Rovers<br /> Relegated: Ayr United, Stranraer
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Greenock Morton, Dumbarton<br /> Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Brechin City
Scottish League Division Three
Promoted: Forfar Athletic, Montrose
Other honours
Cup honours
Individual honours
SPFA awards
SFWA awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
<small>Average coefficient â 1.250</small>
Scotland national team
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- ECQG8 = European Championship qualifying â Group 8
Notes and references