THE great Jock Stein created consternation among swathes of the Celtic support when he revealed he didn’t mind losing league games to Rangers. Before apoplexy set in among certain sections of the team’s followers, the legendary manager swiftly added: “Just so long as we win the title.” Makes sense, doesn’t it? Who remembers that Celtic’s
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 112 | 26 | 86 | 92 |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 41 | 39 | 75 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 58 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 53 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 53 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 50 |
| 7 | Hearts | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 52 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 49 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 64 | -19 | 44 |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 41 |
| 11 | Ross County | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 65 | -28 | 37 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 32 |
