WELL, dear reader, the hard yards have been done and the Premiership will remain in the Celtic Park trophy room which has been home for the impressive silverware for thirteen of the past 14 seasons. In June last year, your humble scribe penned a column emphasising the importance of the champions winning their 55th crown.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Celtic | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Rangers | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Falkirk | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Dundee | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Livingston | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 6 |
