WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 1981 – The Scottish League Championship is clinched at Tannadice Park with a hard-worked 3-2 win over Dundee United. Murdo MacLeod, Frank McGarvey and Tommy Burns score the goals for Celtic, but Dundee United make them work hard and score through Willie Pettigrew and Paul Sturrock. A lap of honour is held at
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 97 | 22 | 75 | 81 |
| 2 | Rangers | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 66 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 53 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 50 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 50 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 41 |
| 7 | Hearts | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 40 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 39 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 35 |
| 10 | Ross County | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 35 |
| 11 | Dundee | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 34 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 29 |
