It was apparent very early in this, the first Old Firm clash of the season, that the only danger to Celtic came from Celtic themselves. It transpired there was none of the kind of complacency from which Rangers could benefit.Celtic won what was essentially a non-contest by a scoreline which arguably undersells their level of domination.
Read Next: Returning to the past could allow Celtic to build for the future
 |
3-3 |  |
Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland |
Rangers |
 |
v | |
Dundee Utd Tannadice Park Europe |
Celtic |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 43 |
| 2 | Rangers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22 |
| 7 | Dundee | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Ross County | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 16 |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 14 |
| 12 | Hearts | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 13 |
