EUROPE IN THE EIGHTIES- EPILOGUE… In the early Eighties, Celtic had come agonisingly close against sides who went on to reach the European Cup semi-finals (Real Madrid and Real Sociedad), Cup Winners’ Cup finals (Rapid Vienna and Atletico Madrid) and the UEFA Cup semi-final (Nottingham Forest). After the loss to Atletico Madrid in 1985, Celtic
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | Rangers | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Celtic | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 48 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 43 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 36 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 23 |
| 10 | Dundee | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 23 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 17 |
| 12 | Livingston | 25 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 11 |
