Celtic on this Day – Cole’s goal at Stranraer, McGrory scores five, Scarff three
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Celtic on this Day, plenty of goals from Celtic forwards from Jimmy McGrory to Carlton Cole…. 10 January 1981 Celtic 2-1 Dundee United. This was Celtic’s best performance in a few months and these period of games between January and March would be ultimately the deciding factor in Billy McNeill’s men clinching the league title.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 50 | 56 |
| 2 | Rangers | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Dundee United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 31 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Dundee | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 26 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 25 |
| 10 | Ross County | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 11 | Hearts | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 15 |
