It was possibly the way he played for Ayr United in a game against Celtic at Somerset Park in August 1974 that drew Celtic’s attention to Johnny Doyle… He signed in 1976, just too late to resurrect Celtic in the season that Jock Stein was recovering from his road accident. His best season was probably
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 23 | 80 | 85 |
| 2 | Rangers | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 38 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 56 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 53 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 50 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 45 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 45 |
| 8 | Hearts | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 43 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 41 |
| 10 | Dundee | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 73 | -21 | 37 |
| 11 | Ross County | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 61 | -27 | 35 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 35 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 63 | -28 | 29 |
