First up in February 1983 was a third visit to Tannadice, scene of an earlier defeat for Celtic in the League Cup Semi-final and the classic ‘2-2’ encounter in the League… Nicholas notched his 35th goal of an incredible season in the fourth minute to fire the Bhoys ahead. However, rather than build on this
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 30 |
| 2 | Celtic | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Rangers | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 19 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 10 |
| 11 | Livingston | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 9 |
| 12 | Dundee | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 9 |
