An absolutely delighted Martin O’Neill spoke to the mainstream media after the 3-1 win over Falkirk in Celtic’s first of five post split matches in the Scottish Premiership. Like the rest of us the Celtic manager will be sitting back this afternoon watching with interest the two matches at Ibrox and Easter Road to see
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | Celtic | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 70 |
| 3 | Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 69 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 28 |
| 12 | Livingston | 34 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 19 |
