Martin O’Neill addressed his appearance at Fir Park during his post-match press conference following Celtic’s Scottish Cup win over Auchinleck Talbot. The Celtic manager had been pictured at the Motherwell match the previous day, which immediately sparked discussion about potential scouting activity. Celtic had no fixture on the Saturday, with their fourth-round tie scheduled for
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | Rangers | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 52 |
| 3 | Celtic | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 23 |
| 10 | Dundee | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 23 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 20 |
| 12 | Livingston | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 54 | -28 | 11 |
