Yesterday was the fourth time in four games this season Celtic have won without having to leave second gear. Kilmarnock and St Mirren were both stretched by European qualification ties, while Hibs have had a humiliating start to the season, even for them. Still, there could hardly be a starker illustration of the chasm between
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 2 | Rangers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Dundee | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Hearts | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 16 |
| 11 | Ross County | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 15 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 14 |
