During the early tenure of Martin O’Neill it was a seriously busy time on the transfer front, with the Irishman busy recruiting players to mould this own squad, as he aimed to be true to his word in ‘bringing some success to the football club’. Big names such as Chris Sutton, Joos Valgaeren, and Alan
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 54 |
| 2 | Rangers | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | Celtic | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 43 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 25 |
| 9 | Dundee | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 23 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 20 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 17 |
| 12 | Livingston | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 11 |
