MARTIN O’NEILL swept to a breathtaking domestic treble in debut season as Celtic manager after arriving from Leicester City in the summer of 2000. As he prepared to defend the silverware in his second crusade, the Irishman insisted it was his priority – even above progress in Europe – to retain the Premiership trophy. O’Neill
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 20 | 72 | 78 |
| 2 | Rangers | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 65 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 46 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Hearts | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 38 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 38 |
| 9 | Ross County | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 35 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 32 |
| 11 | Dundee | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 31 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 26 |
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