There are many obvious conflicts of interest with match officials in Scotland, highlighted by the influence of the Lanarkshire Referee Association which promoted Collum, Beaton and Dallas who were brought up virtually on the doorstep of the two biggest clubs.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 50 | 56 |
| 2 | Rangers | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Dundee United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 31 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Dundee | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 26 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 25 |
| 10 | Ross County | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 11 | Hearts | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 15 |
