JEREMIE ALIADIERE had already been labelled as ‘the new Thierry Henry’ by the time Gordon Strachan took him on loan to Celtic from Arsenal in July 2005. The French striker was one of the first signings for Martin O’Neill’s successor and big things were predicted for the 22-year-old forward who was so highly rated by
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 73 |
| 2 | Celtic | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 70 |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 57 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 43 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | Dundee | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 33 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 28 |
| 12 | Livingston | 34 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 19 |
