Regular readers know that I enjoy reading about history and politics, and to me it’s obvious that Scottish football governance has much in common with some of the more regressive regimes down through the ages; it’s defence of the indefensible, its reliance on propaganda and its defiance of public will to name just a few...
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 14 | 46 | 60 |
| 2 | “Rangers” | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 52 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 47 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Hearts | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | St Johnstone | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 38 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 36 |
| 9 | Livingston | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Dundee | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 56 | -32 | 18 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 53 | -36 | 18 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 54 | -35 | 13 |
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Valencia Mestalla Valencia, Spain | Celtic |
UEFA Europa League
17:55 21 February 2019
Match reports & video: Valencia 1-0 Celtic
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Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow | Motherwell |
Scottish Premiership
15:00 24 February 2019
