Aberdeen and the New Firm: the last Scottish champions outside Glasgow
Dons’ 1984-85 triumph under Alex Ferguson was the third year running that Celtic or Rangers had failed to finish top
By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog
There are places I’ll remember, all my life though some have changed. Some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain. Sometimes it is difficult to start a new blog, but for some reason the lyrics of Lennon and McCartney sprung to mind when choosing to look back at Aberdeen winning the 1984-85 Scottish Premier Division.
At the time, Aberdeen’s fourth top flight title seemed to be the continuation of a new chapter in Scottish football. Never before had the championship remained out of the clutches of the Old Firm for three consecutive seasons. Between 1983 and 1985, the New Firm of Dundee United and Aberdeen had changed the footballing landscape.
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