2013–14 Scottish Premiership
The 2013–14 Scottish Premiership was the first season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 2 August 2013 and concluded on 11 May 2014. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. This season also featured the introduction of an end of season play-off between the 11th-placed team in the top flight and the teams placed 2nd–4th in the Scottish Championship, to determine whether a second team will be relegated from the league.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 August 2013 – 11 May 2014 |
| Champions | Celtic 1st Premiership title 45th Scottish title |
| Relegated | Hibernian Heart of Midlothian |
| Champions League | Celtic |
| Europa League | Motherwell Aberdeen St Johnstone |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 626 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kris Commons (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic 6–0 Inverness CT (27 April 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Motherwell 0–5 Celtic (6 December 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Kilmarnock 2–5 Celtic (28 September 2013) St Mirren 4–3 St Johnstone (19 October 2013) Inverness CT 3–4 Aberdeen (21 December 2013) Motherwell 4–3 Partick Thistle (15 February 2014) Celtic 5-2 Aberdeen (3 May 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 15 games Celtic |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 games Celtic |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Hibernian |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Hibernian |
| Highest attendance | 52,670 Celtic 1–0 Partick Thistle (1 January 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,892 St Johnstone 1–0 Motherwell (25 February 2014) |
| Total attendance | 2,331,965 |
| Average attendance | 10,183 (312) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Twelve teams contested the league. Partick Thistle (champions) were promoted from the 2012–13 First Division, replacing Dundee (relegated). Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points (one-third of the previous season's total) for entering administration during the close season.
On 26 March, Celtic clinched their third title in a row and 45th in total after a 5–1 away win against Partick Thistle. It is the earliest that the title has been won since the 1928–29 season, when Rangers won it on 16 March, until the 2020-2021 Season when Rangers won the title on 7 March.