1970–71 in Scottish football 1970–71 in Scottish football The 1970–71 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 74th season of Scottish league football. Aberdeen, with a 15-game unbeaten run, led the league from December until the last week of the season. Aberdeen faced Celtic in their penultimate game, needing a win to almost certainly clinch the title, but could only draw 1–1 and then they lost their last game, at Falkirk, allowing Celtic to take the championship by 2 points. Champions: Celtic Relegated: St Mirren, Cowdenbeath Promoted: Partick Thistle, East Fife - aggregate over two legs Top Three Key:
Celtic F.C. cup final win saw Celtic go through the entire domestic season unbeaten. On 26 November 2017, Celtic won their 4th consecutive domestic trophy for the first time since Jock Stein's side in 1970 with a 2–0 win against Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup final. On 17 December 2017, Celtic's record unbeaten run finally ended after 69 games with a 4–0 defeat to Hearts. Despite this disappointment, Celtic secured their 7th consecutive league title with a 5–0 win over Rangers at Celtic Park. The season ended with Celtic winning the first ever 'Double-Treble' (a treble in two consecutive seasons) in