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The 1985/86 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland.

At a national level, Scotland's qualification for the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico was marred by the death of Manager Jock Stein.  In the end caretaker manager Alex Ferguson was not able to take the team beyond the first round.

In club football, with Rangers once again failing to mount a title challenge,   Celtic eventually won the league on the final day after Hearts threw away a two-point lead.

Impressively, Aberdeen won both the Scottish Cup and the League Cup..

It was another dismal start to the season under George Caldwell and Ayr United legend, Ally McLeod took over after Caldwell’s dismissal. 

The return of Ally McLeod, for the third time in November 1985 wasn’t enough to save Ayr United from relegation into the depths of Scotland’s division two for the first time since league re-organisation .

The only cheer was an Ayrshire Cup win over Kilmarnock

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Aberdeen (a) 21 Aug 85 LC 2

Aberdeen (a) 21 Aug 85 LC 2

Airdrieonians (a) 12 Oct 85

Airdrieonians (a) 12 Oct 85

Airdrieonians (a) 19 Apr 86

Airdrieonians (a) 19 Apr 86

Airdrieonians (h) 14 Dec 85

Airdrieonians (h) 14 Dec 85

Alloa Athletic (a) 7 Sep 85

Alloa Athletic (a) 7 Sep 85

Alloa Athletic (h) 12 Apr 86

Alloa Athletic (h) 12 Apr 86

Alloa Athletic (h) 9 Nov 85

Alloa Athletic (h) 9 Nov 85

Brechin City (h) 14 Sep 85

Brechin City (h) 14 Sep 85

Celtic (h) 7 Aug 85 FR

Celtic (h) 7 Aug 85 FR

Clyde (a) 10 Aug 85

Clyde (a) 10 Aug 85

Clyde (h) 11 Jan 86

Clyde (h) 11 Jan 86

Clyde (h) 8 Mar 86

Clyde (h) 8 Mar 86

Dumbarton (a) 30 Nov 85

Dumbarton (a) 30 Nov 85

Dumbarton (a) 5 Mar 86

Dumbarton (a) 5 Mar 86

Dumbarton (h) 28 Sep 85

Dumbarton (h) 28 Sep 85

East Fife (a) 15 Mar 86

East Fife (a) 15 Mar 86

East Fife (a) 21 Dec 85

East Fife (a) 21 Dec 85

East Fife (h) 19 Oct 85

East Fife (h) 19 Oct 85

Falkirk (a) 4 Jan 86

Falkirk (a) 4 Jan 86

Falkirk (h) 17 Aug 85

Falkirk (h) 17 Aug 85

Falkirk (h) 26 Apr 86

Falkirk (h) 26 Apr 86

Forfar Athletic (a) 24 Aug 85

Forfar Athletic (a) 24 Aug 85

Forfar Athletic (h) 12 Mar 86

Forfar Athletic (h) 12 Mar 86

Forfar Athletic (h) 28 Dec 85

Forfar Athletic (h) 28 Dec 85

Hamilton Acad (a) 26 Oct 85

Hamilton Acad (a) 26 Oct 85

Hamilton Acad (h) 18 Jan 86

Hamilton Acad (h) 18 Jan 86

Hamilton Acad (h) 22 Mar 86

Hamilton Acad (h) 22 Mar 86

Hibernian (a) 16 Feb 86 SC4

Hibernian (a) 16 Feb 86 SC4

Kilmarnock (a) 1 Jan 86

Kilmarnock (a) 1 Jan 86

Kilmarnock (a) 3 May 86

Kilmarnock (a) 3 May 86

Kilmarnock (h) 31 Aug 85

Kilmarnock (h) 31 Aug 85

Montrose (a) 21 Sep 85

Montrose (a) 21 Sep 85

Montrose (a) 29 Mar 86

Montrose (a) 29 Mar 86

Montrose (h) 23 Nov 85

Montrose (h) 23 Nov 85

Morton (a) 1 Mar 86

Morton (a) 1 Mar 86

Morton (a) 5 Oct 85

Morton (a) 5 Oct 85

Morton (h) 7 Dec 85

Morton (h) 7 Dec 85

Partick Thistle (a) 1 Feb 86

Partick Thistle (a) 1 Feb 86

Partick Thistle (h) 2 Nov 85

Partick Thistle (h) 2 Nov 85

Partick Thistle (h) 5 Apr 86

Partick Thistle (h) 5 Apr 86

Rangers (h) 3 Aug 85 FR

Rangers (h) 3 Aug 85 FR

Stenhousemuir (h) 25 Jan 86 SC3

Stenhousemuir (h) 25 Jan 86 SC3