CELTIC and Hearts will play out a rare final-day winner-takes-all decider for the Scottish title on Saturday.
The champions need to win to knock Hearts off their place at the top of the William Hill Premiership.
Here, we look at four other occasions where the title came down to a 90-minute shoot-out.
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Rangers 2 Aberdeen 0 (1991)
Aberdeen went into the final day of the 1990-91 season on top after Scottish Cup finalists Motherwell knocked Rangers off their perch the previous week.
A 3-0 defeat at Fir Park threatened to be extremely costly for the champions and Dougie Arnott’s late double tipped the scales in Aberdeen’s favour as they went to Ibrox level on points but with a two-goal advantage.
Peter van de Ven and Hans Gilhaus missed early sitters for the Dons and Mark Hateley netted a double to earn Walter Smith his first trophy as manager.
Hearts 0 Kilmarnock 2 (1965)
Hearts have unhappy memories of title deciders. They went into this final-day encounter with second-placed Killie knowing a draw, a one-goal defeat and most two-goal defeats would see them crowned champions.
The exception was a 2-0 defeat and Killie delivered through goals from Davie Sneddon and Brian McIlroy. Placings were decided on goal average in those days – dividing goals scored by goals conceded. Killie finished on a goal average of 1.879 to Hearts’ 1.837. Hearts had a goal difference of plus-41 compared to the champions’ plus-29 and had scored 28 more goals.
Celtic 2 Rangers 1 (1905)
Sixty years earlier the method of separating teams who were level on points was to have a play-off and the Old Firm were booked in for a Hampden decider after both were tied at the top.
An English referee, F Kirkham of Preston, was brought in to officiate to ward against accusations of bias and after a recent Scottish Cup tie between the rivals was abandoned with Rangers ahead after 80 minutes when Celtic fans rioted following a red card for Jimmy Quinn.
Goals from Jimmy McMenemy and Davie Hamilton earned Celtic the first of six consecutive title wins.
Dumbarton 2 Rangers 2 (1891)
The play-off precedent had been set after no method was laid down for separating tied teams in the Scottish Football League’s original rules. Dumbarton and Rangers both finished on 29 points in the first season and a committee meeting decreed that a play-off be held at Cathkin Park, the home of Third Lanark.
Dumbarton came from two goals down to draw and a subsequent committee meeting decided the title should be shared.
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