• After the end of the season, the 10 Premier Division clubs formed a breakaway
Scottish Premier League similar to the
one formed in England six years earlier. • Celtic won the Premier Division title after nine successive title wins by Rangers. •
Walter Smith resigned as manager of Rangers after seven years to be succeeded by
Dutchman Dick Advocaat. • Rangers lost the Scottish Cup final 2–1 to Hearts, leaving them without a major trophy for the first time since 1986. •
Paul Gascoigne left Rangers in March to return to England in a £3.4million move to
Middlesbrough. •
Ally McCoist left Rangers after 15 years and more than 300 goals to sign for Kilmarnock on a free transfer. • Goalkeeper
Andy Goram left Rangers after seven years, having just walked out of the Scotland squad for the
World Cup in France. • Also leaving Rangers after seven years was
Stuart McCall, who moved to England and signed for
Bradford City. • After signing from
Perugia in a £3.5million deal at the start of the season,
Italian striker
Marco Negri had a dream start to his career at Rangers – scoring 23 goals in his first 10 league games. However, after playing 27 league games and scoring 32 goals, his season was ended by a serious eye injury off the field in March. •
Brian Laudrup ended his four-year spell with Rangers and signed for
Chelsea at the end of the season. ==Notes and references==