by Steve Finan
DC Thomson, £15.99
Reviewed by Kevin Donnelly
From WSC 380, November 2018
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Stories
Simon & Schuster, £20
Reviewed by Jonathan O’Brien
From WSC 367, September 2017
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Third Lanark were founding members of the Scottish League but they were dismantled by a land-grabbing chairman – though the club may soon rise again
Sky would kill for last day dramatics like this. Bobby McMahon retells the tale of one of the closest ever title races
The long-term significance
This season brought to an end a period in which teams other than Rangers and Celtic actually won the Scottish League. In the 19 seasons after the end of the Second World War, non-Old Firms clubs took eight of the championships. In the 40 years since, that has only happened four times. After winning the domestic treble the previous season, Rangers slumped to fifth while Celtic could only manage to finish eighth.