Seen the inevitable comparisons of the three 9 in a rows that have been done in Scottish football.
Seems their merits and the standard of competition is up for debate.

Thread on that.

(Have converted average point per season to modern day 38 game league 3pts a win.)

1)
Celtic’s 9
1965/66 - 1973/74 Runners up
Rangers
Rangers
Rangers
Rangers
Rangers
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Rangers
Hibs

Ave. pts = 93pts

Rangers’ 9
1988/89 - 1996/97 Runners up:
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Hearts
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Motherwell
Celtic
Celtic

Ave. pts = 83pts

Europe

2)
Celtic’s 2nd 9
2011/12 - 2019/20 Runners up:
Rangers
Motherwell
Motherwell
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Rangers
Rangers

Ave. pts = 91pts

In European terms Celtic have been fortunate enough to have been in European Leagues each season of this 9.

3)

2011/12
Athletico Madrid won the tournament.
Celtic got draws home and away against Udinese.

2012-13
Out the group stages of the Champions League with Scottish record points total beating Barcelona on the way.

2013-14
Finished bottom of a Champions League group of death.

4)
2014-15
Got out Europa League group stage.
Lost narrowly to Inter Milan 4-3 in knock-out stages.

2015-16
Bottom of Europa League Group.

2016-17
3rd in group stage of the Champions League.
Lost to Zenit in knockout stage of Europa League.

5)
2017-18
Bottom of another Champions League group of death.

2018-19
Qualified from a strong Europa League Group.

2019-20
First Scottish side to top a European group stage, beating a very strong Lazio home and away in the process.

6)
Celtic first 9 they were in 2 European Cup finals, 2 European cup semi-finals, and a ECWC semi

Rangers 9 they qualified for Champions League groups 3/9.

Celtic second 9 they qualified for Champions League groups 4/9.

7)
The Rangers 9 also had some notably pish seasons.

Celtic’s 80pts total after 30 only games this season would have beaten Rangers points totals during their 9 in 4 of those seasons:

1989-90

1993-94

1994-95

1996-97

8)
During Rangers 9 they managed to be so dull they broke goal scoring records for all the wrong reasons.

They were perhaps fortunate that 3 of the first 7 seasons were 44 games to raise goals.

A previous thread on 1994-95 season
Not vintage.
https://twitter.com/zeshankenzo/status/998972961897025536?s=21

9)
Rangers 1993/94 was if not as bad, worse.

Got a player jailed for assault on the park (Ryan Kent a lucky boy)

Rangers only won 22/44 games, 50% win rate.
12 draws and 8 losses.

That’s a 3pts a win total of 78pts over 44 games.
Celtic got 80pts in 30 games this season.

10)
1993/94 Scottish football in Europe:

Rangers 1st round qualifiers Levski Sofia.

Aberdeen 2nd round CWC Torino.

Celtic 2nd round UEFA Sporting Lisbon.

Dundee Utd 1st round UEFA cup Brondby.

Hearts 1st round Athletico Madrid.

11)
Celtic finished 4th both in 1993-94 & 1994-95.

Rangers 9 is a sad myth and out on its own in 3rd place of the 9s.

End.