Title play-off could be a reality... again

It would be the most amazing finish to the season – Celtic and Rangers locked in a winner-takes-all battle at the national stadium.

It could, and will happen, if the Old Firm giants end up level on points, goal difference and goals scored when final whistles are blown at Ibrox and Rugby Park on Sunday.

Rangers, who take on Dunfermline at Ibrox, are top solely by the virtue of having scored one more goal than their rivals, who travel to Kilmarnock.

Such a tantalising scenario has never happened before but there has been a Hampden Park play-off between the Glasgow rivals. That was back in the 1904-05 season when both clubs ended the season level on points.

Goal difference had not been devised then and goal average, its predecessor, was not in operation either.

So, a play-off was scheduled to take place at Hampden and a crowd of 30,000 saw Celtic won 2-1.

That was a big disappointment for Rangers, who would have taken the title on goal difference had it existed.

And it was also the second time they had failed to win a title play-off as they had shared a 2-2 draw with Dumbarton in 1890-91.

Both sides had finished level on points and 10,000 turned up at First Cathkin to see the match.