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James Whaling

Scottish Premiership season abandoned with Celtic champions and Hearts relegated

The Scottish Premiership season has been abandoned with Celtic crowned champions and Hearts relegated.

The SPFL confirmed in a statement on Monday that they had used the points-per-game system to finalise the standings, with Neil Lennon's side crowned champions for the ninth successive season.

Rangers finished in second while Hearts slipped into the Championship.

The statement read: "The SPFL has today announced that, following consultation with all 12 top-flight clubs, the Board of the SPFL has determined that the 2019/20 Ladbrokes Premiership has been concluded with immediate effect.

"As with the Ladbrokes Championship, Ladbrokes League One and Ladbrokes League Two competitions, final season placings have been determined by points per game in league matches played to 13 March 2020 by each club.

Celtic are champions for the ninth season in a row (REUTERS)

"The decision means that Celtic are crowned 2019/20 champions and Hearts have been relegated to the Ladbrokes Championship."

Celtic were 13 points clear of Rangers when the season was halted, having played a game more. The Hoops - like most other sides - had eight games left to play.

Hearts were four points adrift of Hamilton Academical at the bottom with 24 points still left to play for.

SPFL chief Neil Doncaster said: "The focus will now turn to how we get football up and running again safely as soon as possible.

"Nobody should be under any illusion as to how complicated and difficult a challenge it will be to return Scottish football to normality."

The league will now pay out around £7million of prize money with immediate effect which will help some clubs with cashflow issues.

Final Scottish Premiership standings

1. Celtic (C)

2. Rangers

3. Motherwell

4. Aberdeen

5. Livingston

6. St Johnstone

7. Hibernian

8. Kilmarnock

9. St Mirren

10. Ross County

11. Hamilton

12. Hearts (R)

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