The eyes of the world will be on Scottish football this afternoon as this most extraordinary of title races reaches its conclusion.
Hearts sit on the verge of their greatest-ever achievement, with one point between them and a first league triumph since 1960.
The only issue is, it’s Celtic who stand in their way, with the pair set to go to head-to-head in Glasgow’s east end to decide who will be lifting the Premiership trophy aloft.
This kind of thing is nothing new, however. Indeed, since the inaugural top-flight season in 1890-91, the battle has gone down to the final day on more than 30 occasions.
Here, Daily Mail Sport looks back on 10 of the most memorable…
Kilmarnock defeated Hearts on the final day in 1965 to clinch their first-ever top flight title
Dundee 1961-1962
Dundee clinched their first and only top-flight Scottish title with a historic victory over St Johnstone.
Rangers’ 1-0 defeat at Aberdeen three days prior meant the Dens Park side travelled to Perth knowing a point would suffice.
The result was never really in doubt once Alan Gilzean put the visitors in front midway through the first half. Gilzean netted another after the break to take his tally to 27 for the year before Andy Penman completed the scoring.
Kilmarnock 1964-1965
Boasting a two-point advantage and superior goal average over nearest challengers Kilmarnock, Hearts would have been crowned champions at Tynecastle with a draw or any two-goal losing margin other than 0-2 against the Ayrshire side.
Alas, the nightmare scenario soon became a reality, with Davie Sneddon and Brian McIlroy getting on the scoresheet for the visitors to land the club’s first-ever title.
Jambos fans were left crestfallen after seeing their title bid collapse at Dens Park in 1986
Dundee Utd 1982-1983
Dundee Utd’s sole top-flight title success was particularly sweet given that it was secured at the home of their city rivals.
With Aberdeen and Celtic both picking up big wins over Hibs and Rangers respectively, United couldn’t afford to drop any points against the Dark Blues.
Ralph Milne and Eamonn Bannon had the Tangerines cruising, before Ian Ferguson reduced the deficit before the interval.
Under immense pressure, United prevailed, coming through a nerve-shredding second half unscathed to get the job done.
Celtic 1985-1986
Look away now Hearts fans. Forty years on, this one still stings.
The task was simple: avoid defeat at Dundee and the title was theirs. Indeed, even a narrow defeat might have been enough to get over the line given their goal difference advantage over Celtic.
Albert Kidd became a Celtic legend that day without ever kicking a ball in green and white, scoring twice for Dundee late on, with the Glasgow side hitting five without reply in Paisley to snatch the title at the eleventh hour.
The late Walter Smith celebrated his first league championship win with Rangers in 1991
Rangers 1990-1991
Walter Smith’s status as a Rangers legend is undisputed. However, it could have all panned out very differently had he failed to come out on the right side of a nail-biting finale to the 1990-91 campaign.
Aberdeen’s remarkable late run of form put the Dons in pole position on goal difference ahead of their trip to Ibrox.
Alex Smith’s men passed up a host of chances before Mark Hately grabbed a double to give Rangers’ new manager his first league title.
Celtic 1997-1998
Rangers looked odds on to achieve 10-in-a-row under Smith, but slipped to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Kilmarnock on the penultimate weekend, thus opening the door for Celtic to finally end their long wait for success.
Rangers would do their bit on the last day with a 2-1 victory at Tannadice, but it mattered not as St Johnstone were swept aside at a jubilant Parkhead courtesy of goals from a certain Henrik Larsson and Harold Brattbakk.
Nacho Novo was the hero for Rangers on Helicopter Sunday as Celtic lost at Motherwell
Rangers 2002-2003
The stars aligned for Light Blues fans in the final week of the 2002-2003 season.
Disaster was averted just four days before the last round of league fixtures when Celtic fell to defeat against Porto in the UEFA Cup Final, but life was about to get even sweeter.
Both Celtic and Rangers came into the weekend level on points and goal difference, with Martin O’Neill’s side ahead on goals scored.
The defending champions would hit four without reply against Kilmarnock, but amazingly, came up agonisingly short thanks to Rangers’ 6-1 thumping of Dunfermline at Ibrox, prompting Celtic striker Chris Sutton to accuse the Pars of ‘lying down’.
Rangers 2004-2005
We will do well to ever top the drama which unfolded on the day famously known as Helicopter Sunday.
Motherwell had nothing to play for when champions elect Celtic rocked up at Fir Park to close out the 2004-2005 season.
Two points clear of Rangers at the start of play, they got the title party started through the aforementioned Sutton on the half-hour mark, only for Scott McDonald to pop up with two late, late goals to hand Rangers — 1-0 winners at Hibs — the league trophy.
Celtic claimed a third straight title under Gordon Strachan with victory at Tannadice in 2008
Celtic 2007-2008
A Celtic defeat coupled with a big victory over Aberdeen would have seen Rangers break their rivals’ stranglehold over the top flight. As it turned out, neither happened.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink was the hero on an emotional night at Tannadice as Celtic secured their third consecutive Premiership title, while Rangers went down without much of a fight in Aberdeen.
The Dutchman pointed to the sky after scoring the winner midway through the second half in honour of club icon Tommy Burns, who had tragically passed away the previous week.
Rangers 2010-2011
Trailing by a point ahead of Motherwell’s visit to Parkhead, Celtic fans were crossing their fingers that Killie could do them a favour at Rugby Park.
However, all hope was obliterated within 60 seconds when Kyle Lafferty lobbed Cammy Bell to get leaders Rangers off to a dream start in Ayrshire.
The Northern Irishman went on to help himself to a hat-trick and give manager Smith the ideal send-off before departing the club.
