2016–17 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland
Season 2016–17
2015–16 Scotland 2017–18
2016–17 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Championship champions
League 1 champions
League 2 champions
Scottish Cup winners
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Youth Cup winners
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian
Scotland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2016–17 season is the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup.[1] The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.[1]

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 13 12 1 0 39 11 +28 37 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rangers 16 8 5 3 21 17 +4 29 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 16 7 6 3 31 19 +12 27
4 Aberdeen 14 7 3 4 23 14 +9 24
5 St Johnstone 15 6 4 5 22 19 +3 22
6 Kilmarnock 15 4 5 6 14 24 10 17
7 Ross County 16 3 7 6 17 28 11 16
8 Hamilton Academical 15 2 9 4 17 21 4 15
9 Motherwell 15 4 3 8 20 27 7 15
10 Dundee 16 4 3 9 14 22 8 15
11 Partick Thistle 15 3 5 7 17 22 5 14 Qualification to Premiership play-off final
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 16 3 5 8 21 32 11 14 Relegation to Scottish Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Scottish Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian 15 9 4 2 26 8 +18 31 Promotion to Scottish Premiership
2 Dundee United 15 9 4 2 24 12 +12 31 Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Falkirk 15 7 4 4 21 16 +5 25 Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 14 6 5 3 21 15 +6 23
5 Raith Rovers 14 6 5 3 19 14 +5 23
6 Queen of the South 14 5 3 6 16 21 5 18
7 Ayr United 15 4 4 7 13 22 9 16
8 Dumbarton 15 3 5 7 14 21 7 14
9 Dunfermline Athletic 15 3 4 8 17 25 8 13 Qualification to Championship play-offs
10 St Mirren 14 0 4 10 11 28 17 4 Relegation to Scottish League One
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Scottish League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Livingston 14 10 0 4 33 17 +16 30 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Airdrieonians 15 9 2 4 28 22 +6 29 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Brechin City 14 8 1 5 19 16 +3 25
4 Alloa Athletic 14 7 3 4 30 19 +11 24
5 Queen's Park 15 6 2 7 13 20 7 20
6 Albion Rovers 14 5 3 6 20 20 0 18
7 Peterhead 15 5 3 7 19 25 6 18
8 Stranraer 14 5 1 8 20 25 5 16
9 East Fife 14 3 4 7 18 19 1 13 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Stenhousemuir 13 2 3 8 16 33 17 9 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Scottish League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Forfar Athletic 13 9 2 2 27 17 +10 29 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Elgin City 15 8 0 7 31 19 +12 24 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Clyde 14 7 3 4 23 21 +2 24
4 Arbroath 14 5 7 2 25 17 +8 22
5 Annan Athletic 13 4 4 5 19 20 1 16
6 Cowdenbeath 14 4 4 6 18 22 4 16
7 Berwick Rangers 13 3 6 4 15 16 1 15
8 Edinburgh City 15 3 5 7 14 21 7 14
9 Stirling Albion 13 3 5 5 18 26 8 14
10 Montrose 14 3 4 7 14 25 11 13 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Highland Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Buckie Thistle 13 12 1 0 68 15 +53 37 Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals
2 Cove Rangers 13 10 2 1 42 14 +28 32
3 Brora Rangers 13 10 1 2 41 12 +29 31
4 Formartine United 13 10 1 2 42 19 +23 31
5 Fraserburgh 12 8 2 2 24 14 +10 26
6 Wick Academy 13 6 4 3 32 19 +13 22
7 Lossiemouth 13 6 1 6 19 26 7 19
8 Clachnacuddin 13 4 5 4 19 18 +1 17
9 Forres Mechanics 13 4 4 5 25 28 3 16
10 Turriff United 12 5 1 6 13 16 3 16
11 Rothes 13 4 2 7 17 34 17 14
12 Keith 12 4 0 8 21 33 12 12
13 Inverurie Loco Works 12 2 5 5 14 17 3 11
14 Nairn County 13 3 2 8 19 31 12 11
15 Huntly 13 3 2 8 14 43 29 11
16 Deveronvale 13 3 1 9 15 30 15 10
17 Fort William 13 2 0 11 19 47 28 6
18 Strathspey Thistle 13 2 0 11 11 39 28 6
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Lowland Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Kilbride 15 14 0 1 48 8 +40 42 Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals
2 East Stirlingshire 15 11 1 3 61 23 +38 34
3 Dalbeattie Star 17 9 3 5 35 27 +8 30
4 Spartans 15 9 2 4 39 17 +22 29
5 Cumbernauld Colts 14 6 4 4 23 19 +4 22
6 BSC Glasgow 17 6 4 7 34 31 +3 22
7 Whitehill Welfare 14 7 1 6 26 29 3 22
8 Stirling University 16 6 4 6 23 29 6 22
9 Gretna 2008 15 7 1 7 29 40 11 22
10 Vale of Leithen 16 6 3 7 29 30 1 21
11 Civil Service Strollers 15 5 3 7 28 37 9 18
12 Edinburgh University 14 4 4 6 18 19 1 16
13 Hawick Royal Albert 14 5 1 8 32 39 7 16
14 Gala Fairydean Rovers 15 4 4 7 27 46 19 16
15 Selkirk 16 3 0 13 31 53 22 9
16 Preston Athletic 16 2 1 13 20 56 36 7 Possible relegation to East of Scotland Football League
or South of Scotland Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

SPFL Development League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian 13 7 3 3 24 18 +6 24 League winners
2 Ross County 11 7 1 3 24 16 +8 22
3 Motherwell 13 6 4 3 20 14 +6 22
4 Partick Thistle 12 7 1 4 23 19 +4 22
5 Falkirk 11 6 2 3 26 19 +7 20
6 Dunfermline Athletic 12 6 0 6 17 16 +1 18
7 St Mirren 12 5 2 5 19 25 6 17
8 Celtic 8 5 1 2 14 8 +6 16
9 Hamilton Academical 12 4 4 4 23 20 +3 16
10 Aberdeen 11 4 3 4 21 18 +3 15
11 Dundee United 12 4 3 5 21 24 3 15
12 Rangers 11 4 2 5 16 20 4 14
13 St Johnstone 12 3 4 5 12 14 2 13
14 Kilmarnock 13 4 1 8 26 30 4 13
15 Dundee 12 3 3 6 15 18 3 12
16 Heart of Midlothian 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 12
17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 2 1 8 9 25 16 7
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2016–17 Scottish Cup
2016–17 League Cup Celtic 30 Aberdeen BBC Sport
2016–17 Challenge Cup
2016–17 Youth Cup
2016–17 Junior Cup

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition Winner
Highland League
Lowland League
East of Scotland League
South of Scotland League

Junior

West Region
Division Winner
2016–17 Super League Premier Division
Super League First Division
Ayrshire District League
Central District League First Division
Central District League Second Division
East Region
Division Winner
2016–17 Superleague
Premier League
North Division
South Division
North Region
Division Winner
2016–17 Superleague
First Division (West)
First Division (East)

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Championship Player
League One Player
League Two Player

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year

Scottish clubs in Europe

Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition.[3][4]

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League

Heart of Midlothian

UEFA Europa League

Hibernian

UEFA Europa League

Scotland national team

Women's football

Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 20 19 0 1 73 9 +64 57 2017–18 Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 20 16 1 3 71 16 +55 49
3 Celtic 20 12 0 8 47 30 +17 36
4 Rangers 20 9 0 11 32 52 20 27
5 Stirling University 20 8 1 11 27 45 18 25
6 Spartans 20 7 1 12 23 49 26 22
7 Aberdeen 20 5 1 14 17 43 26 16
8 Forfar Farmington (R) 20 2 0 18 12 58 46 6 2017 SWPL 2
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

SWPL2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical 20 16 0 4 84 24 +60 48 2017 SWPL 1
2 Heart of Midlothian 20 14 4 2 68 16 +52 46
3 Glasgow Girls 20 15 1 4 56 19 +37 46
4 Hutchison Vale[lower-alpha 1] 20 9 4 7 52 39 +13 31
5 Jeanfield Swifts 20 9 1 10 67 42 +25 28
6 Buchan 19 5 3 11 42 55 13 18
7 Inverness City (R) 20 2 1 17 22 104 82 7 2017 SWFL 1
8 Queen's Park (R) 19 2 0 17 18 110 92 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Hutchison Vale were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Heart of Midlothian on 21 August 2016. The result was reversed and Hearts were awarded a 3-0 win.[5]

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
SWPL 1 Glasgow City[6]
SWPL 2
SWFL 1 North East Fife
SWFL 1 South Motherwell
SWFL 2 North Granite City
SWFL 2 South West Renfrew
SWFL 2 Central Partick Thistle
SWFL 2 East Dundee United
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Scottish Women's Cup Hibernian 1–1 a.e.t. (6–5 pen) Glasgow City BBC Sport
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian 21 Glasgow City BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

Individual honours

SWPL awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

Hibernian

Scotland women's national team

The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time.[7][8] A loss by Finland against Portugal confirmed that Scotland would finish qualifying as one of the six best runners-up, guaranteeing a place in UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[7][8]

Deaths

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Key dates". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. Borthwick, Jamie (23 May 2016). "Who could Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Hearts face in Europe?". STV Sport. STV. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. "Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs await European draws". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. "SWF Statement – SWPL 2 league standings (11/10/2016)". Scottish Women's Football. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. "Glasgow City: Each women's SPL title more special - Leanne Ross". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Scotland's women secure qualification to first major tournament". STV Sport. STV. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Euro 2017: Scotland's women qualify for first major tournament". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  9. "Jimmy Frizzell: Former Oldham Athletic and Manchester City manager dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  10. David Nicol 1936-2016
  11. Obituary: Jackie McInally, footballer
  12. Tributes paid to broadcast legend Dick Donnelly
  13. "Death Notices & Obituaries". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  14. Robert Stewart
  15. "Max Murray". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  16. "Obituary - Matt Gray, footballer who became Scotland's most expensive signing". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  17. "Donald Cameron 1939-2016". Ayr United FC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  18. "Donnie Fraser". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  19. Masson, James (20 September 2016). "Tributes after Dundee legend Alan Cousin dies aged 78". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  20. "David Herd: Ex-Manchester United and Arsenal striker dies, aged 82". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  21. White, Michael. "Obituary - Jimmy McIntosh, footballer. An appreciation". The Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  22. "Bristol City legend Gerry Gow dies after losing battle with cancer". Bristol Post. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  23. Maclean, Ian (16 October 2016). "Bairns mourn passing of another 1957 Falkirk cup hero". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  24. "George Peebles". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  25. "George McKimmie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  26. "Ian Cowan 1944–2016". Falkirk FC. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  27. "Ian Cowan : Obituary". The Falkirk Herald. Johnston Press plc. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  28. "Romanian defender Daniel Prodan mourned". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  29. "Jim Gillespie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  30. "Davie Provan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 26 November 2016.
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