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2015–16 in Scottish football
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The 2015–16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup.[1] The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August.[1]
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League competitions
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Scottish Premiership
Source: SPFL Archive
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).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[2]
Scottish Championship
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.
Scottish League One
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Scottish League Two
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Non-league football
Level 5
Level 6
SPFL Development League
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Honours
Cup honours
Non-league honours
Senior
Junior
- West Region
- East Region
- North Region
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
SFWA awards
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Scottish clubs in Europe
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Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.[9]
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
15 July 2015 Second qualifying | Celtic ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Boyata ![]() Johansen ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,185 Referee: Daniel Siebert ![]() |
22 July 2015 Second qualifying | Stjarnan ![]() | 1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.) | ![]() | Garðabær, Iceland |
Finsen ![]() |
BBC Sport | Bitton ![]() Mulgrew ![]() Griffiths ![]() Johansen ![]() |
Stadium: Samsungvöllur Referee: Jonathan Lardot ![]() |
29 July 2015 Third qualifying | Celtic ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Boyata ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,011 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer ![]() |
5 August 2015 Third qualifying | Qarabağ ![]() | 0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.) | ![]() | Baku, Azerbaijan |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Referee: Martin Strömbergsson ![]() |
19 August 2015 Play-off | Celtic ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Griffiths ![]() Bitton ![]() |
BBC Sport | Berget ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Felix Brych ![]() |
25 August 2015 Play-off | Malmö FF ![]() | 2 – 0 (4 – 3 agg.) | ![]() | Malmö, Sweden |
Rosenberg ![]() Boyata ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Referee: Milorad Mažić ![]() |
- UEFA Europa League
17 September 2015 Group A | Ajax ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Fischer ![]() Schöne ![]() |
BBC Sport | Bitton ![]() Lustig ![]() |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Referee: Luca Banti ![]() |
1 October 2015 Group A | Celtic ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Griffiths ![]() Commons ![]() |
BBC Sport | Fernandão ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Kenn Hansen ![]() |
22 October 2015 Group A | Molde ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Molde, Norway |
Kamara ![]() Forren ![]() Elyounoussi ![]() |
BBC Sport | Commons ![]() |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov ![]() |
5 November 2015 Group A | Celtic ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Commons ![]() |
BBC Sport | Elyounoussi ![]() Hestad ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Slavko Vinčić ![]() |
26 November 2015 Group A | Celtic ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
McGregor ![]() |
BBC Sport | Milik ![]() Černý ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Felix Zwayer ![]() |
10 December 2015 Group A | Fenerbahçe ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
Marković ![]() |
BBC Sport | Commons ![]() |
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Serge Gumienny ![]() |
Aberdeen
- UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying | Shkëndija ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Skopje, Macedonia |
Kirovski ![]() |
BBC Sport | McGinn ![]() |
Stadium: Philip II Arena[10] Referee: Tolga Özkalfa ![]() |
9 July 2015 First qualifying | Aberdeen ![]() | 0 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) | ![]() | Aberdeen, Scotland |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Nikolaj Hänni ![]() |
16 July 2015 Second qualifying | Rijeka ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Rijeka, Croatia |
BBC Sport | Considine ![]() Pawlett ![]() McLean ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Referee: Amaury Delerue ![]() |
23 July 2015 Second qualifying | Aberdeen ![]() | 2 – 2 (5 – 2 agg.) | ![]() | Aberdeen, Scotland |
McGinn ![]() Hayes ![]() |
BBC Sport | Tomasov ![]() Kvržić ![]() |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,803 Referee: Marco Guida ![]() |
30 July 2015 Third qualifying | Kairat ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Bakayev ![]() Islamkhan ![]() |
BBC Sport | McLean ![]() |
Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Tamás Bognar ![]() |
6 August 2015 Third qualifying | Aberdeen ![]() | 1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.) | ![]() | Aberdeen, Scotland |
McLean ![]() |
BBC Sport | Gohou ![]() |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,317 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka ![]() |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- UEFA Europa League
16 July 2015 Second qualifying | Inverness Caledonian Thistle ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Inverness, Scotland |
BBC Sport | Budescu ![]() |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,534 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen ![]() |
23 July 2015 Second qualifying | Astra Giurgiu ![]() | 0 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | ![]() | Giurgiu, Romania |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Referee: Artyom Kuchin ![]() |
St Johnstone
- UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying | Alashkert ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Yerevan, Armenia |
Manasyan ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium[11] Referee: Jakob Kehlet ![]() |
9 July 2015 First qualifying | St Johnstone ![]() | 2 – 1 (2 – 2 agg.) | ![]() | Perth, Scotland |
O'Halloran ![]() McKay ![]() |
BBC Sport | Gyozalyan ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Fredy Fautrel ![]() |
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Scotland national team
4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Georgia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Tbilisi |
Qazaishvili ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena[12] Referee: Ovidiu Hategan ![]() |
7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Hummels ![]() McArthur ![]() |
BBC Sport | Müller ![]() Gündoğan ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,753 Referee: Björn Kuipers ![]() |
8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Ritchie ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
BBC Sport | Lewandowski ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Viktor Kassai ![]() |
11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Gibraltar ![]() | 0 – 6 | ![]() | Faro, Portugal |
BBC Sport | Ritchie ![]() Maloney ![]() Fletcher ![]() Naismith ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 12,401 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov ![]() |
24 March 2016 Friendly | Czech Republic ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Prague |
BBC Sport | Anya ![]() |
Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Ireland) |
29 March 2016 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Ritchie ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 18,385 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
29 May 2016 Friendly | Italy ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Pellè ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alan Sant (Malta) |
4 June 2016 Friendly | France ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Metz |
Giroud ![]() Koscielny ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,057 Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium) |
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Women's football
Scottish Women's Premier League
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
League and Cup honours
Individual honours
SWPL awards
UEFA Women's Champions League
Glasgow City
8 October 2015 Round of 32 | Chelsea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames |
20:30 | Kirby ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic) |
14 October 2015 Round of 32 | Glasgow City ![]() | 0–3 (0–4 agg.) | ![]() | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
20:30 | Report | Aluko ![]() Kirby ![]() Flaherty ![]() |
Attendance: 1,199 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
Scotland women's national team
17 September 2015 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
BBC Sport | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22 September 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying | Slovenia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina |
BBC Sport | ![]() |
Attendance: 794 Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal) |
23 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Fir Park, Motherwell |
Ross ![]() Weir ![]() Corsie ![]() Evans ![]() Love ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Carina Susanna Vitulano (Italy) |
27 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying | North Macedonia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | FFM Training Centre, Skopje |
Rochi ![]() |
BBC Sport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
29 November 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 10–0 | ![]() | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Ross ![]() Love ![]() Beattie ![]() Lauder ![]() Evans ![]() |
BBC Sport |
26 January 2016 Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Prioritet Serneke Arena, Gothenburg |
Dahlkvist ![]() Eriksson ![]() Jakobsson ![]() Schelin ![]() Hammarlund ![]() |
Scottish FA |
8 March 2016 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
Mitchell ![]() |
Scottish FA | ![]() |
8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Ross ![]() Little ![]() |
BBC Sport | Erman ![]() |
3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
BBC Sport | Gísladóttir ![]() Þorsteinsdóttir ![]() Jónsdóttir ![]() Viðarsdóttir ![]() |
Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Jana Adamkova ![]() |
7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying | Belarus ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk |
BBC Sport | Love ![]() |
Referee: Marta Frias Acedo ![]() |
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Deaths
- 10 July: Jimmy Murray, 82, Hearts, Falkirk, Clyde, Raith Rovers and Scotland forward.[14]
- 2 August: Sammy Cox, 91, Queen's Park, Third Lanark, Dundee, Rangers, East Fife and Scotland defender.[15]
- 6 August: Danny Hegan, 72, Albion Rovers midfielder.[16]
- 16 August: George Merchant, 89, Dundee and Falkirk forward.[17]
- 29 August: Graham Leggat, 81, Aberdeen and Scotland forward.[18]
- 6 September: Ralph Milne, 54, Dundee United winger.[19]
- 6 September: Hugh Ormond, 92, Dundee United and St Mirren full back.[20]
- 12 September: Jim Doherty, 61, Albion Rovers and Stranraer midfielder.[21]
- 1 October: Joe Wark, 67, Motherwell defender.[22]
- 2 October: Johnny Paton, 92, Celtic winger.[23]
- 17 October: Johnny Hamilton, 66, Rangers, Hibernian and St Johnstone midfielder.[24]
- 23 October: Peter Price, 83, St Mirren, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Albion Rovers forward.[25]
- 25 October: Matt Watson, 79, Kilmarnock and Queen of the South full-back.[26]
- 5 November: Brown McMaster, 66, Scottish Football League president (2007–09); Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir executive.[27]
- 15 November: Jackie McGugan, 76, St Mirren, Ayr United and Morton defender.[28]
- 5 December: Willie Coburn, 74, St Johnstone, Forfar and Cowdenbeath defender.[29]
- 6 December: Ian Burns, 76, Aberdeen and Brechin City wing half.[30]
- 8 December: Alan Hodgkinson, 79, Scotland goalkeeping coach.[31]
- 10 December: Arnold Peralta, 26, Rangers midfielder.[32]
- December: Duncan Lambie, 63, Dundee, St Johnstone and Hibernian forward.[33]
- 19 January: Joachim Fernandez, 43, Dundee United defender.[34]
- 22 January: Tommy Bryceland, 76, St Mirren forward and manager.[35]
- January: John Dowie, 60, Celtic and Clyde defender[36]
- 28 January: Dave Thomson, 77, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire forward.[37]
- 28 January: Tommy O'Hara, 62, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Falkirk and Partick Thistle midfielder.[38]
- 4 February: Harry Glasgow, 76, Clyde, Arbroath and Stenhousemuir defender, Stenhousemuir manager.[39]
- 24 February: Jim McFadzean, 77, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren, Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Ayr United defender.[40]
- 4 March: Eddie Blyth, 91, St Mirren forward.[41]
- 11 March: Billy Ritchie, 79, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Stranraer and Scotland goalkeeper.[42]
- 22 March: Les Thomson, 79, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir centre-half.[43]
- 31 March: Ian Britton, 61, Dundee United and Arbroath midfielder.[44]
- 31 March: Jimmy Toner, 91, Dundee inside forward.[45]
- 7 May: Chris Mitchell, 27, Falkirk, Ayr United, Bradford City, Queen of the South and Clyde midfielder.[46]
- 8 May: George Ross, 73, Preston North End full back.[47]
- 11 May: Bobby Carroll, 77, Celtic, St Mirren, Dundee United and Queen of the South winger.[48]
- 14 May: Jim Finlayson, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Montrose forward.[49]
- 14 May: John Coyle, 83, Dundee United, Brechin City and Clyde forward.[50]
- 25 May: Ian Gibson, 73, Scotland under-23 international.[51]
- 20 June: Willie Logie, 83, Rangers, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin City and Alloa Athletic wing half.[52]
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