2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Professional Football League
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Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2018–19.

Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	27	6	5	77	20	+57	87	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Rangers	38	23	9	6	82	27	+55	78	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Kilmarnock	38	19	10	9	50	31	+19	67
4	Aberdeen	38	20	7	11	57	44	+13	67
5	Hibernian	38	14	12	12	51	39	+12	54
6	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	6	17	42	50	−8	51

7	St Johnstone	38	15	7	16	38	48	−10	52
8	Motherwell	38	15	6	17	46	56	−10	51
9	Livingston	38	11	11	16	42	44	−2	44
10	Hamilton Academical	38	9	6	23	28	75	−47	33
11	St Mirren (O)	38	8	8	22	34	66	−32	32	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Dundee (R)	38	5	6	27	31	78	−47	21	Relegation to the Championship

Source: Soccerway BBC SPFL
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).^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ 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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C, P)	36	21	8	7	63	34	+29	71	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Dundee United	36	19	8	9	49	40	+9	65	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	14	14	8	48	40	+8	56	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Ayr United	36	15	9	12	50	38	+12	54	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Greenock Morton	36	11	13	12	36	45	−9	46
6	Partick Thistle	36	12	7	17	43	52	−9	43
7	Dunfermline Athletic	36	11	8	17	33	40	−7	41
8	Alloa Athletic	36	10	9	17	39	53	−14	39
9	Queen of the South (O)	36	9	11	16	41	48	−7	38	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Falkirk (R)	36	9	11	16	37	49	−12	38	Relegation to League One

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Arbroath (C, P)	36	20	10	6	63	38	+25	70	Promotion to the Championship
2	Forfar Athletic	36	19	6	11	54	47	+7	63	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Raith Rovers	36	16	12	8	74	48	+26	60
4	Montrose	36	15	6	15	49	50	−1	51
5	Airdrieonians	36	14	6	16	51	44	+7	48
6	Dumbarton	36	12	10	14	60	60	0	46
7	East Fife	36	13	7	16	49	56	−7	46
8	Stranraer	36	11	9	16	45	57	−12	42
9	Stenhousemuir (R)	36	10	7	19	35	61	−26	37	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	Brechin City (R)	36	9	9	18	42	61	−19	36	Relegation to League Two

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Peterhead (C, P)	36	24	7	5	65	29	+36	79	Promotion to League One
2	Clyde^[a] (O, P)	36	23	5	8	63	35	+28	74	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	Edinburgh City	36	20	7	9	58	31	+27	67
4	Annan Athletic	36	20	6	10	70	39	+31	66
5	Stirling Albion	36	13	8	15	44	45	−1	47
6	Cowdenbeath	36	12	7	17	46	46	0	43
7	Queen's Park^[a]	36	11	10	15	44	47	−3	43
8	Elgin City	36	13	4	19	52	67	−15	43
9	Albion Rovers^[a]	36	7	6	23	32	71	−39	27
10	Berwick Rangers (R)	36	5	4	27	27	91	−64	19	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Albion Rovers and Queen's Park were awarded 3–0 technical victories against Clyde in February 2019 after Clyde fielded an ineligible player. The original matches had finished 1–0 to Clyde and 1–1 respectively.^[3]^[4]

Award winners

Yearly

Division	Manager of Season		Player of Season		Tartan Ball Winner
Division	Winner	Club	Winner	Club	Winner	Club
Premiership	Steve Clarke^[5]	Kilmarnock	James Forrest^[6]	Celtic	Alfredo Morelos	Rangers
Championship	Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell^[7]	Ross County	Stephen Dobbie^[8]	Queen of the South	Lawrence Shankland^[9]	Ayr United
League One	Dick Campbell^[10]	Arbroath	Bobby Linn^[11]	Arbroath	Kevin Nisbet^[9]	Raith Rovers
League Two	Danny Lennon^[12]	Clyde	Blair Henderson^[13]	Edinburgh City	Blair Henderson^[9]	Edinburgh City

Tarton Boot winner: Kevin Nisbet and Blair Henderson (shared as joint-highest goalscorers in the SPFL)^[14]
The Tartan Ball was awarded to highest scorer in each division of the SPFL.^[9]

Monthly

Month	Premiership player	Championship player	League One player	League Two player	Premiership manager	Championship manager	League One manager	League Two manager	Ref
August	Tony Watt (St Johnstone)	Lawrence Shankland (Ayr United)	Ryan Wallace (Arbroath)	Rory McAllister (Peterhead)	Craig Levein (Heart of Midlothian)	Ian McCall (Ayr United)	Dick Campbell (Arbroath)	Peter Murphy (Annan Athletic)	^[15]
September	Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian)	Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South)	Bobby Linn (Arbroath)	Conrad Balatoni (Edinburgh City)	Gary Holt (Livingston)	Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell (Ross County)	Darren Young (East Fife)	James McDonaugh (Edinburgh City)	^[16]
October	James Forrest (Celtic)	Billy Mckay (Ross County)	Kevin Nisbet (Raith Rovers)	Blair Henderson (Edinburgh City)	Brendan Rodgers (Celtic)	Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell (Ross County)	Dick Campbell (Arbroath)	Mark Roberts (Queen's Park)	^[17]^[18]
November	Ryan Christie (Celtic)	Fraser Aird (Dundee United)	Ricky Little (Arbroath)	Dylan Cogill (Clyde)	Tommy Wright (St Johnstone)	Robbie Neilson (Dundee United)	Dick Campbell (Arbroath)	Danny Lennon (Clyde)	^[19]^[20]
December	Sam Cosgrove (Aberdeen)	Dario Zanatta (Alloa Athletic)	Martin Rennie (Montrose)	Blair Henderson (Edinburgh City)	Derek McInnes (Aberdeen)	Jim Goodwin (Alloa Athletic)	Stewart Petrie (Montrose)	Jim McInally (Peterhead)	^[21]
January	No award, due to winter break	Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South)	Anton Dowds (East Fife)	Peter MacDonald (Stirling Albion)	No award, due to winter break	Gary Naysmith (Queen of the South)	Jim Weir (Forfar Athletic)	Danny Lennon (Clyde)	^[22]
February	Jake Hastie (Motherwell)	Billy Mckay (Ross County)	Dom Thomas (Dumbarton)	Chris Johnston (Annan Athletic)	Stephen Robinson (Motherwell)	Stevie Crawford (Dunfermline Athletic)	Jim Duffy (Dumbarton)	Peter Murphy (Annan Athletic)	^[23]
March	Odsonne Édouard (Celtic)	Aaron Doran (Inverness CT)	Dale Hilson (Forfar Athletic)	Peter Morrison (Albion Rovers)	Paul Heckingbottom (Hibernian)	John Robertson (Inverness CT)	Jim Weir (Forfar Athletic)	Kevin Harper (Albion Rovers)	^[24]
April	Scott Arfield (Rangers)	Brian Graham (Ross County)	Calum Gallagher (Dumbarton)	Smart Osadolor (Albion Rovers)	Steven Gerrard (Rangers)	Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell (Ross County)	Jim Duffy (Dumbarton)	Danny Lennon (Clyde)	^[25]

References

^ "Premiership 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Disciplinary hearing - Clyde FC". SPFL. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ "Clyde: Club say punishment is 'inconsistent and unduly harsh'". BBC Sport. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Clarke named Manager of Year". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ "Forrest voted Player of the Year". SPFL. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "COUNTY LAND CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS". SPFL. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "DOBBIE NAMED PLAYER OF YEAR". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SHANKLAND, NISBET AND HENDERSON WIN FIRST SPFL TARTAN BALLS". SPFL. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "CAMPBELL IS LEAGUE 1 MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ "LINN CLAIMS LEAGUE 1 AWARD". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ "LENNON LANDS LEAGUE 2 AWARD". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ "HENDERSON VOTED TOP LEAGUE 2 PLAYER". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ "NISBET AND HENDERSON WIN TARTAN BOOTS". SPFL. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
^ "Tony Watt: St Johnstone striker wins Scottish Premiership player of month award". BBC Sport. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ "Livingston's Gary Holt named Scottish Premiership manager of month". BBC Sport. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "Celtic: Brendan Rodgers & James Forrest win October awards". BBC Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ Couse, Stephen (6 November 2018). "Ross County: 'Feel-good factor' back as Ferguson, Kettlewell & Mckay win monthly awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
^ "Tommy Wright: St Johnstone manager wins November award". BBC Sport. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Celtic's Ryan Christie is Premiership player of month for November". BBC Sport. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "McInnes and Cosgrove win Premiership monthly awards". STV Sport. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ "Stephen Dobbie named championship player of the month". ITV News. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "Motherwell: Hastie & Robinson pick up February Scottish Premiership awards". BBC Sport. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Hibs boss Paul Heckingbottom named manager of month". BBC Sport. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^ "Ryan Kent: 'Go where you will be happy', says Steven Gerrard". BBC Sport. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[1] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_CLY0.38300718105538-6] Albion Rovers and Queen's Park were awarded 3–0 technical victories against Clyde in February 2019 after Clyde fielded an ineligible player. The original matches had finished 1–0 to Clyde and 1–1 respectively.^[3]^[4]

[2] "Premiership 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[3] "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[4] "Disciplinary hearing - Clyde FC". SPFL. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[5] "Clyde: Club say punishment is 'inconsistent and unduly harsh'". BBC Sport. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[7] "Clarke named Manager of Year". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

[8] "Forrest voted Player of the Year". SPFL. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[9] "COUNTY LAND CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS". SPFL. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[10] "DOBBIE NAMED PLAYER OF YEAR". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[first-11] "SHANKLAND, NISBET AND HENDERSON WIN FIRST SPFL TARTAN BALLS". SPFL. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[12] "CAMPBELL IS LEAGUE 1 MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

[13] "LINN CLAIMS LEAGUE 1 AWARD". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

[14] "LENNON LANDS LEAGUE 2 AWARD". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[15] "HENDERSON VOTED TOP LEAGUE 2 PLAYER". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[16] "NISBET AND HENDERSON WIN TARTAN BOOTS". SPFL. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

[17] "Tony Watt: St Johnstone striker wins Scottish Premiership player of month award". BBC Sport. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[18] "Livingston's Gary Holt named Scottish Premiership manager of month". BBC Sport. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[19] "Celtic: Brendan Rodgers & James Forrest win October awards". BBC Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[20] Couse, Stephen (6 November 2018). "Ross County: 'Feel-good factor' back as Ferguson, Kettlewell & Mckay win monthly awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

[21] "Tommy Wright: St Johnstone manager wins November award". BBC Sport. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[22] "Celtic's Ryan Christie is Premiership player of month for November". BBC Sport. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

[23] "McInnes and Cosgrove win Premiership monthly awards". STV Sport. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

[24] "Stephen Dobbie named championship player of the month". ITV News. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[25] "Motherwell: Hastie & Robinson pick up February Scottish Premiership awards". BBC Sport. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[26] "Hibs boss Paul Heckingbottom named manager of month". BBC Sport. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[27] "Ryan Kent: 'Go where you will be happy', says Steven Gerrard". BBC Sport. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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