2018–19 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland
Season 2018–19
2017–18 Scotland 2019–20
2018–19 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Championship champions
League 1 champions
League 2 champions
Scottish Cup winners
League Cup winners
Challenge Cup winners
Youth Cup winners
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian
Scotland national team
2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

The 2018–19 season is the 122nd season of competitive football in Scotland.

Transfer deals

Celtic sold striker Moussa Dembélé to Lyon for €22 million (about £19.7 million), a record transfer fee received by a Scottish club.[1][2]

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Heart of Midlothian 8 6 1 1 14 6 +8 19 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Hibernian 8 5 2 1 19 6 +13 17 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Celtic 8 5 1 2 13 4 +9 16
4 Kilmarnock 8 5 1 2 13 7 +6 16
5 Livingston 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15
6 Rangers 8 4 2 2 18 8 +10 14
7 Aberdeen 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
8 St Johnstone 8 2 2 4 7 18 11 8
9 Hamilton Academical 8 2 0 6 6 16 10 6
10 Motherwell 8 1 2 5 8 14 6 5
11 St Mirren 8 1 1 6 4 17 13 4 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee 8 1 0 7 5 16 11 3 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
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).
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 Ayr United 8 6 1 1 18 9 +9 19 Promotion to the Scottish Premiership
2 Ross County 8 5 2 1 14 4 +10 17 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 8 3 5 0 10 5 +5 14 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Dundee United 9 4 2 3 14 15 1 14
5 Dunfermline Athletic 8 3 2 3 9 13 4 11
6 Queen of the South 8 2 4 2 16 10 +6 10
7 Greenock Morton 8 2 4 2 10 12 2 10
8 Partick Thistle 9 3 0 6 10 16 6 9
9 Alloa Athletic 8 0 4 4 6 13 7 4 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Falkirk 8 1 0 7 5 15 10 3 Relegation to Scottish League One
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source:
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).[3]

Scottish League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 9 6 3 0 22 8 +14 21 Promotion to the Scottish Championship
2 Raith Rovers 9 4 5 0 21 10 +11 17 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 East Fife 9 5 1 3 14 9 +5 16
4 Brechin City 9 3 4 2 13 11 +2 13
5 Stranraer 9 3 3 3 10 11 1 12
6 Airdrieonians 9 3 1 5 14 16 2 10
7 Stenhousemuir 9 3 0 6 8 15 7 9
8 Forfar Athletic 9 2 3 4 9 17 8 9
9 Dumbarton 9 2 2 5 12 18 6 8 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Montrose 9 2 2 5 9 17 8 8 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: SPFL
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 Edinburgh City 9 8 0 1 18 3 +15 24 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Peterhead 9 7 1 1 19 5 +14 22 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Clyde 9 6 0 3 15 8 +7 18
4 Annan Athletic 9 5 1 3 17 12 +5 16
5 Elgin City 9 5 1 3 12 13 1 16
6 Queen's Park 9 3 2 4 7 9 2 11
7 Cowdenbeath 9 2 2 5 10 13 3 8
8 Stirling Albion 9 2 0 7 6 15 9 6
9 Berwick Rangers 9 2 0 7 8 21 13 6
10 Albion Rovers 9 1 1 7 8 21 13 4 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Non-league football

Highland Football League Lowland Football League
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Cove Rangers 10 30
2 Fraserburgh 12 27
3 Brora Rangers 11 27
4 Inverurie Loco Works 12 26
5 Forres Mechanics 11 24
6 Formartine United 11 22
7 Buckie Thistle 11 21
8 Rothes 12 19
9 Wick Academy 12 17
10 Nairn County 12 17
11 Huntly 12 16
12 Deveronvale 12 15
13 Turriff United 12 14
14 Keith 11 13
15 Strathspey Thistle 12 8
16 Clachnacuddin 10 4
17 Lossiemouth 12 3
18 Fort William 12 8
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018.
Source: Highland Football League BBC Sport
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Kelty Hearts 9 20
2 East Kilbride 8 20
3 Cumbernauld Colts 9 19
4 Spartans 9 18
5 BSC Glasgow 10 16
6 Edusport Academy 10 15
7 Vale of Leithen 11 14
8 Civil Service Strollers 9 13
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 10 12
10 East Stirlingshire 10 11
11 Edinburgh University 10 11
12 Gretna 2008 10 11
13 Stirling University 10 10
14 Dalbeattie Star 10 8
15 Whitehill Welfare 11 4
16 Selkirk 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018.
Source: SLFL BBC Sport

SPFL Reserve League

In 2018, the Development League was abolished and replaced by a reserve team competition.[4]

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2018–19 Scottish Cup
2018–19 League Cup
2018–19 Challenge Cup
2018–19 Youth Cup
2018–19 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
West Premiership
West Championship
West League One
West League Two
East Region
Division Winner
East Superleague
East Premier League North
East Premier League South
North Region
Division Winner
North Superleague
North Division One
North Division Two

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

UEFA Champions League

Celtic started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against Armenian club Alashkert.[5]

UEFA Europa League

Having lost in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, Celtic dropped into the play-off round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[6]

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League

Having finished second in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[7]

Rangers

UEFA Europa League

Rangers started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, where they were drawn to play Macedonian club Shkupi.[7]

Hibernian

UEFA Europa League

Hibernian started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, and were paired with Faroese club Runavík.[7]

Scotland national team

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2018 SWPL 1
2018 SWPL 2 Motherwell[9]
2018 SWFL First Division (North)
2018 SWFL First Division (South)
2018 SWFL Second Division (West)
2018 SWFL Second Division (Central)
2018 SWFL Second Division (East)
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Scottish Women's Cup
SWPL Cup Hibernian 90 Celtic 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

Scottish Women's Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (X) 16 14 2 0 57 7 +50 44 2019–20 Champions League Round of 32
2 Hibernian (X) 16 14 2 0 61 12 +49 44 2019–20 Champions League Qualifying Round
3 Celtic 16 8 2 6 33 25 +8 26
4 Forfar Farmington 16 7 1 8 20 33 13 22
5 Rangers 16 6 0 10 24 31 7 18
6 Stirling University 16 4 3 9 16 39 23 15
7 Hamilton Academical 16 2 1 13 8 44 36 7
8 Spartans 16 2 3 11 9 37 28 9 2019 SWPL 2
Updated to match(es) played on 12 Aug 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(X) Qualified for the Champions League but not yet to the phase indicated.

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the qualifying round.[10]

Scotland women's national team

With a 2–1 win against Albania in the final round of group fixtures, Scotland qualified for their first World Cup finals tournament by winning UEFA Group 2.[11]


Deaths

  • 8 July: Alan Gilzean, 79, Dundee and Scotland forward.[12]
  • 14 July: Davie McParland, 83, Partick Thistle winger; Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical manager; Celtic assistant manager.[13]
  • 21 July: Allan Ball, 75, Queen of the South goalkeeper.[14]
  • c.23 July: Jimmy Copeland, 76, Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Montrose and Clyde forward.[15]
  • 10 August: Alan Hercher, 52, Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder.[16]
  • September: George O'Hara, Dundee and Queen of the South forward.[17]
  • 24 September: Jim Brogan, 74, Celtic, Ayr United and Scotland full-back.[18]

References

  1. "Moussa Dembele: Celtic striker joins Lyon in £19.7m move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "Celtic's Moussa Dembele joins Lyon for Scottish record fee". Befast Telegraph. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. "Reserve Leagues for season 2018/19". SPFL. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. "Celtic start Champions League qualifying quest against Alashkert of Armenia". BBC Sport. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. "AEK Athens 2–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "Aberdeen face Burnley as Rangers take on Shkupi and Hibs draw Runavik". BBC Sport. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. "Scotland to play Portugal in October friendly after Israel Nations League tie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. "SWPL: Motherwell Ladies win promotion to the top flight". BBC Sport. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. "Glasgow City drawn with Anderlecht & Gornik Leczna in Champions League". BBC Sport. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. MacBeath, Amy (4 September 2018). "Albania Women 1–2 Scotland Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. "Alan Gilzean: Former Tottenham & Dundee striker dies aged 79". BBC Sport. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  13. Cameron, Neil (15 July 2018). "Davie McParland: The legend and gentleman of Partick Thistle". Evening Times. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  14. "Allan Ball: Queen of the South great dies aged 75". BBC Sport. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  15. Jimmy Copeland
  16. "Tribute to Alan Hercher". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  17. "George O'Hara". Dundee FC. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  18. Wilson, Caroline (24 September 2018). "Celtic legend Jim Brogan dies after dementia battle". Evening Times. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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