2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Professional Football League
Season2015–16

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 2015–16.

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 −16 50
6 Ross County 38 14 6 18 55 61 −6 48
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 +6 52
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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).
  2. ^ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[1]

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 6 5 88 34 +54 81 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round and for the Premiership play-off semi-finals[a]
4 Raith Rovers 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 −10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 −31 37
9 Livingston (R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 −14 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 −45 21 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Scottish League One

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 24 7 5 83 30 +53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 19 4 13 65 47 +18 61 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 +25 59
4 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 −6 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 −2 49
6 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 40 44 −4 49
7 Brechin City 36 12 6 18 47 59 −12 42
8 Stenhousemuir 36 11 7 18 46 80 −34 40
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 11 6 19 46 72 −26 39 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Forfar Athletic (R) 36 8 10 18 48 60 −12 34 Relegation to 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

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Fife (C, P) 36 18 8 10 62 41 +21 62 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Elgin City 36 17 8 11 59 46 +13 59 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Clyde 36 17 6 13 56 45 +11 57
4 Queen's Park (O, P) 36 15 11 10 46 32 +14 56
5 Annan Athletic 36 16 8 12 69 57 +12 56
6 Berwick Rangers 36 14 7 15 45 50 −5 49
7 Stirling Albion 36 13 9 14 47 46 +1 48
8 Montrose 36 11 10 15 50 70 −20 43
9 Arbroath 36 11 6 19 42 51 −9 39
10 East Stirlingshire (R) 36 9 5 22 41 79 −38 32 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
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

Award winners

Yearly

Main article: Scottish Professional Football League yearly awards
Division Manager of Season Player of Season
Winner Club Winner Club
Premiership Tommy Wright[3] St Johnstone Leigh Griffiths[4] Celtic
Championship Peter Houston[5] Falkirk John McGinn[6] Hibernian
League One Ian McCall[7] Ayr United not awarded
League Two Gary Naysmith[8] East Fife

Monthly

Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners
Month Premiership
player 		Championship
player 		League One
player 		League Two
player 		Premiership
manager 		Championship
manager 		League One
manager 		League Two
manager 		Ref
August Leigh Griffiths
(Celtic) 		James Tavernier
(Rangers) 		Faissal El Bakhtaoui
(Dunfermline Athletic) 		Smart Osadolor
(Annan Athletic) 		Derek McInnes
(Aberdeen) 		Mark Warburton
(Rangers) 		Dick Campbell
(Forfar Athletic) 		Gary Naysmith
(East Fife) 		[9]
September Niall McGinn
(Aberdeen) 		Martyn Waghorn
(Rangers) 		Nicky Devlin
(Ayr United) 		Bobby Linn
(Arbroath) 		Derek McInnes
(Aberdeen) 		Mark Warburton
(Rangers) 		Ian McCall
(Ayr United) 		Gus MacPherson
(Queen's Park)
October Leigh Griffiths
(Celtic) 		Jason Cummings
(Hibernian) 		Sean Murdoch
(Dunfermline Athletic) 		Matty Flynn
(Annan Athletic) 		Ronny Deila
(Celtic) 		Alan Stubbs
(Hibernian) 		Darren Young
(Albion Rovers) 		Paul Hegarty
(Montrose)
November Michael O'Halloran
(St Johnstone) 		John McGinn
(Hibernian) 		Leighton McIntosh
(Peterhead) 		David Gormley
(Clyde) 		Alan Archibald
(Partick Thistle) 		Alan Stubbs
(Hibernian) 		Brown Ferguson
(Stenhousemuir) 		Barry Ferguson
(Clyde)
December Liam Boyce
(Ross County) 		Danny Rogers
(Falkirk) 		Greig Spence
(Cowdenbeath) 		Darren Smith
(Stirling Albion) 		Mark McGhee
(Motherwell) 		Peter Houston
(Falkirk) 		Allan Johnston
(Dunfermline Athletic) 		Stuart McLaren
(Stirling Albion)
January Kane Hemmings
(Dundee) 		Kenny Miller
(Rangers) 		Shane Sutherland
(Peterhead) 		Nathan Austin
(East Fife) 		Ronny Deila
(Celtic) 		Mark Warburton
(Rangers) 		Jim McInally
(Peterhead) 		Jim Weir
(Elgin City)
February Paul Paton
(Dundee United) 		Declan McManus
(Greenock Morton) 		Rory McAllister
(Peterhead) 		Steven Doris
(Stirling Albion) 		Mixu Paatelainen
(Dundee United) 		Peter Houston
(Falkirk) 		Jim McInally
(Peterhead) 		Barry Ferguson
(Clyde)
March Jackson Irvine
(Ross County) 		Christian Nadé
(Dumbarton) 		Faissal El Bakhtaoui
(Dunfermline Athletic) 		Kyle Wilkie
(East Fife) 		Mark McGhee
(Motherwell) 		Ray McKinnon
(Raith Rovers) 		Allan Johnston
(Dunfermline Athletic) 		Gary Naysmith
(East Fife)
April Patrick Roberts
(Celtic) 		Will Vaulks
(Falkirk) 		Robert Thomson
(Brechin City) 		Brian Cameron
(Elgin City) 		John Hughes
(Inverness CT) 		Ray McKinnon
(Raith Rovers) 		Darren Dods
(Brechin City) 		John Coughlin
(Berwick Rangers)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Premiership 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Wright wins Premiership award". SPFL. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
    "St Johnstone's Tommy Wright wins manager of the season award". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Griffiths voted Player of the Season". SPFL. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
    "Celtic's Leigh Griffiths crowned Ladbrokes Player of the Season". Herald Scotland. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Houston lands Championship award". SPFL. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
    "Falkirk boss Peter Houston named Ladbrokes Championship manager of the season". Sky Sports. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Championship award for McGinn". SPFL. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
    "John McGinn named Ladbrokes Championship Player of the Year". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ^ "McCall lands League 1 award". SPFL. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
    "Ayr United boss Ian McCall is named SPFL Ladbrokes League One manager of the season". Dunfermline Press. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Naysmith lands League 2 award". SPFL. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
    "2016 CLIENT REVIEW: GARY NAYSMITH". Sport Careers. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2015-09-11.