2015–16 in Scottish football

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2015–16 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Rangers
League 1 champions
Dunfermline Athletic
League 2 champions
East Fife
Scottish Cup winners
Hibernian
League Cup winners
Ross County
Challenge Cup winners
Rangers
Youth Cup winners
Motherwell
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

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]

Transfer deals

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

League competitions

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 Championship
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:
  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.[2]

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

Non-league football

Level 5

Main articles: 2015–16 Highland Football League and 2015–16 Lowland Football League

Level 6

Main articles: 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League and 2015–16 South of Scotland Football League

SPFL Development League

Main article: 2015–16 SPFL Development League

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2015–16 Scottish Cup Hibernian 3–2 Rangers BBC Sport
2015–16 League Cup Ross County 2–1 Hibernian BBC Sport
2015–16 Challenge Cup Rangers 4–0 Peterhead BBC Sport
2015–16 Youth Cup Motherwell 5–2 Heart of Midlothian BBC Sport
2015–16 Junior Cup Beith Juniors 1–1
4–3 pens. 		Pollok The Herald
2015–16 Amateur Cup Colville Park 2 – 1 Leven United Glasgow World

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition Winner
Highland League Cove Rangers
Lowland League Edinburgh City
East of Scotland League Leith Athletic
South of Scotland League St Cuthbert Wanderers

Junior

West Region
Division Winner
2015–16 Super League Premier Division Auchinleck Talbot
Super League First Division Cumnock Juniors
Ayrshire District League Girvan
Central District League First Division Renfrew
Central District League Second Division Forth Wanderers
East Region
Division Winner
2015–16 Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League Jeanfield Swifts
North Division Downfield
South Division Tranent Juniors
North Region
Division Winner
2015–16 Superleague Banks O' Dee
First Division (West) Buckie Rovers
First Division (East) Colony Park

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Leigh Griffiths[4] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney[4] Celtic
Manager of the Year Mark Warburton[4] Rangers
Championship Player of Year Lee Wallace[4] Rangers
League One Player of Year Faissal El Bakhtaoui[4] Dunfermline Athletic
League Two Player of Year Nathan Austin[4] East Fife

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Leigh Griffiths[5] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney[6] Celtic
Manager of the Year Jim McIntyre[7] Ross County
International Player of the Year Matt Ritchie[8] Bournemouth

Scottish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.[9]

Celtic

UEFA Champions League
15 July 2015 Second qualifying Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Iceland Stjarnan Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata 44'
Johansen 56'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,185
Referee: Daniel Siebert Germany
22 July 2015 Second qualifying Stjarnan Iceland 1 – 4
(1 – 6 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Garðabær, Iceland
Finsen 7' BBC Sport Bitton 33'
Mulgrew 49'
Griffiths 88'
Johansen 90'		 Stadium: Samsungvöllur
Referee: Jonathan Lardot Belgium
29 July 2015 Third qualifying Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata 82' BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,011
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer Austria
5 August 2015 Third qualifying Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0 – 0
(0 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Baku, Azerbaijan
BBC Sport Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson Sweden
19 August 2015 Play-off Celtic Scotland 3 – 2 Sweden Malmö FF Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 3', 61'
Bitton 10'		 BBC Sport Berget 52', 90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Felix Brych Germany
25 August 2015 Play-off Malmö FF Sweden 2 – 0
(4 – 3 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Malmö, Sweden
Rosenberg 23'
Boyata 54' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Referee: Milorad Mažić Serbia
UEFA Europa League
17 September 2015 Group A Ajax Netherlands 2 – 2 Scotland Celtic Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fischer 24'
Schöne 84'		 BBC Sport Bitton 8'
Lustig 42'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Luca Banti Italy
1 October 2015 Group A Celtic Scotland 2 – 2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 28'
Commons 32'		 BBC Sport Fernandão 43', 48' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Kenn Hansen Denmark
22 October 2015 Group A Molde Norway 3 – 1 Scotland Celtic Molde, Norway
Kamara 11'
Forren 18'
Elyounoussi 56'		 BBC Sport Commons 55' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov Russia
5 November 2015 Group A Celtic Scotland 1 – 2 Norway Molde Glasgow, Scotland
Commons 26' BBC Sport Elyounoussi 21'
Hestad 37'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Slavko Vinčić Slovenia
26 November 2015 Group A Celtic Scotland 1 – 2 Netherlands Ajax Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor 3' BBC Sport Milik 22'
Černý 87'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Felix Zwayer Germany
10 December 2015 Group A Fenerbahçe Turkey 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Istanbul, Turkey
Marković 39' BBC Sport Commons 75' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Serge Gumienny Belgium

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying Shkëndija North Macedonia 1 – 1 Scotland Aberdeen Skopje, Macedonia
Kirovski 84' BBC Sport McGinn 79' Stadium: Philip II Arena[10]
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa Turkey
9 July 2015 First qualifying Aberdeen Scotland 0 – 0
(1 – 1 agg.)		 North Macedonia Shkëndija Aberdeen, Scotland
BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni Switzerland
16 July 2015 Second qualifying Rijeka Croatia 0 – 3 Scotland Aberdeen Rijeka, Croatia
BBC Sport Considine 38'
Pawlett 52'
McLean 75'		 Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Referee: Amaury Delerue France
23 July 2015 Second qualifying Aberdeen Scotland 2 – 2
(5 – 2 agg.)		 Croatia Rijeka Aberdeen, Scotland
McGinn 64'
Hayes 72'		 BBC Sport Tomasov 58'
Kvržić 63'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Marco Guida Italy
30 July 2015 Third qualifying Kairat Kazakhstan 2 – 1 Scotland Aberdeen Almaty, Kazakhstan
Bakayev 13'
Islamkhan 22'		 BBC Sport McLean 69' Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Tamás Bognar Hungary
6 August 2015 Third qualifying Aberdeen Scotland 1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Kairat Aberdeen, Scotland
McLean 84' BBC Sport Gohou 59' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,317
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka Czech Republic

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

UEFA Europa League
16 July 2015 Second qualifying Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland 0 – 1 Romania Astra Giurgiu Inverness, Scotland
BBC Sport Budescu 24' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen Norway
23 July 2015 Second qualifying Astra Giurgiu Romania 0 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Giurgiu, Romania
BBC Sport Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici
Referee: Artyom Kuchin Kazakhstan

St Johnstone

UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying Alashkert Armenia 1 – 0 Scotland St Johnstone Yerevan, Armenia
Manasyan 59' BBC Sport Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium[11]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet Denmark
9 July 2015 First qualifying St Johnstone Scotland 2 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)		 Armenia Alashkert Perth, Scotland
O'Halloran 34'
McKay 86'		 BBC Sport Gyozalyan 73' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Fredy Fautrel France

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Georgia  1 – 0  Scotland Tbilisi
Qazaishvili 37' BBC Sport Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena[12]
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan Romania
7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Scotland  2 – 3  Germany Glasgow
Hummels 28' (o.g.)
McArthur 43'		 BBC Sport Müller 18', 34'
Gündoğan 54'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,753
Referee: Björn Kuipers Netherlands
8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Scotland  2 – 2  Poland Glasgow
Ritchie 45'
Fletcher 62'		 BBC Sport Lewandowski 3', 90' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Viktor Kassai Hungary
11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Gibraltar  0 – 6  Scotland Faro, Portugal
BBC Sport Ritchie 24'
Maloney 39'
Fletcher 52', 56', 85'
Naismith 90'		 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov Belarus
24 March 2016 Friendly Czech Republic  0 – 1  Scotland Prague
BBC Sport Anya 10' Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 14,580
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Ireland)
29 March 2016 Friendly Scotland  1 – 0  Denmark Glasgow
Ritchie 8' BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 18,385
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
29 May 2016 Friendly Italy  1 – 0  Scotland Ta' Qali, Malta
Pellè 57' BBC Sport Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alan Sant (Malta)
4 June 2016 Friendly France  3 – 0  Scotland Metz
Giroud 8', 35'
Koscielny 39'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,057
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

Women's football

Scottish Women's Premier League

Main article: 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q) 21 19 2 0 99 11 +88 59 2016–17 Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 17 2 2 72 20 +52 53
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 28 +26 35
4 Aberdeen 21 10 4 7 32 24 +8 34
5 Spartans 21 8 1 12 44 38 +6 25
6 Rangers 21 8 0 13 30 57 −27 24
7 Stirling University 21 11 3 7 45 31 +14 36
8 Forfar Farmington 21 11 1 9 45 40 +5 34
9 Heart of Midlothian (R) 21 6 4 11 27 52 −25 22 2016 SPWL 2
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 21 7 1 13 24 62 −38 22
11 Hutchison Vale (R) 21 5 3 13 31 65 −34 18
12 Inverness City (R) 21 0 3 18 14 89 −75 3
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

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2015 Scottish Women's Premier League Glasgow City[13]
SWFL First Division Glasgow Girls
SWFL Second Division North
SWFL Second Division West/South West
SWFL Second Division East/Central
SWFL Second Division South East
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2015 Scottish Women's Cup Glasgow City 3 – 0 Hibernian BBC Sport
2015 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Glasgow City 2 – 1 (AET) Hibernian 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

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) Round of 32 Chelsea England 1–0 Scotland Glasgow City Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames
20:30 Kirby 39' Report Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 0–3
(0–4 agg.)		 England Chelsea Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
20:30 Report Aluko 22'
Kirby 57'
Flaherty 61'		 Attendance: 1,199
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Scotland women's national team

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results
17 September 2015 Friendly Scotland  0–4  Norway Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Haavi
Hegerberg
Berge
Wold
22 September 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Slovenia  0–3  Scotland Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina
BBC Sport 28', 49', 59' Little Attendance: 794
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
23 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland  7–0  Belarus Fir Park, Motherwell
Ross 44', 66'
Weir 46'
Corsie 53'
Evans 68'
Love 89', 90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Carina Susanna Vitulano (Italy)
27 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying North Macedonia  1–4  Scotland FFM Training Centre, Skopje
Rochi 44' BBC Sport 22' Little
27', 28' Corsie
31' Weir		 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
29 November 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland  10–0  North Macedonia St Mirren Park, Paisley
Ross 3', 59', 61', 87'
Love 8', 40', 53'
Beattie 24'
Lauder 27'
Evans 35'		 BBC Sport
26 January 2016 Friendly Sweden  6–0  Scotland Prioritet Serneke Arena, Gothenburg
Dahlkvist 40'
Eriksson 45'
Jakobsson 45+1'
Schelin 68'
Hammarlund 78', 83'		 Scottish FA
8 March 2016 Friendly Scotland  1–1  Spain Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Mitchell 55' Scottish FA 90' Torrecilla
8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland  3–1  Slovenia St Mirren Park, Paisley
Ross 19', 44'
Little 52' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Erman 42'
3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland  0–4  Iceland Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
BBC Sport Gísladóttir 10'
Þorsteinsdóttir 62'
Jónsdóttir 65'
Viðarsdóttir 69'		 Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Jana Adamkova Czech Republic
7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Belarus  0–1  Scotland FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk
BBC Sport Love 15' Referee: Marta Frias Acedo Spain

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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  5. ^ Mullen, Scott (9 May 2016). "Leigh Griffiths named SFWA Player of the Year for second time - and looks for a third". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Young Player of the Year".
  7. ^ McArthur, Euan (13 May 2016). "Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie asks not to be considered for Scotland selection "for the foreseeable future"". Herald Scotland. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ^ "European qualification for 2015/16". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Aberdeen: Gordon Marshall to be new goalkeeping coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Meanwhile, the venue for the first leg of Aberdeen's Europa League first-round qualifying tie against Shkendija on 2 July has been changed. They will now take on the Macedonian side in the capital, Skopje, after Uefa confirmed it had been moved from the Gradski Stadium in Tetovo. The tie, which will kick off at 8.05pm British time, has been switched because the stadium Shkendija share with three other clubsis being rebuilt and will not be ready to host the Aberdeen match.
  11. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2015). "Europa League: St Johnstone adapt for heat of Armenian battle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2015. The match is being played in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium instead of the home side's smaller Alashkert Stadium, which is also in the Armenian capital.
  12. ^ "Euro 2016: Scotland's opponents Georgia fined over crowd trouble". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Glasgow City secure their ninth league title in a row". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Hearts title winner Jimmy Murray dies aged 82". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  15. ^ Jack, Christopher (2 August 2015). "Rangers legend Cox dies aged 91". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. ^ Sixties Midfielder Hegan Dies
  17. ^ "GEORGE MERCHANT: 1926-2015". www.falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. ^ "AFC great passes away". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Ralph Milne: Dundee United legend dies at the age of 54". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Hugh Ormond". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  21. ^ The Passing Of Former Player Jim Doherty
  22. ^ "Joe Wark: 1947 – 2015". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Johnny Paton 1923-2015". www.chelseafc.com. Chelsea FC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  24. ^ Former Hibs player Johnny Hamilton dies aged 66
  25. ^ "Peter Price 1932-2015". Ayr United FC. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Matt Watson". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Former Scottish Football League president Brown McMaster dies". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  28. ^ "Jackie McGugan – 1939-2015". St Mirren FC. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  29. ^ "FORMER PLAYER WILLIE COBURN PASSES AWAY". St Johnstone FC. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  30. ^ "Former Aberdeen player Ian Burns dies, aged 76". Sky Sports. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  31. ^ "Scottish FA pays tribute to Alan Hodgkinson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  32. ^ "Honduras soccer captain Arnold Peralta shot dead in hometown". ABC News. ABC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  33. ^ "Dundee Football Club - Official Website | Duncan Lambie (1952 – 2015)". Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  34. ^ "Décès de Joachim Fernandez". 22 January 2016.
  35. ^ Vallance, Matt (27 January 2016). "Thomas Bryceland". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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