2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Professional Football League
Season2016–17

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 2016–17.

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 106 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 24 4 10 74 35 +39 76 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 19 10 9 56 44 +12 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 17 7 14 50 46 +4 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 10 16 55 52 +3 46
6 Partick Thistle 38 10 12 16 38 54 −16 42
7 Ross County 38 11 13 14 48 58 −10 46
8 Kilmarnock 38 9 14 15 36 56 −20 41
9 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 46 69 −23 38
10 Dundee 38 10 7 21 38 62 −24 37
11 Hamilton Academical (O) 38 7 14 17 37 56 −19 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) 38 7 13 18 44 71 −27 34 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 19 14 3 59 25 +34 71 Promotion to Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 +18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
6 Queen of the South 36 11 10 15 46 52 −6 43
7 St Mirren 36 9 12 15 52 56 −4 39
8 Dumbarton 36 9 12 15 46 56 −10 39
9 Raith Rovers (R) 36 10 9 17 35 52 −17 39 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Ayr United (R) 36 7 12 17 33 62 −29 33 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

Scottish League One

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 26 3 7 80 32 +48 81 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Alloa Athletic 36 17 11 8 69 44 +25 62 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians 36 16 4 16 61 66 −5 52
4 Brechin City (O, P) 36 15 5 16 43 49 −6 50
5 East Fife 36 12 10 14 41 44 −3 46
6 Queen's Park 36 12 10 14 37 51 −14 46
7 Stranraer 36 12 8 16 46 50 −4 44
8 Albion Rovers 36 11 9 16 41 48 −7 42
9 Peterhead (R) 36 10 10 16 44 59 −15 40 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Stenhousemuir (R) 36 11 6 19 45 64 −19 39 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
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: 2016–17 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath (C, P) 36 18 12 6 63 36 +27 66 Promotion to League One
2 Forfar Athletic (O, P) 36 18 10 8 69 49 +20 64 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 4 14 61 58 +3 58
4 Montrose 36 14 10 12 44 53 −9 52
5 Elgin City 36 14 9 13 67 47 +20 51
6 Stirling Albion 36 12 11 13 50 59 −9 47
7 Edinburgh City 36 11 10 15 38 45 −7 43
8 Berwick Rangers 36 10 10 16 50 65 −15 40
9 Clyde 36 10 8 18 49 64 −15 38
10 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 9 8 19 40 55 −15 35 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

Award winners

Yearly

Main article: Scottish Professional Football League yearly awards
Division Manager of Season Player of Season
Winner Club Winner Club
Premiership Brendan Rodgers[2] Celtic Scott Brown[3] Celtic
Championship Jim Duffy[4] Greenock Morton John McGinn[5] Hibernian
League One not awarded
League Two Dick Campbell[6] Arbroath Shane Sutherland[7] Elgin City

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 Liam Boyce
(Ross County) 		Jason Cummings
(Hibernian) 		Jordan Kirkpatrick
(Alloa Athletic) 		Josh Peters
(Forfar Athletic) 		Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic) 		Neil Lennon
(Hibernian) 		Jack Ross
(Alloa Athletic) 		Gary Bollan
(Forfar Athletic) 		[8]
September Moussa Dembélé
(Celtic) 		Cammy Bell
(Dundee United) 		Jamie Insall
(East Fife) 		Thomas O'Brien
(Forfar Athletic) 		Richie Foran
(Inverness CT) 		Peter Houston
(Falkirk) 		Gary Naysmith
(East Fife) 		Gary Bollan
(Forfar Athletic)
October Adam Barton
(Partick Thistle) 		Thomas O'Ware
(Greenock Morton) 		Liam Buchanan
(Livingston) 		Shane Sutherland
(Elgin City) 		Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic) 		Jim Duffy
(Greenock Morton) 		David Hopkin
(Livingston) 		Jim Weir
(Elgin City)
November Bjørn Johnsen
(Heart of Midlothian) 		John McGinn
(Hibernian) 		Rohan Ferguson
(Airdrieonians) 		Marc Laird
(Edinburgh City) 		Robbie Neilson
(Heart of Midlothian) 		Ray McKinnon
(Dundee United) 		Mark Wilson
(Airdrieonians) 		Gary Jardine
(Edinburgh City)
December Stuart Armstrong
(Celtic) 		Mark Docherty
(Dumbarton) 		Jonathan Page
(East Fife) 		Andrew Stobie
(Edinburgh City) 		Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic) 		Stephen Aitken
(Dumbarton) 		Barry Smith
(East Fife) 		Gary Jardine
(Edinburgh City)
January No award, due to winter break Ross Forbes
(Greenock Morton) 		Michael Dunlop
(Albion Rovers) 		Shane Sutherland
(Elgin City) 		No award, due to winter break Neil Lennon
(Hibernian) 		Jim McInally
(Peterhead) 		Gary Bollan
(Forfar Athletic)
February Moussa Dembélé
(Celtic) 		Jason Cummings
(Hibernian) 		Willie Gibson
(Stranraer) 		Gavin Skelton
(Annan Athletic) 		Paul Hartley
(Dundee) 		Peter Houston
(Falkirk) 		Jim Goodwin
(Alloa Athletic) 		Jim Chapman
(Annan Athletic)
March Stuart Armstrong
(Celtic) 		Efe Ambrose
(Hibernian) 		Andy Jackson
(Brechin City) 		Greg Rutherford
(Berwick Rangers) 		Derek McInnes
(Aberdeen) 		Jack Ross
(St Mirren) 		David Hopkin
(Livingston) 		Dave Mackay
(Stirling Albion)
April Liam Boyce
(Ross County) 		Stevie Mallan
(St Mirren) 		Liam Buchanan
(Livingston) 		Ryan McCord
(Arbroath) 		Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic) 		Jack Ross
(St Mirren) 		David Hopkin
(Livingston) 		Dick Campbell
(Arbroath)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Rodgers voted Manager of the Year". SPFL. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Brown named Player of the Year". SPFL. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. ^ "2016/17 award for Morton manager". SPFL. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "McGinn claims Championship award". SPFL. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Campbell lands League 2 award". SPFL. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Sutherland is League 2 Player of Year". SPFL. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. ^ "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-12.