2019–20 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Professional Football League
Season2019–20

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2019–20.

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 80 2.67 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 +45 67 2.31 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 +3 46 1.53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45 1.50
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 +2 39 1.30
6 St Johnstone 29 8 12 9 28 46 −18 36 1.24
7 Hibernian 30 9 10 11 42 49 −7 37 1.23
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 −10 33 1.10
9 St Mirren 30 7 8 15 24 41 −17 29 0.97
10 Ross County 30 7 8 15 29 60 −31 29 0.97
11 Hamilton Academical 30 6 9 15 30 50 −20 27 0.90
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 30 4 11 15 31 52 −21 23 0.77 Relegation to the Championship
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
  2. ^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[a]
1 Dundee United (C) 28 18 5 5 52 22 +30 59 2.11 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 14 3 10 39 32 +7 45 1.67
3 Dundee 27 11 8 8 32 31 +1 41 1.52
4 Ayr United 27 12 4 11 38 35 +3 40 1.48
5 Arbroath 26 10 6 10 24 26 −2 36 1.38
6 Dunfermline Athletic 28 10 7 11 41 36 +5 37 1.32
7 Greenock Morton 28 10 6 12 45 52 −7 36 1.29
8 Alloa Athletic 28 7 10 11 33 43 −10 31 1.11
9 Queen of the South 28 7 7 14 28 40 −12 28 1.00
10 Partick Thistle (R) 27 6 8 13 32 47 −15 26 0.96 Relegation to League One
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[3]


Scottish League One

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[a]
1 Raith Rovers (C) 28 15 8 5 49 33 +16 53 1.89 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 +36 52 1.86
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 +11 48 1.71
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 +10 47 1.68
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 +8 45 1.61
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 −9 38 1.36
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 −8 34 1.21
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 −14 26 0.96
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 −21 24 0.86
10 Stranraer (R) 27 2 10 15 28 57 −29 16 0.59 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion[a]
1 Cove Rangers (C) 28 22 2 4 76 34 +42 68 2.43 Promotion to League One
2 Edinburgh City 27 17 4 6 49 28 +21 55 2.04
3 Elgin City 28 12 7 9 48 34 +14 43 1.54
4 Cowdenbeath 27 12 5 10 37 35 +2 41 1.52
5 Queen's Park 28 11 7 10 37 35 +2 40 1.43
6 Stirling Albion 28 10 6 12 34 35 −1 36 1.29
7 Annan Athletic 27 9 4 14 33 54 −21 31 1.15
8 Stenhousemuir 28 7 8 13 32 48 −16 29 1.04
9 Albion Rovers 26 6 6 14 37 51 −14 24 0.92
10 Brechin City 27 4 5 18 31 60 −29 17 0.63
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Award winners

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 Odsonne Édouard
(Celtic) 		Lawrence Shankland
(Dundee United) 		Marc McCallum
(Forfar Athletic) 		Declan Glass
(Cove Rangers) 		Neil Lennon
(Celtic) 		Robbie Neilson
(Dundee United) 		Darren Young
(East Fife) 		Paul Hartley
(Cove Rangers) 		[6][7]
September Alfredo Morelos
(Rangers) 		Alan Forrest
(Ayr United) 		Steven Anderson
(Raith Rovers) 		Craig Barr
(Cowdenbeath) 		Steven Gerrard
(Rangers) 		Ian McCall
(Ayr United and Partick Thistle) 		John McGlynn
(Raith Rovers) 		Gary Bollan
(Cowdenbeath) 		[8]
October Mohamed Elyounoussi
(Celtic) 		Declan McDaid
(Dundee) 		Graham Webster
(Montrose) 		Shane Sutherland
(Elgin City) 		Angelo Alessio
(Kilmarnock) 		James McPake
(Dundee) 		Stewart Petrie
(Montrose) 		Gavin Price
(Elgin City) 		[9][10]
November Christian Doidge
(Hibernian) 		Kevin Nisbet
(Dunfermline Athletic) 		Dale Carrick
(Airdrieonians) 		Salim Kouider-Aïssa
(Queen's Park) 		Neil Lennon
(Celtic) 		Robbie Neilson
(Dundee United) 		Ian Murray
(Airdrieonians) 		Mark Roberts
(Queen's Park) 		[11]
December Martin Boyle
(Hibernian) 		Calum Butcher
(Dundee United) 		Andrew Steeves
(Montrose) 		Liam Henderson
(Edinburgh City) 		Steven Gerrard
(Rangers) 		Robbie Neilson
(Dundee United) 		Stewart Petrie
(Montrose) 		James McDonaugh
(Edinburgh City) 		[12][13][14]
January Odsonne Édouard
(Celtic) 		Kevin O'Hara
(Alloa Athletic) 		Declan McManus
(Falkirk) 		Mitch Megginson
(Cove Rangers) 		Gary Holt
(Livingston) 		Peter Grant
(Alloa Athletic) 		David McCracken & Lee Miller
(Falkirk) 		Paul Hartley
(Cove Rangers) 		[15][16]
February Billy Mckay
(Ross County) 		Nicky Cadden
(Greenock Morton) 		Scott Agnew
(East Fife) 		Dylan Bikey
(Stirling Albion) 		Neil Lennon
(Celtic) 		David Hopkin
(Greenock Morton) 		Darren Young
(East Fife) 		Ray McKinnon
(Queen's Park) 		[17]

See also

References

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