2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League
Football league season
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 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:
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:
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 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.
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
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
| 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
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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Premiership 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "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. - ^ "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. - ^ "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. - ^ "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. - ^ "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. - ^ "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. - ^ "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.
