2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League
Football league season
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 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:
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:
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
| 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 the 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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
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 | 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Award winners
Yearly
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Rodgers voted Manager of the Year". SPFL. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Brown named Player of the Year". SPFL. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "2016/17 award for Morton manager". SPFL. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "McGinn claims Championship award". SPFL. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Campbell lands League 2 award". SPFL. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Sutherland is League 2 Player of Year". SPFL. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "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.
