2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League

Football league season
Scottish Professional Football League
Season2021–22

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2021–22.

Scottish Premiership

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Ross County 38 10 11 17 47 61 −14 41
7 Livingston 38 13 10 15 41 46 −5 49
8 Hibernian 38 11 12 15 38 42 −4 45
9 St Mirren 38 10 14 14 33 51 −18 44
10 Aberdeen 38 10 11 17 41 46 −5 41
11 St Johnstone (O) 38 8 11 19 24 51 −27 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee (R) 38 6 11 21 34 64 −30 29 Relegation to Championship
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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).[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).

Scottish Championship

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C, P) 36 20 7 9 50 27 +23 67 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 +26 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 11 9 53 34 +19 59 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 +6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 −15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 −11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 −13 39
9 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 36 7 14 15 36 53 −17 35 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 8 9 19 36 54 −18 33 Relegation to League One
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Scottish League One

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cove Rangers (C, P) 36 23 10 3 73 32 +41 79 Promotion to the Championship
2 Airdrieonians 36 21 9 6 68 37 +31 72 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Montrose 36 15 14 7 53 36 +17 59
4 Queen's Park (O, P) 36 11 18 7 51 36 +15 51
5 Alloa Athletic 36 12 9 15 49 57 −8 45
6 Falkirk 36 12 8 16 49 55 −6 44
7 Peterhead 36 11 9 16 46 51 −5 42
8 Clyde 36 9 12 15 39 62 −23 39
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 9 7 20 48 71 −23 34 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 East Fife (R) 36 5 8 23 31 70 −39 23 Relegation to League Two
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts (C, P) 36 24 9 3 68 28 +40 81 Promotion to League One
2 Forfar Athletic 36 16 12 8 57 36 +21 60 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 5 13 64 51 +13 59
4 Edinburgh City (O, P) 36 14 10 12 43 49 −6 52
5 Stenhousemuir 36 13 10 13 47 46 +1 49
6 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 50 54 −4 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 11 9 16 41 46 −5 42
8 Albion Rovers 36 10 9 17 37 58 −21 39
9 Elgin City 36 9 10 17 33 51 −18 37
10 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 7 8 21 28 49 −21 29 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


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 Martin Boyle
(Hibernian)
Michael McKenna (Arbroath) Simon Murray (Queens Park) Joe Cardle (Kelty Hearts) Robbie Neilson
(Heart of Midlothian)
Billy Dodds (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) Laurie Ellis (Queen's Park) Kevin Thomson (Kelty Hearts) [11]
September Ian Harkes (Dundee United) Joel Nouble (Arbroath) Callum Wilson (Dumbarton) Nathan Austin (Kelty Hearts) Graham Alexander (Motherwell) Dick Campbell (Arbroath) Stephen Farrell (Dumbarton) Kevin Rutkiewicz (Stirling Albion)
October Jota (Celtic) Oli Shaw (Kilmarnock) Rory McAllister (Cove Rangers) Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) Ange Postecoglou (Celtic) John McGlynn (Scottish footballer) (Raith Rovers) Stewart Petrie (Montrose) Gary Irvine (Forfar Athletic)
November Jota (Celtic) Ethan Ross (Raith Rovers) Mitchel Megginson (Cove Rangers) John Robertson (Edinburg City) Graham Alexander (Motherwell) Ian McCall (Partick Thistle) Paul Hartley (Cove Rangers) Kevin Thomson (Kelty Hearts)
December Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) Anton Dowds (Arbroath) Blair Yule (Cove Rangers) Dominic Docherty (Annan Athletic) Giovanni Van Bronckhorst (Rangers) Dick Campbell (Arbroath) Paul Hartley (Cove Rangers) Peter Murphy (Annan Athletic) [12]
January Regan Charles-Cook (Ross County) Gavin Reilly (Greenock Morton) Dylan Easton (Airdrieonians) Tam Orr (Stenhousemuir) Ange Postecoglou (Celtic) Dougie Imrie (Greenock Morton) Ian Murray (Airdrieonians) Gavin Price (Elgin City)
February Bruce Anderson (Livingston) Kyle Lafferty (Kilmarnock) Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) Nicky Jamieson (Stenhousemuir) Ange Postecoglou (Celtic) Dougie Imrie (Greenock Morton) Ian Murray (Airdrieonians) Stephen Swift (Stenhousemuir)
March Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) Kyle Lafferty (Kilmarnock) Callum Smith (Airdrieonians) Tommy Goss (Annan Athletic) Ange Postecoglou (Celtic) Derek McInnes (Kilmarnock) Paul Hartley (Cove Rangers) Kevin Thomson (Kelty Hearts)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ^ "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ Coyle, Andy (10 September 2021). "Martin Boyle named as Premiership player of the month". STV Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Alfredo Morelos transfer latest as Rangers star attracts further interest from Premier League". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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