2023–24 Scottish Premiership

118th season of top-tier football league in Scotland

Football league season
Scottish Premiership
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 –
19 May 2024
Champions LeagueCeltic
Matches played198
Goals scored526 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerLawrence Shankland
(21 goals)
Biggest home winCeltic 6–0 Aberdeen
(12 November 2023)
Celtic 7–1 Dundee
(28 February 2024)
Biggest away winDundee 0–5 Rangers
(1 November 2023)
Highest scoringCeltic 7–1 Dundee
(28 February 2024)
Longest winning runRangers
(9 games)
Longest unbeaten runCeltic
(16 games)
Longest winless runLivingston
(17 games)
Longest losing runLivingston
(8 games)
Highest attendance59,664
Celtic 2–1 Rangers
(30 December 2023)
Lowest attendance1,142
Livingston 2–2 Ross County
(30 January 2024)
Total attendance3,231,872
Average attendance16,322
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2024.

The 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 127th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. Celtic are the defending champions. The season began on 5 August 2023.[1]

Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.

Promoted from the Championship

Relegated to the Championship

Stadia and locations

Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian
Pittodrie Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Tynecastle Park
Capacity: 20,866[2] Capacity: 60,411[3] Capacity: 11,775[4] Capacity: 19,852[5]
Hibernian
class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership
 Kilmarnock
Easter Road Rugby Park
Capacity: 20,421[6] Capacity: 15,003[7][8]
Livingston Motherwell
Almondvale Stadium Fir Park
Capacity: 9,713[9] Capacity: 13,677[10]
Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Ibrox Stadium Victoria Park McDiarmid Park St Mirren Park
Capacity: 50,987[11] Capacity: 6,541[12] Capacity: 10,696[13] Capacity: 7,937[14]
class=notpageimage|
Premiership football clubs in Edinburgh
class=notpageimage|
Premiership football clubs in Glasgow

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aberdeen Scotland Peter Leven (Interim) Scotland Graeme Shinnie Adidas TEXO
Celtic Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Scotland Callum McGregor Adidas Dafabet
Dundee Scotland Tony Docherty Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Macron Crown Engineering Services
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Steven Naismith Scotland Craig Gordon Umbro MND Scotland (Home)
Stellar Omada (Away)
Hibernian Scotland Nick Montgomery Scotland Paul Hanlon Joma Bevvy.com
Kilmarnock Scotland Derek McInnes Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell Hummel James Frew Ltd
Livingston Scotland David Martindale Scotland Mikey Devlin Joma Emptez
Motherwell Scotland Stuart Kettlewell Scotland Liam Kelly Macron G4 Claims
Rangers Belgium Philippe Clement England James Tavernier Castore Unibet
Ross County Scotland Don Cowie (Interim) England Jack Baldwin Joma Ross-shire Engineering
St Johnstone Scotland Craig Levein Scotland Liam Gordon Macron GS Brown Construction
St Mirren Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson Scotland Mark O'Hara Macron Digby Brown

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dundee England Gary Bowyer End of contract 10 May 2023[15] Pre-season Scotland Tony Docherty 29 May 2023[16]
Celtic Australia Ange Postecoglou Signed by Tottenham Hotspur 6 June 2023[17] Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers 19 June 2023[18]
Hibernian England Lee Johnson Sacked 27 August 2023[19] 12th Scotland Nick Montgomery 11 September 2023[20]
Rangers England Michael Beale 1 October 2023[21] 3rd Belgium Philippe Clement 15 October 2023[22]
St Johnstone Scotland Steven MacLean 29 October 2023[23] 12th Scotland Craig Levein 5 November 2023[24]
Ross County Scotland Malky Mackay 15 November 2023[25] 11th Scotland Derek Adams 20 November 2023[26]
Aberdeen Scotland Barry Robson 31 January 2024[27] 8th England Neil Warnock 5 February 2024[28]
Ross County Scotland Derek Adams Resigned 7 February 2024[29] 11th Scotland Don Cowie (Interim) 8 February 2024[30]
Aberdeen England Neil Warnock 9 March 2024[31] 10th Scotland Peter Leven (Interim) 9 March 2024[32]

Format

In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (T) 33 24 6 3 80 26 +54 78 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Rangers (V) 33 24 3 6 72 23 +49 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian (W) 33 19 5 9 46 34 +12 62 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
4 Kilmarnock 33 13 12 8 43 34 +9 51 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 33 12 7 14 38 43 −5 43 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6 Dundee 33 10 11 12 44 54 −10 41
7 Hibernian 33 9 12 12 44 51 −7 39
8 Motherwell 33 8 13 12 46 51 −5 37
9 Aberdeen 33 8 11 14 35 49 −14 35
10 St Johnstone 33 7 10 16 24 46 −22 31
11 Ross County 33 7 9 17 32 56 −24 30 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Livingston 33 3 9 21 22 59 −37 18 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2024. Source: [33][34]
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).[35]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (V) Assured of at least Europa League play-off round; (W) Assured of at least Europa League second qualifying round
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).
  2. ^ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup (Celtic or Rangers) will finish in the top three, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) will be taken by the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round will be passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT RAN ROS STJ STM
Aberdeen — 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 0–0 0–3
Celtic 6–0 — 3–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–0 2–1
Dundee 1–0 0–3 — 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–5 0–0 2–1 4–0
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 1–4 3–2 — 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0
Hibernian 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–0 2–3 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–3
Kilmarnock 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 — 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Livingston 0–0 0–3 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1
Motherwell 2–4 1–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 — 0–2 3–3 1–1 0–1
Rangers 1–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–0
Ross County 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 — 2–0 1–0
St Johnstone 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 — 1–0
St Mirren 2–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–0 4–0 —
Source: [36]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 23–33

Teams play each other once, either home or away.

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT RAN ROS STJ STM
Aberdeen — 1–1 0–0 — 2–2 — — — — 2–1 0–2 —
Celtic — — 7–1 — — 1–1 — — — 1–0 3–1 3–0
Dundee — — — 2–3 — 2–2 — 2–3 0–0 2–0 — —
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 2–0 — — 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 — — — —
Hibernian — 1–2 2–1 — — — 3–0 — — 2–0 1–2 0–3
Kilmarnock 2–0 — — — 2–2 — 1–0 — 1–2 1–0 — 5–2
Livingston 0–0 0–3 1–4 — — — — 1–3 — — — 1–0
Motherwell 0–1 1–3 — — 1–1 1–1 — — — 5–0 — 1–1
Rangers 2–1 3–3 — 5–0 3–1 — 3–0 1–2 — — — —
Ross County — — — 2–1 — — 3–2 — 3–2 — 0–1 1–1
St Johnstone — — 1–2 0–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 — — —
St Mirren 2–1 — 2–0 1–2 — — — — 0–1 — 2–0 —
Source: [36]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

Top six

Home \ Away CEL DND HOM KIL RAN STM
Celtic — — 4 May — 11 May 18 May
Dundee 28 Apr — — 18 May — 4 May
Heart of Midlothian — 11 May — — 18 May —
Kilmarnock 15 May — 27 Apr — — —
Rangers — 14 May — 5 May — —
St Mirren — — 15 May 11 May 28 Apr —
First match(es) will be played: 27 April 2024. Source: [37]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Bottom six

Home \ Away ABE HIB LIV MOT ROS STJ
Aberdeen — — 15 May 27 Apr — 4 May
Hibernian 12 May — — 15 May — —
Livingston — 19 May — — 27 Apr 11 May
Motherwell — — 4 May — — 19 May
Ross County 19 May 4 May — 11 May — —
St Johnstone — 27 Apr — — 15 May —
First match(es) will be played: 27 April 2024. Source: [38]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

As of 17 April 2024

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian 21
2 England James Tavernier Rangers 17
3 North Macedonia Bojan Miovski Aberdeen 14
4 Denmark Matt O'Riley Celtic 13
Canada Theo Bair Motherwell
Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Rangers
7 Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic 11
Senegal Abdallah Sima Rangers
Scotland Simon Murray Ross County
10 Scotland Luke McCowan Dundee 9
Wales Marley Watkins Kilmarnock

Source:[39]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 England Jack Butland Rangers 18
2 Scotland Zander Clark Heart of Midlothian 14
3 England Joe Hart Celtic 13
4 England Will Dennis Kilmarnock 12
5 England Zach Hemming St Mirren 10
6 Scotland David Marshall Hibernian 9
7 Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Dundee 8
Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov St Johnstone
9 Netherlands Kelle Roos Aberdeen 7
10 England Shamal George Livingston 6
Scotland Ross Laidlaw Ross County

Source:[40]

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson St Mirren Australia Ryan Strain St Mirren
September Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Celtic Denmark Matt O'Riley Celtic
October Scotland Derek McInnes Kilmarnock Senegal Abdallah Sima Rangers
November Scotland Steven Naismith Heart of Midlothian Scotland Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian
December Scotland Derek McInnes Kilmarnock
January Belgium Philippe Clement Rangers Scotland Alan Forrest
February Scotland Blair Spittal Motherwell
March Scotland Tony Docherty Dundee Comoros Myziane Maolida Hibernian

References

  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2023/24". SPFL. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Celtic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Dundee Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Heart of Midlothian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Hibernian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Kilmarnock Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Rugby Park". killiefc.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Livingston Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Motherwell Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Ross County Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ^ "St Johnstone Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  14. ^ "St Mirren Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Dundee: Gary Bowyer leaves post as manager less than week after title win". BBC Sport. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Dundee appoint Tony Docherty as manager as Kilmarnock lose assistant". BBC Sport. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou leaves Celtic to become new Spurs manager". BBC Sport. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Celtic: Brendan Rodgers appointed as Ange Postecoglou's successor on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Lee Johnson: Hibernian sack manager after 'disappointing start to domestic campaign'". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Hibernian: Nick Montgomery named new manager after leaving Central Coast Mariners". BBC Sport. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Rangers: Michael Beale sacked as manager; Steven Davis takes interim charge". BBC Sport. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Philippe Clement: Rangers appoint former Monaco head coach as manager". BBC Sport. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  23. ^ "St Johnstone: Steven MacLean leaves manager's post after winless start". BBC Sport. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Craig Levein: St Johnstone appoint former Scotland and Hearts manager as team boss". BBC Sport. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Ross County part company with manager Malky Mackay". BBC Sport. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Ross County appoint Derek Adams for third spell after Morecambe exit". BBC Sport. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Barry Robson: Aberdeen sack manager after nine months in charge". BBC Sport. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Neil Warnock: Aberdeen appoint veteran as interim manager". BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Ross County: Manager Derek Adams resigns after 12 games". BBC Sport. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Ross County: Don Cowie replaces Derek Adams on interim basis". BBC Sport. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Neil Warnock: Aberdeen manager steps down after Scottish Cup win". BBC Sport. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  32. ^ McPheat, Nick (9 March 2024). "Neil Warnock leaves Aberdeen: 'Club in chaos' or 'doing right thing'?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  33. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
  34. ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  35. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  36. ^ a b "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  37. ^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  38. ^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  39. ^ "BBC Top Scorers". BBC. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  40. ^ "Premiership Clean Sheets Table". Footy Stats. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

  • Official website
  • v
  • t
  • e
« Scottish Premier League (1998–2013)
« Scottish Football League (1890–2013)
DivisionsCup competitions2023–24 Premiership teams2023–24 Championship teams2023–24 League One teams2023–24 League Two teamsFormer teamsSeasons
  • v
  • t
  • e
Top division football seasons in Scotland
Football League
Division One
Football League
Division One / A
Premier Division
Premier League
Premiership
Winners
  • v
  • t
  • e
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
Related to national team
Transfers
Club seasons
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
  • Clyde
  • Dumbarton
  • Bonnyrigg Rose
  • East Fife
  • Elgin City
  • Forfar Athletic
  • Peterhead
  • Spartans
  • Stenhousemuir
  • Stranraer
  • v
  • t
  • e
2023–24 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
League cups
Supercups
UEFA competitions
International competitions