2015–16 in Scottish football

Season

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2015–16 in Scottish football

Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Rangers
League 1 champions
Dunfermline Athletic
League 2 champions
East Fife
Scottish Cup winners
Hibernian
League Cup winners
Ross County
Challenge Cup winners
Rangers
Youth Cup winners
Motherwell
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Inverness CT, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

The 2015–16 season is the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup.^[1] The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August.^[1]

Transfer deals

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Celtic (C)	38	26	8	4	93	31	+62	86	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Aberdeen	38	22	5	11	62	48	+14	71	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	18	11	9	59	40	+19	65	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
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 to Premiership play-off final
12	Dundee United^{[lower-alpha 2]} (R)	38	8	7	23	45	70	−25	28	Relegation to 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).^[3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
↑ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.^[2]

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2015–16 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 Scottish Premiership
2	Falkirk (Q)	36	19	13	4	61	34	+27	70	Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals
3	Hibernian (Q)	36	21	7	8	59	34	+25	70	Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4	Raith Rovers (Q)	36	18	8	10	52	46	+6	62	Qualification to 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 (Q, R)	36	8	7	21	37	51	−14	31	Qualification to Championship play-offs
10	Alloa Athletic (R)	36	4	9	23	22	67	−45	21	Relegation to Scottish League One

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Scottish League One

Main article: 2015–16 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 (Q)	36	16	11	9	72	47	+25	59
4	Stranraer (Q)	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 (Q, 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

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2015–16 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 (Q)	36	17	8	11	59	46	+13	59	Qualification to League One play-offs
3	Clyde (Q)	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 (Q, R)	36	9	5	22	41	79	−38	32	Qualification to League Two play-off finals

Highland Football League

Main article: 2015–16 Highland Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Cove Rangers (C)	34	29	2	3	98	28	+70	89	Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals
2	Formartine United	34	27	4	3	137	35	+102	85
3	Brora Rangers	34	27	4	3	128	35	+93	85
4	Turriff United	34	20	8	6	88	31	+57	68
5	Wick Academy	34	18	6	10	76	42	+34	60
6	Inverurie Loco Works	34	18	4	12	71	43	+28	58
7	Buckie Thistle	34	18	4	12	80	77	+3	58
8	Nairn County	34	17	6	11	75	55	+20	57
9	Fraserburgh	34	15	8	11	63	49	+14	53
10	Keith	34	17	1	16	70	76	−6	52
11	Forres Mechanics	34	15	4	15	60	65	−5	49
12	Lossiemouth	34	12	2	20	46	70	−24	38
13	Deveronvale	34	8	8	18	46	64	−18	32
14	Clachnacuddin	34	10	2	22	59	80	−21	32
15	Huntly	34	7	5	22	49	89	−40	26
16	Strathspey Thistle	34	6	2	26	38	118	−80	20
17	Fort William	34	5	1	28	38	116	−78	16
18	Rothes	34	1	1	32	16	165	−149	4

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Lowland Football League

Main article: 2015–16 Lowland Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Edinburgh City (C, O, P)	28	24	1	3	74	28	+46	73	Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals
2	Spartans	28	18	4	6	74	36	+38	58
3	Stirling University	28	17	5	6	65	32	+33	56
4	Cumbernauld Colts	28	15	6	7	60	42	+18	51
5	East Kilbride	28	14	7	7	68	44	+24	49
6	Edinburgh University	28	13	3	12	51	46	+5	42
7	BSC Glasgow	28	12	5	11	54	51	+3	41
8	Whitehill Welfare	28	12	4	12	47	43	+4	40
9	Dalbeattie Star	28	10	6	12	54	50	+4	36
10	Gretna 2008	28	11	3	14	38	50	−12	36
11	Gala Fairydean Rovers	28	10	2	16	53	61	−8	32
12	Selkirk	28	9	2	17	52	70	−18	29
13	Vale of Leithen	28	7	5	16	38	67	−29	26
14	Preston Athletic	28	6	4	18	28	70	−42	22
15	Threave Rovers	28	3	1	24	30	96	−66	10	Resigned at end of season

Source: BBC Sport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

SPFL Development League

Main article: 2015–16 SPFL Development League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic !Celtic	32	28	4	0	71	15	+56	88
2	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	32	19	5	8	66	48	+18	62
3	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	32	16	6	10	58	42	+16	54
4	St Johnstone !St Johnstone	32	15	7	10	61	50	+11	52
5	St Mirren !St Mirren	32	15	6	11	52	52	0	51
6	Motherwell !Motherwell	32	13	8	11	50	45	+5	47
7	Hibernian !Hibernian	32	13	4	15	41	46	−5	43
8	Dundee United !Dundee United	32	10	10	12	64	57	+7	40
9	Dundee !Dundee	32	10	10	12	44	55	−11	40
10	Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock	32	11	6	15	49	50	−1	39
11	Falkirk !Falkirk	32	10	8	14	55	64	−9	38
12	Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian	32	10	8	14	39	54	−15	38
13	Rangers !Rangers	32	11	4	17	47	54	−7	37
14	Inverness Caledonian Thistle !Inverness Caledonian Thistle	32	9	9	14	39	52	−13	36
15	Ross County !Ross County	32	10	6	16	39	65	−26	36
16	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	32	10	5	17	53	65	−12	35
17	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic	32	7	4	21	38	63	−25	25

Updated to games played on 14 May 2016.
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2015–16 Scottish Cup	Hibernian	3–2	Rangers	BBC Sport
2015–16 League Cup	Ross County	2–1	Hibernian	BBC Sport
2015–16 Challenge Cup	Rangers	4–0	Peterhead	BBC Sport
2015–16 Youth Cup	Motherwell	5–2	Heart of Midlothian	BBC Sport
2015–16 Junior Cup	Beith Juniors	1–1 4–3 pens.	Pollok	The Herald

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition	Winner
Highland League	Cove Rangers
Lowland League	Edinburgh City
East of Scotland League	Leith Athletic
South of Scotland League	St Cuthbert Wanderers

Junior

West Region

Division	Winner
2015–16 Super League Premier Division	Auchinleck Talbot
Super League First Division	Cumnock Juniors
Ayrshire District League	Girvan
Central District League First Division	Renfrew
Central District League Second Division	Forth Wanderers

East Region

Division	Winner
2015–16 Superleague	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League	Jeanfield Swifts
North Division	Downfield
South Division	Tranent Juniors

North Region

Division	Winner
2015–16 Superleague	Banks O' Dee
First Division (West)	Buckie Rovers
First Division (East)	Colony Park

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Leigh Griffiths^[4]	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Kieran Tierney^[4]	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Mark Warburton^[4]	Rangers
Championship Player	Lee Wallace^[4]	Rangers
League One Player	Faissal El Bakhtaoui^[4]	Dunfermline Athletic
League Two Player	Nathan Austin^[4]	East Fife

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Leigh Griffiths^[5]	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Kieran Tierney^[6]	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Jim McIntyre^[7]	Ross County

Scottish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.^[8]

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

15 July 2015 Second qualifying	Celtic	2 – 0	Stjarnan	Glasgow, Scotland
	Boyata 44' Johansen 56'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,185 Referee: Daniel Siebert

22 July 2015 Second qualifying	Stjarnan	1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.)	Celtic	Garðabær, Iceland
	Finsen 7'	BBC Sport	Bitton 33' Mulgrew 49' Griffiths 88' Johansen 90'	Stadium: Samsungvöllur Referee: Jonathan Lardot

29 July 2015 Third qualifying	Celtic	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Glasgow, Scotland
	Boyata 82'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,011 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

5 August 2015 Third qualifying	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.)	Celtic	Baku, Azerbaijan
		BBC Sport		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Referee: Martin Strömbergsson

19 August 2015 Play-off	Celtic	3 – 2	Malmö FF	Glasgow, Scotland
	Griffiths 3', 61' Bitton 10'	BBC Sport	Berget 52', 90'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Felix Brych

25 August 2015 Play-off	Malmö FF	2 – 0 (4 – 3 agg.)	Celtic	Malmö, Sweden
	Rosenberg 23' Boyata 54' (o.g.)	BBC Sport		Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Referee: Milorad Mažić

UEFA Europa League

17 September 2015 Group A	Ajax	2 – 2	Celtic	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Fischer 24' Schöne 84'	BBC Sport	Bitton 8' Lustig 42'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Referee: Luca Banti

1 October 2015 Group A	Celtic	2 – 2	Fenerbahçe	Glasgow, Scotland
	Griffiths 28' Commons 32'	BBC Sport	Fernandão 43', 48'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Kenn Hansen

22 October 2015 Group A	Molde	3 – 1	Celtic	Molde, Norway
	Kamara 11' Forren 18' Elyounoussi 56'	BBC Sport	Commons 55'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

5 November 2015 Group A	Celtic	1 – 2	Molde	Glasgow, Scotland
	Commons 26'	BBC Sport	Elyounoussi 21' Hestad 37'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Slavko Vinčić

26 November 2015 Group A	Celtic	1 – 2	Ajax	Glasgow, Scotland
	McGregor 3'	BBC Sport	Milik 22' Černý 87'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Felix Zwayer

10 December 2015 Group A	Fenerbahçe	1 – 1	Celtic	Istanbul, Turkey
	Marković 39'	BBC Sport	Commons 75'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Serge Gumienny

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League

2 July 2015 First qualifying	Shkëndija	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Skopje, Macedonia
	Kirovski 84'	BBC Sport	McGinn 79'	Stadium: Philip II Arena^[9] Referee: Tolga Özkalfa

9 July 2015 First qualifying	Aberdeen	0 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.)	Shkëndija	Aberdeen, Scotland
		BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium

16 July 2015 Second qualifying	Rijeka	0 – 3	Aberdeen	Rijeka, Croatia
		BBC Sport	Considine 38' Pawlett 52' McLean 75'	Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Referee: Amaury Delerue

23 July 2015 Second qualifying	Aberdeen	2 – 2 (5 – 2 agg.)	Rijeka	Aberdeen, Scotland
	McGinn 64' Hayes 72'	BBC Sport	Tomasov 58' Kvržić 63'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,803 Referee: Marco Guida

30 July 2015 Third qualifying	Kairat	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Almaty, Kazakhstan
	Bakayev 13' Islamkhan 22'	BBC Sport	McLean 69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Tamás Bognar

6 August 2015 Third qualifying	Aberdeen	1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Kairat	Aberdeen, Scotland
	McLean 84'	BBC Sport	Gohou 59'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,317 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

UEFA Europa League

16 July 2015 Second qualifying	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Astra Giurgiu	Inverness, Scotland
		BBC Sport	Budescu 24'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,534 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

23 July 2015 Second qualifying	Astra Giurgiu	0 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Giurgiu, Romania
		BBC Sport		Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Referee: Artyom Kuchin

St Johnstone

UEFA Europa League

2 July 2015 First qualifying	Alashkert	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Yerevan, Armenia
	Manasyan 59'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium^[10] Referee: Jakob Kehlet

9 July 2015 First qualifying	St Johnstone	2 – 1 (2 – 2 agg.)	Alashkert	Perth, Scotland
	O'Halloran 34' McKay 86'	BBC Sport	Gyozalyan 73'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results

4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying	Georgia	1 – 0	Scotland	Tbilisi
	Qazaishvili 37'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena^[11] Referee: Ovidiu Hategan

7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying	Scotland	2 – 3	Germany	Glasgow
	Hummels 28' (o.g.) McArthur 43'	BBC Sport	Müller 18', 34' Gündoğan 54'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,753 Referee: Björn Kuipers

8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying	Scotland	2 – 2	Poland	Glasgow
	Ritchie 45' Fletcher 62'	BBC Sport	Lewandowski 3', 90'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Viktor Kassai

11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying	Gibraltar	0 – 6	Scotland	Faro, Portugal
		BBC Sport	Ritchie 24' Maloney 39' Fletcher 52', 56', 85' Naismith 90'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 12,401 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov

24 March 2016 Friendly	Czech Republic	0 – 1	Scotland	Prague
		BBC Sport	Anya 10'	Stadium: Generali Arena Referee: Paul McLaughlin

29 March 2016 Friendly	Scotland	1 – 0	Denmark	Glasgow
	Ritchie 8'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

29 May 2016 Friendly	Italy	1 – 0	Scotland	Ta' Qali
	Pellè 57'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Referee: Alan Sant

4 June 2016 Friendly	France	3 – 0	Scotland	Metz
	Giroud 8', 35' Koscielny 39'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Sébastien Delferière

Women's football

Scottish Women's Premier League

Main article: 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City !Glasgow City (C) (Q)	21	19	2	0	99	11	+88	59	2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
2	Hibernian !Hibernian (Q)	21	17	2	2	72	20	+52	53	2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
3	Celtic !Celtic	21	11	2	8	54	28	+26	35
4	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	21	10	4	7	32	24	+8	34
5	Spartans !Spartans	21	8	1	12	44	38	+6	25
6	Rangers !Rangers	21	8	0	13	30	57	−27	24

7	Stirling University	21	11	3	7	45	31	+14	36
8	Forfar Farmington	21	11	1	9	45	40	+5	34
9	Heart of Midlothian (R)	21	6	4	11	27	52	−25	22	2016 SPWL 2
10	Hamilton Academical (R)	21	7	1	13	24	62	−38	22
11	Hutchison Vale (R)	21	5	3	13	31	65	−34	18
12	Inverness City (R)	21	0	3	18	14	89	−75	3

Updated to games played on 1 November 2015.
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

League and Cup honours

Division	Winner
Scottish Women's Premier League	Glasgow City^[12]
SWFL First Division	Glasgow Girls
SWFL Second Division North
SWFL Second Division West/South West
SWFL Second Division East/Central
SWFL Second Division South East

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
Scottish Women's Cup	Glasgow City	3 – 0	Hibernian	BBC Sport
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Glasgow City	2 – 1 (AET)	Hibernian	BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

Individual honours

SWPL awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) Round of 32	Chelsea	1–0	Glasgow City	Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames
20:30	Kirby 39'	Report		Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)

14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) Round of 32	Glasgow City	0–3 (0–4 agg.)	Chelsea	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
20:30		Report	Aluko 22' Kirby 57' Flaherty 61'	Attendance: 1,199 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Scotland women's national team

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results

17 September 2015 Friendly	Scotland	0–4	Norway	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	Haavi Hegerberg Berge Wold

22 September 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying	Slovenia	0–3	Scotland	Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina
		BBC Sport	28', 49', 59' Little	Attendance: 794 Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

23 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying	Scotland	7–0	Belarus	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Ross 44', 66' Weir 46' Corsie 53' Evans 68' Love 89', 90'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Carina Susanna Vitulano (Italy)

27 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying	Macedonia	1–4	Scotland	FFM Training Centre, Skopje
	Rochi 44'	BBC Sport	22' Little 27', 28' Corsie 31' Weir	Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

29 November 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying	Scotland	10–0	Macedonia	St Mirren Park, Paisley
	Ross 3', 59', 61', 87' Love 8', 40', 53' Beattie 24' Lauder 27' Evans 35'	BBC Sport

26 January 2016 Friendly	Sweden	6–0	Scotland	Prioritet Serneke Arena, Gothenburg
	Dahlkvist 40' Eriksson 45' Jakobsson 45+1' Schelin 68' Hammarlund 78', 83'	Scottish FA

8 March 2016 Friendly	Scotland	1–1	Spain	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Mitchell 55'	Scottish FA	90' Torrecilla

8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying	Scotland	3–1	Slovenia	St Mirren Park, Paisley
	Ross 19', 44' Little 52' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Erman 42'

3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying	Scotland	0–4	Iceland	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
		BBC Sport	Gísladóttir 10' Þorsteinsdóttir 62' Jónsdóttir 65' Viðarsdóttir 69'	Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Jana Adamkova

7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying	Belarus	0–1	Scotland	FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk
		BBC Sport	Love 15'	Referee: Marta Frias Acedo

Deaths

10 July: Jimmy Murray, 82, Hearts, Falkirk, Clyde, Raith Rovers and Scotland forward.^[13]
2 August: Sammy Cox, 91, Queen's Park, Third Lanark, Dundee, Rangers, East Fife and Scotland defender.^[14]
6 August: Danny Hegan, 72, Albion Rovers midfielder.^[15]
16 August: George Merchant, 89, Dundee and Falkirk forward.^[16]
29 August: Graham Leggat, 81, Aberdeen and Scotland forward.^[17]
6 September: Ralph Milne, 54, Dundee United winger.^[18]
6 September: Hugh Ormond, 92, Dundee United and St Mirren full back.^[19]
12 September: Jim Doherty, 61, Albion Rovers and Stranraer midfielder.^[20]
1 October: Joe Wark, 67, Motherwell defender.^[21]
2 October: Johnny Paton, 92, Celtic winger.^[22]
17 October: Johnny Hamilton, 66, Rangers, Hibernian and St Johnstone midfielder.^[23]
23 October: Peter Price, 83, St Mirren, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Albion Rovers forward.^[24]
25 October: Matt Watson, 79, Kilmarnock and Queen of the South full-back.^[25]
5 November: Brown McMaster, 66, Scottish Football League president (2007–09); Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir executive.^[26]
15 November: Jackie McGugan, 76, St Mirren, Ayr United and Morton defender.^[27]
5 December: Willie Coburn, 74, St Johnstone, Forfar and Cowdenbeath defender.^[28]
6 December: Ian Burns, 76, Aberdeen and Brechin City wing half.^[29]
8 December: Alan Hodgkinson, 79, Scotland goalkeeping coach.^[30]
10 December: Arnold Peralta, 26, Rangers midfielder.^[31]
December: Duncan Lambie, 63, Dundee, St Johnstone and Hibernian forward.^[32]
19 January: Joachim Fernandez, 43, Dundee United defender.^[33]
22 January: Tommy Bryceland, 76, St Mirren forward and manager.^[34]
January: John Dowie, 60, Celtic and Clyde defender^[35]
28 January: Dave Thomson, 77, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire forward.^[36]
28 January: Tommy O'Hara, 62, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Falkirk and Partick Thistle midfielder.^[37]
4 February: Harry Glasgow, 76, Clyde, Arbroath and Stenhousemuir defender, Stenhousemuir manager.^[38]
24 February: Jim McFadzean, 77, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren, Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Ayr United defender.^[39]
4 March: Eddie Blyth, 91, St Mirren forward.^[40]
11 March: Billy Ritchie, 79, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Stranraer and Scotland goalkeeper.^[41]
22 March: Les Thomson, 79, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir centre-half.^[42]
31 March: Ian Britton, 61, Dundee United and Arbroath midfielder.^[43]
31 March: Jimmy Toner, 91, Dundee inside forward.^[44]
7 May: Chris Mitchell, 27, Falkirk, Ayr United, Bradford City, Queen of the South and Clyde midfielder.^[45]
8 May: George Ross, 73, Preston North End full back.^[46]
11 May: Bobby Carroll, 77, Celtic, St Mirren, Dundee United and Queen of the South winger.^[47]
14 May: Jim Finlayson, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Montrose forward.^[48]
14 May: John Coyle, 83, Dundee United, Brechin City and Clyde forward.^[49]
25 May: Ian Gibson, 73, Scotland under-23 international.^[50]
20 June: Willie Logie, 83, Rangers, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin City and Alloa Athletic wing half.^[51]

Notes and references

1 2 "Scottish football season to start on 25 July with Petrofac Training Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
↑ "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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
↑ Mullen, Scott (9 May 2016). "Leigh Griffiths named SFWA Player of the Year for second time - and looks for a third". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
↑ Friel, David (15 May 2016). "Kieran Tierney hasn't forgotten his roots after hitting big-time with Celtic". The Scottish Sun. News UK. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
↑ McArthur, Euan (13 May 2016). "Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
↑ "European qualification for 2015/16". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
↑ "Aberdeen: Gordon Marshall to be new goalkeeping coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Meanwhile, the venue for the first leg of Aberdeen's Europa League first-round qualifying tie against Shkendija on 2 July has been changed. They will now take on the Macedonian side in the capital, Skopje, after Uefa confirmed it had been moved from the Gradski Stadium in Tetovo. The tie, which will kick off at 8.05pm British time, has been switched because the stadium Shkendija share with three other clubsis being rebuilt and will not be ready to host the Aberdeen match.
↑ McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2015). "Europa League: St Johnstone adapt for heat of Armenian battle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2015. The match is being played in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium instead of the home side's smaller Alashkert Stadium, which is also in the Armenian capital.
↑ "Euro 2016: Scotland's opponents Georgia fined over crowd trouble". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
↑ "Glasgow City secure their ninth league title in a row". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Hearts title winner Jimmy Murray dies aged 82". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
↑ Jack, Christopher (2 August 2015). "Rangers legend Cox dies aged 91". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
↑ Sixties Midfielder Hegan Dies
↑ "GEORGE MERCHANT: 1926-2015". www.falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
↑ "AFC great passes away". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
↑ "Ralph Milne: Dundee United legend dies at the age of 54". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
↑ Hugh Ormond
↑ The Passing Of Former Player Jim Doherty
↑ "Joe Wark: 1947 – 2015". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
↑ "Johnny Paton 1923-2015". www.chelseafc.com. Chelsea FC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
↑ Former Hibs player Johnny Hamilton dies aged 66
↑ "Peter Price 1932-2015". Ayr United FC. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
↑ "Matt Watson". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
↑ "Former Scottish Football League president Brown McMaster dies". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "Jackie McGugan – 1939-2015". St Mirren FC. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
↑ "FORMER PLAYER WILLIE COBURN PASSES AWAY". St Johnstone FC. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ "Former Aberdeen player Ian Burns dies, aged 76". Sky Sports. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ "Scottish FA pays tribute to Alan Hodgkinson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ "Honduras soccer captain Arnold Peralta shot dead in hometown". ABC News. ABC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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↑ Vallance, Matt (27 January 2016). "Thomas Bryceland". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
↑ Death of former Celt John Dowie.
↑ Dave Thomson
↑ Former Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle star Tommy O'Hara, and his American dream, laid to rest
↑ Harry Glasgow
↑ Tributes pour in for Kilmarnock FC legend Jim McFadzean who has passed away
↑ Eddie Blyth 1924-2016
↑ McElroy, Robert (16 March 2016). "Billy Ritchie". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
↑ Les Thomson 1936-2016
↑ "Ian Britton: 1954 - 2016". Burnley FC. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ "Jimmy Toner (1924 – 2016)". Dundee FC. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
↑ Wilson, Fraser (8 May 2016). "Tributes paid to ex Clyde, QoS and Falkirk footballer Chris Mitchell who has tragically died at the age of 27". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
↑ Seddon, Dave (8 May 2016). "PNE legend George Ross passes away". Retrieved 8 May 2016.
↑ "Bobby Carroll, the scorer of Celtic's first European goal, dies aged 77". Sky Sports. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ "East Fife legend Jim Finlayson dies following illness". The Courier. DC Thomson.
↑ "John Coyle". Clyde FC. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ "Cardiff City legend Ian Gibson dies aged 73". WalesOnline. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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Seasons in Scottish football

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2015–16 in Scottish football

« 2014–15 2016–17 »

Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League Women's Premier League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League

Related to national team	Results UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D

Transfers	Summer 2015 Winter 2015–16

Club seasons

Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Ross County St Johnstone

Championship	Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Greenock Morton Hibernian Livingston Queen of the South Raith Rovers Rangers St. Mirren

League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Ayr United Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stranraer

League Two	Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stirling Albion

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