2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Professional Football League
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Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 2015–16.

Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the 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 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:

^ 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.^[1]

Scottish Championship

Pos	Team v t e	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 the 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:

^ Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Scottish League One

Pos	Team v t e	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

Scottish League Two

Pos	Team v t e	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

Award winners

Yearly

Division	Manager of Season		Player of Season
Division	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	not awarded

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)

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.

[1] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_DUN0.93375321753964-3] Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.^[1]

[table_note_res_EL2Q2PPO0.61390410671658-5] Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

[2] "Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[4] "Premiership 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

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