2009–10 Scottish Premier League
| Season | 2009–10 |
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| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Falkirk |
| Champions League | Rangers Celtic |
| Europa League | Dundee United Hibernian Motherwell |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 586 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kris Boyd (23) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 7–1 Dundee United |
| Biggest away win | Nine wins by three clear goals[1] |
| Highest scoring | Motherwell 6–6 Hibernian (12) |
| Highest attendance | Celtic v St Johnstone: 58,500 Celtic v Dundee United: 58,500 |
| Lowest attendance | Hamilton Academical v Heart of Midlothian: 2,003 |
| Average attendance | Rangers: 47,564 |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Scottish Premier League. Rangers were the defending champions and they retained the championship with three games to spare by winning 1–0 against Hibernian at Easter Road on 25 April.[2] The competition began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010.
Clubs
Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
Stadia and locations
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee United | Falkirk |
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| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Tannadice Park | Falkirk Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,866[3] | Capacity: 60,411[4] | Capacity: 14,223[5] | Capacity: 7,937[6] |
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Heart of Midlothian | |
| New Douglas Park | Tynecastle Park | ||
| Capacity: 5,510[7] | Capacity: 17,420[8] | ||
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| Hibernian | Kilmarnock | ||
| Easter Road | Rugby Park | ||
| Capacity: 16,531[9] | Capacity: 17,889[10] | ||
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| Motherwell | Rangers | St Johnstone | St Mirren |
| Fir Park | Ibrox Stadium | McDiarmid Park | St Mirren Park |
| Capacity: 13,677[11] | Capacity: 50,817[12] | Capacity: 10,696[13] | Capacity: 8,023[14] |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
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| Aberdeen |  Mark McGhee
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Nike | Team Recruitment |
| Celtic |  Neil Lennon
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Nike | Carling |
| Dundee United | Peter Houston
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Nike | Carbrini |
| Falkirk | Steven Pressley
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Puma | Central Demolition |
| Hamilton Academical | Billy Reid
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Nike | Reid Furniture |
| Heart of Midlothian | Jim Jefferies
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Umbro | Ukio Bankas |
| Hibernian | John Hughes
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Le Coq Sportif | McEwan Fraser |
| Kilmarnock | Jimmy Calderwood
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1869 | Smallworld |
| Motherwell | Craig Brown
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Canterbury of New Zealand | JAXX |
| Rangers | Walter Smith
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Umbro | Carling |
| St Johnstone | Derek McInnes
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Surridge | Taylor Wimpey |
| St Mirren | Gus MacPherson
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hummel | Braehead Shopping Centre |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Aberdeen | Jimmy Calderwood
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24 May 2009[15] | Resigned | Pre-season | Mark McGhee
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12 June 2009[16] |
| Celtic | Gordon Strachan
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25 May 2009[17] | Resigned |  Tony Mowbray
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16 June 2009[18] | |
| Hibernian |  Mixu Paatelainen
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29 May 2009[19] | Resigned | John Hughes
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8 June 2009[20] | |
| Falkirk | John Hughes
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8 June 2009[20] | Signed by Hibernian | Eddie May
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23 June 2009[21] | |
| Motherwell | Mark McGhee
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12 June 2009[16] | Signed by Aberdeen |  Jim Gannon
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27 June 2009[22] | |
| Dundee United | Craig Levein
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23 December 2009[23] | Signed by Scotland | 4th | Peter Houston
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23 December 2009[24] (interim) 25 May 2010[25] (permanent) |
| Motherwell | Jim Gannon
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28 December 2009[26] | Sacked | 6th | Craig Brown
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29 December 2009[27](interim) 27 January 2010[28] (permanent) |
| Kilmarnock | Jim Jefferies
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11 January 2010[29] | Mutual consent | 11th | Jimmy Calderwood
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14 January 2010[30] |
| Heart of Midlothian |  Csaba László
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29 January 2010[31] | Sacked | 5th | Jim Jefferies
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29 January 2010[32] |
| Falkirk | Eddie May
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11 February 2010[33] | Sacked | 12th | Steven Pressley
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11 February 2010[34] |
| Celtic | Tony Mowbray
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25 March 2010[35] | Sacked | 2nd | Neil Lennon
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25 March 2010[35] (interim) 9 June 2010[36] (permanent) |
Events
- 21 April – Inverness Caledonian Thistle won promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions following a 1–0 defeat for their nearest challengers Dundee against Raith Rovers.[37]
- 25 April – Rangers clinch the championship by winning 1–0 against Hibernian at Easter Road.[2]
- 5 May – The 6–6 draw between Motherwell and Hibernian at Fir Park breaks the SPL record for the most goals scored in a single SPL match.[38][39]
- 8 May – Falkirk were relegated after goalless draw against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.[40]
League table
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Results
Matches 1–22
During their first 22 matches, each team played every other team home and away.
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Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).
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Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the table splits into two groups of six. Each team plays every team in their own half once (either at home or away)
Attendances
GoalsTop scorers
Hat-tricks
5 player scored 5 goals AwardsMonthly awards
Clydesdale Bank Premier League Awards
References
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