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Football in Scotland
Season2009–10
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2009–10 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Second Division champions
Stirling Albion
Third Division champions
Livingston
Scottish Cup winners
Dundee United
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Dundee
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Falkirk
Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
2010 World Cup qualification

The 2009–10 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

Overview

Notable events

  • 5 August – Livingston are demoted from the First Division to the Third Division in response to the club being deemed in breach of league rules after going into administration and, briefly, liquidation. As a result, Airdrie United are reassigned to the First Division and Cowdenbeath to the Second Division.

Transfer deals

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2009–10

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Livingston United States John Murphy Demoted to coach 31 July[4] Scotland Gary Bollan[4] 31 July
Greenock Morton Scotland Davie Irons Sacked 21 September[5] Scotland James Grady 31 October[6]
Clyde Scotland John Brown Sacked 22 November[7] Scotland John McCormack 30 November[8]
Dundee United Scotland Craig Levein Resigned 23 December Scotland Peter Houston 23 December
Motherwell Republic of Ireland Jim Gannon Sacked 28 December Scotland Craig Brown 29 December
Kilmarnock Scotland Jim Jefferies Mutual consent 10 January[9] Scotland Jimmy Calderwood 14 January[10]
Hearts Hungary Csaba László Sacked 28 January Scotland Jim Jefferies 28 January
Falkirk Scotland Eddie May Resigned 11 February Scotland Steven Pressley 11 February
Dundee Scotland Jocky Scott Sacked 20 February Scotland Gordon Chisholm 21 February
Queen of the South Scotland Gordon Chisholm Resigned 21 February Scotland Kenny Brannigan 21 February
Celtic England Tony Mowbray Sacked 25 March[11] Northern Ireland Neil Lennon 25 March

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League

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Scottish First Division

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division

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Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Second Division

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Scottish Third Division

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Third Division

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Scottish Premier Under-19 League

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Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2009–10 Scottish Cup Dundee United 3 – 0 Ross County BBC Sport
2009–10 League Cup Rangers 1 – 0 St Mirren BBC Sport
2009–10 Challenge Cup Dundee 3 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle BBC Sport
2009–10 Youth Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers BBC Sport


Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competition(s) Final round Coef.
Rangers UEFA Champions League Group stage 6.0
Celtic UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 		Play-off round
Group stage 		6.0
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1.0
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 0.0
Falkirk UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1.0
Motherwell UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 2.0
Total 16.0
Average 2.66
  • All teams are eliminated.
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Teams and Country

Rangers

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Rangers scorer(s) Report
Champions League group stage
16 September 2009 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart (A) Germany Stuttgart 1–1 Madjid Bougherra BBC Sport
29 September 2009 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Spain Sevilla 1–4 Nacho Novo BBC Sport
20 October 2009 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Romania Unirea Urziceni 1–4 Ricardo Gomes (o.g.) BBC Sport
4 November 2009 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) Romania Unirea Urziceni 1–1 Lee McCulloch BBC Sport
24 November 2009 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Germany Stuttgart 0–2 BBC Sport
9 December 2009 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville (A) Spain Sevilla 0–1 BBC Sport

Celtic

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Celtic scorer(s) Report
Champions League third qualifying round
29 July 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Russia Dinamo Moscow 0–1 BBC Sport
4 August 2009 Arena Khimki, Khimki (A) Russia Dinamo Moscow 2–0 Scott McDonald, Georgios Samaras BBC Sport
Champions League play-off round
19 August 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Arsenal 0–2 BBC Sport
26 August 2009 Emirates Stadium, London (A) England Arsenal 1–3 Massimo Donati BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League Group Stage
17 September 2009 Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa (A) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 Georgios Samaras BBC Sport
1 October 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Austria Rapid Vienna 1–1 Scott McDonald BBC Sport
22 October 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Germany Hamburg 0–1 BBC Sport
5 November 2009 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg (A) Germany Hamburg 0–0 BBC Sport
3 December 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 Georgios Samaras, Barry Robson BBC Sport
17 December 2009 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A) Austria Rapid Vienna 3–3 Marc-Antoine Fortune (2), Paul McGowan BBC Sport

Heart of Midlothian

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Heart of Midlothian scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League play-off round
20 August 2009 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–4 BBC Sport
27 August 2009 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 Michael Stewart, Marius Zaliukas BBC Sport

Aberdeen

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Aberdeen scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
30 July 2009 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 1–5 Charlie Mulgrew BBC Sport
6 August 2009 Andrův stadion, Olomouc (A) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 0–3 BBC Sport

Falkirk

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Falkirk scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
16 July 2009 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–0 Ryan Flynn BBC Sport
23 July 2009 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A) Liechtenstein Vaduz 0–2 BBC Sport

Motherwell

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Motherwell scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
2 July 2009 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Wales Llanelli 0–1 BBC Sport
9 July 2009 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (A) Wales Llanelli 3–0 John Sutton (2), Jamie Murphy BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
16 July 2009 Stadiumi Flamurtari, Vlorë (A) Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 0–1 BBC Sport
23 July 2009 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 8–1 Jamie Murphy (3), Paul Slane, Ross Forbes (2),
Shaun Hutchinson, Robert McHugh 		BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
30 July 2009 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) Romania Steaua București 0–3 BBC Sport
6 August 2009 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Romania Steaua București 1–3 Ross Forbes BBC Sport

National teams

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[13] Competition Scotland scorer(s) Report
12 August 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Norway 0–4 WCQ(9) BBC Sport
5 September 2009 Hampden Park, Glasgow  North Macedonia 2–0 WCQ(9) Scott Brown, James McFadden BBC Sport
9 September 2009 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Netherlands 0–1 WCQ(9) BBC Sport
10 October 2009 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama[14]  Japan 0–2 Friendly BBC Sport
14 November 2009 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff  Wales 0–3 Friendy BBC Sport
3 March 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Czech Republic 1–0 Friendly Scott Brown

Deaths

  • 26 July – Graham Potter, 30, Hamilton goalkeeper.[15]
  • 29 July – Paul McGrillen, 37, Motherwell, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians striker.[16]
  • 13 August – Brian McLaughlin, 54, Celtic, Ayr United, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk winger.[17]
  • 1 September – John Buchanan, 74, Hibs and Raith Rovers forward.[18]
  • 19 September – Stevie Gray, 42, Aberdeen and Airdrie winger.[19]
  • 25 September – David Will, 72, Brechin City chairman, Scottish Football Association president and FIFA vice-president.[20]
  • 8 October – Alex McCrae, 89, Hearts and Falkirk forward; Stirling Albion and Falkirk manager.[21]
  • 3 November – Archie Baird, 90, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Scotland forward.[22]
  • 19 November – Frank Beattie, 76, Kilmarnock player; Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion manager.[23]
  • 1 December – Neil Dougall, 88, Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle and Scotland player.[24]
  • 3 January – Gus Alexander, 75, Southport, Workington and York City wing half.
  • 7 January – Alex Parker, 74, Falkirk and Scotland defender.[25]
  • 13 January – Tommy Sloan, 84, Hearts and Motherwell winger[26]
  • 1 February – Bobby Kirk, 82, Dunfermline, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender.[27]
  • 7 February – Bobby Dougan, 83, Hearts, Kilmarnock and Scotland defender.[28]
  • 12 February – Willie Polland, 75, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender.
  • 18 February – Alan Gordon, 65, Hearts, Dundee United, Hibs and Dundee striker.[29]
  • 20 February – Bobby Cox, 76, Dundee defender.[30]
  • 22 February – Bobby Smith, 56, Hibs and Dunfermline player.[31]
  • 23 February – Gerry Neef, 63, Rangers goalkeeper.[32]
  • 28 February – Adam Blacklaw, 72, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers and Scotland goalkeeper.[33]
  • 11 March – Willie MacFarlane, 79, Hibs, Raith Rovers and Morton defender; Stirling Albion, Hibs and Meadowbank manager.[34]
  • 12 March – Hugh Robertson, 70, Dundee, Dunfermline, Arbroath and Scotland winger.
  • 11 April – Billy Fulton, 72, Ayr United, Falkirk and St Mirren wing half.[35]
  • 21 April – Sammy Baird, 79, Clyde, Rangers, Hibs, Third Lanark, Stirling Albion and Scotland player; Stirling Albion manager.[36]
  • 1 June – John Hagart, 72, Berwick Rangers wing half; Hearts and Falkirk manager.[37]

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200910/
  2. ^ "St Johnstone 3-1 Morton". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Queen's Park 0-1 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Bollan to be named Livi manager". BBC Sport. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Irons dismissed from Morton job". BBC Sport. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Grady and McManus get Ton job". Greenock Telegraph. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Manager Brown departs Bully Wee". BBC Sport. 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Clyde announce John McCormack as their new manager". BBC Sport. 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Killie part with boss Jefferies". BBC Sport. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Jimmy Calderwood is unveiled as Kilmarnock manager". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Celtic part company with Tony Mowbray". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b c d e f The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
  13. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  14. ^ Kirin
  15. ^ "Teammates find Cumnock Juniors goalkeeper dead in his hotel room during pre-season tour". Daily Record. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  16. ^ "Former Motherwell footballer Paul McGrillen found dead". The Scotsman. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  17. ^ "Morton – Match Preview, Stats and Trivia". Ayr United. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  18. ^ "Hibs' home Euro score Jock Buchanan dies after illness". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Former Dons winger Gray found dead at age of 42". The Scotsman. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Football mourns the death of Will". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  21. ^ Ponting, Ivan (17 October 2009). "Alex McCrae: Striker who remains the last man to score 20 top-flight League goals in a season for Middlesbrough". The Independent. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  22. ^ Ponting, Ivan (1 December 2009). "Archie Baird: Footballer who escaped from POW camp before helping Aberdeen to post-war triumphs". The Independent. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Kilmarnock mourn Beattie". The Scotsman. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  24. ^ "Former team-mates pay tribute to legend Dougall". Plymouth Herald. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  25. ^ "Everton legend of the sixties Alex Parker passes away". Liverpool Echo. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  26. ^ McElroy, Robert (31 January 2010). "Tommy Sloan; Footballer". The Herald. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  27. ^ "Classy Kirk was in the right place and time to be a Tynecastle great". The Scotsman. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  28. ^ "Hearts hero Dougan dies at age of 83". The Scotsman. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  29. ^ "Alan Gordon, the thinking man's striker, passes away at age of 65". The Scotsman. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  30. ^ "Dundee legend Bobby Cox dies, aged 76". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  31. ^ McElroy, Robert (4 March 2010). "Bobby Smith; Footballer". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  32. ^ "Gerry Neef". The Scotsman. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  33. ^ "Burnley's title-winning goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw dies". The Guardian. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  34. ^ Vallance, Matt (12 March 2010). "Willie MacFarlane; Footballer and manager". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  35. ^ http://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20100412/willie-fulton-1937-2010_2233570_2022367 Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ^ "Obituary: Sammy Baird". The Scotsman. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  37. ^ "Ex-Hearts manager John Hagart dies at 72". The Scotsman. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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