2018–19 in Scottish football
Season | 2018–19 | |
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2018–19 in Scottish football | |
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Premiership champions | |
Celtic | |
Championship champions | |
Ross County | |
League 1 champions | |
Arbroath | |
League 2 champions | |
Peterhead | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
League Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Ross County | |
Youth Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
Teams in Europe | |
Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian | |
Scotland national team | |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League C UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
The 2018–19 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 14 July 2018, with the first round of matches in the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup. The 2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 4 August.
Transfer deals
Celtic sold striker Moussa Dembélé to Lyon for €22 million (about £19.7 million), a record transfer fee received by a Scottish club.[1][2]
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 20 | +57 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
3 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 67 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 67 | |
5 | Hibernian | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 54 | |
6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 51 | |
7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 52 | |
8 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 51 | |
9 | Livingston | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 44 | |
10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 75 | −47 | 33 | |
11 | St Mirren (O) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 32 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Dundee (R) | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 78 | −47 | 21 | Relegation to the Championship |
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) 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).
- ^ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Scottish Championship
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 71 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Dundee United | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Ayr United | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 54 | |
5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 46 | |
6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 43 | |
7 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 41 | |
8 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 39 | |
9 | Queen of the South (O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Falkirk (R) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 38 | Relegation to League One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Scottish League One
Template:2018–19 Scottish League One table
Scottish League Two
Template:2018–19 Scottish League Two table
Non-league football
Level 5
Source: Highland Football League BBC Sport Soccerway
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted |
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SPFL Reserve League
In 2018, the Development League was abolished and replaced by a reserve team competition.[9]
Honours
Cup honours
Non-league honours
Senior
Competition | Winner |
---|---|
Highland League | Cove Rangers |
Lowland League | East Kilbride |
East of Scotland League | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
South of Scotland League | Stranraer reserves |
Junior
- West Region
Division | Winner |
---|---|
Premiership | Auchinleck Talbot |
Championship | Rutherglen Glencairn |
League One | Gartcairn Juniors |
League Two | Lanark United |
- East Region
Division | Winner |
---|---|
Superleague | Lochee United |
Premier League North | Dundee North End |
Premier League South | Pumpherston |
- North Region
Division | Winner |
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Superleague | Banks O' Dee |
North First Division | Banchory St. Ternan |
North Second Division | Buchanhaven Hearts |
Reserve and Youth
Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Reserve League | Rangers | Celtic | [10] |
Reserve League 2 | Livingston | Ayr United | [11][12] |
Reserve League Cup | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell | [13] |
Reserve Challenge Cup | Ayr United | Livingston | [14] |
Scottish Youth Cup | Rangers | Celtic | [15] |
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
Award | Winner | Team |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | James Forrest[16] | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Ryan Kent[16] | Rangers |
Manager of the Year | Steve Clarke[16] | Kilmarnock |
Championship Player | Stephen Dobbie[16] | Queen of the South |
League One Player | Bobby Linn[16] | Arbroath |
League Two Player | Blair Henderson[16] | Edinburgh City |
SFWA awards
Award | Winner | Team |
---|---|---|
Footballer of the Year | James Forrest[17] | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | David Turnbull[18] | Motherwell |
Manager of the Year | Steve Clarke[19] | Kilmarnock |
SPFL awards
Award | Winner | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Premiership Manager | Steve Clarke | Kilmarnock | [20] |
Premiership Player | James Forrest | Celtic | [21] |
Championship Manager | Steve Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell |
Ross County | [22] |
Championship Player | Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | [23] |
League One Manager | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | [24] |
League One Player | Bobby Linn | Arbroath | [25] |
League Two Manager | Danny Lennon | Clyde | [26] |
League Two Player | Blair Henderson | Edinburgh City | [27] |
SPFL Tartan Boot | Kevin Nisbet Blair Henderson |
Raith Rovers Edinburgh City |
[28] |
Premiership Tartan Ball | Alfredo Morelos | Rangers | [28] |
Championship Tartan Ball | Lawrence Shankland | Ayr United | [28] |
League One Tartan Ball | Kevin Nisbet | Raith Rovers | [28] |
League Two Tartan Ball | Blair Henderson | Edinburgh City | [28] |
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
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Celtic | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 11.5 |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Round of 32 | ||
Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | 0.5 | |
Rangers | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Group Stage | 11.0 |
Hibernian | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 4.0 |
Total | 27.0 | |||
Average | 6.750 |
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
Celtic started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against Armenian club Alashkert.[29]
10 July 2018 QR1 | Alashkert ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Yerevan |
BBC Sport | Edouard ![]() Forrest ![]() McGregor ![]() |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Referee: Danilo Grujic (Serbia) |
18 July 2018 QR1 | Celtic ![]() | 3–0 (6–0 agg.) | ![]() | Glasgow |
Dembélé ![]() Forrest ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) |
25 July 2018 QR2 | Celtic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Edouard ![]() Ntcham ![]() |
BBC Sport | Meling ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium) |
1 August 2018 QR2 | Rosenborg ![]() | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | ![]() | Trondheim |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
8 August 2018 QR3 | Celtic ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Glasgow |
McGregor ![]() |
BBC Sport | Klonaridis ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
14 August 2018 QR3 | AEK Athens ![]() | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Athens |
Galo ![]() Livaja ![]() |
BBC Sport | Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
- UEFA Europa League
Having lost in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, Celtic dropped into the play-off round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[30]
23 August 2018 PO | Suduva ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Marijampolė |
Verbickas ![]() |
BBC Sport | Ntcham ![]() |
Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
30 August 2018 PO | Celtic ![]() | 3–0 (4–1 agg.) | ![]() | Glasgow |
Griffiths ![]() McGregor ![]() Ajer ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
Group stage
Template:2018–19 UEFA Europa League group tables
Celtic finished second in Group B, and progressed to the knockout rounds.[31]
20 September 2018 Group B | Celtic ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Griffiths ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland) |
4 October 2018 Group B | Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Salzburg |
Dabbur ![]() Minamino ![]() |
BBC Sport | Edouard ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Sergey Boyko (Ukraine) |
25 October 2018 Group B | RB Leipzig ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Leipzig |
Cunha ![]() Bruma ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Pavel Královec (Czechia) |
8 November 2018 Group B | Celtic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Tierney ![]() Edouard ![]() |
BBC Sport | Augustin ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
29 November 2018 Group B | Rosenborg ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Trondheim |
BBC Sport | Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
13 December 2018 Group B | Celtic ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Ntcham ![]() |
BBC Sport | Dabbur ![]() Gulbrandsen ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Knockout stage
14 February 2019 R32 | Celtic ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Glasgow |
BBC Sport | Cheryshev ![]() Sobrino ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania) |
21 February 2019 R32 | Valencia ![]() | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | ![]() | Valencia |
Gameiro ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
Aberdeen
- UEFA Europa League
Having finished second in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[32]
26 July 2018 QR2 | Aberdeen ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Aberdeen |
Mackay-Steven ![]() |
BBC Sport | Vokes ![]() |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,313 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
2 August 2018 QR2 | Burnley ![]() | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 agg.) | ![]() | Burnley |
Wood ![]() Cork ![]() Barnes ![]() |
BBC Sport | Ferguson ![]() |
Stadium: Turf Moor Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) |
Rangers
- UEFA Europa League
Rangers started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, where they were drawn to play Macedonian club Shkupi.[32]
12 July 2018 QR1 | Rangers ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Murphy ![]() Tavernier ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,309 Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) |
17 July 2018 QR1 | Shkupi ![]() | 0–0 (0–2 agg.) | ![]() | Skopje |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Philip II Arena Referee: Halil Meler (Turkey) |
26 July 2018 QR2 | Osijek ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Osijek |
BBC Sport | Morelos ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland) |
2 August 2018 QR2 | Rangers ![]() | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | ![]() | Glasgow |
Katić ![]() |
BBC Sport | Barisic ![]() |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
9 August 2018 QR3 | Rangers ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Morelos ![]() Tavernier ![]() Coulibaly ![]() |
BBC Sport | Viler ![]() |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) |
16 August 2018 QR3 | Maribor ![]() | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | ![]() | Maribor |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
23 August 2018 PO | Rangers ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Goldson ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
30 August 2018 PO | Ufa ![]() | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | ![]() | Ufa |
Sysuev ![]() |
BBC Sport | Ejaria ![]() |
Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Group stage Template:2018–19 UEFA Europa League group tables
20 September 2018 Group G | Villarreal ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Villarreal |
Bacca ![]() Moreno ![]() |
BBC Sport | Arfield ![]() Lafferty ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania) |
4 October 2018 Group G | Rangers ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Morelos ![]() Tavernier ![]() |
BBC Sport | Berisha ![]() |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
25 October 2018 Group G | Rangers ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
8 November 2018 Group G | Spartak Moscow ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Moscow |
Melgarejo ![]() Goldson ![]() Luiz Adriano ![]() Hanni ![]() |
BBC Sport | Eremenko ![]() Candeias ![]() Middleton ![]() |
Stadium: Otkritie Arena Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
29 November 2018 Group G | Rangers ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
13 December 2018 Group G | Rapid Wien ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Vienna |
Ljubicic ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Allianz Stadion Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (Italy) |
Hibernian
- UEFA Europa League
Hibernian started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, and were paired with Faroese club Runavík.[32]
12 July 2018 QR1 | Hibernian ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Edinburgh |
Kamberi ![]() Shaw ![]() Mallan ![]() |
BBC Sport | Knudsen ![]() |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,501 Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania) |
19 July 2018 QR1 | Runavík ![]() | 4–6 (5–12 agg.) | ![]() | Toftir |
Ambrose ![]() Olsen ![]() |
BBC Sport | McGinn ![]() Stevenson ![]() Gray ![]() Ambrose ![]() Mallan ![]() |
Stadium: Svangaskard Stadium Referee: Luis Miguel Teixeira (Portugal) |
26 July 2018 QR2 | Hibernian ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Edinburgh |
Ambrose ![]() Gray ![]() Kamberi ![]() |
BBC Sport | Kyriakopoulous ![]() |
Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
2 August 2018 QR2 | Asteras Tripolis ![]() | 1–1 (3–4 agg.) | ![]() | Tripoli |
Tsilianidis ![]() |
BBC Sport | McGinn ![]() |
Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Referee: Benoit Millot (France) |
9 August 2018 QR3 | Hibernian ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Edinburgh |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Adam Farkas (Hungary) |
16 August 2018 QR3 | Molde ![]() | 3–0 (3–0 agg.) | ![]() | Molde |
Haaland ![]() Aursnes ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Aker Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
Scotland national team
7 September 2018 Friendly match | Scotland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Glasgow |
BBC Sport | Lukaku ![]() Hazard ![]() Batshuayi ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 20,196 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
10 September 2018 Nations League C | Scotland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Djimsiti ![]() Naismith ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
11 October 2018 Nations League C | Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Haifa |
Peretz ![]() Tierney ![]() |
BBC Sport | Mulgrew ![]() |
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland) |
14 October 2018[33] Friendly match | Scotland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Naismith ![]() |
BBC Sport | Costa ![]() Eder ![]() Bruma ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
17 November 2018 Nations League C | Albania ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Shkodër |
BBC Sport | Fraser ![]() Fletcher ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
20 November 2018 Nations League C | Scotland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Forrest ![]() |
BBC Sport | Kayal ![]() Zahavi ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany) |
21 March 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Astana |
Pertsukh ![]() Vorogovskiy ![]() Zainutdinov ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
24 March 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | San Marino ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Serravalle |
BBC Sport | McLean ![]() Russell ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
8 June 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Scotland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Glasgow |
Robertson ![]() Burke ![]() |
BBC Sport | Kousoulos ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway) |
11 June 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Belgium ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Brussels |
Lukaku ![]() De Bruyne ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic) |
Women's football
League and Cup honours
Division | Winner |
---|---|
2018 SWPL 1 | Glasgow City[34] |
2018 SWPL 2 | Motherwell[35] |
2018 SWFL First Division (North) | Dundee United |
2018 SWFL First Division (South) | Hibernian 23s |
2018 SWFL Second Division (West) | Ayr United |
2018 SWFL Second Division (Central) | Glasgow City Development |
2018 SWFL Second Division (East) | Kelty Hearts CC |
2018 SWFL Second Division (North) | Montrose Ladies |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Women's Cup | Hibernian | 8–0 | Motherwell | BBC Sport |
SWPL Cup | Hibernian | 9–0 | Celtic | BBC Sport |
SWFL First Division Cup | Celtic Academy | 1–0 | Hibernian 23s | |
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 |
Scottish Women's Premier League
SWPL 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glasgow City (C, Q) | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 | +63 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32 |
2 | Hibernian (Q) | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League Qualifying Round |
3 | Celtic | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 36 | |
4 | Rangers | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 25 | |
5 | Forfar Farmington | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 23 | |
6 | Spartans | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 16 | |
7 | Stirling University | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 15 | |
8 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 55 | −38 | 12 | Relegation to SWPL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
SWPL 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Motherwell[a] (C, P) | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 19 | +71 | 56 | Promotion to SWPL 1 |
2 | FC Kilmarnock[a] | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 35 | |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 34 | |
4 | St Johnstone | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 31 | |
5 | Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 30 | |
6 | Glasgow Girls | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 28 | |
7 | Aberdeen[b] (R) | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 15 | Relegation to SWFL Division 1 – North |
8 | Central Girls (R) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 95 | −71 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b FC Kilmarnock were awarded a 3–0 win against Motherwell on 22 February 2018 after they failed to hand a team line to their opponents and the referee 45 minutes before kick-off. The match had finished 2–1 to Motherwell.[36]
- ^ Three Aberdeen victories in August were annulled due to fielding an ineligible player, but the original results were reinstated on appeal.[37]
UEFA Women's Champions League
Glasgow City
Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the qualifying round.[38]
7 August 2018 Qualifying group 3 | Glasgow City ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Edinburgh |
12:30 | Ivanuša ![]() |
Report | Van Kerkhoven ![]() Van Gorp ![]() |
Stadium: Oriam Referee: Tanja Subotič |
10 August 2018 Qualifying group 3 | Glasgow City ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Edinburgh |
12:30 | Grant ![]() Howat ![]() Love ![]() Clark ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Oriam Referee: Shona Shukrula |
13 August 2018 Qualifying group 3 | Glasgow City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Edinburgh |
16:00 | Love ![]() Kerr ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Oriam Referee: Tanja Subotič |
12 September 2018 Round of 32 | Barcelona FA ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Limassol |
15:30 | Report | Lauder ![]() Crichton ![]() |
Stadium: Tsirion Stadium Referee: Viola Raudziņa |
27 September 2018 Round of 32 | Glasgow City ![]() | 0–1 (2–1 agg.) | ![]() | Glasgow |
19:30 | BBC Sport | Freda ![]() |
Stadium: Petershill Park Attendance: 511 |
17 October 2018 Round of 16 | Barcelona ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Barcelona |
18:00 | Hamraoui ![]() Bonmatí ![]() Guijarro ![]() Andressa Alves ![]() Mapi León ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Mini Estadi |
1 November 2018 Round of 16 | Glasgow City ![]() | 0–3 (0–8 agg.) | ![]() | Glasgow |
19:30 | BBC Sport | Duggan ![]() Putellas ![]() |
Stadium: Petershill Park |
Scotland women's national team
With a 2–1 win against Albania in the final round of group fixtures, Scotland qualified for their first World Cup finals tournament by winning UEFA Group 2.[39]
30 August 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 | Scotland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Paisley |
19:35 | Cuthbert ![]() Little ![]() |
BBC Sport | Dickenmann ![]() |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,098 Referee: Sara Persson |
4 September 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 | Albania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Shkodër |
16:00 | Doci ![]() |
Report | Little ![]() J. Ross ![]() |
Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Referee: Barbara Poxhofer |
13 November 2018 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Paisley |
19:15 | BBC Sport | Morgan ![]() |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Amy Fearn |
1 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup | Scotland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Lagos |
13:15 | BBC Sport | Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lagos |
4 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup | Scotland ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Parchal |
14:00 | Arnot ![]() Cuthbert ![]() Little ![]() |
BBC Sport | Gunnarsdottir ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal da Bela Vista |
6 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup | Scotland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | São João da Venda |
13:15 | J. Ross ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
5 April 2019 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar |
18:00 | Cuthbert ![]() |
BBC Sport | Araya ![]() |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Centre |
8 April 2019 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar |
19:00 | Little ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Centre Referee: Petra Pavlikova |
28 May 2019 Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Glasgow |
19:35 BST | Cuthbert ![]() Weir ![]() Howard ![]() |
BBC Sport | Shaw ![]() |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 18,555 |
9 June 2019 2019 WC Group D | England ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Nice |
17:00 BST | Parris ![]() White ![]() |
BBC Sport | Emslie ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de Nice Attendance: 13,188 Referee: Jana Adamkova |
14 June 2019 2019 WC Group D | Japan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Rennes |
14:00 BST | Iwabuchi ![]() Sugasawa ![]() |
FIFA | Clelland ![]() |
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 13,201 Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia) |
19 June 2019 2019 WC Group D | Scotland ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Paris |
20:00 BST | Little ![]() Beattie ![]() Cuthbert ![]() |
FIFA | Menéndez ![]() Alexander ![]() Bonsegundo ![]() |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 28,205 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) |
Deaths
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- 8 July: Alan Gilzean, 79, Dundee and Scotland forward.[40]
- 14 July: Davie McParland, 83, Partick Thistle winger; Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical manager; Celtic assistant manager.[41]
- 21 July: Allan Ball, 75, Queen of the South goalkeeper.[42]
- c.23 July: Jimmy Copeland, 76, Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Montrose and Clyde forward.[43]
- 10 August: Alan Hercher, 52, Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder.[44]
- September: George O'Hara, Dundee and Queen of the South forward.[45]
- 24 September: Jim Brogan, 74, Celtic, Ayr United and Scotland full-back.[46]
- 31 October: Johnny Graham, 73, Third Lanark, Dundee United, Falkirk, Hibernian and Ayr United midfielder.[47]
- 13 November: William Mullan, 90, referee.[48]
- 13 November: David Stewart, 71, Ayr United and Scotland goalkeeper.[49]
- 16 November: Flemming Nielsen, 84, Morton midfielder.[50]
- 19 November: George Yardley, 76, East Fife goalkeeper and forward.[51]
- 22 November: Len Campbell, 71, Dumbarton wing half.[52]
- 1 January: Freddie Glidden, 91, Hearts and Dumbarton defender.[53]
- 24 January: Hugh McIlvanney, 84, journalist.[54]
- 5 February: Joe Fascione, 74, Dundee United winger.[55]
- 9 February: Katharina Lindner, 39, Glasgow City forward.[56]
- 9 February: Ian Ross, 72, Berwick Rangers manager.[57]
- 17 February: Johnny Valentine, 88, Queen's Park, Rangers and St Johnstone defender.[58]
- 4 March: Eric Caldow, 84, Rangers, Stirling Albion and Scotland defender; Stranraer manager.[59]
- 7 March: Bobby Campbell, 77, Greenock Morton, St Mirren and Motherwell inside right.[60]
- 12 April: Ivor Broadis, 96, Queen of the South forward.[61]
- 22 April: Billy McNeill, 79, Celtic and Scotland defender; Clyde, Aberdeen and Celtic manager.[62]
- 29 April: Stevie Chalmers, 83, Dumbarton, Celtic, Morton, Partick Thistle and Scotland forward.[63]
- 13 May: George Smith, 75, referee.[64]
- 26 May: Harry Hood, 74, Clyde, Celtic, Motherwell and Queen of the South forward; Albion Rovers and Queen of the South manager.[65]
- 4 June: Lawrie Leslie, 84, Hibernian, Airdrie and Scotland goalkeeper.[66]
- 17 June: Ian MacFarlane, 86, Aberdeen full-back.[67]
- 19 June: Ernie Collumbine, 80/81, Stenhousemuir, East Stirlingshire, St Johnstone and Clydebank wing-half.[68]
- 24 June: Bobby Brown, 87, Motherwell full-back.[69]
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