2017–18 in Scottish football
The 2017–18 season was the 121st season of competitive football in Scotland . The domestic season began on 15 July 2017, with the first round of matches in the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup .[ 1] The 2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 5 August.[ 1]
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Source:
Soccerway BBC 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;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Scottish Championship
Source:
Soccerway 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).
[ 3] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Scottish League One
Source:
SPFL 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
Source:
SPFL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Level 5
Level 6
SPFL Development League
Source:
SPFL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Development League Champions
Honours
Cup honours
Non-league honours
Senior
Junior
West Region
East Region
North Region
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
SFWA awards
SPFL awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Celtic , Aberdeen , Rangers and St Johnstone qualified for European competition. Rangers and St Johnstone were both eliminated in the first qualifying round, which prompted some administrators and coaches to suggest that Scottish football should adopt a summer season.[ 10] [ 11]
Celtic
UEFA Champions League
Celtic started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League , and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Linfield and Fiorita .[ 12]
UEFA Europa League
Celtic finished third in their Champions League group, which meant that they progressed to the last 32 of the Europa League.[ 13]
Aberdeen
UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League , and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Ordabasy and Široki Brijeg .[ 14]
Rangers
UEFA Europa League
St Johnstone
UEFA Europa League
Scotland national team
League and Cup honours
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
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
UEFA Women's Champions League
Glasgow City
Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the round of 32 .[ 19]
Hibernian
Scotland women's national team
Deaths
2 July: Billy Cook , 77, Kilmarnock defender.[ 21]
2 July: John McCormick , 80, Third Lanark and Aberdeen defender.
5 July: John McKenzie , 91, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Scotland winger.[ 22]
15 July: Davie Laing , 92, Heart of Midlothian, Clyde and Hibernian wing half.[ 23]
19 July: Joe Walters , 82, Clyde, Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir wing half.[ 24]
2 August: Dave Caldwell , 85, Aberdeen and Morton left back.[ 25]
15 August: Joe McGurn , 52, St Johnstone, Alloa and Stenhousemuir forward.[ 26]
16 August: John Ogston , 78, Aberdeen goalkeeper.[ 27]
12 September: Bert McCann , 84, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Motherwell, Hamilton and Scotland wing half.[ 28]
18 September: Paul Wilson , 66, Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle midfielder.[ 29]
1 October: John Swinburne , 87, Motherwell director.[ 30]
6 October: Ian McNeill , 85, Aberdeen forward and Ross County manager.[ 31]
9 October: Jimmy Reid , 81, Dundee United, East Fife, Arbroath and Brechin City forward.[ 32]
31 October: Stefano Salvatori , 49, Hearts midfielder.[ 33]
15 November: Bert Ormond , 86, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton forward.[ 34]
28 November: Jimmy McEwan , 88, Arbroath and Raith Rovers winger.[ 35]
26 December: Willie Penman , 78, Rangers inside forward.[ 36]
2 January: Mike McCartney , 63, Gretna manager.[ 37]
2 January: Felix Reilly , 84, Dunfermline and East Fife forward.[ 38]
9 January: Tommy Lawrence , 77, Scotland goalkeeper.[ 39]
10 January: John McGlashan , 50, Montrose, Dundee, Arbroath and Ross County midfielder; Arbroath manager.[ 40]
9 February: Liam Miller , 36, Celtic and Hibernian midfielder.[ 41]
19 February: John Orr , 72, Kilmarnock chairman (2001–03).[ 42]
28 February: John Muir , 70, Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone forward.[ 43]
4 March: Alex Rennie , 69, Stirling Albion, St Johnstone and Dundee United defender; St Johnstone and Stenhousemuir manager.[ 44]
6 March: John Kurila , 76, Celtic wing half.[ 45]
19 March: George Meek , 84, Hamilton winger.[ 46]
28 March: Ron Mailer , 85, Dunfermline wing half.[ 47]
4 April: Ray Wilkins , 61, Rangers and Hibernian midfielder.[ 48]
10 April: John Lambie , 77, Falkirk and St Johnstone defender; Hamilton, Partick Thistle and Falkirk manager.[ 49]
27 April: George Mulhall , 81, Aberdeen, Morton and Scotland winger.[ 50]
May: Bill McCarry , 79, Falkirk, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre half / centre forward.[ 51]
28 May: Neale Cooper , 54, Aberdeen, Rangers, Dunfermline and Ross County midfielder; Ross County and Peterhead manager.[ 52]
2 June: John Ritchie , 70, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City and Dundee United goalkeeper; Brechin City manager.[ 53]
14 June: Allan Presslie, 77, Caledonian, Arbroath, Buckie Thistle and Elgin City centre half.[ 54]
21 June: Johnny Hubbard , 87, Rangers and Ayr United winger.[ 55]
23 June: Douglas Rae , 87, Morton chairman.[ 56]
26 June: Harold Davis , 85, East Fife, Rangers and Partick Thistle wing half; Queen's Park and Queen of the South manager.[ 57]
c.26 June: Ronnie Sheed , 71, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle midfielder.[ 58]
Notes and references
^ a b "Key dates" . Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 April 2017 .
^ "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules" . Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017 .
^ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules" . Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017 .
^ "HIBERNIAN WIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE" . SPFL . 17 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
^ "HIBERNIAN RECEIVE DEV LEAGUE TROPHY" . SPFL . 1 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
^ "MORTON WIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE WEST" . SPFL . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
^ "ROVERS RETAIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE EAST" . SPFL . 10 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
^ McGlade, Neil (20 April 2018). "Spartans opt out of Lowland League Cup defence to focus on play-offs" . Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 24 April 2018 .
^ "Ladbrokes awards double for Celtic" . SPFL. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018 .
^ "Stephen Craigan insists Scotland should give summer football a chance" . BBC Sport . BBC. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017 .
^ "Motherwell's Burrows calls for summer football feasibility study" . BBC Sport . BBC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017 .
^ "Champions League qualifying: Celtic play Linfield or SP La Fiorita, The New Saints face Europa" . BBC Sport . BBC. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017 .
^ Lamont, Alasdair (11 December 2017). "Europa League round of 32: Celtic drawn to face Zenit St Petersburg" . BBC Sport . BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2017 .
^ "Europa League qualifiers: Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish teams learn opponents" . BBC Sport . BBC. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017 .
^ Southwick, Andrew (12 November 2017). "Glasgow City beat Hibs to wrap up 11th successive SWPL title" . BBC Sport . BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2017 .
^ "#SBSSWPL: Forfar Farmington complete their championship winning season" . 13 November 2017.
^ "Trio of #SWFL Titles Decided" . 7 November 2017.
^ "Kilmarnock Ladies Promoted to #SBSSWPL 2" . 3 October 2017.
^ "Women's Champions League: Hibernian Ladies 5–0 Swansea City Ladies" . BBC Sport . BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017 .
^ "Glasgow City return to Petershill Park for domestic and European fixtures" . BBC Sport . BBC. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017 .
^ "Vale Billy Cook" . Football Federation Australia . 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017 .
^ "Bàs am "Firhill Flyer" " . BBC News (in Scottish Gaelic). BBC. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017 .
^ Wright, Tom (21 July 2017). "DAVIE LAING" . Hibs Historical Trust . Retrieved 21 July 2017 .
^ Naysmith, Stephen (29 July 2017). "Joe Walters obituary: He was a well known Scottish footballer of the 1950s and '60s" . The Herald . Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Aberdeen FC pays tribute to 1950s Dons hero Dave" . Evening Express . Retrieved 18 August 2017 .
^ "Club statement – Joe McGurn" . St Johnstone FC. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017 .
^ "Tributes paid as former Dons goalie John Ogston dies aged 78" . Evening Express . Aberdeen Journals. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018 .
^ "A Motherwell Great Passes On – Bert McCann" . Fir Park Corner . 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017 .
^ "Death of former Celt, Paul Wilson" . Celtic FC. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017 .
^ "John Swinburne: 1930–2017" . Motherwell FC. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017 .
^ "Ian McNeill 1932–2017" . Chelsea FC. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017 .
^ Milne, Scott (12 October 2017). "Dundee United 'soccer juggler' dies after long illness – The Courier" . The Courier . Dundee. Retrieved 12 October 2017 .
^ "Stefano Salvatori: Hearts' Scottish Cup hero dies at 49" . BBC Sport . BBC. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017 .
^ Bert Ormond
^ "Aston Villa's 'oldest player' has died" . Birmingham Mail . 28 November 2017.
^ "Former Swindon Town Football Club midfield player Willie Penman has died aged 79" . Swindon Advertiser . 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017 .
^ "Tributes paid to Carlisle Utd defender Mike McCartney, who has died aged 63" . News & Star . 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018 .
^ "Felix Reilly" . Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018 .
^ "Tommy Lawrence: former Liverpool and Tranmere goalkeeper dies" . BBC Sport . BBC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018 .
^ "John McGlashan (1967-2018)" . Dundee FC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018 .
^ "Liam Miller: Former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder dies aged 36" . BBC Sport . BBC. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018 .
^ "Club Statement: Sir John Orr 1945-2018" . Kilmarnock FC. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Former player John Muir 1947-2017" . St Johnstone FC. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018 .
^ Valance, Matt (13 March 2018). "Obituary - Alex Rennie, footballer, coach, manager and cult figure at St Johnstone" . The Herald . Glasgow. Retrieved 14 March 2018 .
^ "Legendary Cobblers centre-half John Kurila has died" . Northampton Chronicle .
^ Urquhart, Joe (19 March 2018). "Former Leeds United winger George Meek dies aged 84" . Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 20 March 2018 .
^ "Ron Mailer" . Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018 .
^ "Ray Wilkins, former England midfielder, dies aged 61" . The Guardian . 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018 .
^ "John Lambie: Partick Thistle lead tributes for late former manager" . BBC Sport . BBC. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018 .
^ Marshall, Bill (29 April 2018). "Former Bradford City manager George Mulhall dies aged 81" . Telegraph and Argus . Retrieved 29 April 2018 .
^ "BILL "BUCK" MCCARRY (1938-2018)" . Falkirk FC. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018 .
^ "Ex-footballer Neale Cooper dies after collapsing" . BBC News . BBC. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
^ Hood, Grant (2 June 2018). "Former Player and Manager, John Ritchie" . Brechin City FC. Retrieved 2 June 2018 .
^ "Sad passing of a former Caley legend - Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC" . ictfc.com . Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-16 .
^ "Obituary: John Hubbard, South African-Scottish footballer, Rangers '˜penalty king', PE teacher, sports official and coach" .
^ "Former Morton chairman Douglas Rae has died" . Greenock Telegraph .
^ "Harold Davis 1933-2018" . Rangers FC. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018 .
^ "Tributes to former player Ronnie Sheed 1947-2018" . Kilmarnock FC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018 .
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