2020–21 in Scottish football
The 2020–21 season will be the 124th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 1 August 2020 with the first round of matches in the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership.
Season | 2020–21 | |||
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2020–21 in Scottish football | ||
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Premiership champions | ||
Championship champions | ||
League 1 champions | ||
League 2 champions | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
League Cup winners | ||
Challenge Cup winners | ||
Youth Cup winners | ||
Teams in Europe | ||
Celtic, Rangers, Motherwell, Aberdeen | ||
Scotland national team | ||
2020–21 UEFA Nations League B 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Hibernian | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Ross County | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
4 | Dundee United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
5 | St Mirren | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | |
6 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
7 | St Johnstone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
8 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |
9 | Motherwell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
10 | Livingston | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
11 | Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Relegation to the Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[1]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Scottish Championship
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alloa Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Arbroath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Ayr United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Dundee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Greenock Morton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Queen of the South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Raith Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]
Scottish League One
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Airdrieonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Clyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
3 | Cove Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Dumbarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | East Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Forfar Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Montrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Partick Thistle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
10 | Peterhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League Two |
Scottish League Two
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Albion Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Annan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
3 | Brechin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Edinburgh City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Elgin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Queen's Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Stirling Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Stranraer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
Non-league football
Level 5
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Level 6 and 7
Honours
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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2020–21 Scottish Cup | ||||
2020–21 League Cup | ||||
2020–21 Challenge Cup | ||||
2020–21 South Challenge Cup | ||||
2020–21 Youth Cup | ||||
2020–21 Junior Cup |
Non-league honours
Senior
Level | Competition | Winner |
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5 | Highland League | |
Lowland League | ||
6 | East of Scotland League Premier Division | |
South of Scotland League | ||
West of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
6 (TBC) | North Caledonian League Division One | |
7 | East of Scotland League First Division | |
West of Scotland League Tier 7 | ||
North Caledonian League Division Two |
Junior
- East Region
Division | Winner |
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East Region Tayside League | |
East Region Lothian League |
- North Region
Division | Winner |
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North Superleague | |
North Division One | |
North Division Two |
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year | ||
Championship Player | ||
League One Player | ||
League Two Player | ||
SFWA awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Footballer of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year |
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
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Celtic | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | ||
Rangers | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | ||
Motherwell | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | ||
Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | ||
Total | ||||
Average |
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
Celtic will enter the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
18 or 19 August 2020 QR1 | Celtic | v | Glasgow | |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 |
Rangers
UEFA Europa League
Rangers will enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, their opponent is yet to be decided.
Motherwell
UEFA Europa League
Motherwell will enter the First qualifying round of the UEFA Europa league their opponent is yet to be decided.
Aberdeen
UEFA Europa League
As fourth place finishers in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen will enter the first qualifying round as the 2019–20 Scottish Cup will not be completed by the UEFA deadline.
Scotland national team
4 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Scotland | v | Glasgow | |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
7 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Czech Republic | v |
8 October 2020[5][6][7] Euro 2020 play-offs | Scotland | v | Glasgow | |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
11 October 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Scotland | v | Glasgow | |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
14 October 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Scotland | v | Glasgow | |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
15 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Slovakia | v |
18 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Israel | v |
Women's football
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 women's season was declared null and void in July 2020.[8] A new season is scheduled to start in October 2020 and end in June 2021.[8]
League and Cup honours
Division | Winner |
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2020 SWPL 1 | Null and void[8] |
2020–21 SWPL 1 | |
2020 SWPL 2 | Null and void[8] |
2020–21 SWPL 2 | |
2020 SWF Championship (North) | Null and void[8] |
2020–21 SWF Championship (North) | |
2020 SWF Championship (South) | Null and void[8] |
2020–21 SWF Championship (South) | |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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Scottish Women's Cup | Not contested in 2020 or 2020–21[9] | |||
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | ||||
SWFL First Division Cup | ||||
SWFL Second Division Cup |
Individual honours
SWPL awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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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 |
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1 | Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
2 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Hibernian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Motherwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
5 | Glasgow City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
6 | Forfar Farmington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
7 | Spartans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | Qualification for the play-offs |
8 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to SWPL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
- SWPL 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | Promotion to SWPL 1 |
2 | Dundee United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | St Johnstone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | Partick Thistle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
5 | Kilmarnock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Queen's Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
8 | Glasgow Women | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Qualification for the play-offs |
9 | Boroughmuir Thistle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | Relegation to the Championship |
10 | Stirling University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
UEFA Women's Champions League
Scotland women's national team
18 September 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying | Cyprus | – |
22 September 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying | Scotland | – |
23 October 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying | Scotland | – |
27 October 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying | Finland | – |
27 November 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying | Portugal | – |
1 December 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying | Scotland | – |
Deaths
- 13 July: Pat Quinn, 84, Albion Rovers, Motherwell, Hibernian, East Fife and Scotland forward; East Fife manager.[13]
- c.13 July: Eddie Beaton, 88, Greenock Morton, Berwick Rangers, Stranraer and Dumbarton forward.[14]
- 21 July: Hugh McLaughlin, 75, St Mirren, Third Lanark and Queen of the South midfielder.[15]
- 24 July: David Hagen, 47, Rangers, Hearts, Falkirk, Livingston, Clyde and Peterhead midfielder.[16]
- 4 August: Willie Hunter, 80, Motherwell, Hibernian and Scotland forward; Queen of the South and Inverness Caledonian manager.[17]
- 13 August: Jackie Wren, 84, Hibernian, Stirling Albion and Berwick Rangers goalkeeper.[18]
- 14 August: Tom Forsyth, 71, Motherwell, Rangers and Scotland defender; Dunfermline Athletic manager.[19]
Notes and references
- "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Coronavirus: Scotland Euro play-off rescheduled for June". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Euro 2020 play-offs: 8 October semis for Scotland, N Ireland & Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "LEAGUE START DATE ANNOUNCED WITH ENHANCED BROADCAST DEAL". Scottish Women's Football. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Summary - SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Summary - SWPL2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Scotland: Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers to resume in September". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- McGilvray, Andy (13 July 2020). "Former Motherwell star Pat Quinn has passed away". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- Eddie Beaton
- ST MIRREN SADDENED TO HEAR OF PASSING OF HUGH MCLAUGHLIN
- "David Hagen: Ex-Rangers player dies aged 47 after MND battle". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "Former Portsmouth assistant manager Willie Hunter dies aged 80". Portsmouth News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "JACKIE WREN: HIS MEMORY MARCHES ON". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Tom Forsyth: Former Motherwell, Rangers & Scotland defender dies at age 71". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.