2020–21 in Scottish football

2020–21 in Scottish football
	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

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.

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
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	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Alloa Athletic	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Arbroath	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Ayr United	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Dundee	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Dunfermline Athletic
6	Greenock Morton
7	Heart of Midlothian
8	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9	Queen of the South	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Raith Rovers	Relegation to League One

First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. Source: SPFL
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	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Airdrieonians	Promotion to the Championship
2	Clyde	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Cove Rangers
4	Dumbarton
5	East Fife
6	Falkirk
7	Forfar Athletic
8	Montrose
9	Partick Thistle	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	Peterhead	Relegation to League Two

First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. Source: SPFL
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).[3]

Scottish League Two

Pos	Team	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Albion Rovers	Promotion to League One
2	Annan Athletic	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	Brechin City
4	Cowdenbeath
5	Edinburgh City
6	Elgin City
7	Queen's Park
8	Stenhousemuir
9	Stirling Albion
10	Stranraer	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. Source: SPFL
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).[4]

Non-league football

Level 5

Highland Football League
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Brora Rangers	0	0
2	Buckie Thistle	0	0
3	Clachnacuddin	0	0
4	Deveronvale	0	0
5	Formartine United	0	0
6	Forres Mechanics	0	0
7	Fort William	0	0
8	Fraserburgh	0	0
9	Huntly	0	0
10	Inverurie Loco Works	0	0
11	Keith	0	0
12	Lossiemouth	0	0
13	Nairn County	0	0
14	Rothes	0	0
15	Strathspey Thistle	0	0
16	Turriff United	0	0
17	Wick Academy	0	0

First match(es) will be played on unknown.
Source: Highland Football League BBC Sport Soccerway

Lowland Football League
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Berwick Rangers	0	0
2	Bo'ness United	0	0
3	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	0	0
4	BSC Glasgow	0	0
5	Caledonian Braves	0	0
6	Civil Service Strollers	0	0
7	Cumbernauld Colts	0	0
8	Dalbeattie Star	0	0
9	East Kilbride	0	0
10	East Stirlingshire	0	0
11	Edinburgh University	0	0
12	Gala Fairydean Rovers	0	0
13	Gretna 2008	0	0
14	Kelty Hearts	0	0
15	The Spartans	0	0
16	Stirling University	0	0
17	Vale of Leithen	0	0

First match(es) will be played on unknown.
Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway

Level 6 and 7

East of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Blackburn United	0	0
2	Broxburn Athletic	0	0
3	Camelon Juniors	0	0
4	Crossgates Primrose	0	0
5	Dunbar United	0	0
6	Dundonald Bluebell	0	0
7	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	0	0
8	Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts	0	0
9	Jeanfield Swifts	0	0
10	Linlithgow Rose	0	0
11	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	0	0
12	Musselburgh Athletic	0	0
13	Newtongrange Star	0	0
14	Penicuik Athletic	0	0
15	Sauchie Juniors	0	0
16	Tranent Juniors	0	0
17	Tynecastle	0	0
18	Whitehill Welfare	0	0

First match(es) will be played on unknown.
Source: East of Scotland Football League

South of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Abbey Vale	0	0
2	Caledonian Braves reserves	0	0
3	Creetown	0	0
4	Heston Rovers	0	0
5	Lochar Thistle	0	0
6	Lochmaben	0	0
7	Mid-Annandale	0	0
8	Newton Stewart	0	0
9	Nithsdale Wanderers	0	0
10	St Cuthbert Wanderers	0	0
11	Stranraer reserves	0	0
12	Threave Rovers	0	0
13	Upper Annandale	0	0
14	Wigtown & Bladnoch	0	0

First match(es) will be played on unknown.
Source: South of Scotland Football League

West of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Auchinleck Talbot	0	0
2	Beith Juniors	0	0
3	Benburb	0	0
4	Blantyre Victoria	0	0
5	Bonnyton Thistle	0	0
6	Clydebank	0	0
7	Cumnock Juniors	0	0
8	Cumbernauld United	0	0
9	Darvel	0	0
10	Glenafton Athletic	0	0
11	Hurlford United	0	0
12	Irvine Meadow XI	0	0
13	Kilbirnie Ladeside	0	0
14	Kilwinning Rangers	0	0
15	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	0	0
16	Largs Thistle	0	0
17	Pollok	0	0
18	Rossvale	0	0
19	Rutherglen Glencairn	0	0
20	Troon	0	0

First match(es) will be played on unknown.
Source: West of Scotland Football League

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
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
5	Highland League
5	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
East Region Tayside League
East Region Lothian League

North Region

Division	Winner
North Superleague
North Division One
North Division Two

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
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
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competitions	Started round
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	KR	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	Israel	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

7 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League B

Czech Republic

v

Scotland

8 October 2020[5][6][7] Euro 2020 play-offs	Scotland	v	Israel	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

11 October 2020 2020–21 Nations League B	Scotland	v	Slovakia	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

14 October 2020 2020–21 Nations League B	Scotland	v	Czech Republic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

15 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B

Slovakia

v

Scotland

18 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B

Israel

v

Scotland

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
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
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
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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Celtic	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
3	Hibernian	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
4	Motherwell	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
5	Glasgow City	1	0	1	1	2	−1	0
6	Forfar Farmington	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0
7	Spartans	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0	Qualification for the play-offs
8	Heart of Midlothian	1	0	1	0	3	−3	0	Relegation to SWPL 2

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: [10]
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
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	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: [11]
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

–

Scotland

22 September 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying

Scotland

–

Portugal

23 October 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying

Scotland

–

Albania

27 October 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying

Finland

–

Scotland

27 November 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying

Portugal

–

Scotland

1 December 2020[12] Euro 2021 qualifying

Scotland

–

Finland

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.

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[1] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[2] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[3] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[4] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[5] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[6] "Coronavirus: Scotland Euro play-off rescheduled for June". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[uefaapr01-7] "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[8] "Euro 2020 play-offs: 8 October semis for Scotland, N Ireland & Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[women_null_and_void-9] Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[10] "LEAGUE START DATE ANNOUNCED WITH ENHANCED BROADCAST DEAL". Scottish Women's Football. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[soccerway-11] "Summary - SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[soccerway2-12] "Summary - SWPL2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[resched-13] "Scotland: Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers to resume in September". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[14] McGilvray, Andy (13 July 2020). "Former Motherwell star Pat Quinn has passed away". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[15] Eddie Beaton

[16] ST MIRREN SADDENED TO HEAR OF PASSING OF HUGH MCLAUGHLIN

[17] "David Hagen: Ex-Rangers player dies aged 47 after MND battle". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[18] "Former Portsmouth assistant manager Willie Hunter dies aged 80". Portsmouth News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[19] "JACKIE WREN: HIS MEMORY MARCHES ON". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[20] "Tom Forsyth: Former Motherwell, Rangers & Scotland defender dies at age 71". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

2020–21 in Scottish football

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

2020–21 in Scottish football
« 2019–20 2021–22 »
Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland West of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA East Super League SJFA North Superleague SPFL Reserve League 2020 Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 2020–21 Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 2020 Women's Championship North South 2020–21 Women's Championship North South
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup League Cup Group stage Challenge Cup South Region Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup Women's Premier League Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2020–21 UEFA Nations League UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
Transfers	Summer 2020 Winter 2020–21
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Hamilton Academical Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Clyde Cove Rangers Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Montrose Partick Thistle Peterhead
League Two	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Brechin City Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

2020–21 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '20 '21 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '20 '21 Faroe Islands '20 '21 Finland '20 '21 France Georgia '20 '21 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '20 '21 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '20 '21 Kosovo Latvia '20 '21 Lithuania '20 '21 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '20 '21 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '20 '21 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '20 '21 Finland '20 '21 France Georgia '20 '21 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '20 '21 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '20 '21 Kosovo Latvia '20 '21 Liechtenstein Lithuania '20 '21 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '20 '21 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland '19-'20 '20-'21 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Estonia Iceland Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Lithuania Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round Champions Path Main Path group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2020–21 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Finals Final 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2021 Euro Under-21 qualification 2021 Euro Under-19 qualification 2021 Euro Under-17 qualification