2023–24 Scottish Professional Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2023–24.

Scottish Professional Football League
Season2023–24

Scottish Premiership

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 95 30 +65 93 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Rangers 38 27 4 7 87 32 +55 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 8 10 54 42 +12 68 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
4 Kilmarnock 38 14 14 10 46 44 +2 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 38 13 8 17 46 52 −6 47 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6 Dundee 38 10 12 16 49 68 −19 42
7 Aberdeen 38 12 12 14 48 52 −4 48
8 Hibernian 38 11 13 14 52 59 −7 46
9 Motherwell 38 10 13 15 56 59 −3 43
10 St Johnstone 38 8 11 19 29 54 −25 35
11 Ross County (O) 38 8 11 19 38 67 −29 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Livingston (R) 38 5 10 23 29 70 −41 25 Relegation to the Championship
Source: [1][2]
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).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  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. ^ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passed to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round were passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Scottish Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United (C, P) 36 22 9 5 73 23 +50 75 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers 36 20 9 7 58 42 +16 69 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Partick Thistle 36 14 13 9 63 54 +9 55 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Airdrieonians 36 15 7 14 44 44 0 52
5 Greenock Morton 36 12 9 15 43 46 −3 45
6 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 12 13 43 48 −5 45
7 Ayr United 36 12 8 16 53 61 −8 44
8 Queen's Park 36 11 10 15 50 56 −6 43
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) 36 10 12 14 41 40 +1 42 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Arbroath (R) 36 6 5 25 35 89 −54 23 Relegation to League One
Source: [4]
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).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk (C, P) 36 27 9 0 96 28 +68 90 Promotion to the Championship
2 Hamilton Academical (O, P) 36 22 8 6 73 28 +45 74 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic 36 16 8 12 60 55 +5 56
4 Montrose 36 15 8 13 58 57 +1 53
5 Cove Rangers 36 14 7 15 58 63 −5 49
6 Kelty Hearts 36 12 8 16 48 63 −15 44
7 Queen of the South 36 11 8 17 46 53 −7 41
8 Annan Athletic 36 9 12 15 55 68 −13 39
9 Stirling Albion (R) 36 10 9 17 39 58 −19 39 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Edinburgh City (R) 36 3 5 28 38 98 −60 8[a] Relegation to League Two
Source: [7]
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).[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 25 January 2024, Edinburgh City were deducted 6 points, having failed to pay its players’ wages on time and defaulting its tax obligations to HMRC, as well as not engaging fully in the disciplinary process leading to further breaches of SPFL Rules.[6]

Scottish League Two

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stenhousemuir (C, P) 36 18 14 4 50 31 +19 68 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 36 16 12 8 58 39 +19 60 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 The Spartans 36 15 13 8 53 43 +10 58
4 Dumbarton (O, P) 36 16 9 11 56 44 +12 57
5 East Fife 36 11 11 14 46 47 −1 44
6 Forfar Athletic 36 9 15 12 38 45 −7 42
7 Elgin City 36 10 10 16 35 59 −24 40
8 Bonnyrigg Rose 36 9 12 15 47 48 −1 39
9 Clyde 36 9 11 16 46 58 −12 38
10 Stranraer (O) 36 9 9 18 38 53 −15 36 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: [9]
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).[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Award winners

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Yearly

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Monthly

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Month Premiership
player
Championship
player
League One
player
League Two
player
Premiership
manager
Championship
manager
League One
manager
League Two
manager
Ref
August Ryan Strain
(St Mirren)
Ruari Paton
(Queen's Park)
Jamie Smith
(Hamilton Academical)
Jamie Dishington
(The Spartans)
Stephen Robinson
(St Mirren)
Robin Veldman
Queen's Park
John Rankin
(Hamilton Academical)
Douglas Samuel
(The Spartans)
September Matt O'Riley
(Celtic)
Jermaine Hylton
(Arbroath)
Callumn Morrison
(Falkirk)
Gregor Buchanan
(Stenhousemuir)
Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic)
Jim Goodwin
(Dundee United)
John McGlynn
(Falkirk)
Gary Naysmith
(Stenhousemuir)
[11][12]
October Abdallah Sima
(Rangers)
Kai Fotheringham
(Dundee United)
Kyle Macdonald
(Hamilton Accies)
Bradley Whyte
(Spartans)
Derek McInnes
(Kilmarnock)
Jim Goodwin
(Dundee United)
John McGlynn
(Falkirk)
Douglas Samuel
(Spartans)
November Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian) [13]
December Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Derek McInnes (Kilmarnock)
January Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Philippe Clement

(Rangers)

[14][15]
February Blair Spittal

(Motherwell)

Dom Thomas (Queens Park) Taylor Steven (Alloa) Martin Rennie (Clyde) Philippe Clement (Rangers) Dougie Imrie (Morton) Andy Graham(Alloa Athletic) Ray McKinnon (Forfar) [16]
March
April Brian Graham
(Partick Thistle)
Aiden Smith
(Annan)
Bradley Barrett
(Bonnyrigg Rose)
Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic)
Jim Goodwin
(Dundee Utd)
Stevie Farrell
(Dumbarton)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ Edinburgh City will not appeal against six-point deduction over late payments, Brian McLauchlin, BBC Sport, 29 January 2024
  7. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ^ "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ Cassidy, Peter (20 October 2023). "Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers named Premiership Manager of the Month for September". STV News. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  12. ^ Cassidy, Peter (20 October 2023). "Player of the Month Matt O'Riley looking to keep improving as he targets Euros spot". STV News. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Shankland nets November award | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Forrest named Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Clement voted Manager of Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Spittal voted Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.