2009–10 Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League
Season 2009–10
Champions Rangers
Relegated Falkirk
Champions League Rangers
Celtic
Europa League Dundee United
Hibernian
Motherwell
Matches played 228
Goals scored 586 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorer Kris Boyd (23)
Biggest home win Rangers 7–1 Dundee United
Biggest away win Nine wins by three clear goals[1]
Highest scoring Motherwell 6–6 Hibernian (12)
Highest attendance Celtic v St Johnstone: 58,500
Celtic v Dundee United: 58,500
Lowest attendance Hamilton Academical v Heart of Midlothian: 2,003
Average attendance Rangers: 47,564

The 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Scottish Premier League. Rangers were the defending champions and they retained the championship with three games to spare by winning 1–0 against Hibernian at Easter Road on 25 April.[2] The competition began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010.

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

Events

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 26 9 3 82 28+54 87 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Celtic 38 25 6 7 75 39+36 81 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 47+8 63 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55+3 54 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 13 14 11 52 54−2 53 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 35 46−11 48
7 Hamilton Academical 38 13 10 15 39 46−7 49
8 St Johnstone 38 12 11 15 57 61−4 47
9 Aberdeen 38 10 11 17 36 52−16 41
10 St Mirren 38 7 13 18 36 49−13 34
11 Kilmarnock 38 8 9 21 29 51−22 33
12 Falkirk (R) 38 6 13 19 31 57−26 31 Relegation to First Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1by winning the Scottish Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Matches 1–22

During their first 22 matches, each team played every other team home and away.

Home ╲ Away ABE CEL DUNFALHAMHOMHIBKILMOTRANSTJSTM
Aberdeen 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Celtic 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 5–2 3–1
Dundee United 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–3 3–2
Falkirk 0–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–3
Hamilton Academical 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0
Heart of Midlothian 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Hibernian 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–4 3–0 2–1
Kilmarnock 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–2
Motherwell 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 1–3 2–0
Rangers 0–0 2–1 7–1 4–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 6–1 3–0 2–1
St Johnstone 1–0 1–4 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0
St Mirren 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–2 1–1

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).

Home ╲ Away ABE CEL DUNFALHAMHOMHIBKILMOTRANSTJSTM
Aberdeen 4–4 2–2 0–1 0–3 1–3 2–1
Celtic 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0
Dundee United 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0
Falkirk 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–1
Hamilton Academical 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 0–0 1–0
Heart of Midlothian 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–4
Hibernian 2–2 0–1 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–1
Kilmarnock 2–0 4–4 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–1
Motherwell 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Rangers 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–1
St Johnstone 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–1
St Mirren 4–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the table splits into two groups of six. Each team plays every team in their own half once (either at home or away)

Top six

Home ╲ Away CEL DUN HOMHIBMOTRAN
Celtic 3–2 4–0 2–1
Dundee United 0–2 0–2 1–2
Heart of Midlothian 1–2 0–0 0–2
Hibernian 1–2 0–1
Motherwell 2–3 6–6
Rangers 2–0 3–3

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Bottom six

Home ╲ Away ABE FAL HAMKILSTJSTM
Aberdeen 1–0 1–3 1–2
Falkirk 0–1 0–0 1–1
Hamilton Academical 3–0 0–0
Kilmarnock 0–0 1–2
St Johnstone 1–1 2–3 2–2
St Mirren 0–1 1–0

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Kits and shirt sponsors

Team Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor Notes
Aberdeen Nike Team Recruitment Team Recruitment remain as sponsors. New home & third kits, both with thin horizontal stripes.
Celtic Nike Carling New "Bumblebee" away kit & new International Away Kit featuring green tartan panels.
Dundee United Nike Carbrini Nike replace Hummel as kit manufacturer. New home & away kits to commemorate centenary year.
Falkirk Puma Central Demolition New home and away kits.
Hamilton Academical Nike Reid Furniture Reid Furniture take over as sponsor. New home and away kits.
Heart of Midlothian Umbro Ūkio bankas New home and away kits
Hibernian Le Coq Sportif McEwan Fraser McEwan Fraser replace Whyte & Mackay as sponsor. New home kit & away kits.
Kilmarnock 1869 Smallworld New home kit.
Motherwell Canterbury of New Zealand JAXX Canterbury replace Bukta as kit manufacturer. New home and away kits.
Rangers Umbro Carling New home, away and third kits
St Johnstone Surridge Taylor Wimpey New home kit & away kits.
St Mirren Hummel Braehead Shopping Centre New home and away kits.

Stadia and attendances

Location of teams in Scottish Premier League 2009–10
As of 14:51, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: SPL
Team Stadium Capacity Highest Lowest Average
Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium 22,199 16,803 6,097 10,461
Celtic Celtic Park 60,355 58,500 24,000 45,582
Dundee United Tannadice Park 14,209 11,100 5,598 7,821
Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 9,706[7] 7,049 4,321 5,635
Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park 6,096 5,343 2,003 3,005
Heart of Midlothian Tynecastle Stadium 17,420 17,126 12,325 14,484
Hibernian Easter Road 17,500[8] 16,949 9,185 12,164
Kilmarnock Rugby Park 18,128 10,662 4,068 5,919
Motherwell Fir Park 13,742 9,355 3,544 5,307
Rangers Ibrox Stadium 51,082 50,321 44,291 47,564
St Johnstone McDiarmid Park 10,673 7,807 2,993 4,717
St Mirren St Mirren Park 8,016 6,164 3,009 4,414

Goals

Top scorers

As of 12:14, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Sources: SPL BBC
Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Scotland Kris Boyd Rangers 23
2 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Hibernian 21
3 Scotland Kenny Miller Rangers 18
4 Republic of Ireland Jon Daly Dundee United 13
Scotland Derek Riordan Hibernian
6 England Lukas Jutkiewicz Motherwell 12
Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Celtic
8 England John Sutton Motherwell 11
9 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné Celtic 10
Australia Scott McDonald Celtic[9]
Greece Georgios Samaras Celtic

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Scottish Premier League hat-tricks
Scorer For Against Date
Scotland Peter MacDonald St Johnstone Motherwell 26 December 2009[10]
Scotland Kris Boyd 5 Rangers Dundee United 30 December 2009[11]
Republic of Ireland Jon Daly Dundee United Falkirk 23 January 2010[12]
Scotland Colin Nish Hibernian Motherwell 5 May 2010[13]

5 player scored 5 goals

Awards

Monthly awards

Main article: Scottish Premier League monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
August England Tony Mowbray[14] Celtic England Danny Cadamarteri[15] Dundee United Scotland Ross Forbes[16] Motherwell
September Scotland John Hughes[17] Hibernian Scotland Derek Riordan[17] Hibernian Scotland Craig Thomson[18] Heart of Midlothian
October Republic of Ireland Jim Gannon[19] Motherwell Republic of Ireland Liam Miller[20] Hibernian England Lukas Jutkiewicz[19] Motherwell
November Scotland Craig Levein[21] Dundee United Scotland Andy Webster[21] Dundee United Scotland Peter Pawlett[22] Aberdeen
December Scotland Walter Smith[23] Rangers Scotland Kris Boyd[23] Rangers Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes[24] Hibernian
January Scotland Craig Brown[25] Motherwell Northern Ireland Steven Davis[26] Rangers Scotland Fraser Fyvie[27] Aberdeen
February Scotland Craig Brown[28] Motherwell Scotland David Weir[29] Rangers Scotland Chris Maguire[30] Kilmarnock
March Scotland Peter Houston[31] Dundee United Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane[32] Celtic Scotland Ryan Flynn[33] Falkirk
April Scotland Billy Reid[34] Hamilton Academical Scotland Kenny Miller[35] Rangers Republic of Ireland Graham Carey[36] St Mirren

Clydesdale Bank Premier League Awards

[37]

AwardRecipient
Player of the SeasonScotland David Weir[38]
Manager of the SeasonScotland Walter Smith[38]
Young Player of the SeasonScotland David Goodwillie[39]
Goal of the SeasonRepublic of Ireland Anthony Stokes[39]
Save of the SeasonPoland Artur Boruc[39]
Under-19 League Player of the Season Scotland Dale Hilson[40]
Best Club Media RelationsMotherwell[40]
SPL Family ChampionsSt Mirren[40]
Best Community InitiativeHibernian[40]

References

  1. ↑ Hamilton Academical 0–3 Aberdeen; Dundee United 0–3 Rangers; Hibernian 1–4 Rangers; Kilmarnock 0–3 Motherwell; Falkirk 1–4 Dundee United; St Johnstone 1–4 Celtic; Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Aberdeen; Aberdeen 0–3 Motherwell; Heart of Midlothian 1–4 Rangers
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  4. ↑ "Motherwell 6–6 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "12 – The 6–6 draw between Motherwell and Hibs tonight, breaks the SPL record for the most goals in a single SPL match. Entertainment.". Opta Sports / Twitter. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Kilmarnock 0-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  7. ↑ A new stand was opened at the Falkirk Stadium during the summer of 2009 that increased capacity.
  8. ↑ The capacity of Easter Road was reduced to 14,326 in March 2010, as Hibernian chose to demolish the old East Stand and replace it with a new facility to be opened during the 2010–11 season.
  9. ↑ Scott McDonald transferred to Football League Championship club Middlesbrough in January 2010.
  10. ↑ "Motherwell v St Johnstone". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
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  15. ↑ "Cadamarteri earns August honour". BBC Sport. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  16. ↑ "Forbes given young player prize". BBC Sport. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  17. 1 2 "Hughes and Riordan scoop awards". BBC Sport. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
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  19. 1 2 "Gannon targets January clear-out". BBC Sport. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  20. ↑ "The world's a stage for Miller". Scotland on Sunday. 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
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  23. 1 2 "Walter Smith and Kris Boyd rewarded for Rangers form". BBC Sport. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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  30. ↑ "Killie striker Chris Maguire lifts young player prize". BBC Sport. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  31. ↑ "Dundee United's Peter Houston is SPL manager of month". BBC Sport. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  32. ↑ "Robbie Keane named SPL player of month for March". BBC Sport. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  33. ↑ "Young player prize for Falkirk's Ryan Flynn". BBC Sport. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  34. ↑ "Hamilton manager Billy Reid nets award for April". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  35. ↑ "Kenny Miller named top SPL player for April". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  36. ↑ "Graham Carey focused on St Mirren survival". BBC Sport. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  37. ↑ "Clydesdale Bank Premier League Season Awards 2009/2010"
  38. 1 2 "Rangers duo win Clydesdale manager and player awards". BBC Sport. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  39. 1 2 3 "Dundee Utd striker Goodwillie nets young player award". BBC Sport. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  40. 1 2 3 4 "CB award winners in full". Scottish Premier League. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

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