2009–10 in Scottish football
The 2009–10 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Scotland.
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Overview
Notable events
- 5 August – Livingston are demoted from the First Division to the Third Division in response to the club being deemed in breach of league rules after going into administration and, briefly, liquidation. As a result, Airdrie United are reassigned to the First Division and Cowdenbeath to the Second Division.
Transfer deals
Managerial changes
League Competitions
Scottish Premier League
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.
Scottish First Division
Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
|
1 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle !Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C) (P) |
36 |
21 |
10 |
5 |
72 |
32 | +40 |
73 |
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2 |
Dundee !Dundee |
36 |
16 |
13 |
7 |
48 |
34 | +14 |
61 |
3 |
Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic |
36 |
17 |
7 |
12 |
54 |
44 | +10 |
58 |
4 |
Queen of the South !Queen of the South |
36 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
53 |
40 | +13 |
56 |
5 |
Ross County !Ross County |
36 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
46 |
44 | +2 |
56 |
6 |
Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle |
36 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
43 |
40 | +3 |
48 |
7 |
Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers |
36 |
11 |
9 |
16 |
36 |
47 | −11 |
42 |
8 |
Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton |
36 |
11 |
4 |
21 |
40 |
65 | −25 |
37 |
9 |
Airdrie United !Airdrie United (R) |
36 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
41 |
56 | −15 |
33 |
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10 |
Ayr United !Ayr United (R) |
36 |
7 |
10 |
19 |
29 |
60 | −31 |
31 |
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Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd,3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gete a place in the 2010–11 First Division
(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.
Scottish Second Division
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
|
1 |
Stirling Albion !Stirling Albion (C) (P) |
36 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
68 |
48 | +20 |
65 |
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2 |
Alloa Athletic !Alloa Athletic |
36 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
49 |
35 | +14 |
65 |
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3 |
Cowdenbeath !Cowdenbeath (O) (P) |
36 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
60 |
41 | +19 |
59 |
4 |
Brechin City !Brechin City |
36 |
15 |
9 |
12 |
47 |
42 | +5 |
54 |
5 |
Peterhead !Peterhead |
36 |
15 |
6 |
15 |
45 |
49 | −4 |
51 |
6 |
Dumbarton !Dumbarton |
36 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
49 |
58 | −9 |
48 |
7 |
East Fife !East Fife |
36 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
46 |
53 | −7 |
41 |
8 |
Stenhousemuir !Stenhousemuir |
36 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
38 |
42 | −4 |
40 |
9 |
Arbroath !Arbroath (R) |
36 |
10 |
10 |
16 |
41 |
55 | −14 |
40 |
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10 |
Clyde !Clyde (R) |
36 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
37 |
57 | −20 |
31 |
Template:Fb competition 2010–11 Scottish Third Division |
Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd,3rd and 4th places of the Third Division. The winner gete a place in the 2010–11 Second Division
(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.
Scottish Third Division
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
|
1 |
Livingston !Livingston (C) (P) |
36 |
24 |
6 |
6 |
63 |
25 | +38 |
78 |
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2 |
Forfar Athletic !Forfar Athletic (O) (P) |
36 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
59 |
44 | +15 |
63 |
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3 |
East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire |
36 |
19 |
4 |
13 |
50 |
46 | +4 |
61 |
4 |
Queen's Park !Queen's Park |
36 |
15 |
6 |
15 |
42 |
42 | 0 |
51 |
5 |
Albion Rovers !Albion Rovers |
36 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
35 |
35 | 0 |
50 |
6 |
Berwick Rangers !Berwick Rangers |
36 |
14 |
8 |
14 |
46 |
50 | −4 |
50 |
7 |
Stranraer !Stranraer |
36 |
13 |
8 |
15 |
48 |
54 | −6 |
47 |
8 |
Annan Athletic !Annan Athletic |
36 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
41 |
42 | −1 |
43 |
9 |
Elgin City !Elgin City |
36 |
9 |
7 |
20 |
46 |
59 | −13 |
34 |
10 |
Montrose !Montrose |
36 |
5 |
9 |
22 |
30 |
63 | −33 |
24 |
Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.
(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.
Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
|
1 |
Celtic !Celtic (C) |
22 |
15 |
5 |
2 |
47 |
17 | +30 |
50 |
2 |
Motherwell !Motherwell |
22 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
58 |
36 | +22 |
39 |
3 |
Rangers !Rangers |
20 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
38 |
22 | +16 |
38 |
4 |
Dundee United !Dundee United |
22 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
43 |
34 | +9 |
37 |
5 |
St Mirren !St Mirren |
22 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
40 |
35 | +5 |
36 |
6 |
Aberdeen !Aberdeen |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
38 |
28 | +10 |
33 |
7 |
Falkirk !Falkirk (R) |
22 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
30 |
38 | −8 |
24 |
8 |
Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical |
22 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
34 |
50 | −16 |
24 |
9 |
St Johnstone !St Johnstone |
22 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
24 |
48 | −24 |
24 |
10 |
Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian |
22 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
26 |
28 | −2 |
23 |
11 |
Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock |
22 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
28 |
48 | −20 |
21 |
12 |
Hibernian !Hibernian |
22 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
23 |
45 | −22 |
18 |
Updated to games played on 3 May 2010.
Source: ]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Falkirk U19s will not compete in the 2010–11 competition due to their first team being relegated from the SPL – Inverness Caledonian Thistle will replace them in both leagues
(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.
Honours
Cup honours
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
- All teams are eliminated.
- Current UEFA coefficients: Teams and Country
Rangers
Celtic
Date |
Venue |
Opponents |
Score[12] |
Celtic scorer(s) |
Report |
Champions League third qualifying round |
29 July 2009 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |
Dinamo Moscow |
0–1 |
|
BBC Sport |
4 August 2009 |
Arena Khimki, Khimki (A) |
Dinamo Moscow |
2–0 |
Scott McDonald, Georgios Samaras |
BBC Sport |
Champions League play-off round |
19 August 2009 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |
Arsenal |
0–2 |
|
BBC Sport |
26 August 2009 |
Emirates Stadium, London (A) |
Arsenal |
1–3 |
Massimo Donati |
BBC Sport |
UEFA Europa League Group Stage |
17 September 2009 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa (A) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
1–2 |
Georgios Samaras |
BBC Sport |
1 October 2009 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |
Rapid Vienna |
1–1 |
Scott McDonald |
BBC Sport |
22 October 2009 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |
Hamburg |
0–1 |
|
BBC Sport |
5 November 2009 |
HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg (A) |
Hamburg |
0–0 |
|
BBC Sport |
3 December 2009 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2–0 |
Georgios Samaras, Barry Robson |
BBC Sport |
17 December 2009 |
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A) |
Rapid Vienna |
3–3 |
Marc-Antoine Fortune (2), Paul McGowan |
BBC Sport |
Heart of Midlothian
Aberdeen
Falkirk
Motherwell
Date |
Venue |
Opponents |
Score[12] |
Motherwell scorer(s) |
Report |
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round |
2 July 2009 |
Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) |
Llanelli |
0–1 |
|
BBC Sport |
9 July 2009 |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (A) |
Llanelli |
3–0 |
John Sutton (2), Jamie Murphy |
BBC Sport |
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round |
16 July 2009 |
Stadiumi Flamurtari, Vlorë (A) |
Flamurtari Vlorë |
0–1 |
|
BBC Sport |
23 July 2009 |
Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) |
Flamurtari Vlorë |
8–1 |
Jamie Murphy (3), Paul Slane, Ross Forbes (2), Shaun Hutchinson, Robert McHugh |
BBC Sport |
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round |
30 July 2009 |
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) |
Steaua București |
0–3 |
|
BBC Sport |
6 August 2009 |
Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) |
Steaua București |
1–3 |
Ross Forbes |
BBC Sport |
National teams
Scotland national team
Deaths
- 26 July – Graham Potter, 30, Hamilton goalkeeper.[15]
- 29 July – Paul McGrillen, 37, Motherwell, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians striker.[16]
- 13 August – Brian McLaughlin, 54, Celtic, Ayr United, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk winger.[17]
- 1 September – John Buchanan, 74, Hibs and Raith Rovers forward.[18]
- 19 September – Stevie Gray, 42, Aberdeen and Airdrie winger.[19]
- 25 September – David Will, 72, Brechin City chairman, Scottish Football Association president and FIFA vice-president.[20]
- 8 October – Alex McCrae, 89, Hearts and Falkirk forward; Stirling Albion and Falkirk manager.[21]
- 3 November – Archie Baird, 90, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Scotland forward.[22]
- 19 November – Frank Beattie, 76, Kilmarnock player; Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion manager.[23]
- 1 December – Neil Dougall, 88, Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle and Scotland player.[24]
- 3 January – Gus Alexander, 75, Southport, Workington and York City wing half.
- 7 January – Alex Parker, 74, Falkirk and Scotland defender.[25]
- 13 January – Tommy Sloan, 84, Hearts and Motherwell winger[26]
- 1 February – Bobby Kirk, 82, Dunfermline, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender.[27]
- 7 February – Bobby Dougan, 83, Hearts, Kilmarnock and Scotland defender.[28]
- 12 February – Willie Polland, 75, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender.
- 18 February – Alan Gordon, 65, Hearts, Dundee United, Hibs and Dundee striker.[29]
- 20 February – Bobby Cox, 76, Dundee defender.[30]
- 22 February – Bobby Smith, 56, Hibs and Dunfermline player.[31]
- 23 February – Gerry Neef, 63, Rangers goalkeeper.[32]
- 28 February – Adam Blacklaw, 72, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers and Scotland goalkeeper.[33]
- 11 March – Willie MacFarlane, 79, Hibs, Raith Rovers and Morton defender; Stirling Albion, Hibs and Meadowbank manager.[34]
- 12 March – Hugh Robertson, 70, Dundee, Dunfermline, Arbroath and Scotland winger.
- 11 April – Billy Fulton, 72, Ayr United, Falkirk and St Mirren wing half.[35]
- 21 April – Sammy Baird, 79, Clyde, Rangers, Hibs, Third Lanark, Stirling Albion and Scotland player; Stirling Albion manager.[36]
- 1 June – John Hagart, 72, Berwick Rangers wing half; Hearts and Falkirk manager.[37]
Notes and references
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Third Division |
- Albion Rovers
- Annan Athletic
- Berwick Rangers
- East Stirlingshire
- Elgin City
- Forfar Athletic
- Livingston
- Montrose
- Queen's Park
- Stranraer
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