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2015–16 in Scottish football

April 12, 2024

The 2015–16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup.[1] The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August.[1]

Football in Scotland
Season2015–16
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2015–16 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Rangers
League 1 champions
Dunfermline Athletic
League 2 champions
East Fife
Scottish Cup winners
Hibernian
League Cup winners
Ross County
Challenge Cup winners
Rangers
Youth Cup winners
Motherwell
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Transfer deals edit

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

League competitions edit

Scottish Premiership edit

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 −16 50
6 Ross County 38 14 6 18 55 61 −6 48
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 +6 52
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[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. ^ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[2]

Scottish Championship edit

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 6 5 88 34 +54 81 Promotion to Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round and for the Premiership play-off semi-finals[a]
4 Raith Rovers 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 −10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 −31 37
9 Livingston (R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 −14 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 −45 21 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Scottish League One edit

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 24 7 5 83 30 +53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 19 4 13 65 47 +18 61 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 +25 59
4 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 −6 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 −2 49
6 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 40 44 −4 49
7 Brechin City 36 12 6 18 47 59 −12 42
8 Stenhousemuir 36 11 7 18 46 80 −34 40
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 11 6 19 46 72 −26 39 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Forfar Athletic (R) 36 8 10 18 48 60 −12 34 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two edit

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Fife (C, P) 36 18 8 10 62 41 +21 62 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Elgin City 36 17 8 11 59 46 +13 59 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Clyde 36 17 6 13 56 45 +11 57
4 Queen's Park (O, P) 36 15 11 10 46 32 +14 56
5 Annan Athletic 36 16 8 12 69 57 +12 56
6 Berwick Rangers 36 14 7 15 45 50 −5 49
7 Stirling Albion 36 13 9 14 47 46 +1 48
8 Montrose 36 11 10 15 50 70 −20 43
9 Arbroath 36 11 6 19 42 51 −9 39
10 East Stirlingshire (R) 36 9 5 22 41 79 −38 32 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Non-league football edit

Level 5 edit

Main articles: 2015–16 Highland Football League and 2015–16 Lowland Football League

Level 6 edit

Main articles: 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League and 2015–16 South of Scotland Football League

SPFL Development League edit

Main article: 2015–16 SPFL Development League

Honours edit

Cup honours edit

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2015–16 Scottish Cup Hibernian 3–2 Rangers BBC Sport
2015–16 League Cup Ross County 2–1 Hibernian BBC Sport
2015–16 Challenge Cup Rangers 4–0 Peterhead BBC Sport
2015–16 Youth Cup Motherwell 5–2 Heart of Midlothian BBC Sport
2015–16 Junior Cup Beith Juniors 1–1
4–3 pens. 		Pollok The Herald
2015–16 Amateur Cup Colville Park 2 – 1 Leven United Glasgow World

Non-league honours edit

Senior edit

Junior edit

West Region
East Region
North Region

Individual honours edit

PFA Scotland awards edit

SFWA awards edit

Scottish clubs in Europe edit

Main articles: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.[9]

Celtic edit

UEFA Champions League
15 July 2015 Second qualifying Celtic   2 – 0   Stjarnan Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata   44'
Johansen   56'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,185
Referee: Daniel Siebert  
22 July 2015 Second qualifying Stjarnan   1 – 4
(1 – 6 agg.)		   Celtic Garðabær, Iceland
Finsen   7' BBC Sport Bitton   33'
Mulgrew   49'
Griffiths   88'
Johansen   90'		 Stadium: Samsungvöllur
Referee: Jonathan Lardot  
29 July 2015 Third qualifying Celtic   1 – 0   Qarabağ Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata   82' BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,011
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer  
19 August 2015 Play-off Celtic   3 – 2   Malmö FF Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths   3', 61'
Bitton   10'		 BBC Sport Berget   52', 90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Felix Brych  
25 August 2015 Play-off Malmö FF   2 – 0
(4 – 3 agg.)		   Celtic Malmö, Sweden
Rosenberg   23'
Boyata   54' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Referee: Milorad Mažić  
UEFA Europa League
17 September 2015 Group A Ajax   2 – 2   Celtic Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fischer   24'
Schöne   84'		 BBC Sport Bitton   8'
Lustig   42'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Luca Banti  
1 October 2015 Group A Celtic   2 – 2   Fenerbahçe Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths   28'
Commons   32'		 BBC Sport Fernandão   43', 48' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Kenn Hansen  
22 October 2015 Group A Molde   3 – 1   Celtic Molde, Norway
Kamara   11'
Forren   18'
Elyounoussi   56'		 BBC Sport Commons   55' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov  
5 November 2015 Group A Celtic   1 – 2   Molde Glasgow, Scotland
Commons   26' BBC Sport Elyounoussi   21'
Hestad   37'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Slavko Vinčić  
26 November 2015 Group A Celtic   1 – 2   Ajax Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor   3' BBC Sport Milik   22'
Černý   87'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Felix Zwayer  
10 December 2015 Group A Fenerbahçe   1 – 1   Celtic Istanbul, Turkey
Marković   39' BBC Sport Commons   75' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Serge Gumienny  

Aberdeen edit

UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying Shkëndija   1 – 1   Aberdeen Skopje, Macedonia
Kirovski   84' BBC Sport McGinn   79' Stadium: Philip II Arena[10]
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa  
16 July 2015 Second qualifying Rijeka   0 – 3   Aberdeen Rijeka, Croatia
BBC Sport Considine   38'
Pawlett   52'
McLean   75'		 Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Referee: Amaury Delerue  
23 July 2015 Second qualifying Aberdeen   2 – 2
(5 – 2 agg.)		   Rijeka Aberdeen, Scotland
McGinn   64'
Hayes   72'		 BBC Sport Tomasov   58'
Kvržić   63'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Marco Guida  
30 July 2015 Third qualifying Kairat   2 – 1   Aberdeen Almaty, Kazakhstan
Bakayev   13'
Islamkhan   22'		 BBC Sport McLean   69' Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Tamás Bognar  
6 August 2015 Third qualifying Aberdeen   1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		   Kairat Aberdeen, Scotland
McLean   84' BBC Sport Gohou   59' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,317
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka  

Inverness Caledonian Thistle edit

UEFA Europa League
16 July 2015 Second qualifying Inverness Caledonian Thistle   0 – 1   Astra Giurgiu Inverness, Scotland
BBC Sport Budescu   24' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen  

St Johnstone edit

UEFA Europa League
9 July 2015 First qualifying St Johnstone   2 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)		   Alashkert Perth, Scotland
O'Halloran   34'
McKay   86'		 BBC Sport Gyozalyan   73' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Fredy Fautrel  

Scotland national team edit

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Georgia   1 – 0   Scotland Tbilisi
Qazaishvili   37' BBC Sport Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena[12]
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan  
7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Scotland   2 – 3   Germany Glasgow
Hummels   28' (o.g.)
McArthur   43'		 BBC Sport Müller   18', 34'
Gündoğan   54'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,753
Referee: Björn Kuipers  
8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Scotland   2 – 2   Poland Glasgow
Ritchie   45'
Fletcher   62'		 BBC Sport Lewandowski   3', 90' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Viktor Kassai  
11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Gibraltar   0 – 6   Scotland Faro, Portugal
BBC Sport Ritchie   24'
Maloney   39'
Fletcher   52', 56', 85'
Naismith   90'		 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov  
24 March 2016 Friendly Czech Republic   0 – 1   Scotland Prague
BBC Sport Anya   10' Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 14,580
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Ireland)
29 March 2016 Friendly Scotland   1 – 0   Denmark Glasgow
Ritchie   8' BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 18,385
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
29 May 2016 Friendly Italy   1 – 0   Scotland Ta' Qali, Malta
Pellè   57' BBC Sport Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alan Sant (Malta)
4 June 2016 Friendly France   3 – 0   Scotland Metz
Giroud   8', 35'
Koscielny   39'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,057
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

Women's football edit

Scottish Women's Premier League edit

Main article: 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q) 21 19 2 0 99 11 +88 59 2016–17 Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 17 2 2 72 20 +52 53
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 28 +26 35
4 Aberdeen 21 10 4 7 32 24 +8 34
5 Spartans 21 8 1 12 44 38 +6 25
6 Rangers 21 8 0 13 30 57 −27 24
7 Stirling University 21 11 3 7 45 31 +14 36
8 Forfar Farmington 21 11 1 9 45 40 +5 34
9 Heart of Midlothian (R) 21 6 4 11 27 52 −25 22 2016 SPWL 2
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 21 7 1 13 24 62 −38 22
11 Hutchison Vale (R) 21 5 3 13 31 65 −34 18
12 Inverness City (R) 21 0 3 18 14 89 −75 3
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

League and Cup honours edit

Individual honours edit

SWPL awards edit

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

UEFA Women's Champions League edit

Glasgow City edit

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) Round of 32 Chelsea   1–0   Glasgow City Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames
20:30 Kirby   39' Report Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) Round of 32 Glasgow City   0–3
(0–4 agg.)		   Chelsea Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
20:30 Report Aluko   22'
Kirby   57'
Flaherty   61'		 Attendance: 1,199
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Scotland women's national team edit

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results
17 September 2015 Friendly Scotland   0–4   Norway Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport   Haavi
  Hegerberg
  Berge
  Wold
22 September 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Slovenia   0–3   Scotland Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina
BBC Sport   28', 49', 59' Little Attendance: 794
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
23 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland   7–0   Belarus Fir Park, Motherwell
Ross   44', 66'
Weir   46'
Corsie   53'
Evans   68'
Love   89', 90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Carina Susanna Vitulano (Italy)
27 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying North Macedonia   1–4   Scotland FFM Training Centre, Skopje
Rochi   44' BBC Sport   22' Little
  27', 28' Corsie
  31' Weir		 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
29 November 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland   10–0   North Macedonia St Mirren Park, Paisley
Ross   3', 59', 61', 87'
Love   8', 40', 53'
Beattie   24'
Lauder   27'
Evans   35'		 BBC Sport
26 January 2016 Friendly Sweden   6–0   Scotland Prioritet Serneke Arena, Gothenburg
Dahlkvist   40'
Eriksson   45'
Jakobsson   45+1'
Schelin   68'
Hammarlund   78', 83'		 Scottish FA
8 March 2016 Friendly Scotland   1–1   Spain Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Mitchell   55' Scottish FA   90' Torrecilla
8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland   3–1   Slovenia St Mirren Park, Paisley
Ross   19', 44'
Little   52' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Erman   42'
3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland   0–4   Iceland Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
BBC Sport Gísladóttir   10'
Þorsteinsdóttir   62'
Jónsdóttir   65'
Viðarsdóttir   69'		 Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Jana Adamkova  
7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Belarus   0–1   Scotland FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk
BBC Sport Love   15' Referee: Marta Frias Acedo  

Deaths edit

  • 10 July: Jimmy Murray, 82, Hearts, Falkirk, Clyde, Raith Rovers and Scotland forward.[14]
  • 2 August: Sammy Cox, 91, Queen's Park, Third Lanark, Dundee, Rangers, East Fife and Scotland defender.[15]
  • 6 August: Danny Hegan, 72, Albion Rovers midfielder.[16]
  • 16 August: George Merchant, 89, Dundee and Falkirk forward.[17]
  • 29 August: Graham Leggat, 81, Aberdeen and Scotland forward.[18]
  • 6 September: Ralph Milne, 54, Dundee United winger.[19]
  • 6 September: Hugh Ormond, 92, Dundee United and St Mirren full back.[20]
  • 12 September: Jim Doherty, 61, Albion Rovers and Stranraer midfielder.[21]
  • 1 October: Joe Wark, 67, Motherwell defender.[22]
  • 2 October: Johnny Paton, 92, Celtic winger.[23]
  • 17 October: Johnny Hamilton, 66, Rangers, Hibernian and St Johnstone midfielder.[24]
  • 23 October: Peter Price, 83, St Mirren, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Albion Rovers forward.[25]
  • 25 October: Matt Watson, 79, Kilmarnock and Queen of the South full-back.[26]
  • 5 November: Brown McMaster, 66, Scottish Football League president (2007–09); Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir executive.[27]
  • 15 November: Jackie McGugan, 76, St Mirren, Ayr United and Morton defender.[28]
  • 5 December: Willie Coburn, 74, St Johnstone, Forfar and Cowdenbeath defender.[29]
  • 6 December: Ian Burns, 76, Aberdeen and Brechin City wing half.[30]
  • 8 December: Alan Hodgkinson, 79, Scotland goalkeeping coach.[31]
  • 10 December: Arnold Peralta, 26, Rangers midfielder.[32]
  • December: Duncan Lambie, 63, Dundee, St Johnstone and Hibernian forward.[33]
  • 19 January: Joachim Fernandez, 43, Dundee United defender.[34]
  • 22 January: Tommy Bryceland, 76, St Mirren forward and manager.[35]
  • January: John Dowie, 60, Celtic and Clyde defender[36]
  • 28 January: Dave Thomson, 77, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire forward.[37]
  • 28 January: Tommy O'Hara, 62, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Falkirk and Partick Thistle midfielder.[38]
  • 4 February: Harry Glasgow, 76, Clyde, Arbroath and Stenhousemuir defender, Stenhousemuir manager.[39]
  • 24 February: Jim McFadzean, 77, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren, Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Ayr United defender.[40]
  • 4 March: Eddie Blyth, 91, St Mirren forward.[41]
  • 11 March: Billy Ritchie, 79, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Stranraer and Scotland goalkeeper.[42]
  • 22 March: Les Thomson, 79, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir centre-half.[43]
  • 31 March: Ian Britton, 61, Dundee United and Arbroath midfielder.[44]
  • 31 March: Jimmy Toner, 91, Dundee inside forward.[45]
  • 7 May: Chris Mitchell, 27, Falkirk, Ayr United, Bradford City, Queen of the South and Clyde midfielder.[46]
  • 8 May: George Ross, 73, Preston North End full back.[47]
  • 11 May: Bobby Carroll, 77, Celtic, St Mirren, Dundee United and Queen of the South winger.[48]
  • 14 May: Jim Finlayson, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Montrose forward.[49]
  • 14 May: John Coyle, 83, Dundee United, Brechin City and Clyde forward.[50]
  • 25 May: Ian Gibson, 73, Scotland under-23 international.[51]
  • 20 June: Willie Logie, 83, Rangers, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin City and Alloa Athletic wing half.[52]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ a b "Scottish football season to start on 25 July with Petrofac Training Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ . Scoresway. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ^ Mullen, Scott (9 May 2016). "Leigh Griffiths named SFWA Player of the Year for second time - and looks for a third". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Young Player of the Year".
  7. ^ McArthur, Euan (13 May 2016). "Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie asks not to be considered for Scotland selection "for the foreseeable future"". Herald Scotland. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ^ . www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Aberdeen: Gordon Marshall to be new goalkeeping coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Meanwhile, the venue for the first leg of Aberdeen's Europa League first-round qualifying tie against Shkendija on 2 July has been changed. They will now take on the Macedonian side in the capital, Skopje, after Uefa confirmed it had been moved from the Gradski Stadium in Tetovo. The tie, which will kick off at 8.05pm British time, has been switched because the stadium Shkendija share with three other clubsis being rebuilt and will not be ready to host the Aberdeen match.
  11. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2015). "Europa League: St Johnstone adapt for heat of Armenian battle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2015. The match is being played in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium instead of the home side's smaller Alashkert Stadium, which is also in the Armenian capital.
  12. ^ "Euro 2016: Scotland's opponents Georgia fined over crowd trouble". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Glasgow City secure their ninth league title in a row". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ . Edinburgh Evening News. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  15. ^ Jack, Christopher (2 August 2015). "Rangers legend Cox dies aged 91". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. ^ Sixties Midfielder Hegan Dies
  17. ^ . www.falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. ^ . www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Ralph Milne: Dundee United legend dies at the age of 54". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  21. ^ The Passing Of Former Player Jim Doherty
  22. ^ "Joe Wark: 1947 – 2015". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Johnny Paton 1923-2015". www.chelseafc.com. Chelsea FC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  24. ^ Former Hibs player Johnny Hamilton dies aged 66
  25. ^ . Ayr United FC. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  26. ^ . www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Former Scottish Football League president Brown McMaster dies". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  28. ^ . St Mirren FC. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  29. ^ . St Johnstone FC. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  30. ^ . Sky Sports. 7 Dec

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The 2015 16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland The domestic season began on 25 July 2015 with the first round of the 2015 16 Scottish Challenge Cup 1 The 2015 16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August 1 Football in ScotlandSeason2015 16 2014 15 2016 17 2015 16 in Scottish footballPremiership championsCelticChampionship championsRangersLeague 1 championsDunfermline AthleticLeague 2 championsEast FifeScottish Cup winnersHibernianLeague Cup winnersRoss CountyChallenge Cup winnersRangersYouth Cup winnersMotherwellTeams in EuropeCeltic Aberdeen Inverness Caledonian Thistle St JohnstoneScotland national teamUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Contents 1 Transfer deals 2 League competitions 2 1 Scottish Premiership 2 2 Scottish Championship 2 3 Scottish League One 2 4 Scottish League Two 2 5 Non league football 2 5 1 Level 5 2 5 2 Level 6 2 6 SPFL Development League 3 Honours 3 1 Cup honours 3 2 Non league honours 3 2 1 Senior 3 2 2 Junior 3 3 Individual honours 3 3 1 PFA Scotland awards 3 3 2 SFWA awards 4 Scottish clubs in Europe 4 1 Celtic 4 2 Aberdeen 4 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 4 St Johnstone 5 Scotland national team 6 Women s football 6 1 Scottish Women s Premier League 6 2 League and Cup honours 6 3 Individual honours 6 3 1 SWPL awards 6 4 UEFA Women s Champions League 6 4 1 Glasgow City 6 5 Scotland women s national team 7 Deaths 8 Notes and referencesTransfer deals editMain articles List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015 16League competitions editScottish Premiership edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Premiership Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation a 1 Celtic C 38 26 8 4 93 31 62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 19 654 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 3 565 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 16 506 Ross County 38 14 6 18 55 61 6 487 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 6 528 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 4 489 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 9 4610 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 21 4311 Kilmarnock O 38 9 9 20 41 64 23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play off final12 Dundee United b R 38 8 7 23 45 70 25 28 Relegation to the ChampionshipSource SPFL ArchiveRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Play off only if deciding champion UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation 3 C Champions O Play off winners R RelegatedNotes Teams play each other three times 33 matches before the league is split into two groups the top six and the bottom six Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016 2 Scottish Championship edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Championship Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Rangers C P 36 25 6 5 88 34 54 81 Promotion to Premiership2 Falkirk 36 19 13 4 61 34 27 70 Qualification for the Premiership play off semi finals3 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 59 34 25 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round and for the Premiership play off semi finals a 4 Raith Rovers 36 18 8 10 52 46 6 62 Qualification for the Premiership play off quarter finals5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 3 436 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 9 427 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 10 428 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 31 379 Livingston R 36 8 7 21 37 51 14 31 Qualification for the Championship play offs10 Alloa Athletic R 36 4 9 23 22 67 45 21 Relegation to League OneSource SoccerwayRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015 16 Scottish Cup Scottish League One edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish League One Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Dunfermline Athletic C P 36 24 7 5 83 30 53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship2 Ayr United O P 36 19 4 13 65 47 18 61 Qualification to Championship play offs3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 25 594 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 6 515 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 2 496 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 40 44 4 497 Brechin City 36 12 6 18 47 59 12 428 Stenhousemuir 36 11 7 18 46 80 34 409 Cowdenbeath R 36 11 6 19 46 72 26 39 Qualification to League One play offs10 Forfar Athletic R 36 8 10 18 48 60 12 34 Relegation to Scottish League TwoSource BBC SportRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R Relegated Scottish League Two edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish League Two Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 East Fife C P 36 18 8 10 62 41 21 62 Promotion to Scottish League One2 Elgin City 36 17 8 11 59 46 13 59 Qualification to League One play offs3 Clyde 36 17 6 13 56 45 11 574 Queen s Park O P 36 15 11 10 46 32 14 565 Annan Athletic 36 16 8 12 69 57 12 566 Berwick Rangers 36 14 7 15 45 50 5 497 Stirling Albion 36 13 9 14 47 46 1 488 Montrose 36 11 10 15 50 70 20 439 Arbroath 36 11 6 19 42 51 9 3910 East Stirlingshire R 36 9 5 22 41 79 38 32 Qualification to League Two play off finalsSource BBC SportRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R Relegated Non league football edit Level 5 edit Main articles 2015 16 Highland Football League and 2015 16 Lowland Football League Highland Football League Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Cove Rangers C 34 892 Formartine United 34 853 Brora Rangers 34 854 Turriff United 34 685 Wick Academy 34 606 Inverurie Loco Works 34 587 Buckie Thistle 34 588 Nairn County 34 579 Fraserburgh 34 5310 Keith 34 5211 Forres Mechanics 34 4912 Lossiemouth 34 3813 Deveronvale 34 3214 Clachnacuddin 34 3215 Huntly 34 2616 Strathspey Thistle 34 2017 Fort William 34 1618 Rothes 34 4Source BBC Sport C Champions Lowland Football League Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Edinburgh City C O P 28 732 The Spartans 28 583 Stirling University 28 564 Cumbernauld Colts 28 515 East Kilbride 28 496 Edinburgh University 28 427 BSC Glasgow 28 418 Whitehill Welfare 28 409 Dalbeattie Star 28 3610 Gretna 2008 28 3611 Gala Fairydean Rovers 28 3212 Selkirk 28 2913 Vale of Leithen 28 2614 Preston Athletic 28 2215 Threave Rovers R 28 10Source Soccerway C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R Relegated Level 6 edit Main articles 2015 16 East of Scotland Football League and 2015 16 South of Scotland Football League East of Scotland Football League Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Leith Athletic C 28 722 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 28 633 Civil Service Strollers 28 554 Tynecastle 28 525 Hawick Royal Albert 28 486 Peebles Rovers 28 437 Spartans Reserves 28 418 Ormiston 28 419 Stirling University Reserves 28 3510 Heriot Watt University 28 3311 Coldstream 28 3212 Craigroyston 28 3213 Burntisland Shipyard 28 2714 Duns 28 1415 Eyemouth United 28 1116 Kelso United 0 0Source East of Scotland Football League C Champions South of Scotland Football League Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 St Cuthbert Wanderers C 26 732 Edusport Academy 26 633 Wigtown amp Bladnoch 26 494 Crichton 26 475 Heston Rovers 26 446 Upper Annandale 26 407 Lochar Thistle 26 388 Mid Annandale 26 349 Newton Stewart 26 3310 Creetown 26 2911 Abbey Vale 26 2612 Nithsdale Wanderers 26 2613 Fleet Star 26 1814 Dumfries YMCA 26 6Source South of Scotland Football League C Champions SPFL Development League edit Main article 2015 16 SPFL Development LeagueHonours editCup honours edit Competition Winner Score Runner up Match report2015 16 Scottish Cup Hibernian 3 2 Rangers BBC Sport2015 16 League Cup Ross County 2 1 Hibernian BBC Sport2015 16 Challenge Cup Rangers 4 0 Peterhead BBC Sport2015 16 Youth Cup Motherwell 5 2 Heart of Midlothian BBC Sport2015 16 Junior Cup Beith Juniors 1 14 3 pens Pollok The Herald2015 16 Amateur Cup Colville Park 2 1 Leven United Glasgow WorldNon league honours edit Senior edit Competition WinnerHighland League Cove RangersLowland League Edinburgh CityEast of Scotland League Leith AthleticSouth of Scotland League St Cuthbert WanderersJunior edit West RegionDivision Winner2015 16 Super League Premier Division Auchinleck TalbotSuper League First Division Cumnock JuniorsAyrshire District League GirvanCentral District League First Division RenfrewCentral District League Second Division Forth WanderersEast RegionDivision Winner2015 16 Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticPremier League Jeanfield SwiftsNorth Division DownfieldSouth Division Tranent JuniorsNorth RegionDivision Winner2015 16 Superleague Banks O DeeFirst Division West Buckie RoversFirst Division East Colony ParkIndividual honours edit PFA Scotland awards edit Award Winner TeamPlayers Player of the Year Leigh Griffiths 4 CelticYoung Player of the Year Kieran Tierney 4 CelticManager of the Year Mark Warburton 4 RangersChampionship Player of Year Lee Wallace 4 RangersLeague One Player of Year Faissal El Bakhtaoui 4 Dunfermline AthleticLeague Two Player of Year Nathan Austin 4 East FifeSFWA awards edit Award Winner TeamFootballer of the Year Leigh Griffiths 5 CelticYoung Player of the Year Kieran Tierney 6 CelticManager of the Year Jim McIntyre 7 Ross CountyInternational Player of the Year Matt Ritchie 8 BournemouthScottish clubs in Europe editMain articles 2015 16 UEFA Champions League and 2015 16 UEFA Europa League Celtic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition 9 Celtic edit UEFA Champions LeagueCeltic nbsp v nbsp Stjarnan 15 July 2015 Second qualifyingCeltic nbsp 2 0 nbsp StjarnanGlasgow ScotlandBoyata nbsp 44 Johansen nbsp 56 BBC Sport Stadium Celtic Park Attendance 48 185Referee Daniel Siebert nbsp Stjarnan nbsp v nbsp Celtic 22 July 2015 Second qualifyingStjarnan nbsp 1 4 1 6 agg nbsp CelticGardabaer IcelandFinsen nbsp 7 BBC Sport Bitton nbsp 33 Mulgrew nbsp 49 Griffiths nbsp 88 Johansen nbsp 90 Stadium Samsungvollur Referee Jonathan Lardot nbsp Celtic nbsp v nbsp Qarabag 29 July 2015 Third qualifyingCeltic nbsp 1 0 nbsp QarabagGlasgow ScotlandBoyata nbsp 82 BBC Sport Stadium Celtic Park Attendance 43 011Referee Robert Schorgenhofer nbsp Qarabag nbsp v nbsp Celtic 5 August 2015 Third qualifyingQarabag nbsp 0 0 0 1 agg nbsp CelticBaku AzerbaijanBBC Sport Stadium Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Referee Martin Strombergsson nbsp Celtic nbsp v nbsp Malmo FF 19 August 2015 Play offCeltic nbsp 3 2 nbsp Malmo FFGlasgow ScotlandGriffiths nbsp 3 61 Bitton nbsp 10 BBC Sport Berget nbsp 52 90 Stadium Celtic Park Referee Felix Brych nbsp Malmo FF nbsp v nbsp Celtic 25 August 2015 Play offMalmo FF nbsp 2 0 4 3 agg nbsp CelticMalmo SwedenRosenberg nbsp 23 Boyata nbsp 54 o g BBC Sport Stadium Swedbank Stadion Referee Milorad Mazic nbsp UEFA Europa LeagueAjax nbsp v nbsp Celtic 17 September 2015 Group AAjax nbsp 2 2 nbsp CelticAmsterdam NetherlandsFischer nbsp 24 Schone nbsp 84 BBC Sport Bitton nbsp 8 Lustig nbsp 42 Stadium Amsterdam Arena Referee Luca Banti nbsp Celtic nbsp v nbsp Fenerbahce 1 October 2015 Group ACeltic nbsp 2 2 nbsp FenerbahceGlasgow ScotlandGriffiths nbsp 28 Commons nbsp 32 BBC Sport Fernandao nbsp 43 48 Stadium Celtic Park Referee Kenn Hansen nbsp Molde nbsp v nbsp Celtic 22 October 2015 Group AMolde nbsp 3 1 nbsp CelticMolde NorwayKamara nbsp 11 Forren nbsp 18 Elyounoussi nbsp 56 BBC Sport Commons nbsp 55 Stadium Aker Stadion Referee Vladislav Bezborodov nbsp Celtic nbsp v nbsp Molde 5 November 2015 Group ACeltic nbsp 1 2 nbsp MoldeGlasgow ScotlandCommons nbsp 26 BBC Sport Elyounoussi nbsp 21 Hestad nbsp 37 Stadium Celtic Park Referee Slavko Vincic nbsp Celtic nbsp v nbsp Ajax 26 November 2015 Group ACeltic nbsp 1 2 nbsp AjaxGlasgow ScotlandMcGregor nbsp 3 BBC Sport Milik nbsp 22 Cerny nbsp 87 Stadium Celtic Park Referee Felix Zwayer nbsp Fenerbahce nbsp v nbsp Celtic 10 December 2015 Group AFenerbahce nbsp 1 1 nbsp CelticIstanbul TurkeyMarkovic nbsp 39 BBC Sport Commons nbsp 75 Stadium Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Referee Serge Gumienny nbsp Aberdeen edit UEFA Europa LeagueShkendija nbsp v nbsp Aberdeen 2 July 2015 First qualifyingShkendija nbsp 1 1 nbsp AberdeenSkopje MacedoniaKirovski nbsp 84 BBC Sport McGinn nbsp 79 Stadium Philip II Arena 10 Referee Tolga Ozkalfa nbsp Aberdeen nbsp v nbsp Shkendija 9 July 2015 First qualifyingAberdeen nbsp 0 0 1 1 agg nbsp ShkendijaAberdeen ScotlandBBC Sport Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Referee Nikolaj Hanni nbsp Rijeka nbsp v nbsp Aberdeen 16 July 2015 Second qualifyingRijeka nbsp 0 3 nbsp AberdeenRijeka CroatiaBBC Sport Considine nbsp 38 Pawlett nbsp 52 McLean nbsp 75 Stadium Stadion Kantrida Referee Amaury Delerue nbsp Aberdeen nbsp v nbsp Rijeka 23 July 2015 Second qualifyingAberdeen nbsp 2 2 5 2 agg nbsp RijekaAberdeen ScotlandMcGinn nbsp 64 Hayes nbsp 72 BBC Sport Tomasov nbsp 58 Kvrzic nbsp 63 Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Attendance 15 803Referee Marco Guida nbsp Kairat nbsp v nbsp Aberdeen 30 July 2015 Third qualifyingKairat nbsp 2 1 nbsp AberdeenAlmaty KazakhstanBakayev nbsp 13 Islamkhan nbsp 22 BBC Sport McLean nbsp 69 Stadium Central Stadium Referee Tamas Bognar nbsp Aberdeen nbsp v nbsp Kairat 6 August 2015 Third qualifyingAberdeen nbsp 1 1 2 3 agg nbsp KairatAberdeen ScotlandMcLean nbsp 84 BBC Sport Gohou nbsp 59 Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Attendance 20 317Referee Miroslav Zelinka nbsp Inverness Caledonian Thistle edit UEFA Europa LeagueInverness Caledonian Thistle nbsp v nbsp Astra Giurgiu 16 July 2015 Second qualifyingInverness Caledonian Thistle nbsp 0 1 nbsp Astra GiurgiuInverness ScotlandBBC Sport Budescu nbsp 24 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 5 534Referee Ken Henry Johnsen nbsp Astra Giurgiu nbsp v nbsp Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23 July 2015 Second qualifyingAstra Giurgiu nbsp 0 0 1 0 agg nbsp Inverness Caledonian ThistleGiurgiu RomaniaBBC Sport Stadium Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Referee Artyom Kuchin nbsp St Johnstone edit UEFA Europa LeagueAlashkert nbsp v nbsp St Johnstone 2 July 2015 First qualifyingAlashkert nbsp 1 0 nbsp St JohnstoneYerevan ArmeniaManasyan nbsp 59 BBC Sport Stadium Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium 11 Referee Jakob Kehlet nbsp St Johnstone nbsp v nbsp Alashkert 9 July 2015 First qualifyingSt Johnstone nbsp 2 1 2 2 agg nbsp AlashkertPerth ScotlandO Halloran nbsp 34 McKay nbsp 86 BBC Sport Gyozalyan nbsp 73 Stadium McDiarmid Park Referee Fredy Fautrel nbsp Scotland national team editMain article Scotland national football team 2000 19 results Georgia nbsp v nbsp Scotland 4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifyingGeorgia nbsp 1 0 nbsp ScotlandTbilisiQazaishvili nbsp 37 BBC Sport Stadium Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena 12 Referee Ovidiu Hategan nbsp Scotland nbsp v nbsp Germany 7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifyingScotland nbsp 2 3 nbsp GermanyGlasgowHummels nbsp 28 o g McArthur nbsp 43 BBC Sport Muller nbsp 18 34 Gundogan nbsp 54 Stadium Hampden Park Attendance 50 753Referee Bjorn Kuipers nbsp Scotland nbsp v nbsp Poland 8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifyingScotland nbsp 2 2 nbsp PolandGlasgowRitchie nbsp 45 Fletcher nbsp 62 BBC Sport Lewandowski nbsp 3 90 Stadium Hampden Park Referee Viktor Kassai nbsp Gibraltar nbsp v nbsp Scotland 11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifyingGibraltar nbsp 0 6 nbsp ScotlandFaro PortugalBBC Sport Ritchie nbsp 24 Maloney nbsp 39 Fletcher nbsp 52 56 85 Naismith nbsp 90 Stadium Estadio Algarve Attendance 12 401Referee Aleksei Kulbakov nbsp Czech Republic nbsp v nbsp Scotland 24 March 2016 FriendlyCzech Republic nbsp 0 1 nbsp ScotlandPragueBBC Sport Anya nbsp 10 Stadium Generali Arena Attendance 14 580Referee Paul McLaughlin Ireland Scotland nbsp v nbsp Denmark 29 March 2016 FriendlyScotland nbsp 1 0 nbsp DenmarkGlasgowRitchie nbsp 8 BBC Sport Stadium Hampden Park Attendance 18 385Referee Svein Oddvar Moen Norway Italy nbsp v nbsp Scotland 29 May 2016 FriendlyItaly nbsp 1 0 nbsp ScotlandTa Qali MaltaPelle nbsp 57 BBC Sport Stadium Ta Qali National Stadium Attendance 8 000Referee Alan Sant Malta France nbsp v nbsp Scotland 4 June 2016 FriendlyFrance nbsp 3 0 nbsp ScotlandMetzGiroud nbsp 8 35 Koscielny nbsp 39 BBC Sport Stadium Stade Saint Symphorien Attendance 25 057Referee Sebastien Delferiere Belgium Women s football editScottish Women s Premier League edit Main article 2015 Scottish Women s Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Glasgow City C Q 21 19 2 0 99 11 88 59 2016 17 Champions League2 Hibernian Q 21 17 2 2 72 20 52 533 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 28 26 354 Aberdeen 21 10 4 7 32 24 8 345 Spartans 21 8 1 12 44 38 6 256 Rangers 21 8 0 13 30 57 27 247 Stirling University 21 11 3 7 45 31 14 368 Forfar Farmington 21 11 1 9 45 40 5 349 Heart of Midlothian R 21 6 4 11 27 52 25 22 2016 SPWL 210 Hamilton Academical R 21 7 1 13 24 62 38 2211 Hutchison Vale R 21 5 3 13 31 65 34 1812 Inverness City R 21 0 3 18 14 89 75 3Source Scottish Women s FARules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions Q Qualified for the phase indicated R Relegated League and Cup honours edit Division WinnerScottish Women s Premier League Glasgow City 13 SWFL First Division Glasgow GirlsSWFL Second Division NorthSWFL Second Division West South WestSWFL Second Division East CentralSWFL Second Division South EastCompetition Winner Score Runner up Match reportScottish Women s Cup Glasgow City 3 0 Hibernian BBC SportScottish Women s Premier League Cup Glasgow City 2 1 AET Hibernian BBC SportSWFL First Division CupSWFL Second Division CupIndividual honours edit SWPL awards edit Award Winner TeamPlayers Player of the YearPlayer of the YearManager of the YearYoung Player of the YearUEFA Women s Champions League edit Glasgow City edit Chelsea nbsp v nbsp Glasgow City 8 October 2015 2015 10 08 Round of 32Chelsea nbsp 1 0 nbsp Glasgow CityWheatsheaf Park Staines upon Thames20 30 Kirby nbsp 39 Report Attendance 1 100Referee Olga Zadinova Czech Republic Glasgow City nbsp v nbsp Chelsea 14 October 2015 2015 10 14 Round of 32Glasgow City nbsp 0 3 0 4 agg nbsp ChelseaExcelsior Stadium Airdrie20 30 Report Aluko nbsp 22 Kirby nbsp 57 Flaherty nbsp 61 Attendance 1 199Referee Bibiana Steinhaus Germany Scotland women s national team edit Main article Scotland women s national football team 2010 19 results Scotland nbsp v nbsp Norway 17 September 2015 FriendlyScotland nbsp 0 4 nbsp NorwayFirhill Stadium GlasgowBBC Sport nbsp Haavi nbsp Hegerberg nbsp Berge nbsp WoldSlovenia nbsp v nbsp Scotland 22 September 2015 Euro 2017 qualifyingSlovenia nbsp 0 3 nbsp ScotlandAjdovscina Stadium AjdovscinaBBC Sport nbsp 28 49 59 Little Attendance 794Referee Sandra Bastos Portugal Scotland nbsp v nbsp Belarus 23 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifyingScotland nbsp 7 0 nbsp BelarusFir Park MotherwellRoss nbsp 44 66 Weir nbsp 46 Corsie nbsp 53 Evans nbsp 68 Love nbsp 89 90 BBC Sport Attendance 1 367Referee Carina Susanna Vitulano Italy North Macedonia nbsp v nbsp Scotland 27 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifyingNorth Macedonia nbsp 1 4 nbsp ScotlandFFM Training Centre SkopjeRochi nbsp 44 BBC Sport nbsp 22 Little nbsp 27 28 Corsie nbsp 31 Weir Referee Anastasia Pustovoitova Russia Scotland nbsp v nbsp North Macedonia 29 November 2015 Euro 2017 qualifyingScotland nbsp 10 0 nbsp North MacedoniaSt Mirren Park PaisleyRoss nbsp 3 59 61 87 Love nbsp 8 40 53 Beattie nbsp 24 Lauder nbsp 27 Evans nbsp 35 BBC SportSweden nbsp v nbsp Scotland 26 January 2016 FriendlySweden nbsp 6 0 nbsp ScotlandPrioritet Serneke Arena GothenburgDahlkvist nbsp 40 Eriksson nbsp 45 Jakobsson nbsp 45 1 Schelin nbsp 68 Hammarlund nbsp 78 83 Scottish FAScotland nbsp v nbsp Spain 8 March 2016 FriendlyScotland nbsp 1 1 nbsp SpainFalkirk Stadium FalkirkMitchell nbsp 55 Scottish FA nbsp 90 TorrecillaScotland nbsp v nbsp Slovenia 8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qualifyingScotland nbsp 3 1 nbsp SloveniaSt Mirren Park PaisleyRoss nbsp 19 44 Little nbsp 52 pen BBC Sport Erman nbsp 42 Scotland nbsp v nbsp Iceland 3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifyingScotland nbsp 0 4 nbsp IcelandFalkirk Stadium FalkirkBBC Sport Gisladottir nbsp 10 THorsteinsdottir nbsp 62 Jonsdottir nbsp 65 Vidarsdottir nbsp 69 Attendance 2 690Referee Jana Adamkova nbsp Belarus nbsp v nbsp Scotland 7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifyingBelarus nbsp 0 1 nbsp ScotlandFC Minsk Stadium MinskBBC Sport Love nbsp 15 Referee Marta Frias Acedo nbsp Deaths edit10 July Jimmy Murray 82 Hearts Falkirk Clyde Raith Rovers and Scotland forward 14 2 August Sammy Cox 91 Queen s Park Third Lanark Dundee Rangers East Fife and Scotland defender 15 6 August Danny Hegan 72 Albion Rovers midfielder 16 16 August George Merchant 89 Dundee and Falkirk forward 17 29 August Graham Leggat 81 Aberdeen and Scotland forward 18 6 September Ralph Milne 54 Dundee United winger 19 6 September Hugh Ormond 92 Dundee United and St Mirren full back 20 12 September Jim Doherty 61 Albion Rovers and Stranraer midfielder 21 1 October Joe Wark 67 Motherwell defender 22 2 October Johnny Paton 92 Celtic winger 23 17 October Johnny Hamilton 66 Rangers Hibernian and St Johnstone midfielder 24 23 October Peter Price 83 St Mirren Ayr United Raith Rovers and Albion Rovers forward 25 25 October Matt Watson 79 Kilmarnock and Queen of the South full back 26 5 November Brown McMaster 66 Scottish Football League president 2007 09 Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir executive 27 15 November Jackie McGugan 76 St Mirren Ayr United and Morton defender 28 5 December Willie Coburn 74 St Johnstone Forfar and Cowdenbeath defender 29 6 December Ian Burns 76 Aberdeen and Brechin City wing half 30 8 December Alan Hodgkinson 79 Scotland goalkeeping coach 31 10 December Arnold Peralta 26 Rangers midfielder 32 December Duncan Lambie 63 Dundee St Johnstone and Hibernian forward 33 19 January Joachim Fernandez 43 Dundee United defender 34 22 January Tommy Bryceland 76 St Mirren forward and manager 35 January John Dowie 60 Celtic and Clyde defender 36 28 January Dave Thomson 77 Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire forward 37 28 January Tommy O Hara 62 Queen of the South Motherwell Falkirk and Partick Thistle midfielder 38 4 February Harry Glasgow 76 Clyde Arbroath and Stenhousemuir defender Stenhousemuir manager 39 24 February Jim McFadzean 77 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Raith Rovers Kilmarnock and Ayr United defender 40 4 March Eddie Blyth 91 St Mirren forward 41 11 March Billy Ritchie 79 Rangers Partick Thistle Motherwell Stranraer and Scotland goalkeeper 42 22 March Les Thomson 79 Falkirk Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir centre half 43 31 March Ian Britton 61 Dundee United and Arbroath midfielder 44 31 March Jimmy Toner 91 Dundee inside forward 45 7 May Chris Mitchell 27 Falkirk Ayr United Bradford City Queen of the South and Clyde midfielder 46 8 May George Ross 73 Preston North End full back 47 11 May Bobby Carroll 77 Celtic St Mirren Dundee United and Queen of the South winger 48 14 May Jim Finlayson East Fife Forfar Athletic and Montrose forward 49 14 May John Coyle 83 Dundee United Brechin City and Clyde forward 50 25 May Ian Gibson 73 Scotland under 23 international 51 20 June Willie Logie 83 Rangers Aberdeen Arbroath Brechin City and Alloa Athletic wing half 52 Notes and references edit a b Scottish football season to start on 25 July with Petrofac Training Cup BBC Sport BBC 30 April 2015 Retrieved 26 May 2015 Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT BBC Sport 11 May 2016 Retrieved 11 May 2016 Premiership 2015 2016 Season rules Scoresway Archived from the original on 10 December 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2015 a b c d e f Leigh Griffiths Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year BBC Sport BBC 1 May 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2016 Mullen Scott 9 May 2016 Leigh Griffiths named SFWA Player of the Year for second time and looks for a third Evening Times Herald amp Times Group Retrieved 10 May 2016 Young Player of the Year McArthur Euan 13 May 2016 Paatelainen s fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings The Herald Herald amp Times Group Retrieved 16 May 2016 Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie asks not to be considered for Scotland selection for the foreseeable future Herald Scotland 6 November 2018 Retrieved 24 August 2022 European qualification for 2015 16 www spfl co uk Scottish Professional Football League 1 June 2015 Archived from the original on 1 June 2015 Retrieved 1 June 2015 Aberdeen Gordon Marshall to be new goalkeeping coach BBC Sport BBC 24 June 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 Meanwhile the venue for the first leg of Aberdeen s Europa League first round qualifying tie against Shkendija on 2 July has been changed They will now take on the Macedonian side in the capital Skopje after Uefa confirmed it had been moved from the Gradski Stadium in Tetovo The tie which will kick off at 8 05pm British time has been switched 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