Football in Scotland
Season2017–18
Scotland
2017–18 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
St Mirren
League 1 champions
Ayr United
League 2 champions
Montrose
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Youth Cup winners
Hibernian
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2017–18 season was the 121st season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 15 July 2017, with the first round of matches in the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup.[1] The 2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 5 August.[1]

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 13 13 39 39 0 49
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 43 49 −6 48
8 St Johnstone 38 12 10 16 42 53 −11 46
9 Dundee 38 11 6 21 36 57 −21 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 47 68 −21 33
11 Partick Thistle (R) 38 8 9 21 31 61 −30 33 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Ross County (R) 38 6 11 21 40 62 −22 29 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[2]
(C) Champions; (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. ↑ Since the winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Scottish Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 36 23 5 8 63 36 +27 74 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 17 11 8 56 37 +19 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
8 Falkirk 36 12 11 13 45 49 −4 47
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 9 20 27 63 −36 30 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Brechin City (R) 36 0 4 32 20 90 −70 4 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 24 4 8 92 42 +50 76 Promotion to the Championship
2 Raith Rovers 36 22 9 5 68 32 +36 75 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 17 9 10 56 43 +13 60
4 Arbroath 36 17 8 11 70 51 +19 59
5 Stranraer 36 16 5 15 58 66 −8 53
6 East Fife 36 13 3 20 49 67 −18 42
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 11 15 46 60 −14 41
8 Forfar Athletic 36 11 5 20 40 65 −25 38
9 Queen's Park (R) 36 7 10 19 42 72 −30 31 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Albion Rovers (R) 36 8 6 22 57 80 −23 30 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Montrose (C, P) 36 23 8 5 60 35 +25 77 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 36 24 4 8 79 39 +40 76 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Stirling Albion 36 16 7 13 61 52 +9 55
4 Stenhousemuir (O, P) 36 15 9 12 56 47 +9 54
5 Clyde 36 14 9 13 52 50 +2 51
6 Elgin City 36 14 7 15 54 61 −7 49
7 Annan Athletic 36 12 11 13 49 41 +8 47
8 Berwick Rangers 36 9 10 17 31 59 −28 37
9 Edinburgh City 36 7 9 20 37 62 −25 30
10 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 4 10 22 23 56 −33 22 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Non-league football

Level 5

Level 6

SPFL Development League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian (C) 26 19 2 5 72 35 +37 59
2 Dundee 26 16 5 5 52 33 +19 53
3 Heart of Midlothian 26 17 1 8 62 43 +19 52
4 Aberdeen 26 14 5 7 49 30 +19 47
5 Motherwell 26 14 3 9 45 34 +11 45
6 Celtic 26 13 5 8 49 27 +22 44
7 Ross County 26 11 7 8 56 52 +4 40
8 Hamilton Academical 26 11 6 9 46 38 +8 39
9 Dundee United 26 9 1 16 37 61 −24 28
10 St Mirren 26 7 5 14 43 59 −16 26
11 St Johnstone 26 7 5 14 41 57 −16 26
12 Partick Thistle 26 6 4 16 36 65 −29 22
13 Kilmarnock 26 6 1 19 29 53 −24 19
14 Falkirk 26 5 4 17 26 56 −30 19
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Development League Champions

Competition Winner Ref
Development League Hibernian [4][5]
Development League West Greenock Morton [6]
Development League East Raith Rovers [7]

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2017–18 Scottish Cup Celtic 2–0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2017–18 League Cup Celtic 2–0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2017–18 Challenge Cup Inverness CT 1–0 Dumbarton BBC Sport
2017–18 Youth Cup Hibernian 3–1 Aberdeen BBC Sport
2017–18 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 3–2 Hurlford United BBC Sport

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition Winner
Highland League Cove Rangers
Lowland League Spartans[8]
East of Scotland League Kelty Hearts
South of Scotland League Threave Rovers

Junior

West Region
Division Winner
Super League Premier Division Beith
Super League First Division Petershill
Ayrshire District League Dalry Thistle
Central District League First Division Rossvale
Central District League Second Division Royal Albert
East Region
Division Winner
Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League Musselburgh Athletic
North Division Dundee North End
South Division Pumpherston
North Region
Division Winner
Superleague Banks O’Dee
First Division (West) Nairn St Ninian
First Division (East) East End

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Scott Brown Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic
Manager of the Year Jack Ross St Mirren
Championship Player Lewis Morgan St Mirren
League One Player Lawrence Shankland Ayr United
League Two Player Darren Smith Stirling Albion

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Scott Brown Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic
Manager of the Year Steve Clarke Kilmarnock
International Player of the Year Leigh Griffiths Celtic

SPFL awards

Award[9] Winner Team
Premiership Manager Brendan Rodgers Celtic
Premiership Player Scott Brown Celtic
Championship Manager Jack Ross St Mirren
Championship Player Lewis Morgan St Mirren
League One Manager Ian McCall Ayr United
League One Player Lawrence Shankland Ayr United
League Two Manager Stewart Petrie Montrose
League Two Player Seán Dillon Montrose

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers and St Johnstone qualified for European competition. Rangers and St Johnstone were both eliminated in the first qualifying round, which prompted some administrators and coaches to suggest that Scottish football should adopt a summer season.[10][11]

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Group Stage 12.5
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 2.5
Rangers UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1.0
St Johnstone UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1.0
Total 16.0
Average 4.000

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

Celtic started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Linfield and Fiorita.[12]

14 July 2017 QR2 Linfield Northern Ireland 0–2 Scotland Celtic Belfast
BBC Sport Sinclair 17'
Rogic 22'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
19 July 2017 QR2 Celtic Scotland 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Northern Ireland Linfield Glasgow
Sinclair 4', 54'
Rogic 46'
Armstrong 90+2'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
26 July 2017 QR3 Celtic Scotland 0–0 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
16 August 2017 PO Celtic Scotland 5–0 Kazakhstan Astana Glasgow
Postnikov 32' (o.g.)
Sinclair 42', 60'
Forrest 79'
Shitov 88' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
22 August 2017 PO Astana Kazakhstan 4–3
(4–8 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Astana
Ajer 26' (o.g.)
Muzhikov 48'
Twumasi 49', 69'		 BBC Sport Sinclair 33'
Ntcham 80'
Griffiths 90'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
12 September 2017 Group B Celtic Scotland 0–5 France Paris Saint-Germain Glasgow
BBC Sport Neymar 19'
Mbappé 34'
Cavani 40' (pen.), 85'
Lustig 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,562
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
18 October 2017 Group B Bayern Munich Germany 3–0 Scotland Celtic Munich
Müller 17'
Kimmich 29'
Hummels 51'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
31 October 2017 Group B Celtic Scotland 1–2 Germany Bayern Munich Glasgow
McGregor 74' Report Coman 22'
Martinez 77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,269
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
22 November 2017 Group B Paris Saint-Germain France 7–1 Scotland Celtic Paris
Neymar 9', 22'
Cavani 28', 79'
Mbappé 35'
Verratti 75'
Alves 80'		 Report Dembele 1' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,288
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
5 December 2017 Group B Celtic Scotland 0–1 Belgium Anderlecht Glasgow
Report Simunovic 62' (o.g.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,931
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
UEFA Europa League

Celtic finished third in their Champions League group, which meant that they progressed to the last 32 of the Europa League.[13]

15 February 2018 R32 Celtic Scotland 1–0 Russia Zenit St Petersburg Glasgow
McGregor 78' BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,743
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
22 February 2018 R32 Zenit St Petersburg Russia 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Saint Petersburg
Ivanović 8'
Kuzyayev 27'
Kokorin 61'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 50,492
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Ordabasy and Široki Brijeg.[14]

13 July 2017 QR2 Aberdeen Scotland 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg Aberdeen
Christie 17' BBC Sport Marković 69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 July 2017 QR2 Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Široki Brijeg
BBC Sport 72' Stewart
78' Mackay-Steven		 Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
27 July 2017 QR3 Aberdeen Scotland 2–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Aberdeen
Christie 4'
Shinnie 78'		 BBC Sport 59' Jander Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
3 August 2017 QR3 Apollon Limassol Cyprus 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Larnaca
Schembri 17'
Zelaya 86'		 BBC Sport Stadium: AEK Arena
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Rangers

UEFA Europa League
4 July 2017 QR1 Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Luxembourg City
Francoise 66'
Thill 75'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

St Johnstone

UEFA Europa League
29 June 2017 QR1 St Johnstone Scotland 1–2 Lithuania Trakai Perth
Shaughnessy 32' BBC Sport 14' Maksimov
36' Silenas		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia)
6 July 2017 QR1 Trakai Lithuania 1–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Scotland St Johnstone Vilnius
Maksimov 88' BBC Sport Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

Scotland national team

1 September 2017 World Cup qualification Lithuania  0–3  Scotland Vilnius
BBC Sport 25' Armstrong
30' Robertson
72' McArthur		 Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
4 September 2017 World Cup qualification Scotland  2–0  Malta Glasgow
Berra 9'
Griffiths 49'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 26,371
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
5 October 2017 World Cup qualification Scotland  1–0  Slovakia Glasgow
Skrtel 89' (o.g.) BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
8 October 2017 World Cup qualification Slovenia  2–2  Scotland Ljubljana
Bezjak 52', 72' BBC Sport 32' Griffiths
88' Snodgrass		 Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
9 November 2017 Friendly match Scotland  0–1  Netherlands Aberdeen
BBC Sport 40' Depay Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,883
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
23 March 2018 Friendly match Scotland  0–1  Costa Rica Glasgow
BBC Sport 14' Urena Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
27 March 2018 Friendly match Hungary  0–1  Scotland Budapest
BBC Sport 48' Phillips Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
29 May 2018 Friendly match Peru  2–0  Scotland Lima
Cueva 37' (pen.)
Farfan 47'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico)
2 June 2018 Friendly match Mexico  1–0  Scotland Mexico City
dos Santos 13' BBC Sport Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 70,993
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2017 SWPL 1 Glasgow City[15]
2017 SWPL 2 Forfar Farmington[16]
2017 SWFL First Division (North) Central Girls[17]
2017 SWFL First Division (South) Kilmarnock[18]
2017 SWFL Second Division (West)
2017 SWFL Second Division (Central)
2017 SWFL Second Division (East)
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Scottish Women's Cup Hibernian 3–0 Glasgow City BBC Sport
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian 4–1 Celtic BBC Sport
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 21 19 2 0 70 4 +66 59 2018–19 Champions League
2 Hibernian 21 18 0 3 75 14 +61 54
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 30 +24 35
4 Stirling University 21 8 4 9 26 39 −13 28
5 Spartans 21 8 4 9 26 46 −20 28
6 Rangers 21 6 2 13 33 51 −18 20
7 Hamilton Academical 21 4 1 16 15 50 −35 13
8 Aberdeen (R) 21 1 3 17 16 81 −65 6 2018 SWPL 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the round of 32.[19]

4 October 2017 (2017-10-04) Round of 32 BIIK Kazygurt Kazakhstan 3–0 Scotland Glasgow City Shymkent
Kirgizbaeva
Korte
Gabelia 		BBC Sport Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 4–1
(4–4 agg.)		 Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt Glasgow
Abbi Grant (3)
Noelle Murray		 BBC Sport Chinwendu Ihezuo Stadium: Petershill Park[20]

Hibernian

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) Qualifying group 2 Hibernian Scotland 5–0 Wales Swansea City Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Small 11'
Turner 18'
Graham 42' (pen.), 87'
Hunter 48'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) Qualifying group 2 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Ukraine 1–1 Scotland Hibernian Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Malakhova 43' BBC Sport Graham 80' Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
28 August 2017 (2017-08-28) Qualifying group 2 Hibernian Scotland 1–1 Romania Olimpia Cluj Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Graham 84' BBC Sport Lunca 5' Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

Scotland women's national team

19 July 2017 Euro 2017 Group D England  6–0  Scotland Utrecht
18:00 CEST Taylor 11', 26', 53'
White 32'
Nobbs 87'
Duggan 90+3'		 UEFA Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 5,578
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
23 July 2017 Euro 2017 Group D Scotland  1–2  Portugal Rotterdam
18:00 CEST Cuthbert 68' UEFA 27' C. Mendes
72' Leite		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
27 July 2017 Euro 2017 Group D Scotland  1–0  Spain Deventer
20:45 CEST Weir 42' UEFA Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia)
14 September 2017 Friendly Hungary  0–3  Scotland Telki
BBC Sport 15' Clelland
27' Emslie
89' Ross		 Stadium: Telki Training Centre
24 October 2017 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  5–0  Albania Paisley
Begolli 21' (o.g.)
Brown 33'
Ross 54'
Emslie 56'
Evans 82'		 BBC Sport Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
22 January 2018 Friendly Scotland  0–0  Russia Murcia
BBC Sport Stadium: Pinatar Football Arena
5 April 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Switzerland  1–0  Scotland Schaffhausen
Dickenmann 32' BBC Sport Stadium: LIPO Park
Referee: Olga Zadinová
10 April 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  3–0  Poland Paisley
Ness 79'
Emslie 87'
Cuthbert 90+2'		 BBC Sport Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Dr. Riem Hussein
7 June 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  2–1  Belarus Falkirk
Cuthbert 45+2', 65' BBC Sport Olkhovik 27' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Lois Otte
12 June 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Poland  2–3  Scotland Kielce
Jaszek 6'
Howard 66' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Little 78'
Ross 80'
Evans 90'		 Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
Attendance: 4,410
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Deaths

  • 2 July: Billy Cook, 77, Kilmarnock defender.[21]
  • 2 July: John McCormick, 80, Third Lanark and Aberdeen defender.
  • 5 July: John McKenzie, 91, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Scotland winger.[22]
  • 15 July: Davie Laing, 92, Heart of Midlothian, Clyde and Hibernian wing half.[23]
  • 19 July: Joe Walters, 82, Clyde, Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir wing half.[24]
  • 2 August: Dave Caldwell, 85, Aberdeen and Morton left back.[25]
  • 15 August: Joe McGurn, 52, St Johnstone, Alloa and Stenhousemuir forward.[26]
  • 16 August: John Ogston, 78, Aberdeen goalkeeper.[27]
  • 12 September: Bert McCann, 84, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Motherwell, Hamilton and Scotland wing half.[28]
  • 18 September: Paul Wilson, 66, Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle midfielder.[29]
  • 1 October: John Swinburne, 87, Motherwell director.[30]
  • 6 October: Ian McNeill, 85, Aberdeen forward and Ross County manager.[31]
  • 9 October: Jimmy Reid, 81, Dundee United, East Fife, Arbroath and Brechin City forward.[32]
  • 31 October: Stefano Salvatori, 49, Hearts midfielder.[33]
  • 15 November: Bert Ormond, 86, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton forward.[34]
  • 28 November: Jimmy McEwan, 88, Arbroath and Raith Rovers winger.[35]
  • 26 December: Willie Penman, 78, Rangers inside forward.[36]
  • 2 January: Mike McCartney, 63, Gretna manager.[37]
  • 2 January: Felix Reilly, 84, Dunfermline and East Fife forward.[38]
  • 9 January: Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scotland goalkeeper.[39]
  • 10 January: John McGlashan, 50, Montrose, Dundee, Arbroath and Ross County midfielder; Arbroath manager.[40]
  • 9 February: Liam Miller, 36, Celtic and Hibernian midfielder.[41]
  • 19 February: John Orr, 72, Kilmarnock chairman (2001–03).[42]
  • 28 February: John Muir, 70, Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone forward.[43]
  • 4 March: Alex Rennie, 69, Stirling Albion, St Johnstone and Dundee United defender; St Johnstone and Stenhousemuir manager.[44]
  • 6 March: John Kurila, 76, Celtic wing half.[45]
  • 19 March: George Meek, 84, Hamilton winger.[46]
  • 28 March: Ron Mailer, 85, Dunfermline wing half.[47]
  • 4 April: Ray Wilkins, 61, Rangers and Hibernian midfielder.[48]
  • 10 April: John Lambie, 77, Falkirk and St Johnstone defender; Hamilton, Partick Thistle and Falkirk manager.[49]
  • 27 April: George Mulhall, 81, Aberdeen, Morton and Scotland winger.[50]
  • May: Bill McCarry, 79, Falkirk, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre half / centre forward.[51]
  • 28 May: Neale Cooper, 54, Aberdeen, Rangers, Dunfermline and Ross County midfielder; Ross County and Peterhead manager.[52]
  • 2 June: John Ritchie, 70, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City and Dundee United goalkeeper; Brechin City manager.[53]
  • 14 June: Allan Presslie, 77, Caledonian, Arbroath, Buckie Thistle and Elgin City centre half.[54]
  • 21 June: Johnny Hubbard, 87, Rangers and Ayr United winger.[55]
  • 23 June: Douglas Rae, 87, Morton chairman.[56]
  • 26 June: Harold Davis, 85, East Fife, Rangers and Partick Thistle wing half; Queen's Park and Queen of the South manager.[57]
  • c.26 June: Ronnie Sheed, 71, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle midfielder.[58]

Notes and references

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  2. ↑ "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "HIBERNIAN WIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE". SPFL. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "HIBERNIAN RECEIVE DEV LEAGUE TROPHY". SPFL. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "MORTON WIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE WEST". SPFL. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "ROVERS RETAIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE EAST". SPFL. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. ↑ McGlade, Neil (20 April 2018). "Spartans opt out of Lowland League Cup defence to focus on play-offs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ladbrokes awards double for Celtic". SPFL. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Stephen Craigan insists Scotland should give summer football a chance". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Motherwell's Burrows calls for summer football feasibility study". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Champions League qualifying: Celtic play Linfield or SP La Fiorita, The New Saints face Europa". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (11 December 2017). "Europa League round of 32: Celtic drawn to face Zenit St Petersburg". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Europa League qualifiers: Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish teams learn opponents". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  15. ↑ Southwick, Andrew (12 November 2017). "Glasgow City beat Hibs to wrap up 11th successive SWPL title". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "#SBSSWPL: Forfar Farmington complete their championship winning season". 13 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Trio of #SWFL Titles Decided". 7 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Kilmarnock Ladies Promoted to #SBSSWPL 2". 3 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Women's Champions League: Hibernian Ladies 5–0 Swansea City Ladies". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "Glasgow City return to Petershill Park for domestic and European fixtures". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Vale Billy Cook". Football Federation Australia. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Bàs am "Firhill Flyer"". BBC News (in Scottish Gaelic). BBC. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  23. ↑ Wright, Tom (21 July 2017). "DAVIE LAING". Hibs Historical Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  24. ↑ Naysmith, Stephen (29 July 2017). "Joe Walters obituary: He was a well known Scottish footballer of the 1950s and '60s". The Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  25. ↑ "Aberdeen FC pays tribute to 1950s Dons hero Dave". Evening Express. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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