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Scottish Professional Football League
Season 2020–21
2021–22

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2020–21.

Scottish Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation [a]
1 Rangers (C) 38 32 6 0 92 13 +79 102 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 22 11 5 78 29 +49 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 9 11 48 35 +13 63 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 11 12 36 38 −2 56
5 St Johnstone 38 11 12 15 36 46 −10 45 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [b]
6 Livingston 38 12 9 17 42 54 −12 45
7 St Mirren 38 11 12 15 37 45 −8 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 9 17 39 55 −16 45
9 Dundee United 38 10 14 14 32 50 −18 44
10 Ross County 38 11 6 21 35 66 −31 39
11 Kilmarnock (R) 38 10 6 22 43 54 −11 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 7 9 22 34 67 −33 30 Relegation to Championship
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation). [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. ^ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

Scottish Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C, P) 27 17 6 4 63 24 +39 57 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
6 Queen of the South 27 9 5 13 38 51 −13 32
7 Arbroath 27 7 9 11 28 34 −6 30
8 Ayr United 27 6 11 10 31 37 −6 29
9 Greenock Morton (O) 27 6 11 10 22 33 −11 29 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 27 5 7 15 30 60 −30 22 Relegation to League One
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation). [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 Partick Thistle (C, P) 22 11 7 4 40 18 +22 40 Promotion to the Championship
2 Airdrieonians 22 12 2 8 35 24 +11 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Cove Rangers 22 10 6 6 28 18 +10 36
4 Montrose 22 9 6 7 33 33 0 33
5 Falkirk 22 9 5 8 29 26 +3 32
6 East Fife 22 10 3 9 30 33 −3 33
7 Peterhead 22 9 2 11 24 27 −3 29
8 Clyde 22 8 2 12 27 38 −11 26
9 Dumbarton (O) 22 7 4 11 14 24 −10 25 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Forfar Athletic (R) 22 4 5 13 18 37 −19 17 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation). [4]
(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 Queen's Park (C, P) 22 17 3 2 43 13 +30 54 Promotion to League One
2 Edinburgh City 22 12 2 8 40 27 +13 38 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Elgin City 22 12 2 8 39 28 +11 38
4 Stranraer 22 11 5 6 36 25 +11 38
5 Stirling Albion 22 10 6 6 32 22 +10 36
6 Stenhousemuir 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
7 Albion Rovers 22 7 4 11 25 38 −13 25
8 Annan Athletic 22 5 7 10 25 27 −2 22
9 Cowdenbeath 22 5 6 11 15 32 −17 21
10 Brechin City (R) 22 2 4 16 13 46 −33 10 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation). [5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Award winners

Yearly

Division Manager of Season Player of Season
Winner Club Winner Club
Premiership Steven Gerrard [6] Rangers Allan McGregor [7] Rangers
Championship James McPake [8] Dundee Charlie Adam [9] Dundee
League One Ian McCall [10] Partick Thistle not awarded
League Two Ray McKinnon [11] Queen's Park Michael Doyle [12] Queen's Park

Monthly

Month Premiership
player
Championship
player
League One
player
League Two
player
Premiership
manager
Championship
manager
League One
manager
League Two
manager
Ref
August Ryan Kent
( Rangers)
Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)
[13]
September James Tavernier
(Rangers)
Neil Lennon
( Celtic)
[14]
October Connor Goldson
(Rangers)
Euan Murray
( Dunfermline Athletic)
Stuart McKenzie
( Cove Rangers)
Willie Muir
( Queen's Park)
Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)
Stevie Crawford
(Dunfermline Athletic)
Paul Hartley
(Cove Rangers)
Ray McKinnon
(Queen's Park)
[15]
November James Tavernier
(Rangers)
Kyle Turner
(Dunfermline Athletic)
Thomas Robert
( Airdrieonians)
Darryl Duffy
( Stranraer)
Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)
Stevie Crawford
(Dunfermline Athletic)
Lee Miller &
David McCracken
( Falkirk)
Stephen Farrell
(Stranraer)
[16]
December David Turnbull
(Celtic)
Charlie Adam
( Dundee)
Jack Hamilton
( East Fife)
Andy Ryan
( Stirling Albion)
David Martindale
( Livingston)
Robbie Neilson
( Heart of Midlothian)
Stewart Petrie
( Montrose)
Kevin Rutkiewicz
(Stirling Albion)
[17]
January Scott Robinson
(Livingston)
Connor Shields
( Queen of the South)
David Martindale
(Livingston)
Allan Johnston
(Queen of the South)
[18]
February Odsonne Édouard
(Celtic)
Willie Gibson
(Queen of the South)
Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)
Dick Campbell
( Arbroath)
[19]
March Alfredo Morelos
(Rangers)
David Carson
( Inverness CT)
Graham Webster
(Montrose)
Raffaele De Vita
( Edinburgh City)
Callum Davidson
( St Johnstone)
James McPake
( Dundee)
Lee Miller & David McCracken
(Falkirk)
Gary Naysmith
(Edinburgh City)
[20] [21]
April Kyle Lafferty
( Kilmarnock)
Jack Hamilton
(Arbroath)
Scott Tiffoney
( Partick Thistle)
Matthew Aitken
( Albion Rovers)
Graham Alexander
( Motherwell)
Robbie Neilson
(Heart of Midlothian)
Ian McCall
(Partick Thistle)
Brian Reid
(Albion Rovers)
[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "GERRARD VOTED MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. The Scottish Professional Football League. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "MCGREGOR NAMED PLAYER OF YEAR". SPFL. The Scottish Professional Football League. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ "McPake voted Manager of Year". SPFL.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Adam voted Player of Year". SPFL.co.uk. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "MCCALL NAMED LEAGUE 1 MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ "McKinnon earns League 2 award | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Michael Doyle Wins League 2 Player of the Year". Queen's Park Football Club. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Steven Gerrard and Ryan Kent deliver Rangers double as former Liverpool star plays down Leeds interest". Belfast Telegraph. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. ^ "LENNON VOTED MANAGER OF THE MONTH". SPFL. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ^ "AWARDS DOUBLE FOR RANGERS". SPFL. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  16. ^ "NOVEMBER DOUBLE FOR RANGERS". SPFL. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  17. ^ "TURNBULL VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH". SPFL. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  18. ^ "JANUARY AWARD FOR MARTINDALE". SPFL. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  19. ^ "CAMPBELL NAMED MANAGER OF MONTH". SPFL. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  20. ^ "MORELOS VOTED PLAYER OF MONTH". spfl.co.uk. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  21. ^ "DAVIDSON VOTED MANAGER OF THE MONTH". spfl.co.uk. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  22. ^ Coyle, Andy (5 May 2021). "Kilmarnock's Kyle Lafferty wins player of the month award". STV News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.