2018–19 in Scottish football

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football in Scotland
Season2018–19
← 2017–18 Scotland 2019–20 →
2018–19 in Scottish football
Flag of Scotland with football.png
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Ross County
League 1 champions
Arbroath
League 2 champions
Peterhead
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Ross County
Youth Cup winners
Rangers
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian
Scotland national team
2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

The 2018–19 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 14 July 2018, with the first round of matches in the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup. The 2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 4 August.

Transfer deals[]

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2018 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2018–19

Celtic sold striker Moussa Dembélé to Lyon for €22 million (about £19.7 million), a record transfer fee received by a Scottish club.[1][2]

League competitions[]

Scottish Premiership[]

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 27 6 5 77 20 +57 87 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 23 9 6 82 27 +55 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
3 Kilmarnock 38 19 10 9 50 31 +19 67
4 Aberdeen 38 20 7 11 57 44 +13 67
5 Hibernian 38 14 12 12 51 39 +12 54
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 6 17 42 50 −8 51
7 St Johnstone 38 15 7 16 38 48 −10 52
8 Motherwell 38 15 6 17 46 56 −10 51
9 Livingston 38 11 11 16 42 44 −2 44
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 28 75 −47 33
11 St Mirren (O) 38 8 8 22 34 66 −32 32 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee (R) 38 5 6 27 31 78 −47 21 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Soccerway BBC SPFL
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.


Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C, P) 36 21 8 7 63 34 +29 71 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee United 36 19 8 9 49 40 +9 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 14 14 8 48 40 +8 56 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Ayr United 36 15 9 12 50 38 +12 54
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 13 12 36 45 −9 46
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 7 17 43 52 −9 43
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 8 17 33 40 −7 41
8 Alloa Athletic 36 10 9 17 39 53 −14 39
9 Queen of the South (O) 36 9 11 16 41 48 −7 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Falkirk (R) 36 9 11 16 37 49 −12 38 Relegation to League One
Source: SPFL
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).[4]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One[]

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath (C, P) 36 20 10 6 63 38 +25 70 Promotion to the Championship
2 Forfar Athletic 36 19 6 11 54 47 +7 63 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Raith Rovers 36 16 12 8 74 48 +26 60
4 Montrose 36 15 6 15 49 50 −1 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 6 16 51 44 +7 48
6 Dumbarton 36 12 10 14 60 60 0 46
7 East Fife 36 13 7 16 49 56 −7 46
8 Stranraer 36 11 9 16 45 57 −12 42
9 Stenhousemuir (R) 36 10 7 19 35 61 −26 37 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Brechin City (R) 36 9 9 18 42 61 −19 36 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two[]

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Peterhead (C, P) 36 24 7 5 65 29 +36 79 Promotion to League One
2 Clyde[a] (O, P) 36 23 5 8 63 35 +28 74 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Edinburgh City 36 20 7 9 58 31 +27 67
4 Annan Athletic 36 20 6 10 70 39 +31 66
5 Stirling Albion 36 13 8 15 44 45 −1 47
6 Cowdenbeath 36 12 7 17 46 46 0 43
7 Queen's Park[a] 36 11 10 15 44 47 −3 43
8 Elgin City 36 13 4 19 52 67 −15 43
9 Albion Rovers[a] 36 7 6 23 32 71 −39 27
10 Berwick Rangers (R) 36 5 4 27 27 91 −64 19 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Albion Rovers and Queen's Park were awarded 3–0 technical victories against Clyde in February 2019 after Clyde fielded an ineligible player. The original matches had finished 1–0 to Clyde and 1–1 respectively.[5][6]

Non-league football[]

Level 5[]

Main articles: 2018–19 Highland Football League and 2018–19 Lowland Football League

Level 6[]

Main articles: 2018–19 East of Scotland Football League and 2018–19 South of Scotland Football League


SPFL Reserve League[]

Main article: SPFL Reserve League

In 2018, the Development League was abolished and replaced by a reserve team competition.[12]

Honours[]

Cup honours[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2018–19 Scottish Cup Celtic 2–1 Heart of Midlothian BBC Sport
2018–19 League Cup Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen BBC Sport
2018–19 Challenge Cup Ross County 3–1 Connah's Quay Nomads BBC Sport
Rangers 3–2 Celtic BBC Sport
2018–19 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 2–0 Largs Thistle BBC Sport
2018–19 South Challenge Cup East Kilbride 2–1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Edinburgh Evening News

Non-league honours[]

Senior[]

Competition Winner
Highland League Cove Rangers
Lowland League East Kilbride
East of Scotland League Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
South of Scotland League Stranraer reserves

Junior[]

West Region
Division Winner
Premiership Auchinleck Talbot
Championship Rutherglen Glencairn
League One Gartcairn Juniors
League Two Lanark United
East Region
Division Winner
Superleague Lochee United
Premier League North Dundee North End
Premier League South Pumpherston
North Region
Division Winner
Superleague Banks O' Dee
North First Division Banchory St. Ternan
North Second Division Buchanhaven Hearts

Reserve and Youth[]

Competition Winner Runner-up Ref
Reserve League Rangers Celtic [13]
Reserve League 2 Livingston Ayr United [14][15]
Reserve League Cup Heart of Midlothian Motherwell [16]
Reserve Challenge Cup Ayr United Livingston [17]
Scottish Youth Cup Rangers Celtic [18]

Individual honours[]

PFA Scotland awards[]

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year James Forrest[19] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Ryan Kent[19] Rangers
Manager of the Year Steve Clarke[19] Kilmarnock
Championship Player Stephen Dobbie[19] Queen of the South
League One Player Bobby Linn[19] Arbroath
League Two Player Blair Henderson[19] Edinburgh City

SFWA awards[]

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year James Forrest[20] Celtic
Young Player of the Year David Turnbull[21] Motherwell
Manager of the Year Steve Clarke[22] Kilmarnock

SPFL awards[]

Award Winner Team Ref
Premiership Manager Steve Clarke Kilmarnock [23]
Premiership Player James Forrest Celtic [24]
Championship Manager Steve Ferguson and
Stuart Kettlewell 		Ross County [25]
Championship Player Stephen Dobbie Queen of the South [26]
League One Manager Dick Campbell Arbroath [27]
League One Player Bobby Linn Arbroath [28]
League Two Manager Danny Lennon Clyde [29]
League Two Player Blair Henderson Edinburgh City [30]
SPFL Tartan Boot Kevin Nisbet
Blair Henderson 		Raith Rovers
Edinburgh City 		[31]
Premiership Tartan Ball Alfredo Morelos Rangers [31]
Championship Tartan Ball Lawrence Shankland Ayr United [31]
League One Tartan Ball Kevin Nisbet Raith Rovers [31]
League Two Tartan Ball Blair Henderson Edinburgh City [31]

Scottish clubs in Europe[]

Main articles: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Summary[]

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Third qualifying round 11.5
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Round of 32
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 0.5
Rangers UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Group Stage 11.0
Hibernian UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Third qualifying round 4.0
Total 27.0
Average 6.750

Celtic[]

UEFA Champions League

Celtic started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against Armenian club Alashkert.[32]

10 July 2018 QR1 Alashkert Armenia 0–3 Scotland Celtic Yerevan
BBC Sport Edouard 45+1'
Forrest 81'
McGregor 90'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Referee: Danilo Grujic (Serbia)
18 July 2018 QR1 Celtic Scotland 3–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Armenia Alashkert Glasgow
Dembélé 7', 19' (pen.)
Forrest 35'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
25 July 2018 QR2 Celtic Scotland 3–1 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
Edouard 43', 75'
Ntcham 46'		 BBC Sport Meling 15' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
1 August 2018 QR2 Rosenborg Norway 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Trondheim
BBC Sport Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
8 August 2018 QR3 Celtic Scotland 1–1 Greece AEK Athens Glasgow
McGregor 17' BBC Sport Klonaridis 44' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
14 August 2018 QR3 AEK Athens Greece 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Athens
Galo 6'
Livaja 50'		 BBC Sport Sinclair 78' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
UEFA Europa League

Having lost in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, Celtic dropped into the play-off round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[33]

23 August 2018 PO Suduva Lithuania 1–1 Scotland Celtic Marijampolė
Verbickas 13' BBC Sport Ntcham 3' Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
30 August 2018 PO Celtic Scotland 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Lithuania Suduva Glasgow
Griffiths 27'
McGregor 52'
Ajer 61'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAL CEL RBL ROS
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 6 0 0 17 6 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 1–0 3–0
2 Scotland Celtic 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 1–0
3 Germany RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 2–3 2–0 — 1–1
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–5 0–1 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Celtic finished second in Group B, and progressed to the knockout rounds.[34]

20 September 2018 Group B Celtic Scotland 1–0 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
Griffiths 87' BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)
4 October 2018 Group B Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–1 Scotland Celtic Salzburg
Dabbur 55', 73' (pen.)
Minamino 61'		 BBC Sport Edouard 2' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Sergey Boyko (Ukraine)
25 October 2018 Group B RB Leipzig Germany 2–0 Scotland Celtic Leipzig
Cunha 31'
Bruma 35'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czechia)
8 November 2018 Group B Celtic Scotland 2–1 Germany RB Leipzig Glasgow
Tierney 11'
Edouard 79'		 BBC Sport Augustin 78' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
29 November 2018 Group B Rosenborg Norway 0–1 Scotland Celtic Trondheim
BBC Sport Sinclair 42' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
13 December 2018 Group B Celtic Scotland 1–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Glasgow
Ntcham 90+7' BBC Sport Dabbur 67'
Gulbrandsen 77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Knockout stage

14 February 2019 R32 Celtic Scotland 0–2 Spain Valencia Glasgow
BBC Sport Cheryshev 42'
Sobrino 49'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
21 February 2019 R32 Valencia Spain 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Valencia
Gameiro 70' BBC Sport Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Aberdeen[]

UEFA Europa League

Having finished second in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[35]

26 July 2018 QR2 Aberdeen Scotland 1–1 England Burnley Aberdeen
Mackay-Steven 19' (pen.) BBC Sport Vokes 80' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,313
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
2 August 2018 QR2 Burnley England 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Burnley
Wood 6'
Cork 101'
Barnes 114'		 BBC Sport Ferguson 27' Stadium: Turf Moor
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Rangers[]

UEFA Europa League

Rangers started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, where they were drawn to play Macedonian club Shkupi.[35]

12 July 2018 QR1 Rangers Scotland 2–0 North Macedonia Shkupi Glasgow
Murphy 23'
Tavernier 90+2' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,309
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)
17 July 2018 QR1 Shkupi North Macedonia 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Skopje
BBC Sport Stadium: Philip II Arena
Referee: Halil Meler (Turkey)
26 July 2018 QR2 Osijek Croatia 0–1 Scotland Rangers Osijek
BBC Sport Morelos 18' Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)
2 August 2018 QR2 Rangers Scotland 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Croatia Osijek Glasgow
Katić 53' BBC Sport Barisic 89' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
9 August 2018 QR3 Rangers Scotland 3–1 Slovenia Maribor Glasgow
Morelos 6'
Tavernier 50' (pen.)
Coulibaly 86'		 BBC Sport Viler 40' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
16 August 2018 QR3 Maribor Slovenia 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Maribor
BBC Sport Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
23 August 2018 PO Rangers Scotland 1–0 Russia Ufa Glasgow
Goldson 41' BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
30 August 2018 PO Ufa Russia 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Ufa
Sysuev 32' BBC Sport Ejaria 9' Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL RW RAN SPM
1 Spain Villarreal 6 2 4 0 12 5 +7 10[a] Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 2–2 2–0
2 Austria Rapid Wien 6 3 1 2 6 9 −3 10[a] 0–0 — 1–0 2–0
3 Scotland Rangers 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6 0–0 3–1 — 0–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 3–3 1–2 4–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Villarreal 4, Rapid Wien 1.
20 September 2018 Group G Villarreal Spain 2–2 Scotland Rangers Villarreal
Bacca 1'
Moreno 69'		 BBC Sport Arfield 67'
Lafferty 76'		 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
4 October 2018 Group G Rangers Scotland 3–1 Austria Rapid Wien Glasgow
Morelos 43', 90+4'
Tavernier 84' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Berisha 42' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
25 October 2018 Group G Rangers Scotland 0–0 Russia Spartak Moscow Glasgow
BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
8 November 2018 Group G Spartak Moscow Russia 4–3 Scotland Rangers Moscow
Melgarejo 22'
Goldson 35' (o.g.)
Luiz Adriano 58'
Hanni 59'		 BBC Sport Eremenko 5' (o.g.)
Candeias 27'
Middleton 41'		 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
29 November 2018 Group G Rangers Scotland 0–0 Spain Villarreal Glasgow
BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
13 December 2018 Group G Rapid Wien Austria 1–0 Scotland Rangers Vienna
Ljubicic 84' BBC Sport Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (Italy)

Hibernian[]

UEFA Europa League

Hibernian started in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, and were paired with Faroese club Runavík.[35]

12 July 2018 QR1 Hibernian Scotland 6–1 Faroe Islands Runavík Edinburgh
Kamberi 3' (pen.), 21', 48'
Shaw 29'
Mallan 43', 84'		 BBC Sport Knudsen 53' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 12,501
Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)
19 July 2018 QR1 Runavík Faroe Islands 4–6
(5–12 agg.)		 Scotland Hibernian Toftir
Ambrose 1' (o.g.)
Olsen 6', 35', 57'		 BBC Sport McGinn 10'
Stevenson 16'
Gray 45+1'
Ambrose 50'
Mallan 70', 77'		 Stadium: Svangaskard Stadium
Referee: Luis Miguel Teixeira (Portugal)
26 July 2018 QR2 Hibernian Scotland 3–2 Greece Asteras Tripolis Edinburgh
Ambrose 64'
Gray 77'
Kamberi 90+3'		 BBC Sport 12', 35' Stadium: Easter Road
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
2 August 2018 QR2 Asteras Tripolis Greece 1–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Scotland Hibernian Tripoli
Tsilianidis 56' BBC Sport McGinn 44' Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
9 August 2018 QR3 Hibernian Scotland 0–0 Norway Molde Edinburgh
BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Referee: Adam Farkas (Hungary)
16 August 2018 QR3 Molde Norway 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Scotland Hibernian Molde
Haaland 35', 82'
Aursnes 66'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Aker Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Scotland national team[]

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
7 September 2018 Friendly match Scotland  0–4  Belgium Glasgow
BBC Sport Lukaku 28'
Hazard 46'
Batshuayi 52', 60'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 20,196
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
10 September 2018 Nations League C Scotland  2–0  Albania Glasgow
Djimsiti 47' (o.g.)
Naismith 68'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
11 October 2018 Nations League C Israel  2–1  Scotland Haifa
Peretz 52'
Tierney 74' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Mulgrew 25' (pen.) Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)
14 October 2018[36] Friendly match Scotland  1–3  Portugal Glasgow
Naismith 90+3' BBC Sport Costa 43'
Eder 74'
Bruma 84'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
17 November 2018 Nations League C Albania  0–4  Scotland Shkodër
BBC Sport Fraser 14'
Fletcher 45+2' (pen.)
Forrest 55', 67'		 Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
20 November 2018 Nations League C Scotland  3–2  Israel Glasgow
Forrest 34', 43', 64' BBC Sport Kayal 9'
Zahavi 75'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
21 March 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Kazakhstan  3–0  Scotland Astana
Pertsukh 6'
Vorogovskiy 10'
Zainutdinov 51'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Astana Arena
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
24 March 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying San Marino  0–2  Scotland Serravalle
BBC Sport McLean 4'
Russell 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
8 June 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Scotland  2–1  Cyprus Glasgow
Robertson 61'
Burke 89'		 BBC Sport Kousoulos 87' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway)
11 June 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Belgium  3–0  Scotland Brussels
Lukaku 45+1', 57'
De Bruyne 90+2'		 BBC Sport Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)

Women's football[]

League and Cup honours[]

Division Winner
2018 SWPL 1 Glasgow City[37]
2018 SWPL 2 Motherwell[38]
2018 SWFL First Division (North) Dundee United
2018 SWFL First Division (South) Hibernian 23s
2018 SWFL Second Division (West) Ayr United
2018 SWFL Second Division (Central) Glasgow City Development
2018 SWFL Second Division (East) Kelty Hearts CC
2018 SWFL Second Division (North) Montrose Ladies
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Scottish Women's Cup Hibernian 8–0 Motherwell BBC Sport
SWPL Cup Hibernian 9–0 Celtic BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup Celtic Academy 1–0 Hibernian 23s
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[]

Main article: 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 1[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q) 21 19 2 0 75 12 +63 59 Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 18 2 1 80 17 +63 56 Qualification for the Champions League Qualifying Round
3 Celtic 21 11 3 7 41 31 +10 36
4 Rangers 21 8 1 12 33 46 −13 25
5 Forfar Farmington 21 7 2 12 20 45 −25 23
6 Spartans 21 4 4 13 23 46 −23 16
7 Stirling University 21 4 3 14 17 54 −37 15
8 Hamilton Academical (R) 21 3 3 15 17 55 −38 12 Relegation to SWPL 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

SWPL 2[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motherwell[a] (C, P) 21 18 2 1 90 19 +71 56 Promotion to SWPL 1
2 FC Kilmarnock[a] 21 10 5 6 41 32 +9 35
3 Heart of Midlothian 21 10 4 7 39 30 +9 34
4 St Johnstone 21 9 4 8 39 40 −1 31
5 Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale 21 8 6 7 55 43 +12 30
6 Glasgow Girls 21 8 4 9 43 48 −5 28
7 Aberdeen (R) 21 4 3 14 29 53 −24 15 Relegation to SWFL Division 1 – North
8 Central Girls (R) 21 2 2 17 24 95 −71 8
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b FC Kilmarnock were awarded a 3–0 win against Motherwell on 22 February 2018 after they failed to hand a team line to their opponents and the referee 45 minutes before kick-off. The match had finished 2–1 to Motherwell.[39]

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Glasgow City[]

Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the qualifying round.[40]

7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) Qualifying group 3 Glasgow City Scotland 1–2 Belgium Anderlecht Edinburgh
12:30 Ivanuša 90+3' Report Van Kerkhoven 24'
Van Gorp 82'		 Stadium: Oriam
Referee: Tanja Subotič
10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) Qualifying group 3 Glasgow City Scotland 7–0 Georgia (country) Martve Edinburgh
12:30 Grant 4', 23'
Howat 46', 68', 86'
Love 52'
Clark 82'		 Report Stadium: Oriam
Referee: Shona Shukrula
13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) Qualifying group 3 Glasgow City Scotland 2–0 Poland Górnik Łęczna Edinburgh
16:00 Love 33'
Kerr 85'		 Report Stadium: Oriam
Referee: Tanja Subotič
12 September 2018 (2018-09-12) Round of 32 Barcelona FA Cyprus 0–2 Scotland Glasgow City Limassol
15:30 Report Lauder 3'
Crichton 83'		 Stadium: Tsirion Stadium
Referee: Viola Raudziņa
27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 0–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Cyprus Barcelona FA Glasgow
19:30 BBC Sport Freda 6' Stadium: Petershill Park
Attendance: 511
17 October 2018 (2018-10-17) Round of 16 Barcelona Spain 5–0 Scotland Glasgow City Barcelona
18:00 Hamraoui
Bonmatí
Guijarro
Andressa Alves
Mapi León 		BBC Sport Stadium: Mini Estadi
1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) Round of 16 Glasgow City Scotland 0–3
(0–8 agg.)		 Spain Barcelona Glasgow
19:30 BBC Sport Duggan 13', 51'
Putellas 48'		 Stadium: Petershill Park

Scotland women's national team[]

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results

With a 2–1 win against Albania in the final round of group fixtures, Scotland qualified for their first World Cup finals tournament by winning UEFA Group 2.[41]

30 August 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  2–1   Switzerland Paisley
19:35 Cuthbert 2'
Little 5'		 BBC Sport Dickenmann 7' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,098
Referee: Sara Persson
4 September 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Albania  1–2  Scotland Shkodër
16:00 Doci 45' Report Little 9'
J. Ross 68'		 Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer
13 November 2018 Friendly Scotland  0–1  United States Paisley
19:15 BBC Sport Morgan 39' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,790
Referee: Amy Fearn
17 January 2019 Friendly Scotland  1–3  Norway La Manga
17:00 Weir 53' (pen.) BBC Sport Hansen
Utland
21 January 2019 Friendly Scotland  1–2  Iceland La Manga
15:00 Clelland 90' BBC Sport Jensen 49', 54'
1 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup Scotland  0–1  Canada Lagos
13:15 BBC Sport Sinclair 80' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lagos
4 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup Scotland  4–1  Iceland Parchal
14:00 Arnot 13', 67'
Cuthbert 33'
Little 55'		 BBC Sport Gunnarsdottir 57' Stadium: Estadio Municipal da Bela Vista
6 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup Scotland  1–0  Denmark São João da Venda
13:15 J. Ross 34' BBC Sport Stadium: Estádio Algarve
5 April 2019 Friendly Scotland  1–1  Chile San Pedro del Pinatar
18:00 Cuthbert 19' BBC Sport Araya 49' (pen.) Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Centre
8 April 2019 Friendly Scotland  1–0  Brazil San Pedro del Pinatar
19:00 Little 38' BBC Sport Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Centre
Referee: Petra Pavlikova
28 May 2019 Friendly Scotland  3–2  Jamaica Glasgow
19:35 BST Cuthbert 30'
Weir 35'
Howard 68'		 BBC Sport Shaw 15', 49' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 18,555
9 June 2019 2019 WC Group D England  2–1  Scotland Nice
17:00 BST Parris 14' (pen.)
White 40'		 BBC Sport Emslie 79' Stadium: Stade de Nice
Attendance: 13,188
Referee: Jana Adamkova
14 June 2019 2019 WC Group D Japan  2–1  Scotland Rennes
14:00 BST Iwabuchi 23'
Sugasawa 37' (pen.)		 FIFA Clelland 88' Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 13,201
Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia)
19 June 2019 2019 WC Group D Scotland  3–3  Argentina Paris
20:00 BST Little 19'
Beattie 49'
Cuthbert 69'		 FIFA Menéndez 74'
Alexander 79' (o.g.)
Bonsegundo 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 28,205
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Deaths[]

  • 8 July: Alan Gilzean, 79, Dundee and Scotland forward.[42]
  • 14 July: Davie McParland, 83, Partick Thistle winger; Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical manager; Celtic assistant manager.[43]
  • 21 July: Allan Ball, 75, Queen of the South goalkeeper.[44]
  • c.23 July: Jimmy Copeland, 76, Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Montrose and Clyde forward.[45]
  • 10 August: Alan Hercher, 52, Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder.[46]
  • September: , Dundee and Queen of the South forward.[47]
  • 24 September: Jim Brogan, 74, Celtic, Ayr United and Scotland full-back.[48]
  • 31 October: Johnny Graham, 73, Third Lanark, Dundee United, Falkirk, Hibernian and Ayr United midfielder.[49]
  • 13 November: William Mullan, 90, referee.[50]
  • 13 November: David Stewart, 71, Ayr United and Scotland goalkeeper.[51]
  • 16 November: Flemming Nielsen, 84, Morton midfielder.[52]
  • 19 November: George Yardley, 76, East Fife goalkeeper and forward.[53]
  • 22 November: Len Campbell, 71, Dumbarton wing half.[54]
  • 1 January: Freddie Glidden, 91, Hearts and Dumbarton defender.[55]
  • 24 January: Hugh McIlvanney, 84, journalist.[56]
  • 5 February: Joe Fascione, 74, Dundee United winger.[57]
  • 9 February: Katharina Lindner, 39, Glasgow City forward.[58]
  • 9 February: Ian Ross, 72, Berwick Rangers manager.[59]
  • 17 February: Johnny Valentine, 88, Queen's Park, Rangers and St Johnstone defender.[60]
  • 4 March: Eric Caldow, 84, Rangers, Stirling Albion and Scotland defender; Stranraer manager.[61]
  • 7 March: Bobby Campbell, 77, Greenock Morton, St Mirren and Motherwell inside right.[62]
  • 12 April: Ivor Broadis, 96, Queen of the South forward.[63]
  • 22 April: Billy McNeill, 79, Celtic and Scotland defender; Clyde, Aberdeen and Celtic manager.[64]
  • 29 April: Stevie Chalmers, 83, Dumbarton, Celtic, Morton, Partick Thistle and Scotland forward.[65]
  • 13 May: George Smith, 75, referee.[66]
  • 26 May: Harry Hood, 74, Clyde, Celtic, Motherwell and Queen of the South forward; Albion Rovers and Queen of the South manager.[67]
  • 4 June: Lawrie Leslie, 84, Hibernian, Airdrie and Scotland goalkeeper.[68]
  • 17 June: Ian MacFarlane, 86, Aberdeen full-back.[69]
  • 19 June: Ernie Collumbine, 80/81, Stenhousemuir, East Stirlingshire, St Johnstone and Clydebank wing-half.[70]
  • 24 June: Bobby Brown, 87, Motherwell full-back.[71]

References[]

  1. ^ "Moussa Dembele: Celtic striker joins Lyon in £19.7m move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Celtic's Moussa Dembele joins Lyon for Scottish record fee". Befast Telegraph. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Premiership 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Disciplinary hearing - Clyde FC". SPFL. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Clyde: Club say punishment is 'inconsistent and unduly harsh'". BBC Sport. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Player Eligibility - Rothes FC". Highland Football League. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Player Eligibility - Fort William FC". Highland Football League. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Selkirk FC Resign from Scottish Lowland League". Scottish Lowland Football League. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Selkirk's Resignation: What Happens Next?". Scottish Lowland Football League. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. ^ Turnbull, Craig. "East of Scotland play-offs: Here's everything you need to know". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Reserve Leagues for season 2018/19". SPFL. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  13. ^ "RANGERS WIN RESERVE LEAGUE". SPFL. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  14. ^ "LIVINGSTON WIN RESERVE LEAGUE 2". SPFL. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  15. ^ "LIVI RECEIVE RESERVE LEAGUE 2 TROPHY". SPFL. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  16. ^ "HEARTS WIN RESERVE CUP". SPFL. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  17. ^ "AYR WIN RESERVE CHALLENGE CUP". SPFL. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  18. ^ "RANGERS WIN YOUTH CUP". SPFL. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "James Forrest, Steve Clarke & Ryan Kent win PFA Scotland annual awards". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  20. ^ "James Forrest hands Celtic major Scottish Cup Final injury boost". 14 May 2019.
  21. ^ Fisher, Stewart (11 May 2019). "Shades of McFadden as David Turnbull scoops SFWA young player of the year award". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Steve Clarke interview: Kilmarnock boss on VAR, Scottish refs, improving the game and sectarian abuse".
  23. ^ "CLARKE NAMED MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  24. ^ "FORREST VOTED PLAYER OF THE YEAR". SPFL. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  25. ^ "COUNTY LAND CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS". SPFL. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  26. ^ "DOBBIE NAMED PLAYER OF YEAR". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  27. ^ "CAMPBELL IS LEAGUE 1 MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  28. ^ "LINN CLAIMS LEAGUE 1 AWARD". SPFL. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  29. ^ "LENNON LANDS LEAGUE 2 AWARD". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  30. ^ "HENDERSON VOTED TOP LEAGUE 2 PLAYER". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  31. ^ a b c d e "NISBET AND HENDERSON WIN TARTAN BOOTS". SPFL. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  32. ^ "Celtic start Champions League qualifying quest against Alashkert of Armenia". BBC Sport. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  33. ^ "AEK Athens 2–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Celtic face Valencia in Europa League round of 32". BBC Sport. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  35. ^ a b c "Aberdeen face Burnley as Rangers take on Shkupi and Hibs draw Runavik". BBC Sport. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  36. ^ "Scotland to play Portugal in October friendly after Israel Nations League tie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  37. ^ "SWPL: Glasgow City beat Spartans to claim 12th title in a row". BBC Sport. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  38. ^ "SWPL: Motherwell Ladies win promotion to the top flight". BBC Sport. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  39. ^ "SWF Statement". SWF. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  40. ^ "Glasgow City drawn with Anderlecht & Gornik Leczna in Champions League". BBC Sport. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  41. ^ MacBeath, Amy (4 September 2018). "Albania Women 1–2 Scotland Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  42. ^ "Alan Gilzean: Former Tottenham & Dundee striker dies aged 79". BBC Sport. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  43. ^ Cameron, Neil (15 July 2018). "Davie McParland: The legend and gentleman of Partick Thistle". Evening Times. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  44. ^ "Allan Ball: Queen of the South great dies aged 75". BBC Sport. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  45. ^ Jimmy Copeland
  46. ^ "Tribute to Alan Hercher". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  47. ^ "George O'Hara". Dundee FC. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  48. ^ Wilson, Caroline (24 September 2018). "Celtic legend Jim Brogan dies after dementia battle". Evening Times. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  49. ^ Tributes to club legends
  50. ^ Hislop, John (15 November 2018). "Former top referee Bill Mullan dies aged 90". The Edinburgh Reporter. Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  51. ^ "Dave Stewart: Former Swansea & Leeds goalkeeper dies". BBC Sport. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  52. ^ "Atalanta in lutto, è morto Flemming Nielsen" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  53. ^ "Funeral details for Tranmere Rovers hero George Yardley". Liverpool Echo.
  54. ^ "LEONARD CAMPBELL". Dumbarton FC. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  55. ^ "Hearts great Freddie Glidden dies aged 91". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  56. ^ "Sports journalist Hugh McIlvanney dies, aged 84". BBC News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  57. ^ "Joe Fascione, 1945-2019". Chelsea FC.
  58. ^ "Kat Lindner: Former Glasgow City player dies aged 39". BBC Sport. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  59. ^ "RIP Ian Ross". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  60. ^ "Former Rangers football player who lived in Inverness dies". Inverness Courier. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
  61. ^ "Rangers & Scotland great Eric Caldow dies at 84". BBC Sport. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  62. ^ Former Morton star who was a key player in one of the club's best-ever sides has died
  63. ^ Colman, Jon (13 April 2019). "Ivor Broadis - the Ex-Carlisle United and England international has died aged 96". News and Star. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  64. ^ "Family's immense sadness as Celtic legend Billy McNeill passes away". Celtic FC. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  65. ^ "Family's great sadness as Celtic legend Stevie Chalmers passes away". Celtic FC. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  66. ^ "George Smith: Former Fifa referee from Edinburgh dies aged 75". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  67. ^ "Harry Hood: Former Celtic, Clyde and Sunderland forward Harry Hood dies". BBC Sport. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  68. ^ "Lawrie Leslie: Former Millwall goalkeeper passes away aged 84". Millwall FC. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  69. ^ "Ian MacFarlane: 1933-2019". Leicester City FC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  70. ^ "Ernie Collumbine". East Stirlingshire FC. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  71. ^ Walsh, John (24 June 2019). "Reds' great Bobby dies at the age of 87". Times and Star. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
Retrieved from ""