2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League

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Scottish Professional Football League
Season2021–22

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2021–22.

Scottish Premiership[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Rangers 21 16 4 1 44 15 +29 52 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round[b]
2 Celtic 21 15 3 3 44 12 +32 48 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 21 11 6 4 31 18 +13 39 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Motherwell 21 9 4 8 26 30 −4 31 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Hibernian 21 8 5 8 24 24 0 29
6 Aberdeen 21 8 4 9 26 25 +1 28
7 Dundee United 21 7 4 10 17 25 −8 25
8 Livingston 21 6 5 10 18 26 −8 23
9 St Mirren 21 4 10 7 20 32 −12 22
10 Ross County 21 5 6 10 30 36 −6 21
11 Dundee 21 4 4 13 18 39 −21 16 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 21 3 5 13 11 27 −16 14 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2022. Source: [1][2]
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).[3]
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. ^ Should the winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League also qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic league, the Scottish Premiership winners will instead qualify for the group stage.


Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 22 11 8 3 35 16 +19 41 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 21 10 7 4 29 17 +12 37 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Kilmarnock 21 11 4 6 27 15 +12 37 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Raith Rovers 22 9 8 5 29 22 +7 35
5 Partick Thistle 20 9 6 5 33 19 +14 33
6 Hamilton Academical 22 6 6 10 24 37 −13 24
7 Ayr United 21 5 6 10 19 34 −15 21
8 Greenock Morton 21 4 8 9 24 31 −7 20
9 Queen of the South 21 4 6 11 21 33 −12 18 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Dunfermline Athletic 21 3 9 9 19 36 −17 18 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source: [4][5]
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).[6]


Scottish League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cove Rangers 22 15 4 3 44 19 +25 49 Promotion to the Championship
2 Airdrieonians 21 13 2 6 36 24 +12 41 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Montrose 22 10 9 3 36 18 +18 39
4 Queen's Park 19 6 10 3 33 20 +13 28
5 Falkirk 20 7 4 9 29 33 −4 25
6 Clyde 20 6 6 8 24 35 −11 24
7 Peterhead 21 6 5 10 29 33 −4 23
8 Alloa Athletic 21 5 7 9 28 35 −7 22
9 Dumbarton 21 6 3 12 29 44 −15 21 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 East Fife 21 3 4 14 21 48 −27 13 Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source: [7]
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).[8]

Scottish League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts 19 14 4 1 43 17 +26 46 Promotion to League One
2 Forfar Athletic 21 11 6 4 40 23 +17 39 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 21 11 4 6 38 26 +12 37
4 Edinburgh City 20 7 6 7 26 31 −5 27
5 Stenhousemuir 21 7 5 9 30 35 −5 26
6 Stirling Albion 21 7 4 10 28 31 −3 25
7 Stranraer 21 6 6 9 28 35 −7 24
8 Elgin City 20 5 7 8 20 28 −8 22
9 Albion Rovers 20 6 4 10 25 34 −9 22
10 Cowdenbeath 20 3 4 13 14 32 −18 13 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source: [9]
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).[10]


Award winners[]

Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners
Month Premiership
player 		Championship
player 		League One
player 		League Two
player 		Premiership
manager 		Championship
manager 		League One
manager 		League Two
manager 		Ref
August Martin Boyle
(Hibernian) 		Michael McKenna (Arbroath) Simon Murray (Queens Park) Joe Cardle (Kelty Hearts) Robbie Neilson
(Heart of Midlothian) 		Billy Dodds (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) Laurie Ellis (Queens Park) Kevin Thomson (Kelty Hearts) [11]
September Ian Harkes (Dundee United) Nathan Austin (Kelty Hearts) Graham Alexander (Motherwell)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ^ "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ Coyle, Andy (10 September 2021). "Martin Boyle named as Premiership player of the month". STV Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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