2021–22 in Scottish football

2021–22 in Scottish football
2021–22 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Championship champions
League 1 champions
League 2 champions
Scottish Cup winners
League Cup winners
	Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Youth Cup winners
Teams in Europe
	Rangers, Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2021–22 season is the 125th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on the weekend of 10 July 2021 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches. Most regional leagues began on the weekend of 17 July and the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League were played on 31 July.^[1]

Transfer deals[]

League competitions[]

Scottish Premiership[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (X)	26	20	3	3	57	15	+42	63	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round^[b]
2	Rangers (X)	26	19	5	2	55	21	+34	62	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	26	12	7	7	35	27	+8	43	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4	Dundee United	26	9	6	11	21	27	−6	33	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5	Motherwell	26	9	6	11	27	39	−12	33
6	St Mirren	25	7	11	7	25	34	−9	32
7	Hibernian	26	8	7	11	26	30	−4	31
8	Livingston	26	8	6	12	25	33	−8	30
9	Aberdeen	25	8	5	12	30	32	−2	29
10	Ross County	26	6	9	11	38	44	−6	27
11	Dundee	25	5	6	14	21	42	−21	21	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	St Johnstone	25	4	7	14	14	30	−16	19	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2022. Source: ^[2]^[3]
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).^[4]
(X) Assured a place in the top 6 group
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ If 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[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Arbroath	24	12	9	3	38	18	+20	45	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Kilmarnock	24	12	4	8	29	18	+11	40	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	25	10	9	6	33	23	+10	39	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Raith Rovers	25	9	11	5	34	27	+7	38	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Partick Thistle	22	10	7	5	37	22	+15	37
6	Hamilton Academical	25	6	9	10	27	40	−13	27
7	Ayr United	25	6	8	11	23	38	−15	26
8	Greenock Morton	23	5	9	9	27	33	−6	24
9	Dunfermline Athletic	24	4	11	9	23	38	−15	23	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Queen of the South	23	4	7	12	24	38	−14	19	Relegation to League One

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2022. Source: ^[5]^[6]
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).^[7]

Scottish League One[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Cove Rangers	24	15	6	3	47	22	+25	51	Promotion to the Championship
2	Airdrieonians	24	13	5	6	40	28	+12	44	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Montrose	24	11	10	3	39	20	+19	43
4	Queen's Park	23	7	13	3	38	24	+14	34
5	Falkirk	24	9	5	10	36	36	0	32
6	Clyde	24	7	9	8	29	39	−10	30
7	Alloa Athletic	24	6	7	11	30	40	−10	25
8	Peterhead	23	6	6	11	29	34	−5	24
9	Dumbarton	24	6	5	13	33	49	−16	23	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	East Fife	24	3	6	15	21	50	−29	15	Relegation to League Two

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2022. Source: ^[8]
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).^[9]

Scottish League Two[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kelty Hearts	22	16	4	2	50	21	+29	52	Promotion to League One
2	Forfar Athletic	23	12	6	5	44	26	+18	42	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	Annan Athletic	23	11	5	7	38	28	+10	38
4	Edinburgh City	22	9	6	7	31	33	−2	33
5	Stenhousemuir	23	9	5	9	34	36	−2	32
6	Stranraer	24	7	6	11	31	40	−9	27
7	Stirling Albion	22	7	5	10	28	31	−3	26
8	Elgin City	23	6	7	10	23	34	−11	25
9	Albion Rovers	22	6	4	12	25	37	−12	22
10	Cowdenbeath	22	4	4	14	15	33	−18	16	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022. Source: ^[10]
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).^[11]

Non-league football[]

Level 5[]

Highland Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	Fraserburgh	20	55
2	Buckie Thistle	21	52
3	Brechin City	22	52
4	Brora Rangers	21	49
5	Inverurie Loco Works	23	47
6	Formartine United	23	45
7	Rothes	20	44
8	Wick Academy	25	34
9	Nairn County	23	27
10	Keith	22	24
11	Deveronvale	22	22
12	Huntly	22	22
13	Clachnacuddin	21	22
14	Lossiemouth	24	22
15	Forres Mechanics	22	20
16	Strathspey Thistle	20	10
17	Turriff United	24	9
18	Fort William	19	2

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[12]^[13]^[14]

Lowland Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	26	68
2	The Spartans	28	58
3	Rangers B	25	55
4	Celtic B	26	55
5	East Kilbride	26	52
6	Civil Service Strollers	28	47
7	Berwick Rangers	26	43
8	East Stirlingshire	25	39
9	Caledonian Braves	26	35
10	Gala Fairydean Rovers	24	34
11	Dalbeattie Star	23	33
12	Bo'ness United	23	31
13	Broomhill	28	28
14	University of Stirling	24	27
15	Edinburgh University	28	23
16	Cumbernauld Colts	27	22
17	Gretna 2008	26	11
18	Vale of Leithen	27	5

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[15]^[16]^[17]

Level 6[]

Highland[]

Midlands Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	East Craigie	25	68
2	Carnoustie Panmure	25	65
3	Lochee United	23	53
4	Tayport	25	53
5	Broughty Athletic	24	49
6	Dundee North End	22	47
7	Forfar West End	26	39
8	Lochee Harp	21	35
9	Arbroath Victoria	26	35
10	Brechin Victoria	24	33
11	Kirriemuir Thistle	22	30
12	Dundee Violet	27	28
13		26	28
14		25	27
15	Downfield	23	24
16	Blairgowrie	24	23
17	Forfar United	20	11
18	Coupar Angus	25	7
19	Scone Thistle	27	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[18]

North Caledonian Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	Loch Ness	15	37
2	Invergordon	14	30
3	Golspie Sutherland	15	28
4	Orkney	15	28
5	Halkirk United	13	25
6	St Duthus	15	24
7	Alness United	14	13
8	Bonar Bridge	16	13
9	Nairn County A	15	12
10	Thurso	11	9
11	Inverness Athletic	15	6

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022.
Source: North Caledonian Football League

North Superleague
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	Banks O' Dee	17	49
2	Bridge of Don Thistle	23	49
3	Culter	20	43
4	Hermes	21	43
5	East End	21	32
6	Montrose Roselea	19	31
7	Dyce Juniors	16	25
8	Banchory St Ternan	17	23
9	Hall Russell United	21	21
10	Nairn St Ninian	20	18
11	Colony Park	18	17
12	Ellon United	17	13
13	Maud	22	11
14	Deveronside	20	9

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[19]

Lowland[]

East of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	Penicuik Athletic	23	57
2	Linlithgow Rose	23	56
3	Tranent Juniors	22	52
4	Jeanfield Swifts	23	43
5	Musselburgh Athletic	26	41
6	Broxburn Athletic	26	38
7	Crossgates Primrose	23	37
8	Dundonald Bluebell	25	31
9	Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts	26	31
10	Sauchie Juniors	21	30
11	Dunbar United	23	30
12	Tynecastle	24	30
13	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	25	29
14	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	23	25
15	Blackburn United	23	22
16	Newtongrange Star	26	21
17	Camelon Juniors	25	20
18	Whitehill Welfare	27	18

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[20]^[21]

South of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	St Cuthbert Wanderers	17	46
2	Threave Rovers	17	39
3	Creetown	20	37
4	Abbey Vale	16	34
5	Newton Stewart	18	31
6	Nithsdale Wanderers	17	25
7	Stranraer reserves	17	24
8	Lochmaben	16	18
9	Upper Annandale	15	17
10	Lochar Thistle	17	17
11	Caledonian Braves reserves	19	17
12	Mid-Annandale	18	14
13	Wigtown & Bladnoch	19	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[22]

West of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team v t	Pld	Pts
1	Pollok	27	65
2	Auchinleck Talbot	22	54
3	Kilwinning Rangers	26	52
4	Clydebank	26	48
5	Hurlford United	24	45
6	Darvel	20	44
7	Troon	27	39
8	Irvine Meadow	23	37
9	Rutherglen Glencairn	26	37
10	Benburb	27	36
11	Beith Juniors	22	35
12	Cumnock Juniors	26	34
13	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	23	32
14	Largs Thistle	24	31
15	Glenafton Athletic	24	27
16	Cumbernauld United	24	26
17	Rossvale	28	24
18	Kilbirnie Ladeside	27	23
19	Blantyre Victoria	23	10
20	Bonnyton Thistle	29	8

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2022.
Source: ^[23]

Honours[]

Cup honours[]

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2021–22 Scottish Cup
2021–22 League Cup	Celtic	2–1	Hibernian	BBC Sport
2021–22 Challenge Cup
2021–22 South Challenge Cup

2021–22 Junior Cup

Non-league honours[]

Level	Competition	Winner
5	Highland League
5	Lowland League
6	Midlands League
	North Caledonian League
	North Superleague
6	East of Scotland League Premier Division
	South of Scotland League
	West of Scotland League Premier Division
7	North First Division
	East of Scotland League First Division
	West of Scotland League Tier 7
8	North Second Division
	East of Scotland League Conference X
	West of Scotland League Division Four

Individual honours[]

PFA Scotland awards[]

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Championship Player
League One Player
League Two Player

SFWA awards[]

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year

Scottish clubs in Europe[]

Summary[]

Club	Competitions	Started round	Final round	Coef.
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	7.500*
Rangers	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round		7.500*
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	9.500*
	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Group stage
	UEFA Europa Conference League	Knockout play-off
St Johnstone	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1.000
St Johnstone	UEFA Conference League	Play-off round	Play-off round	1.000
Hibernian	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2.500
Aberdeen	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	3.000
Total				23.500*
Average				4.700*

Rangers[]

UEFA Champions League

Rangers entered the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round.^[24]^[25]

3 August 2021 QR3	Malmö FF	2–1	Rangers	Malmö
	Rieks 47' Birmančević 49'	BBC Sport	Davis 90+5'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

10 August 2021 QR3	Rangers	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Malmö FF	Glasgow
	Morelos 18'	BBC Sport	Colak 53', 57'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) PO	Rangers	1–0	Alashkert	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Morelos 67'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	Alashkert	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Rangers	Yerevan
16:00 BST		BBC Sport		Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Group A	Rangers	0–2	Lyon	Glasgow
20:00 BST		Report	Toko Ekambi 23' Tavernier 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,906 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) Group A	Sparta Prague	1–0	Rangers	Prague
17:45 BST	Hancko 29'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,879^[26] Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) Group A	Rangers	2–0	Brondby IF	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Balogun 18' Roofe 30'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia)

4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) Group A	Brondby IF	1–1	Rangers	Brøndbyvester
17:45 GMT	Balogun 45' (o.g.)	Report	Hagi 79'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Group A	Rangers	2–0	Sparta Prague	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Morelos 15', 49'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,370 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) Group A	Lyon	1–1	Rangers	Décines-Charpieu
17:45 GMT	Bassey 49' (o.g.)	Report	S. Wright 42'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 26,842^[27] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) Knockout round	Borussia Dortmund	–	Rangers	Dortmund
				Stadium: Westfalenstadion

24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) Knockout round	Rangers	– (– agg.)	Borussia Dortmund	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Celtic[]

UEFA Champions League

Due to Scotland rising into the top fifteen places of the UEFA coefficient table, the league was given two places in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.^[28] Celtic entered the competition in the second qualifying round.^[29]

20 July 2021 QR2	Celtic	1–1	FC Midtjylland	Glasgow
	Abada 39'	BBC Sport	Evander 66'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

28 July 2021 QR2	FC Midtjylland	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Celtic	Herning
	Mabil 61' Onyedika 94'	BBC Sport	McGregor 48'	Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

UEFA Europa League

5 August 2021 QR3	Jablonec	2–4	Celtic	Jablonec
	Pilař 17' Malínský 85'	BBC Sport	Abada 12' Furuhashi 16' Forrest 64' Christie 90'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Referee: Halil Umut Meler

12 August 2021 QR3	Celtic	3–0 (7–2 agg.)	Jablonec	Glasgow
	Turnbull 25', 55' Forrest 72'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Daniel Siebert

18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) PO	Celtic	2–0	AZ	Glasgow
	Furuhashi 12' Forrest 61'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	AZ	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Celtic	Alkmaar
	Zakaria Aboukhlal 6' Carl Starfelt 26' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Kyogo Furuhashi 3'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Group G	Real Betis	4–3	Celtic	Seville
	Miranda 32' Juanmi 35', 53' Iglesias 51'	Report	Ajeti 15' Juranović 27' (pen.) Ralston 87'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 30,893 Referee: (Croatia)

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) Group G	Celtic	0–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Glasgow
20:00 BST		Report	Hincapié 25' Wirtz 35' Alario 58' (pen.) Adli 90+4'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,436^[30] Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) Group G	Celtic	2–0	Ferencváros	Glasgow
15:30 BST	Furuhashi 57' Turnbull 81'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) Group G	Ferencváros	2–3	Celtic	Budapest
20:00 GMT	Juranović 11' (o.g.) Uzuni 86'	Report	Furuhashi 3' Jota 23' Abada 60'	Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Group G	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	Celtic	Leverkusen
17:45 GMT	Andrich 16', 82' Diaby 87'	Report	Juranović 40' (pen.) Jota 56'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 19,830 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)	Celtic	3–2	Real Betis	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Welsh 3' Henderson 72' Turnbull 78' (pen.)	Report	Bain 69' (o.g.) Iglesias 75'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,548^[31] Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

UEFA Europa Conference League

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) Knockout round	Celtic	–	Bodø/Glimt	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) Knockout round	Bodø/Glimt	– (– agg.)	Celtic	Bodø
				Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion

St Johnstone[]

UEFA Europa League

As winners of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup, St Johnstone entered the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round.^[24]

5 August 2021 QR3	Galatasaray	1–1	St Johnstone	Istanbul
	Boey 60'	BBC Sport	Kerr 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

12 August 2021 QR3	St Johnstone	2–4 (3–5 agg.)	Galatasaray	Perth^[32]
	Cipe 36' (o.g.) O'Halloran 90+3'	BBC Sport	Diagne 29' Akturkoglu 64' Feghouli 70' Kilinc 90+2'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) PO	LASK	1–1	St Johnstone	Klagenfurt
20:00 BST	Karamoko 60' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Kane 17'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	St Johnstone	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	LASK	Perth
19:45 BST		BBC Sport	Balic 72' Raguz 84' (pen.)	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Hibernian[]

UEFA Europa Conference League

Hibernian qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League^[33] and entered in the second qualifying round.^[29]

22 July 2021 QR2	Hibernian	3–0	FC Santa Coloma	Edinburgh
	Boyle 14' (pen.), 47' Nisbet 81'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson (Iceland)

29 July 2021 QR2	FC Santa Coloma	1–2 (1–5 agg.)	Hibernian	Andorra la Vella
	Lopez 70'	BBC Sport	Murphy 73' MacKay 75'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

5 August 2021 QR3	Hibernian	1–1	Rijeka	Edinburgh
	Boyle 67'	BBC Sport	Ampem 61'	Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

12 August 2021 QR3	Rijeka	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Hibernian	Rijeka
	Pavičić 36' Issah 68' McGinn 73' (o.g.) Bušnja 90+3'	UEFA.com	Magennis 56'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 4,077 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Aberdeen[]

UEFA Europa Conference League

Aberdeen qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League and entered in the second qualifying round.^[29]

22 July 2021 QR2	Aberdeen	5–1	BK Häcken	Aberdeen
	Considine 28' Ferguson 44' (pen.), 53' Ramirez 83' McLennan 89'	BBC Sport	Jeremejeff 59'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

29 July 2021 QR2	BK Häcken	2–0 (3–5 agg.)	Aberdeen	Gothenburg
	Olsson 51' Bengtsson 68' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Stadium: Bravida Arena Referee: Adam Farkas (Hungary)

5 August 2021 QR3	Breiðablik	2–3	Aberdeen	Kópavogur
	Eyjolfson 16' Vilhjalmsson 43' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Ramirez 3', 49' Ferguson 11'	Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Referee: Ivan Bebek

12 August 2021 QR3	Aberdeen	2–1 (5–3 agg.)	Breiðablik	Aberdeen
	Hedges 47', 70'	BBC Sport	Eyjolfson 59'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,107 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) PO	Qarabağ	1–0	Aberdeen	Baku
17:00 BST	Romero 30'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: (Slovenia)

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	Aberdeen	1–3 (1–4 agg.)	Qarabağ	Aberdeen
19:45 BST	Ferguson 90+2' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Bayramov 8' Kady 18' Zoubir 72'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Scotland national team[]

1 September 2021 World Cup qualification	Denmark	2–0	Scotland	Copenhagen
	Wass 14' Mæhle 15'	Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 34,562 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)

4 September 2021 World Cup qualification	Scotland	1–0	Moldova	Glasgow
	Dykes 14'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 40,869 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

7 September 2021 World Cup qualification	Austria	0–1	Scotland	Vienna
		Report	Dykes 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadium Attendance: 18,800 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

9 October 2021 World Cup qualification	Scotland	3–2	Israel	Glasgow
	McGinn 29' Dykes 55' McTominay 90+4'	Report	Zahavi 5' Dabbur 31'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,585 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

12 October 2021 World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	0–1	Scotland	Tórshavn
		Report	Dykes 86'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

12 November 2021 World Cup qualification	Moldova	0–2	Scotland	Chișinău
		Report	Patterson 38' Adams 65'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia)

15 November 2021 World Cup qualification	Scotland	2–0	Denmark	Glasgow
	Souttar 35' Adams 86'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,527 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Spain)

24 March 2022 World Cup playoffs	Scotland	v	Ukraine	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

4 June 2022 Nations League B	Scotland	v	Armenia	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

7 June 2022 Nations League B	Scotland	v	Ukraine	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

11 June 2022 Nations League B

Republic of Ireland

v

Scotland

14 June 2022 Nations League B

Armenia

v

Scotland

Women's football[]

League and Cup honours[]

Division	Winner
2021–22 SWPL 1
2021–22 SWPL 2
2021–22 SWF Championship (North)
2021–22 SWF Championship (South)

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
Scottish Women's Cup
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Celtic	1–0	Glasgow City	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

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Glasgow City and Celtic qualified for the Women's Champions League.^[34]^[35]

Glasgow City[]

18 August 2021 Qualifying SF	Glasgow City	3–0	Birkirkara	Cumbernauld
10:00 BST	Shine 4' Chinchilla 15' Kats 43'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)

21 August 2021 Qualifying Final	Glasgow City	1–0	BIIK Kazygurt	Cumbernauld
20:00 BST	Chinchilla 61'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Sabina Bolić (Croatia)

1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) Round 2	Servette Chênois	1–1	Glasgow City	Geneva
	Jade 50'	BBC Sport	Chinchilla 66'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) Round 2	Glasgow City	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Servette Chênois	Cumbernauld
	Chinchilla 14'	Report	Boho 42' Maendly 46'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Celtic[]

18 August 2021 Qualifying SF	Levante	2–1	Celtic	Trondheim
17:00 BST	Toletti 36' Redondo 51'	Report	Hayes 64'	Stadium: Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)

21 August 2021 Third place	FC Minsk	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Celtic	Trondheim
11:00 BST	Kapetanovic 18' Kuč 91', 111'	BBC Sport	Donaldson 36' Hayes 118'	Stadium: Koteng Arena Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)

Scotland women's national team[]

17 September 2021 WCQ Group B	Hungary	0–2	Scotland	Budapest
		Report	Cuthbert 17' Thomas 73'	Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

21 September 2021 WCQ Group B	Scotland	7–1	Faroe Islands	Glasgow
	Cuthbert 19' Arthur 21', 27' Grimshaw 39' Thomas 61' Clark 80' Emslie 84'	Report	Biskopstø 49'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Jelena Cvetkovic (Serbia)

22 October 2021 WCQ Group B	Scotland	2–1	Hungary	Glasgow
	Grimshaw 42' Corsie 90'	Report	Vágó 56'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

26 October 2021 Friendly match	Scotland	0–2	Sweden	Paisley
		Report	Rolfö 72' Howard 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Abigail Byrne

26 November 2021 WCQ Group B	Scotland	1–1	Ukraine	Glasgow
	Harrison 90+3'	Report	Kravchuk 22'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Sabina Bolic (Croatia)

30 November 2021 WCQ Group B	Spain	8–0	Scotland	Seville
	Sarriegi 20', 58' Caldentey 33', 83' Bonmatí 41', 61' Putellas 64' Hermoso 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Referee: (Finland)

8 April 2022 WCQ Group B

Ukraine

–

Scotland

12 April 2022 WCQ Group B	Scotland	–	Spain	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Deaths[]

10 July: Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Dundee and Scotland defender.^[36]
11 July: Charlie Gallagher, 80, Celtic and Dumbarton forward.^[37]
14 July: Ken Ronaldson, 75, Aberdeen forward.^[38]
c. 14 July: John Anderson, 84, Greenock Morton and Third Lanark winger. ^[39]
20 July: Billy Reid, 83, Motherwell and Airdrieonians wing half.^[40]
21 July: Tommy Leishman, 83, Hibernian, Stranraer and St Mirren wing half.^[41]
26 July: Ally Dawson, 63, Rangers, Airdrieonians and Scotland defender; Hamilton Academical manager.^[42]
30 July: John May, 79, Forfar Athletic forward.^[43]
13 August: Bobby Stein, 82, Raith Rovers, Montrose and East Stirlingshire right back.^[44]
25 August: Alan Ewing, 52, Stranraer midfielder.^[45]
25 August: Bobby Waddell, 81, Dundee, East Fife and Montrose forward.^[46]
25 September: Ian Riddell, St Mirren and Berwick Rangers left-back.^[47]
c.26 September: Bert Ferguson, 67, Ayr United, St Mirren and Stranraer winger.^[48]
9 October: Billy Lamont, 85, Hamilton Academical goalkeeper and East Stirlingshire, Falkirk and Dumbarton manager.^[49]
17 October: George Kinnell, 83, Aberdeen midfielder. ^[50]
October: Frank MacGregor, 83, Clyde full back.^[51]
26 October: Walter Smith, 73, Dundee United and Dumbarton defender; Rangers and Scotland manager.^[52]
October: Walter Cameron, Arbroath full back.^[53]
4 November: Paul Kelly, 57, Alloa Athletic, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer and East Stirlingshire midfielder.^[54]
6 November: Jim Kerray, 85, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, St. Johnstone, Stirling Albion and Falkirk forward.^[55]
14 November: Bertie Auld, 83, Celtic, Dumbarton, Hibernian and Scotland midfielder; Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical and Dumbarton manager.^[56]
24 November: Frank Burrows, 77, Raith Rovers central defender.^[57]
26 November: Doug Cowie, 95, Dundee and Scotland centre-half and wing-half.^[58]
15 December: Willie McSeveney, 92, Dunfermline Athletic and Motherwell defender.^[59]
December: George Ryden, 81, Dundee, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre-half.^[60]
25 January: Wim Jansen, 75, Celtic manager.^[61]
January: Bob Stirrat, East Fife defender.^[62]

Notes and references[]

^ "Scottish Premiership: New league season begins on 31 July as winter break returns". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Highland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Highland Football League, Scotland - League Table". Highland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Lowland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Lowland League Standings". Scottish Lowland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Tables - North Region Junior Football League". Scottish Junior FA North Region. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "2021-2022 Premier Division - League Tables". East of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Summary - Feeder League". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Tables - South of Scotland Football League". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Premier Division Standings". West of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rangers to face Malmo or HJK Helsinki, Celtic & St Johnstone could meet PSV or Galatasaray". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Malmo beat HJK Helsinki to set up tie with Rangers". BBC Sport. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Rangers". Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Lyon vs. Rangers". Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Champions League: Scotland clinches two places for 2021-22 season". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Celtic face Midtjylland in Champions League; Aberdeen & Hibs discover Conference League fate". BBC Sport. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Celtic vs. Bayer Leverkusen". Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Celtic vs. Real Betis". Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "St Johnstone say home leg of Europa League tie will be at McDiarmid Park". BBC Sport. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Elgott, Jordan (21 April 2021). "Hibernian 2–1 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "Women's Champions League: Celtic debut against Levante as Glasgow City face Birkirkara". BBC Sport. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Glasgow City host Champions League first round group ties, Celtic go to Norway". BBC Sport. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ Jimmy Gabriel, former Dundee, Everton and Scotland midielder dies at 80
^ Celtic great and Lisbon Lion Charlie Gallagher dies aged 80
^ Kenneth Ronaldson obituary
^ Vale John Anderson
^ Billy Reid
^ Linfield pay Tommy Leishman tribute following death of club legend
^ "Ally Dawson: Former Rangers and Scotland player dies aged 63". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ John May, Forfar teacher who played against Rangers dies aged 79
^ Robert 'Bobby' Stein
^ Alan Ewing: Linfield and Coleraine pay tribute to former player who passed away aged 52
^ "Bobby Waddell: Dundee mourn the passing of league-winning striker".
^ Ian Riddell
^ Bert Ferguson
^ Ex-Falkirk and East Stirlingshire manager Billy Lamont dies at age of 85
^ In Memoriam|George Kinnell
^ Frank MacGregor: Tributes paid to Johnstone Burgh legend
^ "Walter Smith: Former Rangers, Everton and Scotland manager dies at age 73". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Remembering Walter Cameorn
^ Paul Kelly 1964-2021
^ Jim Kerray
^ "Bertie Auld: Celtic's Lisbon Lion dies aged 83". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ Former Cardiff City and Swansea City manager Frank Burrows dies
^ "Doug Cowie obituary". The Times. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Motherwell 'Ancell Babes' legend passes away". msn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "George Ryden 1940–2021". Dundee FC. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Wim Jansen: Former Celtic manager dies at 75, announce Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Bob Stirrat

[2] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_CLPO0.88425899850403-3] If 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.

[1] "Scottish Premiership: New league season begins on 31 July as winter break returns". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[4] "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[5] "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[6] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[BBC_table-7] "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[8] "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[9] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[10] "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[11] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[12] "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[13] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[14] "Highland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[15] "Highland Football League, Scotland - League Table". Highland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[Soccerway-16] "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[17] "Lowland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[18] "Lowland League Standings". Scottish Lowland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[Soccerway_Lowland-19] "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[20] "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[21] "Tables - North Region Junior Football League". Scottish Junior FA North Region. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[22] "2021-2022 Premier Division - League Tables". East of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[Soccerway_EOS-23] "Summary - Feeder League". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[24] "Tables - South of Scotland Football League". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[25] "Premier Division Standings". West of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[QR3-26] "Rangers to face Malmo or HJK Helsinki, Celtic & St Johnstone could meet PSV or Galatasaray". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[27] "Malmo beat HJK Helsinki to set up tie with Rangers". BBC Sport. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[28] "Sparta Prague vs. Rangers". Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[29] "Lyon vs. Rangers". Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[30] "Champions League: Scotland clinches two places for 2021-22 season". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[2QRdraw-31] "Celtic face Midtjylland in Champions League; Aberdeen & Hibs discover Conference League fate". BBC Sport. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[32] "Celtic vs. Bayer Leverkusen". Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[33] "Celtic vs. Real Betis". Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[34] "St Johnstone say home leg of Europa League tie will be at McDiarmid Park". BBC Sport. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[35] Elgott, Jordan (21 April 2021). "Hibernian 2–1 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[36] "Women's Champions League: Celtic debut against Levante as Glasgow City face Birkirkara". BBC Sport. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[37] "Glasgow City host Champions League first round group ties, Celtic go to Norway". BBC Sport. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[38] Jimmy Gabriel, former Dundee, Everton and Scotland midielder dies at 80

[39] Celtic great and Lisbon Lion Charlie Gallagher dies aged 80

[40] Kenneth Ronaldson obituary

[41] Vale John Anderson

[42] Billy Reid

[43] Linfield pay Tommy Leishman tribute following death of club legend

[44] "Ally Dawson: Former Rangers and Scotland player dies aged 63". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[45] John May, Forfar teacher who played against Rangers dies aged 79

[46] Robert 'Bobby' Stein

[47] Alan Ewing: Linfield and Coleraine pay tribute to former player who passed away aged 52

[48] "Bobby Waddell: Dundee mourn the passing of league-winning striker".

[49] Ian Riddell

[50] Bert Ferguson

[51] Ex-Falkirk and East Stirlingshire manager Billy Lamont dies at age of 85

[52] In Memoriam|George Kinnell

[53] Frank MacGregor: Tributes paid to Johnstone Burgh legend

[54] "Walter Smith: Former Rangers, Everton and Scotland manager dies at age 73". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[55] Remembering Walter Cameorn

[56] Paul Kelly 1964-2021

[57] Jim Kerray

[58] "Bertie Auld: Celtic's Lisbon Lion dies aged 83". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[59] Former Cardiff City and Swansea City manager Frank Burrows dies

[60] "Doug Cowie obituary". The Times. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[61] "Motherwell 'Ancell Babes' legend passes away". msn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[62] "George Ryden 1940–2021". Dundee FC. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[63] "Wim Jansen: Former Celtic manager dies at 75, announce Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[64] Bob Stirrat

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