2015–16 in Scottish football

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Season2015–16
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2015–16 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Rangers
League 1 champions
Dunfermline Athletic
League 2 champions
East Fife
Scottish Cup winners
Hibernian
League Cup winners
Ross County
Challenge Cup winners
Rangers
Youth Cup winners
Motherwell
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

The 2015–16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup.[1] The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August.[1]

Transfer deals

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 −16 50
6 Ross County 38 14 6 18 55 61 −6 48
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 +6 52
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[lower-alpha 2] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL Archive
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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. ↑ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[2]

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 6 5 88 34 +54 81 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round and for the Premiership play-off semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
4 Raith Rovers 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 −10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 −31 37
9 Livingston (R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 −14 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 −45 21 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Scottish League One

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 24 7 5 83 30 +53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 19 4 13 65 47 +18 61 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 +25 59
4 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 −6 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 −2 49
6 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 40 44 −4 49
7 Brechin City 36 12 6 18 47 59 −12 42
8 Stenhousemuir 36 11 7 18 46 80 −34 40
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 11 6 19 46 72 −26 39 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Forfar Athletic (R) 36 8 10 18 48 60 −12 34 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Source: BBC Sport
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

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Fife (C, P) 36 18 8 10 62 41 +21 62 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Elgin City 36 17 8 11 59 46 +13 59 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Clyde 36 17 6 13 56 45 +11 57
4 Queen's Park (O, P) 36 15 11 10 46 32 +14 56
5 Annan Athletic 36 16 8 12 69 57 +12 56
6 Berwick Rangers 36 14 7 15 45 50 −5 49
7 Stirling Albion 36 13 9 14 47 46 +1 48
8 Montrose 36 11 10 15 50 70 −20 43
9 Arbroath 36 11 6 19 42 51 −9 39
10 East Stirlingshire (R) 36 9 5 22 41 79 −38 32 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Non-league football

Level 5

Main articles: 2015–16 Highland Football League and 2015–16 Lowland Football League

Level 6

Main articles: 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League and 2015–16 South of Scotland Football League

SPFL Development League

Main article: 2015–16 SPFL Development League

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2015–16 Scottish Cup Hibernian 3–2 Rangers BBC Sport
2015–16 League Cup Ross County 2–1 Hibernian BBC Sport
2015–16 Challenge Cup Rangers 4–0 Peterhead BBC Sport
2015–16 Youth Cup Motherwell 5–2 Heart of Midlothian BBC Sport
2015–16 Junior Cup Beith Juniors 1–1
4–3 pens. 		Pollok The Herald
2015–16 Amateur Cup Colville Park 2 – 1 Leven United Glasgow World

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition Winner
Highland League Cove Rangers
Lowland League Edinburgh City
East of Scotland League Leith Athletic
South of Scotland League St Cuthbert Wanderers

Junior

West Region
Division Winner
2015–16 Super League Premier Division Auchinleck Talbot
Super League First Division Cumnock Juniors
Ayrshire District League Girvan
Central District League First Division Renfrew
Central District League Second Division Forth Wanderers
East Region
Division Winner
2015–16 Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League Jeanfield Swifts
North Division Downfield
South Division Tranent Juniors
North Region
Division Winner
2015–16 Superleague Banks O' Dee
First Division (West) Buckie Rovers
First Division (East) Colony Park

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Leigh Griffiths[4] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney[4] Celtic
Manager of the Year Mark Warburton[4] Rangers
Championship Player of Year Lee Wallace[4] Rangers
League One Player of Year Faissal El Bakhtaoui[4] Dunfermline Athletic
League Two Player of Year Nathan Austin[4] East Fife

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Leigh Griffiths[5] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney[6] Celtic
Manager of the Year Jim McIntyre[7] Ross County
International Player of the Year Matt Ritchie[8] Bournemouth

Scottish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.[9]

Celtic

UEFA Champions League
15 July 2015 Second qualifying Celtic File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 0 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Stjarnan Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Johansen File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,185
Referee: Daniel Siebert File:Flag of Germany.svg
22 July 2015 Second qualifying Stjarnan File:Flag of Iceland.svg 1 – 4
(1 – 6 agg.)		 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Garðabær, Iceland
Finsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' BBC Sport Bitton File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Mulgrew File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Johansen File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Stadium: Samsungvöllur
Referee: Jonathan Lardot File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
29 July 2015 Third qualifying Celtic File:Flag of Scotland.svg 1 – 0 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,011
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer File:Flag of Austria.svg
5 August 2015 Third qualifying Qarabağ File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 0 – 0
(0 – 1 agg.)		 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Baku, Azerbaijan
BBC Sport Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg
19 August 2015 Play-off Celtic File:Flag of Scotland.svg 3 – 2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 61'
Bitton File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'		 BBC Sport Berget File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Felix Brych File:Flag of Germany.svg
25 August 2015 Play-off Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg 2 – 0
(4 – 3 agg.)		 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Malmö, Sweden
Rosenberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Boyata File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Referee: Milorad Mažić File:Flag of Serbia.svg
UEFA Europa League
17 September 2015 Group A Ajax File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2 – 2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fischer File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Schöne File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'		 BBC Sport Bitton File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'
Lustig File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Luca Banti File:Flag of Italy.svg
1 October 2015 Group A Celtic File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 2 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Commons File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'		 BBC Sport Fernandão File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', 48' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Kenn Hansen File:Flag of Denmark.svg
22 October 2015 Group A Molde File:Flag of Norway.svg 3 – 1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Molde, Norway
Kamara File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Forren File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Elyounoussi File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'		 BBC Sport Commons File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov File:Flag of Russia.svg
5 November 2015 Group A Celtic File:Flag of Scotland.svg 1 – 2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Molde Glasgow, Scotland
Commons File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' BBC Sport Elyounoussi File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Hestad File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Slavko Vinčić File:Flag of Slovenia.svg
26 November 2015 Group A Celtic File:Flag of Scotland.svg 1 – 2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' BBC Sport Milik File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'
Černý File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Felix Zwayer File:Flag of Germany.svg
10 December 2015 Group A Fenerbahçe File:Flag of Turkey.svg 1 – 1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Istanbul, Turkey
Marković File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' BBC Sport Commons File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Serge Gumienny File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying Shkëndija File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg 1 – 1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Skopje, Macedonia
Kirovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' BBC Sport McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Stadium: Philip II Arena[10]
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa File:Flag of Turkey.svg
9 July 2015 First qualifying Aberdeen File:Flag of Scotland.svg 0 – 0
(1 – 1 agg.)		 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkëndija Aberdeen, Scotland
BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
16 July 2015 Second qualifying Rijeka File:Flag of Croatia.svg 0 – 3 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Rijeka, Croatia
BBC Sport Considine File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Pawlett File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
McLean File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'		 Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Referee: Amaury Delerue File:Flag of France.svg
23 July 2015 Second qualifying Aberdeen File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 2
(5 – 2 agg.)		 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Rijeka Aberdeen, Scotland
McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Hayes File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 BBC Sport Tomasov File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Kvržić File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Marco Guida File:Flag of Italy.svg
30 July 2015 Third qualifying Kairat File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2 – 1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Almaty, Kazakhstan
Bakayev File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Islamkhan File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'		 BBC Sport McLean File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Tamás Bognar File:Flag of Hungary.svg
6 August 2015 Third qualifying Aberdeen File:Flag of Scotland.svg 1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kairat Aberdeen, Scotland
McLean File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' BBC Sport Gohou File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,317
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

UEFA Europa League
16 July 2015 Second qualifying Inverness Caledonian Thistle File:Flag of Scotland.svg 0 – 1 File:Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu Inverness, Scotland
BBC Sport Budescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen File:Flag of Norway.svg
23 July 2015 Second qualifying Astra Giurgiu File:Flag of Romania.svg 0 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Inverness Caledonian Thistle Giurgiu, Romania
BBC Sport Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici
Referee: Artyom Kuchin File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg

St Johnstone

UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying Alashkert File:Flag of Armenia.svg 1 – 0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg St Johnstone Yerevan, Armenia
Manasyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' BBC Sport Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium[11]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet File:Flag of Denmark.svg
9 July 2015 First qualifying St Johnstone File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)		 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Alashkert Perth, Scotland
O'Halloran File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 BBC Sport Gyozalyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Fredy Fautrel File:Flag of France.svg

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg 1 – 0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Tbilisi
Qazaishvili File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' BBC Sport Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena[12]
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan File:Flag of Romania.svg
7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 3 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Glasgow
Hummels File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (o.g.)
McArthur File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'		 BBC Sport Müller File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 34'
Gündoğan File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,753
Referee: Björn Kuipers File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 2 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Glasgow
Ritchie File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Fletcher File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'		 BBC Sport Lewandowski File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 90' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Viktor Kassai File:Flag of Hungary.svg
11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying Gibraltar File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg 0 – 6 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Faro, Portugal
BBC Sport Ritchie File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Fletcher File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 56', 85'
Naismith File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov File:Flag of Belarus.svg
24 March 2016 Friendly Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 0 – 1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Prague
BBC Sport Anya File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 14,580
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Ireland)
29 March 2016 Friendly Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 1 – 0 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Glasgow
Ritchie File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 18,385
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
29 May 2016 Friendly Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 1 – 0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Ta' Qali, Malta
Pellè File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' BBC Sport Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alan Sant (Malta)
4 June 2016 Friendly France File:Flag of France.svg 3 – 0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Metz
Giroud File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 35'
Koscielny File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,057
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

Women's football

Scottish Women's Premier League

Main article: 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q) 21 19 2 0 99 11 +88 59 2016–17 Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 17 2 2 72 20 +52 53
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 28 +26 35
4 Aberdeen 21 10 4 7 32 24 +8 34
5 Spartans 21 8 1 12 44 38 +6 25
6 Rangers 21 8 0 13 30 57 −27 24
7 Stirling University 21 11 3 7 45 31 +14 36
8 Forfar Farmington 21 11 1 9 45 40 +5 34
9 Heart of Midlothian (R) 21 6 4 11 27 52 −25 22 2016 SPWL 2
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 21 7 1 13 24 62 −38 22
11 Hutchison Vale (R) 21 5 3 13 31 65 −34 18
12 Inverness City (R) 21 0 3 18 14 89 −75 3
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2015 Scottish Women's Premier League Glasgow City[13]
SWFL First Division Glasgow Girls
SWFL Second Division North
SWFL Second Division West/South West
SWFL Second Division East/Central
SWFL Second Division South East
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2015 Scottish Women's Cup Glasgow City 3 – 0 Hibernian BBC Sport
2015 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Glasgow City 2 – 1 (AET) Hibernian 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

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) Round of 32 Chelsea File:Flag of England.svg 1–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow City Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames
20:30 Kirby File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Report Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) Round of 32 Glasgow City File:Flag of Scotland.svg 0–3
(0–4 agg.)		 File:Flag of England.svg Chelsea Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
20:30 Report Aluko File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'
Kirby File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Flaherty File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Attendance: 1,199
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Scotland women's national team

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results
17 September 2015 Friendly Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 0–4 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport File:Soccerball shade.svg Haavi
File:Soccerball shade.svg Hegerberg
File:Soccerball shade.svg Berge
File:Soccerball shade.svg Wold
22 September 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina
BBC Sport File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 49', 59' Little Attendance: 794
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
23 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 7–0 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Fir Park, Motherwell
Ross File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 66'
Weir File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Corsie File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Evans File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Love File:Soccerball shade.svg 89', 90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Carina Susanna Vitulano (Italy)
27 October 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying North Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg 1–4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland FFM Training Centre, Skopje
Rochi File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' BBC Sport File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Little
File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 28' Corsie
File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Weir		 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
29 November 2015 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 10–0 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia St Mirren Park, Paisley
Ross File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 59', 61', 87'
Love File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 40', 53'
Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Lauder File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Evans File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'		 BBC Sport
26 January 2016 Friendly Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 6–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Prioritet Serneke Arena, Gothenburg
Dahlkvist File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Eriksson File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Jakobsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'
Schelin File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Hammarlund File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', 83'		 Scottish FA
8 March 2016 Friendly Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Scottish FA File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Torrecilla
8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia St Mirren Park, Paisley
Ross File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 44'
Little File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Erman File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 0–4 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
BBC Sport Gísladóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Þorsteinsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Jónsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Viðarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'		 Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Jana Adamkova File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Belarus File:Flag of Belarus.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk
BBC Sport Love File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Referee: Marta Frias Acedo File:Flag of Spain.svg

Deaths

  • 10 July: Jimmy Murray, 82, Hearts, Falkirk, Clyde, Raith Rovers and Scotland forward.[14]
  • 2 August: Sammy Cox, 91, Queen's Park, Third Lanark, Dundee, Rangers, East Fife and Scotland defender.[15]
  • 6 August: Danny Hegan, 72, Albion Rovers midfielder.[16]
  • 16 August: George Merchant, 89, Dundee and Falkirk forward.[17]
  • 29 August: Graham Leggat, 81, Aberdeen and Scotland forward.[18]
  • 6 September: Ralph Milne, 54, Dundee United winger.[19]
  • 6 September: Hugh Ormond, 92, Dundee United and St Mirren full back.[20]
  • 12 September: Jim Doherty, 61, Albion Rovers and Stranraer midfielder.[21]
  • 1 October: Joe Wark, 67, Motherwell defender.[22]
  • 2 October: Johnny Paton, 92, Celtic winger.[23]
  • 17 October: Johnny Hamilton, 66, Rangers, Hibernian and St Johnstone midfielder.[24]
  • 23 October: Peter Price, 83, St Mirren, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Albion Rovers forward.[25]
  • 25 October: Matt Watson, 79, Kilmarnock and Queen of the South full-back.[26]
  • 5 November: Brown McMaster, 66, Scottish Football League president (2007–09); Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir executive.[27]
  • 15 November: Jackie McGugan, 76, St Mirren, Ayr United and Morton defender.[28]
  • 5 December: Willie Coburn, 74, St Johnstone, Forfar and Cowdenbeath defender.[29]
  • 6 December: Ian Burns, 76, Aberdeen and Brechin City wing half.[30]
  • 8 December: Alan Hodgkinson, 79, Scotland goalkeeping coach.[31]
  • 10 December: Arnold Peralta, 26, Rangers midfielder.[32]
  • December: Duncan Lambie, 63, Dundee, St Johnstone and Hibernian forward.[33]
  • 19 January: Joachim Fernandez, 43, Dundee United defender.[34]
  • 22 January: Tommy Bryceland, 76, St Mirren forward and manager.[35]
  • January: John Dowie, 60, Celtic and Clyde defender[36]
  • 28 January: Dave Thomson, 77, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire forward.[37]
  • 28 January: Tommy O'Hara, 62, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Falkirk and Partick Thistle midfielder.[38]
  • 4 February: Harry Glasgow, 76, Clyde, Arbroath and Stenhousemuir defender, Stenhousemuir manager.[39]
  • 24 February: Jim McFadzean, 77, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren, Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Ayr United defender.[40]
  • 4 March: Eddie Blyth, 91, St Mirren forward.[41]
  • 11 March: Billy Ritchie, 79, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Stranraer and Scotland goalkeeper.[42]
  • 22 March: Les Thomson, 79, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir centre-half.[43]
  • 31 March: Ian Britton, 61, Dundee United and Arbroath midfielder.[44]
  • 31 March: Jimmy Toner, 91, Dundee inside forward.[45]
  • 7 May: Chris Mitchell, 27, Falkirk, Ayr United, Bradford City, Queen of the South and Clyde midfielder.[46]
  • 8 May: George Ross, 73, Preston North End full back.[47]
  • 11 May: Bobby Carroll, 77, Celtic, St Mirren, Dundee United and Queen of the South winger.[48]
  • 14 May: Jim Finlayson, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Montrose forward.[49]
  • 14 May: John Coyle, 83, Dundee United, Brechin City and Clyde forward.[50]
  • 25 May: Ian Gibson, 73, Scotland under-23 international.[51]
  • 20 June: Willie Logie, 83, Rangers, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin City and Alloa Athletic wing half.[52]

Notes and references

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Mullen, Scott (9 May 2016). "Leigh Griffiths named SFWA Player of the Year for second time - and looks for a third". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Young Player of the Year".
  7. ↑ McArthur, Euan (13 May 2016). "Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie asks not to be considered for Scotland selection "for the foreseeable future"". Herald Scotland. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "European qualification for 2015/16". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Aberdeen: Gordon Marshall to be new goalkeeping coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Meanwhile, the venue for the first leg of Aberdeen's Europa League first-round qualifying tie against Shkendija on 2 July has been changed. They will now take on the Macedonian side in the capital, Skopje, after Uefa confirmed it had been moved from the Gradski Stadium in Tetovo. The tie, which will kick off at 8.05pm British time, has been switched because the stadium Shkendija share with three other clubsis being rebuilt and will not be ready to host the Aberdeen match.
  11. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2015). "Europa League: St Johnstone adapt for heat of Armenian battle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2015. The match is being played in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium instead of the home side's smaller Alashkert Stadium, which is also in the Armenian capital.
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  16. ↑ Sixties Midfielder Hegan Dies
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  21. ↑ The Passing Of Former Player Jim Doherty
  22. ↑ "Joe Wark: 1947 – 2015". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Johnny Paton 1923-2015". www.chelseafc.com. Chelsea FC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  24. ↑ Former Hibs player Johnny Hamilton dies aged 66
  25. ↑ "Peter Price 1932-2015". Ayr United FC. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Matt Watson". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "Former Scottish Football League president Brown McMaster dies". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Jackie McGugan – 1939-2015". St Mirren FC. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "FORMER PLAYER WILLIE COBURN PASSES AWAY". St Johnstone FC. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  30. ↑ "Former Aberdeen player Ian Burns dies, aged 76". Sky Sports. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Scottish FA pays tribute to Alan Hodgkinson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "Honduras soccer captain Arnold Peralta shot dead in hometown". ABC News. ABC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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  35. ↑ Vallance, Matt (27 January 2016). "Thomas Bryceland". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  36. ↑ Death of former Celt John Dowie.
  37. ↑ Dave Thomson
  38. ↑ Former Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle star Tommy O'Hara, and his American dream, laid to rest
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  40. ↑ Tributes pour in for Kilmarnock FC legend Jim McFadzean who has passed away
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  43. ↑ Les Thomson 1936-2016
  44. ↑ "Ian Britton: 1954 - 2016". Burnley FC. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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  46. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (8 May 2016). "Tributes paid to ex Clyde, QoS and Falkirk footballer Chris Mitchell who has tragically died at the age of 27". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  47. ↑ Seddon, Dave (8 May 2016). "PNE legend George Ross passes away". Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  48. ↑ "Bobby Carroll, the scorer of Celtic's first European goal, dies aged 77". Sky Sports. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  49. ↑ "East Fife legend Jim Finlayson dies following illness". The Courier. DC Thomson.
  50. ↑ "John Coyle". Clyde FC. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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  52. ↑ Vallance, Matt. "Obituary - Willie Logie, Rangers player whose tackle started mass brawl during European Cup campaign". The Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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