2009–10 in Scottish football

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2009–10 in Scottish football
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Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Second Division champions
Stirling Albion
Third Division champions
Livingston
Scottish Cup winners
Dundee United
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Dundee
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Falkirk
Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
2010 World Cup qualification

The 2009–10 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

Overview

Notable events

  • 5 August - Livingston are demoted from the First Division to the Third Division in response to the club being deemed in breach of league rules after going into administration and, briefly, liquidation. As a result, Airdrie United are reassigned to the First Division and Cowdenbeath to the Second Division.

Transfer deals

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Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2009–10

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Livingston United States John Murphy Demoted to coach 31 July[4] Scotland Gary Bollan[4] 31 July
Greenock Morton Scotland Davie Irons Sacked 21 September[5] Scotland James Grady 31 October[6]
Clyde Scotland John Brown Sacked 22 November[7] Scotland John McCormack 30 November[8]
Dundee United Scotland Craig Levein Resigned 23 December Scotland Peter Houston 23 December
Motherwell Republic of Ireland Jim Gannon Sacked 28 December Scotland Craig Brown 29 December
Kilmarnock Scotland Jim Jefferies Mutual consent 10 January[9] Scotland Jimmy Calderwood 14 January[10]
Hearts Hungary Csaba László Sacked 28 January Scotland Jim Jefferies 28 January
Falkirk Scotland Eddie May Resigned 11 February Scotland Steven Pressley 11 February
Dundee Scotland Jocky Scott Sacked 20 February Scotland Gordon Chisholm 21 February
Queen of the South Scotland Gordon Chisholm Resigned 21 February Scotland Kenny Brannigan 21 February
Celtic England Tony Mowbray Sacked 25 March[11] Northern Ireland Neil Lennon 25 March

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

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Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 26 9 3 82 28 +54 87 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Celtic 38 25 6 7 75 39 +36 81 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 47 +8 63 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 54 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 13 14 11 52 54 −2 53 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 35 46 −11 48
7 Hamilton Academical 38 13 10 15 39 46 −7 49
8 St Johnstone 38 12 11 15 57 61 −4 47
9 Aberdeen 38 10 11 17 36 52 −16 41
10 St Mirren 38 7 13 18 36 49 −13 34
11 Kilmarnock 38 8 9 21 29 51 −22 33
12 Falkirk (R) 38 6 13 19 31 57 −26 31 Relegation to First Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1by winning the Scottish Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C) (P) 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 Scottish Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34 +14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
6 Partick Thistle 36 14 6 16 43 40 +3 48
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 36 47 −11 42
8 Greenock Morton 36 11 4 21 40 65 −25 37
9 Airdrie United (R) 36 8 9 19 41 56 −15 33 First Division Play-offs
10 Ayr United (R) 36 7 10 19 29 60 −31 31 Second Division

Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd,3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gete a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Second Division
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Stirling Albion (C) (P) 36 18 11 7 68 48 +20 65 First Division
2 Alloa Athletic 36 19 8 9 49 35 +14 65 First Division Play-offs
3 Cowdenbeath (O) (P) 36 16 11 9 60 41 +19 59
4 Brechin City 36 15 9 12 47 42 +5 54
5 Peterhead 36 15 6 15 45 49 −4 51
6 Dumbarton 36 14 6 16 49 58 −9 48
7 East Fife 36 10 11 15 46 53 −7 41
8 Stenhousemuir 36 9 13 14 38 42 −4 40
9 Arbroath (R) 36 10 10 16 41 55 −14 40 Second Division Play-offs
10 Clyde (R) 36 8 7 21 37 57 −20 31 Third Division

Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd,3rd and 4th places of the Third Division. The winner gete a place in the 2010-11 Second Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish Third Division

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Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Third Division
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C) (P) 36 24 6 6 63 25 +38 78 Second Division
2 Forfar Athletic (O) (P) 36 18 9 9 59 44 +15 63 Second Division Play-offs
3 East Stirlingshire 36 19 4 13 50 46 +4 61
4 Queen's Park 36 15 6 15 42 42 0 51
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 11 12 35 35 0 50
6 Berwick Rangers 36 14 8 14 46 50 −4 50
7 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 48 54 −6 47
8 Annan Athletic 36 11 10 15 41 42 −1 43
9 Elgin City 36 9 7 20 46 59 −13 34
10 Montrose 36 5 9 22 30 63 −33 24

Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2009–10 Scottish Cup Dundee United 3 – 0 Ross County BBC Sport
2009–10 League Cup Rangers 1 – 0 St Mirren BBC Sport
2009–10 Challenge Cup Dundee 3 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle BBC Sport
2009–10 Youth Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers BBC Sport


Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competition(s) Final round Coef.
Rangers UEFA Champions League Group stage 6.0
Celtic UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League		 Play-off round
Group stage		 6.0
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1.0
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 0.0
Falkirk UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1.0
Motherwell UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 2.0
Total 16.0
Average 2.66
  • All teams are eliminated.
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Teams and Country

Rangers

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Rangers scorer(s) Report
Champions League group stage
16 September 2009 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart (A) Germany Stuttgart 1–1 Madjid Bougherra BBC Sport
29 September 2009 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Spain Sevilla 1–4 Nacho Novo BBC Sport
20 October 2009 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Romania Unirea Urziceni 1–4 Ricardo Gomes (o.g.) BBC Sport
4 November 2009 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) Romania Unirea Urziceni 1–1 Lee McCulloch BBC Sport
24 November 2009 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Germany Stuttgart 0–2 BBC Sport
9 December 2009 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville (A) Spain Sevilla 0–1 BBC Sport

Celtic

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Celtic scorer(s) Report
Champions League third qualifying round
29 July 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Russia Dinamo Moscow 0–1 BBC Sport
4 August 2009 Arena Khimki, Khimki (A) Russia Dinamo Moscow 2–0 Scott McDonald, Georgios Samaras BBC Sport
Champions League play-off round
19 August 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Arsenal 0–2 BBC Sport
26 August 2009 Emirates Stadium, London (A) England Arsenal 1–3 Massimo Donati BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League Group Stage
17 September 2009 Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa (A) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 Georgios Samaras BBC Sport
1 October 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Austria Rapid Vienna 1–1 Scott McDonald BBC Sport
22 October 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Germany Hamburg 0–1 BBC Sport
5 November 2009 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg (A) Germany Hamburg 0–0 BBC Sport
3 December 2009 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 Georgios Samaras, Barry Robson BBC Sport
17 December 2009 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A) Austria Rapid Vienna 3–3 Marc-Antoine Fortune (2), Paul McGowan BBC Sport

Heart of Midlothian

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Heart of Midlothian scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League play-off round
20 August 2009 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–4 BBC Sport
27 August 2009 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 Michael Stewart, Marius Zaliukas BBC Sport

Aberdeen

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Aberdeen scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
30 July 2009 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 1–5 Charlie Mulgrew BBC Sport
6 August 2009 Andrův stadion, Olomouc (A) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 0–3 BBC Sport

Falkirk

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Falkirk scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
16 July 2009 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–0 Ryan Flynn BBC Sport
23 July 2009 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A) Liechtenstein Vaduz 0–2 BBC Sport

Motherwell

Date Venue Opponents Score[12] Motherwell scorer(s) Report
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
2 July 2009 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Wales Llanelli 0–1 BBC Sport
9 July 2009 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (A) Wales Llanelli 3–0 John Sutton (2), Jamie Murphy BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
16 July 2009 Stadiumi Flamurtari, Vlorë (A) Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 0–1 BBC Sport
23 July 2009 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 8–1 Jamie Murphy (3), Paul Slane, Ross Forbes (2),
Shaun Hutchinson, Robert McHugh		 BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
30 July 2009 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) Romania Steaua Bucureşti 0–3 BBC Sport
6 August 2009 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Romania Steaua Bucureşti 1–3 Ross Forbes BBC Sport

National teams

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[13] Competition Scotland scorer(s) Report
12 August 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Norway 0–4 WCQ(9) BBC Sport
5 September 2009 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Macedonia 2–0 WCQ(9) Scott Brown, James McFadden BBC Sport
9 September 2009 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Netherlands 0–1 WCQ(9) BBC Sport
10 October 2009 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama[14]  Japan 0–2 Friendly BBC Sport
14 November 2009 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff  Wales 0–3 Friendy BBC Sport
3 March 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Czech Republic 1–0 Friendly Scott Brown

Deaths

  • 26 July – Graham Potter, 30, Hamilton goalkeeper.[15]
  • 29 July – Paul McGrillen, 37, Motherwell, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians striker.[16]
  • 13 August – Brian McLaughlin, 54, Celtic, Ayr United, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk winger.[17]
  • 1 September – John Buchanan, 74, Hibs and Raith Rovers forward.[18]
  • 19 September – Stevie Gray, 42, Aberdeen and Airdrie winger.[19]
  • 25 September – David Will, 72, Brechin City chairman, Scottish Football Association president and FIFA vice-president.[20]
  • 8 October – Alex McCrae, 89, Hearts and Falkirk forward; Stirling Albion and Falkirk manager.[21]
  • 3 November – Archie Baird, 90, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Scotland forward.[22]
  • 19 November – Frank Beattie, 76, Kilmarnock player; Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion manager.[23]
  • 1 December – Neil Dougall, 88, Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle and Scotland player.[24]
  • 3 January – Gus Alexander, 75, Southport, Workington and York City wing half.
  • 7 January – Alex Parker, 74, Falkirk and Scotland defender.[25]
  • 13 January – Tommy Sloan, 84, Hearts and Motherwell winger[26]
  • 1 February – Bobby Kirk, 82, Dunfermline, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender.[27]
  • 7 February – Bobby Dougan, 83, Hearts, Kilmarnock and Scotland defender.[28]
  • 12 February – Willie Polland, 75, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender.
  • 18 February – Alan Gordon, 65, Hearts, Dundee United, Hibs and Dundee striker.[29]
  • 20 February – Bobby Cox, 76, Dundee defender.[30]
  • 22 February – Bobby Smith, 56, Hibs and Dunfermline player.[31]
  • 23 February – Gerry Neef, 63, Rangers goalkeeper.[32]
  • 28 February – Adam Blacklaw, 72, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers and Scotland goalkeeper.[33]
  • 11 March – Willie MacFarlane, 79, Hibs, Raith Rovers and Morton defender; Stirling Albion, Hibs and Meadowbank manager.[34]
  • 12 March – Hugh Robertson, 70, Dundee, Dunfermline, Arbroath and Scotland winger.
  • 11 April – Billy Fulton, 72, Ayr United, Falkirk and St Mirren wing half.[35]
  • 21 April – Sammy Baird, 79, Clyde, Rangers, Hibs, Third Lanark, Stirling Albion and Scotland player; Stirling Albion manager.[36]
  • 1 June – John Hagart, 72, Berwick Rangers wing half; Hearts and Falkirk manager.[37]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200910/
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  13. ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.
  14. ↑ Kirin
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  35. ↑ http://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20100412/willie-fulton-1937-2010_2233570_2022367 Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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