2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League
# 2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2018–19.

## Scottish Premiership

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 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 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 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 |

## Scottish League One

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 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 |

## Scottish League Two

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 (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 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 66 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 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 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Elgin City | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 43 | |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 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 |

* 1 2 3 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.

## Award winners

### Yearly

| Division | Manager of Season | Manager of Season | Player of Season | Player of Season | Tartan Ball Winner | Tartan Ball Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division | Winner | Club | Winner | Club | Winner | Club |
| Premiership | Steve Clarke | Kilmarnock | James Forrest | Celtic | Alfredo Morelos | Rangers |
| Championship | Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell | Ross County | Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | Lawrence Shankland | Ayr United |
| League One | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Bobby Linn | Arbroath | Kevin Nisbet | Raith Rovers |
| League Two | Danny Lennon | Clyde | Blair Henderson | Edinburgh City | Blair Henderson | Edinburgh City |

* Tarton Boot winner: Kevin Nisbet and Blair Henderson (shared as joint-highest goalscorers in the SPFL)
* The Tartan Ball was awarded to highest scorer in each division of the SPFL.

### Monthly

| Month | Premiership player | Championship player | League One player | League Two player | Premiership manager | Championship manager | League One manager | League Two manager |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August | Tony Watt (St Johnstone) | Lawrence Shankland (Ayr United) | Ryan Wallace (Arbroath) | Rory McAllister (Peterhead) | Craig Levein (Heart of Midlothian) | Ian McCall (Ayr United) | Dick Campbell (Arbroath) | Peter Murphy (Annan Athletic) |
| September | Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian) | Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) | Bobby Linn (Arbroath) | Conrad Balatoni (Edinburgh City) | Gary Holt (Livingston) | Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell (Ross County) | Darren Young (East Fife) | James McDonaugh (Edinburgh City) |
| October | James Forrest (Celtic) | Billy Mckay (Ross County) | Kevin Nisbet (Raith Rovers) | Blair Henderson (Edinburgh City) | Brendan Rodgers (Celtic) | Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell (Ross County) | Dick Campbell (Arbroath) | Mark Roberts (Queen's Park) |
| November | Ryan Christie (Celtic) | Fraser Aird (Dundee United) | Ricky Little (Arbroath) | Dylan Cogill (Clyde) | Tommy Wright (St Johnstone) | Robbie Neilson (Dundee United) | Dick Campbell (Arbroath) | Danny Lennon (Clyde) |
| December | Sam Cosgrove (Aberdeen) | Dario Zanatta (Alloa Athletic) | Martin Rennie (Montrose) | Blair Henderson (Edinburgh City) | Derek McInnes (Aberdeen) | Jim Goodwin (Alloa Athletic) | Stewart Petrie (Montrose) | Jim McInally (Peterhead) |
| January | No award, due to winter break | Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) | Anton Dowds (East Fife) | Peter MacDonald (Stirling Albion) | No award, due to winter break | Gary Naysmith (Queen of the South) | Jim Weir (Forfar Athletic) | Danny Lennon (Clyde) |
| February | Jake Hastie (Motherwell) | Billy Mckay (Ross County) | Dom Thomas (Dumbarton) | Chris Johnston (Annan Athletic) | Stephen Robinson (Motherwell) | Stevie Crawford (Dunfermline Athletic) | Jim Duffy (Dumbarton) | Peter Murphy (Annan Athletic) |
| March | Odsonne Édouard (Celtic) | Aaron Doran (Inverness CT) | Dale Hilson (Forfar Athletic) | Peter Morrison (Albion Rovers) | Paul Heckingbottom (Hibernian) | John Robertson (Inverness CT) | Jim Weir (Forfar Athletic) | Kevin Harper (Albion Rovers) |
| April | Scott Arfield (Rangers) | Brian Graham (Ross County) | Calum Gallagher (Dumbarton) | Smart Osadolor (Albion Rovers) | Steven Gerrard (Rangers) | Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell (Ross County) | Jim Duffy (Dumbarton) | Danny Lennon (Clyde) |
