2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League
# 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 2016–17.

## Scottish Premiership

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 106 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 | |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 46 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical (O) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to the Scottish Championship |

* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (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 | Hibernian (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 43 | |
| 7 | St Mirren | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 39 | |
| 9 | Raith Rovers (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to League One |

## Scottish League One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 81 | Promotion to Scottish Championship |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 62 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 52 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Brechin City (O, P) | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 50 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 5 | East Fife | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 46 | |
| 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Peterhead (R) | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 40 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir (R) | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 39 | Relegation to Scottish League Two |

## Scottish League Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Arbroath (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 66 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 64 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 58 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
| 4 | Montrose | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 52 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
| 5 | Elgin City | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 51 | |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 47 | |
| 7 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 40 | |
| 9 | Clyde | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 38 | |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath (O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 35 | Qualification to League Two play-off finals |

## Award winners

### Yearly

| Division | Manager of Season | Manager of Season | Player of Season | Player of Season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Division | Winner | Club | Winner | Club |
| Premiership | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Scott Brown | Celtic |
| Championship | Jim Duffy | Greenock Morton | John McGinn | Hibernian |
| League One | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| League Two | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City |

### Monthly

| Month | Premiership player | Championship player | League One player | League Two player | Premiership manager | Championship manager | League One manager | League Two manager |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August | Liam Boyce (Ross County) | Jason Cummings (Hibernian) | Jordan Kirkpatrick (Alloa Athletic) | Josh Peters (Forfar Athletic) | Brendan Rodgers (Celtic) | Neil Lennon (Hibernian) | Jack Ross (Alloa Athletic) | Gary Bollan (Forfar Athletic) |
| September | Moussa Dembélé (Celtic) | Cammy Bell (Dundee United) | Jamie Insall (East Fife) | Thomas O'Brien (Forfar Athletic) | Richie Foran (Inverness CT) | Peter Houston (Falkirk) | Gary Naysmith (East Fife) | Gary Bollan (Forfar Athletic) |
| October | Adam Barton (Partick Thistle) | Thomas O'Ware (Greenock Morton) | Liam Buchanan (Livingston) | Shane Sutherland (Elgin City) | Brendan Rodgers (Celtic) | Jim Duffy (Greenock Morton) | David Hopkin (Livingston) | Jim Weir (Elgin City) |
| November | Bjørn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) | John McGinn (Hibernian) | Rohan Ferguson (Airdrieonians) | Marc Laird (Edinburgh City) | Robbie Neilson (Heart of Midlothian) | Ray McKinnon (Dundee United) | Mark Wilson (Airdrieonians) | Gary Jardine (Edinburgh City) |
| December | Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) | Mark Docherty (Dumbarton) | Jonathan Page (East Fife) | Andrew Stobie (Edinburgh City) | Brendan Rodgers (Celtic) | Stephen Aitken (Dumbarton) | Barry Smith (East Fife) | Gary Jardine (Edinburgh City) |
| January | No award, due to winter break | Ross Forbes (Greenock Morton) | Michael Dunlop (Albion Rovers) | Shane Sutherland (Elgin City) | No award, due to winter break | Neil Lennon (Hibernian) | Jim McInally (Peterhead) | Gary Bollan (Forfar Athletic) |
| February | Moussa Dembélé (Celtic) | Jason Cummings (Hibernian) | Willie Gibson (Stranraer) | Gavin Skelton (Annan Athletic) | Paul Hartley (Dundee) | Peter Houston (Falkirk) | Jim Goodwin (Alloa Athletic) | Jim Chapman (Annan Athletic) |
| March | Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) | Efe Ambrose (Hibernian) | Andy Jackson (Brechin City) | Greg Rutherford (Berwick Rangers) | Derek McInnes (Aberdeen) | Jack Ross (St Mirren) | David Hopkin (Livingston) | Dave Mackay (Stirling Albion) |
| April | Liam Boyce (Ross County) | Stevie Mallan (St Mirren) | Liam Buchanan (Livingston) | Ryan McCord (Arbroath) | Brendan Rodgers (Celtic) | Jack Ross (St Mirren) | David Hopkin (Livingston) | Dick Campbell (Arbroath) |
