Scottish Premier League 2007/08

Clydesdale Bank Premier League
master	Celtic Glasgow
Champions League	Celtic Glasgow
Champions League qualification	Glasgow Rangers
Uefa cup	Motherwell FC
UEFA Cup qualification	Queen of the South
UI cup	Hibernian Edinburgh
Cup winners	Glasgow Rangers
Relegated	FC Gretna
Teams	12
Games	228
Gates	610  (ø 2.68 per game)
Top scorer	Scott McDonald (Celtic Glasgow)
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First Division 2007/08 ↓

The Scottish Premier League was staged for the tenth time in 2007/08 . It was also the 111th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 2007/08 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 matchdays. Each team played three times against each other team, making a total of 33 games. After that, the league was divided into two halves, in which the teams play against each other again. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .

Celtic Glasgow won the Scottish Championship for the 42nd time in the club's history. The Bhoys qualified as champions for the 2008/09 Champions League season . Runner-up Glasgow Rangers also played in the Champions League because of Scotland's improved position in the UEFA five-year standings . The defeated cup finalists Queen of the South , as well as the third-placed FC Motherwell qualified for the UEFA Cup . At the end of the season, FC Gretna was relegated to the First Division . In June, the club filed for bankruptcy, which meant their exit from the Scottish Football League. Scott McDonald of Celtic Glasgow was the top scorer with 25 goals .

1 round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Glasgow Rangers	33	25th	4th	4th	078:270	+51	79
2.	Celtic Glasgow (M, P)	33	23	5	5	075:230	+52	74
3.	Motherwell FC	33	16	5	12	043:400	+3	53
4th	Dundee United	33	14th	8th	11	048:380	+10	50
5.	Hibernian Edinburgh (L)	33	14th	8th	11	047:380	+9	50
6th	Aberdeen FC	33	12	8th	13	043:530	−10	44
7th	FC Falkirk	33	11	9	13	040:440	−4	42
8th.	Heart of Midlothian	33	11	9	13	042:480	−6	42
9.	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	33	11	3	19th	041:580	−17	36
10.	FC Kilmarnock	33	8th	9	16	034:460	−12	33
11.	FC St. Mirren	33	8th	9	16	022:510	−29	33
12.	FC Gretna (N) 1	33	4th	5	24	029:760	−47	07th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

¹The FC Gretna were deducted 10 points due to apply for insolvency proceedings. After the end of the season, the bankruptcy authorities decided to dissolve the club and thereby end their membership in the Scottish Football League.

Legend
2007/08 season
	Participation in the championship play-offs
	Participation in the relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2006/07 season
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(P)	Cup winner of the previous year
(L)	League cup winner of the previous year
(N)	Newcomer from the First Division

2nd round

Championship play-offs

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	bonus	total
1.	Celtic Glasgow (M, P)	5	5	0	0	009: 300	+6	15th	74	89
2.	Glasgow Rangers	5	2	1	2	006: 600	± 0	07th	79	86
3.	Motherwell FC	5	2	1	2	007: 600	+1	07th	53	60
4th	Aberdeen FC	5	3	0	2	007: 500	+2	09	44	53
5.	Dundee United	5	0	2	3	005: 900	−4	02	50	52
6th	Hibernian Edinburgh (L)	5	0	2	3	002: 700	−5	02	50	52

Legend
2007/08 season
	Scottish champion and participation in the group stage of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League
	Participation in the second qualifying round of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League
	Participation in the 1st round of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup
At the end of the 2006/07 season
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(P)	Cup winner of the previous year
(L)	League cup winner of the previous year

Relegation play-offs

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	bonus	total
7th	FC Falkirk	5	2	1	2	005: 500	± 0	07th	42	49
8th.	Heart of Midlothian	5	2	0	3	005: 700	−2	06th	42	48
9.	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	5	2	1	2	010: 400	+6	07th	36	43
10.	FC St. Mirren	5	2	2	1	004: 300	+1	08th	33	41
11.	FC Kilmarnock	5	2	1	2	005: 600	−1	07th	33	40
12.	FC Gretna (N) 1	5	1	3	1	003: 700	−4	06th	7th	13

¹The FC Gretna were deducted 10 points due to apply for insolvency proceedings. After the end of the season, the bankruptcy authorities decided to dissolve the club and thereby end their membership in the Scottish Football League.

2007/08 season
	Relegated to the first division
At the end of the 2006/07 season
(N)	Newcomer from the First Division

The championship team from Celtic Glasgow

1.

Celtic Glasgow

Goal: Artur Boruc (30 / -); Mark Brown (8 / -) Defense: Stephen McManus (37/4); Gary Caldwell (35/1); Lee Naylor (33/1); Andreas Hinkel (16/1); Mark Wilson (11 / -); John Kennedy (7 / -); Darren O'Dea (6 / -); Steven Pressley (5 / -); Dianbobo Baldé (4 / -); Paul Caddis (2 / -); Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé (2 / -) Midfield: Aiden McGeady (36/7); Scott Brown (34/3); Paul Hartley (27 / -); Shunsuke Nakamura (26/6); Massimo Donati (25/3); Barry Robson (15/2); Jiří Jarošík (8/1); Ryan Conroy (2 / -); Paul McGowan (1 / -); Jim O'Brien (1 / -) Attack: Scott McDonald (36/25); Jan Vennegoor (34/15); Chris Killen (20/1); Georgios Samaras (16/5); Derek Riordan (8/1); Maciej Żurawski (5 / -); Kenny Miller (2/3); Ben Hutchinson (2 / -); Cillian Sheridan (1 / -) Coach : Gordon Strachan

List of goalscorers

space	player	nationality	Club	Gates
1.	Scott McDonald	Australia	Celtic Glasgow	25th
2.	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Netherlands	Celtic Glasgow	15th
3.	Kris Boyd	Scotland	Glasgow Rangers	14th
	Chris Porter	England	Motherwell FC	14th
5.	Steven Fletcher	Scotland	Hibernian Edinburgh	13
	Noel Hunt	Ireland	Dundee United	13
	Barry Robson	Scotland	Dundee United / Celtic Glasgow	13

Stages

team	Stadion	Places
Celtic Glasgow	Celtic Park	60 832
Glasgow Rangers	Ibrox Stadium	51 082
Aberdeen FC	Pittodrie Stadium	22 199
FC Kilmarnock	Rugby park	18 128
FC Hibernian	Easter Road	17 500
Heart of Midlothian	Tynecastle Stadium	17 420
Dundee United	Tannadice Park	14 209
Motherwell FC	Fir Park	13 742
FC St. Mirren	Love Street	10 800
Inverness Caledonian Thislte	Caledonian Stadium	7,500
FC Falkirk	Falkirk Stadium	6,935
Gretna	Fir Park	13 742

Awards during the season

month	Trainer of the month	Player of the month
August 2007	Walter Smith ( Glasgow Rangers )	Carlos Cuéllar (Glasgow Rangers)
September 2007	John Collins ( Hibernian Edinburgh )	Scott McDonald ( Celtic Glasgow )
October 2007	Craig Levein ( Dundee United )	Lee Wilkie (Dundee United)
November 2007	Mark McGhee ( Motherwell FC )	Aiden McGeady (Celtic Glasgow)
December 2007	Craig Brewster ( Inverness Caledonian Thistle )	Marius Niculae (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
January 2008	Walter Smith (Glasgow Rangers)	Barry Robson (Dundee United)
February 2008	Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian Edinburgh)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic Glasgow)
March 2008	Walter Smith (Glasgow Rangers)	Darren Barr ( FC Falkirk )
April 2008	Gordon Strachan (Celtic Glasgow)	Barry Robson (Dundee United)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ ^{a b} How Gretna paid the ultimate price BBC Sport

Web links

• Scottish Premier League 2007/08 at Statto.com
• Scottish Premier League 2007/08 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
• Scottish Premier League 2007/08 at www.kicker.de