Scottish Premier League 2009/10

Clydesdale Bank Premier League
master	Glasgow Rangers
Champions League	Glasgow Rangers
Champions League qualification	Celtic Glasgow
Europe League	Dundee United
Europa League qualification	Hibernian Edinburgh FC Motherwell
Cup winners	Dundee United
Relegated	FC Falkirk
Teams	12
Games	228
Gates	586  (ø 2.57 per game)
Top scorer	Kris Boyd (Glasgow Rangers)
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First Division 2009/10 ↓

The Scottish Premier League was played for the twelfth time in 2009/10 . It was also the 113th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 2009/10 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 match days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team in the first round. Then the league was divided into two halves, in which the teams played against each other again. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .

The Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish Championship for the 53rd time in the club's history. The Rangers qualified as champions for the 2010/11 Champions League season . Runner-up Celtic Glasgow also played in the qualifying round of the Champions League due to Scotland's improved position in the UEFA five-year standings . The cup winners Dundee United , and the fourth-placed Hibernian and the fifth-placed FC Motherwell qualified for the Europa League . The FC Falkirk got into the end of the season First Division from. With 23 goals, Kris Boyd of the Glasgow Rangers was top scorer.

1 round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Glasgow Rangers (M, P)	33	23	8th	2	073:220	+51	77
2.	Celtic Glasgow (L)	33	20th	6th	7th	062:350	+27	66
3.	Dundee United	33	16	11	6th	051:390	+12	59
4th	Hibernian Edinburgh	33	14th	8th	11	047:430	+4	50
5.	Motherwell FC	33	12	12	9	039:380	+1	48
6th	Heart of Midlothian	33	12	8th	13	032:390	−7	44
7th	FC St. Johnstone (N)	33	11	8th	14th	050:540	−4	41
8th.	Hamilton Academical	33	9	9	15th	029:430	−14	36
9.	Aberdeen FC	33	8th	10	15th	031:460	−15	34
10.	FC Kilmarnock	33	7th	8th	18th	026:440	−18	29
11.	FC St. Mirren	33	6th	10	17th	032:450	−13	28
12.	FC Falkirk	33	6th	10	17th	030:540	−24	28

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

Legend
2009/10 season
	Participation in the championship play-offs
	Participation in the relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2008/09 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.	Glasgow Rangers (M, P)	5	3	1	1	009: 600	+3	10	77	87
2.	Celtic Glasgow (L)	5	5	0	0	013: 400	+9	15th	66	81
3.	Dundee United	5	1	1	3	004: 800	−4	04th	59	63
4th	Hibernian Edinburgh	5	1	1	3	011:120	−1	04th	50	54
5.	Motherwell FC	5	1	2	2	013:160	−3	05	48	53
6th	Heart of Midlothian	5	1	1	3	003: 700	−4	04th	44	48

Legend
2009/10 season
	Scottish champions and participation in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League group stage
	Participation in the third qualifying round of the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League
	Cup winners and participation in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs
	Participation in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
	Participation in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
At the end of the 2008/09 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	Hamilton Academical	5	4th	1	0	010: 300	+7	13	36	49
8th.	FC St. Johnstone (N)	5	1	3	1	007: 700	± 0	06th	41	47
9.	Aberdeen FC	5	2	1	2	005: 600	−1	07th	34	41
10.	FC St. Mirren	5	1	3	1	004: 500	−1	06th	28	34
11.	FC Kilmarnock	5	1	1	3	003: 700	−4	04th	29	33
12.	FC Falkirk	5	0	3	2	001: 300	−2	03	28	31

2009/10 season
	Relegated to the first division
At the end of the 2008/09 season
(N)	Newcomer from the First Division

The Glasgow Rangers championship team

(Players with at least 5 appearances were considered; the games and goals are given in brackets)

1.

Glasgow Rangers

Goal : Neil Alexander (5 / -), Allan McGregor (34 / -) Defense : Madjid Bougherra (17/1), Kirk Broadfoot (12 / -), Saša Papac (34/2), Steven Smith (12 / -), David Weir (38 / -), Steven Whittaker (35/7), Danny Wilson (14/1) Midfield : Steven Davis (36/3), DaMarcus Beasley (9/2), Maurice Edu (15/2), John Fleck (15/1), Lee McCulloch (34/5), Pedro Mendes (4 / -), Nacho Novo (29/5), Jérôme Rothen (4 / -), Kevin Thomson (25 / -) Storm : Kris Boyd (31/23), Kyle Lafferty (28/7), Andrew Little (6/1), Kenny Miller (33/18), Steven Naismith (28/3) Trainer : Walter Smith

List of goalscorers

space	player	nationality	Club	Gates
1.	Kris Boyd	Scotland	Glasgow Rangers	23
2.	Anthony Stokes	Ireland	Celtic Glasgow	21st
3.	Kenny Miller	Scotland	Glasgow Rangers	18th
4th	Derek Riordan	Scotland	Hibernian Edinburgh	13
	Jon Daly	Ireland	Dundee United

Awards during the season

month	Trainer of the month	Player of the month
August 2009	Tony Mowbray ( Celtic Glasgow )	Danny Cadamarteri ( Dundee United )
September 2009	John Hughes ( Hibernian Edinburgh )	Derek Riordan (Hibernian Edinburgh)
October 2009	Jim Gannon ( Motherwell FC )	Liam Miller (Hibernian Edinburgh)
November 2009	Craig Levein (Dundee United)	Andy Webster (Dundee United)
December 2009	Walter Smith ( Glasgow Rangers )	Kris Boyd (Glasgow Rangers)
January 2010	Craig Brown (Motherwell FC)	Steven Davis (Glasgow Rangers)
February 2010	Craig Brown (Motherwell FC)	David Weir (Glasgow Rangers)
March 2010	Peter Houston (Dundee United)	Robbie Keane (Celtic Glasgow)
April 2010	Billy Reid ( Hamilton Academical )	Kenny Miller (Glasgow Rangers)

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.  

Web links

• Scottish Premier League 2009/10 at Statto.com
• Scottish Premier League 2009/10 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
• Scottish Premier League 2009/10 at www.kicker.de