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) |
← Premier League 2008/09 | |
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 |
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1. | Glasgow Rangers (M, P) | 33 | 23 | 8th | 2 | 73:22 | +51 | 77 |
2. | Celtic Glasgow (L) | 33 | 20th | 6th | 7th | 62:35 | +27 | 66 |
3. | Dundee United | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6th | 51:39 | +12 | 59 |
4th | Hibernian Edinburgh | 33 | 14th | 8th | 11 | 47:43 | +4 | 50 |
5. | Motherwell FC | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 39:38 | +1 | 48 |
6th | Heart of Midlothian | 33 | 12 | 8th | 13 | 32:39 | −7 | 44 |
7th | FC St. Johnstone (N) | 33 | 11 | 8th | 14th | 50:54 | −4 | 41 |
8th. | Hamilton Academical | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15th | 29:43 | −14 | 36 |
9. | Aberdeen FC | 33 | 8th | 10 | 15th | 31:46 | −15 | 34 |
10. | FC Kilmarnock | 33 | 7th | 8th | 18th | 26:44 | −18 | 29 |
11. | FC St. Mirren | 33 | 6th | 10 | 17th | 32:45 | −13 | 28 |
12. | FC Falkirk | 33 | 6th | 10 | 17th | 30:54 | −24 | 28 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
Legend | |
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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 |
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1. | Glasgow Rangers (M, P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9: 6 | +3 | 10 | 77 | 87 |
2. | Celtic Glasgow (L) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13: 4 | +9 | 15th | 66 | 81 |
3. | Dundee United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4: 8 | −4 | 4th | 59 | 63 |
4th | Hibernian Edinburgh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11:12 | −1 | 4th | 50 | 54 |
5. | Motherwell FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:16 | −3 | 5 | 48 | 53 |
6th | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3: 7 | −4 | 4th | 44 | 48 |
Legend | |
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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 |
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7th | Hamilton Academical | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 10: 3 | +7 | 13 | 36 | 49 |
8th. | FC St. Johnstone (N) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7: 7 | ± 0 | 6th | 41 | 47 |
9. | Aberdeen FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5: 6 | −1 | 7th | 34 | 41 |
10. | FC St. Mirren | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4: 5 | −1 | 6th | 28 | 34 |
11. | FC Kilmarnock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3: 7 | −4 | 4th | 29 | 33 |
12. | FC Falkirk | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1: 3 | −2 | 3 | 28 | 31 |
2009/10 season | |
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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 |
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List of goalscorers
space | player | nationality | Club | Gates |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ 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