The 2009–10 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Scotland.
Overview St Johnstone are competing in the Scottish Premier League for the fifth time, after being promoted as First Division champions last season. St Johnstone's last season in the top-flight was the 2001–02 season. Raith Rovers are competing in the First Division after being promoted as Second Division champions.
Notable events
5 August – Livingston are demoted from the First Division to the Third Division in response to the club being deemed in breach of league rules after going into administration and, briefly, liquidation. As a result, Airdrie United are reassigned to the First Division and Cowdenbeath to the Second Division.
Transfer deals
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Livingston John Murphy Demoted to coach 31 July Gary Bollan 31 July Greenock Morton Davie Irons Sacked 21 September James Grady 31 October Clyde John Brown Sacked 22 November John McCormack 30 November Dundee United Craig Levein Resigned 23 December Peter Houston 23 December Motherwell Jim Gannon Sacked 28 December Craig Brown 29 December Kilmarnock Jim Jefferies Mutual consent 10 January Jimmy Calderwood 14 January Hearts Csaba László Sacked 28 January Jim Jefferies 28 January Falkirk Eddie May Resigned 11 February Steven Pressley 11 February Dundee Jocky Scott Sacked 20 February Gordon Chisholm 21 February Queen of the South Gordon Chisholm Resigned 21 February Kenny Brannigan 21 February Celtic Tony Mowbray Sacked 25 March Neil Lennon 25 March
League Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Scottish First Division
Scottish Second Division
Scottish Third Division
Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Honours
Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2009–10 Scottish CupDundee United 3 – 0Ross County BBC Sport2009–10 League CupRangers1 – 0St Mirren BBC Sport2009–10 Challenge CupDundee3 – 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle BBC Sport2009–10 Youth CupCeltic2 – 0Rangers BBC Sport2009–10 Junior CupLinlithgow Rose 1 - 0 Largs ThistleDaily Record
Non-league honours Senior CompetitionWinnerHighland League 2009–10Buckie ThistleEast of Scotland LeagueSpartansSouth of Scotland LeagueThreave Rovers
Junior West Region
DivisionWinnerPremier LeagueBeith JuniorsDivision OneRutherglen GlencairnAyrshire LeagueHurlford UnitedCentral League Division OneCumbernauld UnitedCentral League Division TwoJohnstone Burgh
East Region DivisionWinnerSuper LeagueBo'ness UnitedPremier LeagueTayportNorth DivisionBroughty AthleticCentral DivisionThornton HibsSouth DivisionBroxburn Athletic
North Region DivisionWinnerPremier LeagueSunnybankDivision OneFraserburgh UnitedDivision TwoBurghead Thistle
Individual honours PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Steven Davis Rangers Young Player of the Year Danny Wilson Rangers Manager of the Year Walter Smith Rangers
SFWA awards
AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year David Weir Rangers Young Player of the Year Danny Wilson Rangers Manager of the Year Walter Smith Rangers International Player of the Year Craig GordonSunderland
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.RangersUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage6.0CelticUEFA Champions League UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round Group stage6.0Heart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round1.0AberdeenUEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round0.0FalkirkUEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round1.0MotherwellUEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round2.0Total16.0Average2.66 All teams are eliminated. Current UEFA coefficients: Teams and Country
Rangers DateVenueOpponentsScoreThe score of the Scottish team is shown first.Rangers scorer(s)ReportChampions League group stage16 September 2009Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart (A) Stuttgart1–1Madjid BougherraBBC Sport29 September 2009Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Sevilla1–4Nacho NovoBBC Sport20 October 2009Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Unirea Urziceni1–4Vilana (o.g.)BBC Sport4 November 2009Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) Unirea Urziceni1–1Lee McCullochBBC Sport24 November 2009Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Stuttgart0–2BBC Sport9 December 2009Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville (A) Sevilla0–1BBC Sport
Celtic DateVenueOpponentsScoreCeltic scorer(s)ReportChampions League third qualifying round29 July 2009Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Dinamo Moscow0–1BBC Sport4 August 2009Arena Khimki, Khimki (A) Dinamo Moscow2–0Scott McDonald, Georgios SamarasBBC SportChampions League play-off round19 August 2009Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Arsenal0–2BBC Sport26 August 2009Emirates Stadium, London (A) Arsenal1–3Massimo DonatiBBC SportUEFA Europa League Group Stage17 September 2009Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (A) Hapoel Tel Aviv1–2Georgios SamarasBBC Sport1 October 2009Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Rapid Vienna1–1Scott McDonaldBBC Sport22 October 2009Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Hamburg0–1BBC Sport5 November 2009HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg (A) Hamburg0–0BBC Sport3 December 2009Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Hapoel Tel Aviv2–0Georgios Samaras, Barry RobsonBBC Sport17 December 2009Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (A) Rapid Vienna3–3Marc-Antoine Fortune (2), Paul McGowanBBC Sport
Heart of Midlothian DateVenueOpponentsScoreHeart of Midlothian scorer(s)ReportUEFA Europa League play-off round20 August 2009Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A) Dinamo Zagreb0–4BBC Sport27 August 2009Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) Dinamo Zagreb2–0Michael Stewart, Marius ZaliukasBBC Sport
Aberdeen DateVenueOpponentsScoreAberdeen scorer(s)ReportUEFA Europa League third qualifying round30 July 2009Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) Sigma Olomouc1–5Charlie MulgrewBBC Sport6 August 2009Andrův stadion, Olomouc (A) Sigma Olomouc0–3BBC Sport
Falkirk DateVenueOpponentsScoreFalkirk scorer(s)ReportUEFA Europa League second qualifying round16 July 2009Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H) Vaduz1–0Ryan FlynnBBC Sport23 July 2009Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A) Vaduz0–2BBC Sport
Motherwell DateVenueOpponentsScoreMotherwell scorer(s)ReportUEFA Europa League first qualifying round2 July 2009Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Llanelli0–1BBC Sport9 July 2009Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (A) Llanelli3–0John Sutton (2), Jamie MurphyBBC SportUEFA Europa League second qualifying round16 July 2009Stadiumi Flamurtari, Vlorë (A) Flamurtari Vlorë0–1BBC Sport23 July 2009Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Flamurtari Vlorë8–1Jamie Murphy (3), Paul Slane, Ross Forbes (2), Shaun Hutchinson, Robert McHughBBC SportUEFA Europa League third qualifying round30 July 2009Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest (A) Steaua București0–3BBC Sport6 August 2009Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H) Steaua București1–3Ross ForbesBBC Sport
National teams
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)Report12 August 2009Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo0–4WCQ(9)BBC Sport5 September 2009Hampden Park, Glasgow2–0WCQ(9)Scott Brown, James McFaddenBBC Sport9 September 2009Hampden Park, Glasgow0–1WCQ(9)BBC Sport10 October 2009Nissan Stadium, Yokohama0–2FriendlyBBC Sport14 November 2009Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff0–3FriendlyBBC Sport3 March 2010Hampden Park, Glasgow1–0FriendlyScott Brown
Deaths 26 July – Graham Potter, 30, Hamilton goalkeeper. 29 July – Paul McGrillen, 37, Motherwell, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians striker. 13 August – Brian McLaughlin, 54, Celtic, Ayr United, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk winger. 1 September – John Buchanan, 74, Hibs and Raith Rovers forward. 19 September – Stevie Gray, 42, Aberdeen and Airdrie winger. 25 September – David Will, 72, Brechin City chairman, Scottish Football Association president and FIFA vice-president. 8 October – Alex McCrae, 89, Hearts and Falkirk forward; Stirling Albion and Falkirk manager. 3 November – Archie Baird, 90, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Scotland forward. 19 November – Frank Beattie, 76, Kilmarnock player; Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion manager. 1 December – Neil Dougall, 88, Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle and Scotland player. 3 January – Gus Alexander, 75, Southport, Workington and York City wing half. 7 January – Alex Parker, 74, Falkirk and Scotland defender. 13 January – Tommy Sloan, 84, Hearts and Motherwell winger 1 February – Bobby Kirk, 82, Dunfermline, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender. 7 February – Bobby Dougan, 83, Hearts, Kilmarnock and Scotland defender. 12 February – Willie Polland, 75, Raith Rovers and Hearts defender. 18 February – Alan Gordon, 65, Hearts, Dundee United, Hibs and Dundee striker. 20 February – Bobby Cox, 76, Dundee defender. 22 February – Bobby Smith, 56, Hibs and Dunfermline player. 23 February – Gerry Neef, 63, Rangers goalkeeper. 28 February – Adam Blacklaw, 72, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers and Scotland goalkeeper. 11 March – Willie MacFarlane, 79, Hibs, Raith Rovers and Morton defender; Stirling Albion, Hibs and Meadowbank manager. 12 March – Hugh Robertson, 70, Dundee, Dunfermline, Arbroath and Scotland winger. 11 April – Billy Fulton, 72, Ayr United, Falkirk and St Mirren wing half. 21 April – Sammy Baird, 79, Clyde, Rangers, Hibs, Third Lanark, Stirling Albion and Scotland player; Stirling Albion manager. 1 June – John Hagart, 72, Berwick Rangers wing half; Hearts and Falkirk manager.
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