2020–21 Scottish Professional Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2020–21.

Scottish Professional Football League
Season2020–21

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Rangers (C) 38 32 6 0 92 13 +79 102 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 22 11 5 78 29 +49 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 9 11 48 35 +13 63 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 11 12 36 38 −2 56
5 St Johnstone 38 11 12 15 36 46 −10 45 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
6 Livingston 38 12 9 17 42 54 −12 45
7 St Mirren 38 11 12 15 37 45 −8 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 9 17 39 55 −16 45
9 Dundee United 38 10 14 14 32 50 −18 44
10 Ross County 38 11 6 21 35 66 −31 39
11 Kilmarnock (R) 38 10 6 22 43 54 −11 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 7 9 22 34 67 −33 30 Relegation to the Championship
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C, P) 27 17 6 4 63 24 +39 57 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
6 Queen of the South 27 9 5 13 38 51 −13 32
7 Arbroath 27 7 9 11 28 34 −6 30
8 Ayr United 27 6 11 10 31 37 −6 29
9 Greenock Morton (O) 27 6 11 10 22 33 −11 29 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 27 5 7 15 30 60 −30 22 Relegation to League One
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 22 11 7 4 40 18 +22 40 Promotion to the Championship
2 Airdrieonians 22 12 2 8 35 24 +11 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Cove Rangers 22 10 6 6 28 18 +10 36
4 Montrose 22 9 6 7 33 33 0 33
5 Falkirk 22 9 5 8 29 26 +3 32
6 East Fife 22 10 3 9 30 33 −3 33
7 Peterhead 22 9 2 11 24 27 −3 29
8 Clyde 22 8 2 12 27 38 −11 26
9 Dumbarton (O) 22 7 4 11 14 24 −10 25 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Forfar Athletic (R) 22 4 5 13 18 37 −19 17 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Queen's Park (C, P) 22 17 3 2 43 13 +30 54 Promotion to League One
2 Edinburgh City 22 12 2 8 40 27 +13 38 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Elgin City 22 12 2 8 39 28 +11 38
4 Stranraer 22 11 5 6 36 25 +11 38
5 Stirling Albion 22 10 6 6 32 22 +10 36
6 Stenhousemuir 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
7 Albion Rovers 22 7 4 11 25 38 −13 25
8 Annan Athletic 22 5 7 10 25 27 −2 22
9 Cowdenbeath 22 5 6 11 15 32 −17 21
10 Brechin City (R) 22 2 4 16 13 46 −33 10 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Award winners

Yearly
Main article: Scottish Professional Football League yearly awards
Division Manager of Season Player of Season
Winner Club Winner Club
Premiership Steven Gerrard[6] Rangers Allan McGregor[7] Rangers
Championship James McPake[8] Dundee Charlie Adam[9] Dundee
League One Ian McCall[10] Partick Thistle not awarded
League Two Ray McKinnon[11] Queen's Park Michael Doyle[12] Queen's Park

Monthly
Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners
Month Premiership
player		 Championship
player		 League One
player		 League Two
player		 Premiership
manager		 Championship
manager		 League One
manager		 League Two
manager		 Ref
August Ryan Kent
(Rangers)		 — — — Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)		 — — — [13]
September James Tavernier
(Rangers)		 — — — Neil Lennon
(Celtic)		 — — — [14]
October Connor Goldson
(Rangers)		 Euan Murray
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Stuart McKenzie
(Cove Rangers)		 Willie Muir
(Queen's Park)		 Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)		 Stevie Crawford
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Paul Hartley
(Cove Rangers)		 Ray McKinnon
(Queen's Park)		 [15]
November James Tavernier
(Rangers)		 Kyle Turner
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Thomas Robert
(Airdrieonians)		 Darryl Duffy
(Stranraer)		 Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)		 Stevie Crawford
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Lee Miller &
David McCracken
(Falkirk)		 Stephen Farrell
(Stranraer)		 [16]
December David Turnbull
(Celtic)		 Charlie Adam
(Dundee)		 Jack Hamilton
(East Fife)		 Andy Ryan
(Stirling Albion)		 David Martindale
(Livingston)		 Robbie Neilson
(Heart of Midlothian)		 Stewart Petrie
(Montrose)		 Kevin Rutkiewicz
(Stirling Albion)		 [17]
January Scott Robinson
(Livingston)		 Connor Shields
(Queen of the South)		 — — David Martindale
(Livingston)		 Allan Johnston
(Queen of the South)		 — — [18]
February Odsonne Édouard
(Celtic)		 Willie Gibson
(Queen of the South)		 — — Steven Gerrard
(Rangers)		 Dick Campbell
(Arbroath)		 — — [19]
March Alfredo Morelos
(Rangers)		 David Carson
(Inverness CT)		 Graham Webster
(Montrose)		 Raffaele De Vita
(Edinburgh City)		 Callum Davidson
(St Johnstone)		 James McPake
(Dundee)		 Lee Miller & David McCracken
(Falkirk)		 Gary Naysmith
(Edinburgh City)		 [20][21]
April Kyle Lafferty
(Kilmarnock)		 Jack Hamilton
(Arbroath)		 Scott Tiffoney
(Partick Thistle)		 Matthew Aitken
(Albion Rovers)		 Graham Alexander
( Motherwell)		 Robbie Neilson
(Heart of Midlothian)		 Ian McCall
(Partick Thistle)		 Brian Reid
(Albion Rovers)		 [22]

See also

References
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  2. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. "GERRARD VOTED MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. The Scottish Professional Football League. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. "MCGREGOR NAMED PLAYER OF YEAR". SPFL. The Scottish Professional Football League. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. "McPake voted Manager of Year". SPFL.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. "Adam voted Player of Year". SPFL.co.uk. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. "MCCALL NAMED LEAGUE 1 MANAGER OF YEAR". SPFL. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. "McKinnon earns League 2 award | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. "Michael Doyle Wins League 2 Player of the Year". Queen's Park Football Club. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  13. "Steven Gerrard and Ryan Kent deliver Rangers double as former Liverpool star plays down Leeds interest". Belfast Telegraph. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. "LENNON VOTED MANAGER OF THE MONTH". SPFL. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. "AWARDS DOUBLE FOR RANGERS". SPFL. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  16. "NOVEMBER DOUBLE FOR RANGERS". SPFL. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  17. "TURNBULL VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH". SPFL. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  18. "JANUARY AWARD FOR MARTINDALE". SPFL. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  19. "CAMPBELL NAMED MANAGER OF MONTH". SPFL. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  20. "MORELOS VOTED PLAYER OF MONTH". spfl.co.uk. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  21. "DAVIDSON VOTED MANAGER OF THE MONTH". spfl.co.uk. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  22. Coyle, Andy (5 May 2021). "Kilmarnock's Kyle Lafferty wins player of the month award". STV News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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