| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 matches Celtic |
2016–17 → | |
The2015–16 SPFL Development League was the 18th season of the highest youthScottishfootball league and the second season under the "Development League" format. It began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.
The league remained at 17 teams. All twelve2015–16 Scottish Premiership clubs participated in the league, withDunfermline Athletic,Falkirk,Hibernian,Rangers andSt Mirren making up the numbers.[1] Eligible players were those born in 1996 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 88 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 62 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 54 |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 52 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 47 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 43 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 40 |
| 9 | Dundee | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 40 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 39 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 38 |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 38 |
| 13 | Rangers | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 37 |
| 14 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 36 |
| 15 | Ross County | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 36 |
| 16 | Partick Thistle | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 35 |
| 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 25 |
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DUN | DNF | FAL | HAM | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAN | ROS | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Dundee United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | |
| Falkirk | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hibernian | 4–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Kilmarnock | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Ross County | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| St Johnstone | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 |