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Falkirk F.C's 2017–2018 football season

Falkirk 2017–18 football season

Falkirk

2017–18 season

Chairman

Margaret Lang

Manager

Peter Houston
(until 24 September)
Paul Hartley
(from 4 October)

Stadium

Eighth Place

Second round

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Top goalscorer

League:Louis Longridge (7)
All: Longridge, Muirhead,
McKee & Jakubiak (7)

Highest home attendance

6,094 vs.Dumbarton, Championship, 24 February 2018

Lowest home attendance

2,044 vs.Stirling Albion, League Cup, 15 July 2017

Average home league attendance

4,676

Home colours

Away colours

← 2016–17

2018–19 →

The2017–18 season wasFalkirk’s fifth season in theScottish Championship and their seventh consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football following their relegation from theScottish Premier League at the end of the2009–10 season. Falkirk also competed in theLeague Cup,Challenge Cup and theScottish Cup.

Summary

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Management

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Falkirk began the 2017–18 season under the management ofPeter Houston who had guided the club to aPremiership play-off place in his previous two seasons. On 24 September, Houston left his position as manager following a poor start to the season.^[1]Paul Hartley was appointed as his replacement on 4 October and guided the club to safety with an eighth place finish at the end of the season.^[2]

Results and fixtures

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Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Championship

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Main article:2017–18 Scottish Championship

St Mirren v Falkirk

5 August 20171	St Mirren	3 – 1	Falkirk	St Mirren Park,Paisley
15:00	Reilly 9' Demetriou 33' Smith 46'	Report	Austin 2' Muirhead 77'	Attendance: 4,639 Referee: Don Robertson

Falkirk vDumbarton

12 August 20172	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Hippolyte 24 pen.'	Report	Roy 13'	Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Alan Muir

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

19 August 20173	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Falkirk	East End Park,Dunfermline
15:00	McManus 5' Cardle 11',90+2'	Report	Sibbald 52' Miller 62' Taiwo 83'	Attendance: 5,751 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk vQueen of the South

26 August 20174	Falkirk	1 – 4	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Gasparotto 89'	Report	Kerr 2' Dobbie 41',46',49 pen.'	Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Colin Steven

Brechin City v Falkirk

9 September 20175	Brechin City	1 – 1	Falkirk	Glebe Park,Brechin
15:00	Graham 72'	Report	Harris 15'	Attendance: 748 Referee: Barry Cook

Falkirk vDundee United

16 September 20176	Falkirk	0 – 0	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,874 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk vLivingston

23 September 20177	Falkirk	0 – 2	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00		Report	Mullen 47' Mullin 53' Gallagher 90+1'	Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Greg Aitken

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

30 September 20178	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Falkirk	Cappielow,Greenock
15:00		Report	Mckee 62'	Attendance: 1,992 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk vInverness CT

14 October 20179	Falkirk	0 – 0	Inverness CT	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Nick Walsh

Falkirk vSt Mirren

21 October 201710	Falkirk	0 – 0	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Don Robertson

Queen of the South v Falkirk

28 October 201711	Queen of the South	4 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park,Dumfries
15:00	Dobbie 16' Dykes 19' Brownlie 75' Lyle 90+1'	Report	Mckee 85' McGhee 89'	Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Falkirk vDunfermline Athletic

4 November 201712	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	McGhee 64'	Report	Higginbotham 28 pen.' 56' McManus 90+2'	Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee United v Falkirk

19 November 201713	Dundee United	3 – 0	Falkirk	Tannadice Park,Dundee
15:00	McDonald 21' Robson 41' Flood 45'	Report		Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Alan Muir

Falkirk vGreenock Morton

25 November 201714	Falkirk	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00		Report	Harkins 9' Thomson 43',61'	Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Greg Aitken

Livingston v Falkirk

19 December 201715	Livingston	0 – 0	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium,Livingston
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Dumbarton v Falkirk

23 December 201716	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium,Dumbarton
15:00		Report		Attendance: 874 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk vQueen of the South

30 December 201717	Falkirk	3 – 2	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Grant 20' Hippolyte 42' Longridge 44'	Report	Dobbie 45+2' Kerr 90+1'	Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

2 January 201818	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Falkirk	East End Park,Dunfermline
15:00	Clark 16' McManus 51'	Report		Attendance: 7,140 Referee: Willie Collum

Falkirk vDundee United

6 January 201719	Falkirk	6 – 1	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Grant 21' Tumilty 41' Longridge 57',73' Robson 65' Kidd 90'	Report	King 6'	Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Nick Walsh

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Falkirk

9 January 201820	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4 – 1	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium,Inverness
19:45	Oakley 10' Bell 28' Mulraney 30' Baird 88'	Report	Longridge 88'	Attendance: 2,014 Referee: John Beaton

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

13 January 201821	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Falkirk	Cappielow,Greenock
15:00		Report	Sibbald 20'	Attendance: 2,084 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Falkirk vInverness Caledonian Thistle

27 January 201822	Falkirk	3 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Muirhead 48 pen.',66 pen.' Nelson 87'	Report	Mulraney 45' MacKay 84'	Attendance: 4,251 Referee: Euan Anderson

Falkirk vLivingston

3 February 201823	Falkirk	1 – 3	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Jakubiak 72'	Report	Lithgow 39' Hardie 59' De Vita 62'	Attendance: 4,123 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk vBrechin City

6 February 201824	Falkirk	3 – 1	Brechin City	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
19:45	Jakubiak 13' Loy 28' Longridge 71'	Report	Mackin 67'	Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Brechin City v Falkirk

17 February 201825	Brechin City	0 – 1	Falkirk	Glebe Park,Brechin
15:00	Lynas 68'	Report	Jakubiak 90+3'	Attendance: 805 Referee: Greg Aitken

Falkirk vDumbarton

24 February 201826	Falkirk	0 – 0	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,094 Referee: Colin Steven

Falkirk vGreenock Morton

10 March 201827	Falkirk	3 – 1	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Muirhead 4 pen.' Nelson 18' Jakubiak 30'	Report	Harkins 90+1'	Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Euan Anderson

Livingston v Falkirk

17 March 201828	Livingston	0 – 0	Falkirk	Almondvale,Livingston
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Falkirk vBrechin City

31 March 201829	Falkirk	3 – 0	Brechin City	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
19:45	Muirhead 17' Sibbald 29' Nelson 60'	Report	Crighton 41' McLean 44'	Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Queen of the South v Falkirk

3 April 201830	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park,Dumfries
19:45	Thomson 51' Brownlie 73'	Report	Nelson 5' Longridge 87'	Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Falkirk vDunfermline Athletic

7 April 201831	Falkirk	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Muirhead 79 pen.'	Report	Higginbotham 24' Aird 48'	Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Don Robertson

Inverness CT v Falkirk

10 April 201832	Inverness CT	1 – 0	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium,Inverness
19:45	Mulraney 81'	Report		Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee United v Falkirk

14 April 201833	Dundee United	1 – 0	Falkirk	Tannadice Stadium,Dundee
15:00	Mikkelsen 7'	Report		Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Craig Thomson

St Mirren v Falkirk

17 April 201834	St Mirren	1 – 2	Falkirk	St Mirren Park,Paisley
19:45	Hippolyte 55 pen.'	Report	McKee 83' Sibbald 90+1'	Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Alan Muir

Dumbarton v Falkirk

21 April 201835	Dumbarton	2 – 5	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium,Dumbarton
15:00	Gallagher 34' Burt 87'	Report	Jakubiak 19' Longridge 47' Robson 59' Sibbald 70' McKee 86'	Attendance: 942 Referee: Mike Roncone

Falkirk vSt Mirren

28 April 201836	Falkirk	1 – 0	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Blair 85'	Report		Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish League Cup

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Main article:2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group A

Group stage

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Results

Falkirk vStirling Albion

15 July 2017Group stage	Falkirk	4 – 1	Stirling Albion	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Austin 24' McKee 26' Harris 39' Muirhead 57 pen.'	Report	Smith 87'	Attendance: 2,044 Referee: David Lowe

Inverness CT v Falkirk

22 July 2017Group stage	Inverness CT	0 – 2	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium,Inverness
15:00		Report	McKee 21' Austin 43'	Attendance: 1,859 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk vForfar Athletic

25 July 2017Group stage	Falkirk	4 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
19:45	Hippolyte 8',38',50' Austin 29'	Report		Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Kevin Graham

Brechin City v Falkirk

29 July 2017Group stage	Brechin City	0 – 3	Falkirk	Glebe Park,Brechin
15:00		Report	Miller 20' McKee 52' Harris 72'	Attendance: 712 Referee: Euan Anderson

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FAL	INV	STI	BRE	FOR
1	Falkirk(Q)	4	4	0	0	0	13	1	+12	12	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	4–1	—	4–0
2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	8		0–2	—	—	3–0	—
3	Stirling Albion	4	2	0	1	1	6	5	+1	7		—	0–0p	—	2–0	—
4	Brechin City	4	0	1	0	3	1	9	−8	2		0–3	—	—	—	p1–1
5	Forfar Athletic	4	0	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1		—	1–2	1–3	—	—

Source:^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

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Falkirk v Livingston

8 August 2017Second round	Falkirk	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
19:45	Craigen 40'	Report	Robinson 32' De Vita 101'	Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article:2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup

Sligo Rovers v Falkirk

2 September 2017Second round	Sligo Rovers	1 – 2	Falkirk	The Showgrounds,Sligo
19:45	Sharkey 18'	Report	Austin 9' Craigen 28'	Attendance: 520 Referee: Keith Kennedy

Falkirk vDunfermline Athletic

7 October 2017Third round	Falkirk	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk
15:00	Balatoni 19' Hippolyte 59'	Report	Shiels 90+6'	Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Steven McLean

Inverness CT v Falkirk

11 November 2017Quarter-final	Inverness CT	1 – 0	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium,Inverness
17:15	Bell 57'	Report		Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish Cup

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Main article:2017–18 Scottish Cup

Livingston v Falkirk

20 January 2018Fourth round	Livingston	0 – 1	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium,Livingston
19:45		Report	Tumilty 90+3'	Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Alan Newlands

Cove Rangers v Falkirk

10 February 2018Fifth round	Cove Rangers	1 – 3	Falkirk	Harlaw Park,Inverurie
15:00	Megginson 3'	Report	Jakubiak 2',48' Sibbald 46'	Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v Falkirk

4 March 2018Quarter-final	Rangers	4 – 1	Falkirk	Ibrox Stadium,Glasgow
16:15	Cummings 16',21',75' Muirhead 44 o.g.'	Report	Muirhead 20'	Attendance: 33,968 Referee: Craig Thomson

Player statistics

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As of 28 April 2018 (UTC)^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Other
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	29	0	20+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
2	DF	SCO	Lewis Kidd	18	1	10+6	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Jordan McGhee	38	3	32+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	1	3+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Aaron Muirhead	43	7	33+0	5	4+0	1	3+0	1	3+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Peter Grant	34	1	24+3	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Joe McKee	31	7	16+5	4	4+1	3	0+3	0	2+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tom Taiwo	30	1	21+1	1	3+0	0	2+1	0	2+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Craig Sibbald	29	5	25+1	4	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
12	GK	SCO	David Mitchell	3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	SCO	Louis Longridge	29	7	24+1	7	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Reghan Tumilty	20	2	17+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
18	GK	NIR	Conor Hazard	12	0	10+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	SCO	Kevin O'Hara	22	0	5+13	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Ryan Blair	8	1	4+3	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SCO	Alex Jakubiak	18	7	13+2	5	0+0	0	2+1	2	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Tony Gallacher	17	0	11+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Reis Peggie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	SCO	Jonathan Mitchell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	SCO	Mark Stowe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	SCO	Rory Loy	26	1	9+9	1	4+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
35	MF	SCO	Cieran Dunne	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
42	DF	SCO	Thomas Robson	21	2	18+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
43	FW	ENG	Andrew Nelson	15	4	12+0	4	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
44	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	24	0	14+4	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
45	MF	SCO	Sean Welsh	11	0	7+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
8	MF	SCO	Mark Kerr	22	0	15+0	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Austin	21	5	8+6	1	4+0	3	0+0	0	2+1	1
11	FW	ENG	Myles Hippolyte	16	6	8+2	2	4+0	3	0+0	0	2+0	1
15	DF	CAN	Luca Gasparotto	9	1	3+2	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	SCO	Lee Miller	18	1	3+10	0	1+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Scott Shepherd	7	0	0+2	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	DF	ENG	Conrad Balatoni	11	1	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
24	MF	SCO	Cameron Blues	8	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
28	MF	ENG	James Craigen	17	2	5+5	0	3+1	1	0+0	0	2+1	1
31	GK	SCO	Robbie Mutch	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Club statistics

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League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Queen of the South	36	14	10	12	59	53	+6	52
7	Greenock Morton	36	13	11	12	47	40	+7	50
8	Falkirk	36	12	11	13	45	49	−4	47
9	Dumbarton(R)	36	7	9	20	27	63	−36	30	Qualification for theChampionship play-offs
10	Brechin City(R)	36	0	4	32	20	90	−70	4	Relegation toLeague One

Source:Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[6]
(R) Relegated

Division summary

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W
Position	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source:^[7]
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Transfers

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Players in

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Player	From	Fee
David Mitchell	Dundee	Free^[8]
Alex Harris	Hibernian	Free^[9]
Rory Loy	Dundee	Free^[10]
Robbie Mutch	Aberdeen	Free^[11]
Conrad Balatoni	Ayr United	Free^[12]
Jordan McGhee	Hearts	Free^[13]
Louis Longridge	Hamilton Academical	Loan^[14]
Reghan Tumilty	Ross County	Loan^[15]
Thomas Robson	Sunderland	Free^[16]
Andrew Nelson	Sunderland	Loan^[17]
Sean Welsh	Partick Thistle	Free^[18]
Alex Jakubiak	Watford	Loan^[19]
Ryan Blair	Swansea City	Loan^[20]
Conor Hazard	Celtic	Loan^[21]

Players out

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Player	To	Fee
Bob McHugh	Greenock Morton	Free^[22]
David McCracken	Peterhead	Free^[23]
Luke Leahy	Walsall	Free^[24]
John Baird	Inverness CT	Free^[25]
Fraser Aird	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[26]
Robbie Mutch	Dumbarton	Loan^[27]
Scott Shepherd	Edinburgh City	Loan^[28]
Luca Gasparotto	Greenock Morton	Loan^[29]
Conrad Balatoni	Torquay United	Free^[30]
Nathan Austin	Inverness CT	Free^[31]
James Craigen	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[32]
Lee Miller	Livingston	Free^[33]
Tony Gallacher	Liverpool	£200,000^[34]
Mark Kerr	Ayr United	Free^[35]
Myles Hippolyte	St Mirren	Free^[36]

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v t e Falkirk Football Club
Players Managers Notable matches Current season
History	Seasons Honours Records and statistics Europe
Home stadium	Brockville Park Ochilview Park Falkirk Stadium
Rivalries	East Stirlingshire rivalry Dunfermline rivalry
Related articles	All articles
Seasons	1992–93 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League SWPL2017 2018 SWPL22017 2018 Women's First Division2017 2018
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup2017 2018 Women's League Cup2017 2018
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related tonational team	Results Men's Women's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Transfers	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone
Championship	Brechin City Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston Queen of the South St Mirren
League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United East Fife Forfar Athletic Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stranraer
League Two	Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion