| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 August 2018 – 19 May 2019 |
| Champions | Celtic 6th Premiership title 50thScottish title |
| Relegated | Dundee |
| Champions League | Celtic |
| Europa League | Rangers Kilmarnock Aberdeen |
| Matches | 228 |
| Goals | 578 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alfredo Morelos (18 goals)[1][2] |
| Biggest home win | Hibernian 6–0Hamilton Academical[3] (6 October 2018) Rangers 7–1Motherwell[3] (11 November 2018) |
| Biggest away win | St Johnstone 0–6Celtic[3] (7 October 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Rangers 7–1Motherwell[3] (11 November 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches:[3] Celtic |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches:[3] Celtic |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches:[3] St Mirren |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches:[3] Dundee |
| Highest attendance | 59,143[3] Celtic 1–0Aberdeen (29 September 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,022[3] Livingston 2–0Hamilton Academical (3 April 2019) |
| Total attendance | 3,641,850[3] |
| Average attendance | 15,973 ( |
2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 19 May 2019. | |
The2018–19 Scottish Premiership (known as theLadbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of theScottish Premiership, the highest division ofScottish football. The fixtures were published on 15 June 2018 and the season began on 4 August 2018.[4]
Twelve teams contested the league:Aberdeen,Celtic,Dundee,Hamilton Academical,Heart of Midlothian,Hibernian,Kilmarnock,Livingston,Motherwell,Rangers,St Johnstone andSt Mirren.
On 4 May 2019, Celtic won their eighth consecutive title and 50th overall after a 3–0 win over Aberdeen.[5]
To Premiership
St Mirren secured theChampionship title and promotion to the Premiership on 14 April 2018 after a goalless draw withLivingston,[6] who were also promoted after winning theplay-off final.[7]
Ross County were relegated to the Championship on 12 May 2018 after a 1–1 draw withSt Johnstone.[8]Partick Thistle were also relegated following a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Livingston in the play-off final.[7]
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Hamilton Academical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Dens Park | New Douglas Park |
| Capacity:20,866[9] | Capacity:60,411[10] | Capacity:11,775[11] | Capacity:6,018[12] |
| Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian | ||
| Tynecastle Park | Easter Road | ||
| Capacity:20,099[13] | Capacity:20,421[14] | ||
| Kilmarnock | Livingston | ||
| Rugby Park | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Capacity:17,889[15] | Capacity:9,512[16] | ||
| Motherwell | Rangers | St Johnstone | St Mirren |
| Fir Park | Ibrox Stadium | McDiarmid Park | St Mirren Park |
| Capacity:13,677[17] | Capacity:50,817[18] | Capacity:10,696[19] | Capacity:7,937[20] |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Adidas | Saltire Energy | ||
| Celtic | New Balance | Dafabet | ||
| Dundee | Puma | McEwan Fraser Legal | ||
| Hamilton Academical | Adidas | Euro Mechanical Handling | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | Umbro | Save the Children | ||
| Hibernian | Macron | Marathonbet | ||
| Kilmarnock | Nike | QTS | ||
| Livingston | FBT | Tony Macaroni | ||
| Motherwell | Macron | BetPark | ||
| Rangers | Hummel | 32Red | ||
| St Johnstone | BLK | Binn Group | ||
| St Mirren | Joma | Skyview Capital |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | End of interim | 13 May 2018[21] | Pre-season | 1 June 2018[22] | ||
| St Mirren | Signed bySunderland | 25 May 2018[23] | 8 June 2018[24] | |||
| Livingston | Contract expired | 31 May 2018[25] | 30 June 2018[26] | |||
| Mutual consent | 20 August 2018[27] | 9th | 23 August 2018[28] | |||
| St Mirren | Sacked | 3 September 2018[29] | 11th | 7 September 2018[30] | ||
| Dundee | 16 October 2018[31] | 12th | 17 October 2018[32] | |||
| Hamilton Academical | Mutual consent | 29 January 2019[33] | 10th | 31 January 2019[34] | ||
| Hibernian | 30 January 2019[35] | 8th | 30 January 2019[36] | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 13 February 2019[37] | 8th | 13 February 2019[37] | |||
| Celtic | Signed byLeicester City | 26 February 2019[38] | 1st | 26 February 2019[39] | ||
| Dundee | Sacked | 12 May 2019[40] | 12th | 13 May 2019[41] |
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing every other team in their section once. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section have played each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 20 | +57 | 87 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 78 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 67 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 67 | |
| 5 | Hibernian | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 51 | |
| 7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 52 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 51 | |
| 9 | Livingston | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 44 | |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 75 | −47 | 33 | |
| 11 | St Mirren(O) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 32 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off final |
| 12 | Dundee(R) | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 78 | −47 | 21 | Relegation to theChampionship |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Leader – Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for Premiership play-off final | |
| Relegation to 2019–20 Championship |
| Team \ 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 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rangers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hibernian | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hearts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| St Johnstone | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Motherwell | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Livingston | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Hamilton Academical | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| St Mirren | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dundee | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Updated: 19 May 2019
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUN | HAM | HOM | HIB | KIL | LIV | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | — | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Celtic | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Dundee | 0–1 | 0–5 | — | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Kilmarnock | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Livingston | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Motherwell | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 |
| St Mirren | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Teams play each other once.
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUN | HAM | HOM | HIB | KIL | LIV | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 |
| Celtic | 0–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | — |
| Dundee | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Hamilton Academical | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Hibernian | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Kilmarnock | — | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Livingston | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | — |
| Motherwell | — | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–0 | — |
| Rangers | — | — | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| St Johnstone | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| St Mirren | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.[43]
Top six[edit]
Source:Scottish Premiership Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants. | Bottom six[edit]
Source:Scottish Premiership Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
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| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts | St Mirren | 4–1 (H) | 1 September 2018 | |
| Celtic | St Johnstone | 0–6 (A) | 7 October 2018 | |
| Dundee | Hamilton Academical | 4–0 (H) | 5 December 2018 | |
| Celtic | Aberdeen | 3–4 (A) | 26 December 2018 | |
| Rangers | Motherwell | 0–3 (A) | 7 April 2019 | |
| St Mirren | Dundee | 2–3 (A) | 18 May 2019 |
Note
4 Player scored four goals; (H) = Home, (A) = Away
These are the average attendances of the teams.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 1,097,782 | 59,143 | 54,563 | 57,778 | +0.1%† |
| 2 | Rangers | 941,720 | 50,130 | 48,729 | 49,564 | +0.8%† |
| 3 | Hibernian | 337,078 | 20,200 | 15,096 | 17,740 | −2.1%† |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 333,724 | 19,967 | 15,147 | 17,564 | −4.7%† |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 283,567 | 20,027 | 12,252 | 14,924 | −5.4%† |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 130,999 | 12,374 | 4,143 | 6,894 | +27.9%† |
| 7 | Dundee | 114,469 | 8,578 | 4,426 | 6,024 | +1.3%† |
| 8 | Motherwell | 103,518 | 9,545 | 3,662 | 5,448 | 0.0%† |
| 9 | St Mirren[a] | 101,680 | 7,288 | 4,001 | 5,351 | +20.3%† |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 73,937 | 7,086 | 1,946 | 3,891 | +2.2%† |
| 11 | Livingston[a] | 69,616 | 9,246 | 1,022 | 3,664 | +171.8%† |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 53,760 | 5,827 | 1,135 | 2,829 | −8.6%† |
| League total | 3,641,850 | 59,143 | 1,022 | 15,973 | +0.3%† |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Hearts | St Johnstone | [56] | ||
| September | Livingston | Hearts | |||
| October | Celtic | Celtic | |||
| November | St Johnstone | Celtic | |||
| December | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |||
| January | Winter Break | ||||
| February | Motherwell | Motherwell | |||
| March | Hibernian | Celtic | |||
| April | Rangers | Rangers | |||
The quarter-final was contested byAyr United andInverness Caledonian Thistle, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle advancing to the semi-final where they lost toDundee United. Dundee United facedSt Mirren in the final, with the Saints securing the last place in the2019–20 Premiership after victory in a penalty shoot-out.[57]
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Mirren | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dundee United | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Dundee United | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ayr United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 May 2019 | Ayr United | 1–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Rose | BBC Report | Trafford White | Stadium:Somerset Park Attendance: 2,171 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 11 May 2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 (4–2agg.) | Ayr United | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Donaldson | BBC Report | McCowan | Stadium:Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,323 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 14 May 2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Dundee United | Inverness |
| 19:45 | Report | McMullan | Stadium:Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,604 Referee:Nick Walsh |
| 17 May 2019 | Dundee United | 3–0 (4–0agg.) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,504 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 23 May 2019 | Dundee United | 0–0 | St Mirren | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,062 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 26 May 2019 | St Mirren | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1agg.) (2–0p) | Dundee United | Paisley |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,732 Referee:John Beaton | |
| Penalties | ||||
The SPFL allows Sky Sports and BT Sport to broadcast up to six live home matches (combined) for each club, although this is only four for Celtic and Rangers. The TV deal allows the broadcasters to show 30 games each (and the play-offs for BT Sport) and provides approximately £21m to the SPFL per season.[58]
Sky Sports hold the rights to Saturday night highlights and show the Premiership goals onSky Sports News in theirGoals Express programme. Gaelic-language channelBBC Alba can broadcast in full the repeat of 38 Saturday 3pm matches "as live" at 5.30pm. The main Premiership highlights programme isBBC Scotland'sSportscene programme, which shows in-depth highlights of all six Premiership matches every weekend.STV show the goals on Monday nights during the Sport section of theirNews at Six programme. The SPFL also uploads the goals from every Premiership match onto itsYouTube channel — available from 6pm on a Sunday for UK and Ireland viewers and 10pm on a Saturday for those worldwide.
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