The 2017–18 season was the 121st season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 15 July 2017, with the first round of matches in the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup. The 2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 5 August.
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Non-league football Level 5
Level 6
SPFL Development League
Development League Champions Competition Winner Ref Development League Hibernian Development League West Greenock Morton Development League East Raith Rovers
Honours
Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2017–18 Scottish CupCeltic2–0MotherwellBBC Sport2017–18 League CupCeltic2–0MotherwellBBC Sport2017–18 Challenge CupInverness CT1–0DumbartonBBC Sport2017–18 Youth CupHibernian3–1AberdeenBBC Sport2017–18 Junior CupAuchinleck Talbot3–2Hurlford UnitedBBC Sport
Non-league honours
Senior CompetitionWinner Highland League Cove Rangers Lowland League Spartans East of Scotland League Kelty Hearts South of Scotland League Threave Rovers
Junior West Region
DivisionWinnerSuper League Premier DivisionBeithSuper League First DivisionPetershillAyrshire District LeagueDalry ThistleCentral District League First DivisionRossvaleCentral District League Second DivisionRoyal Albert
East Region DivisionWinnerSuperleagueBonnyrigg Rose AthleticPremier LeagueMusselburgh AthleticNorth DivisionDundee North EndSouth DivisionPumpherston
North Region DivisionWinnerSuperleagueBanks O’DeeFirst Division (West)Nairn St NinianFirst Division (East)East End
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Scott Brown Celtic Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic Manager of the Year Jack Ross St Mirren Championship Player Lewis Morgan St Mirren League One Player Lawrence Shankland Ayr United League Two Player Darren Smith Stirling Albion
SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Scott Brown Celtic Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic Manager of the Year Steve Clarke Kilmarnock International Player of the Year Leigh Griffiths Celtic
SPFL awards Award Winner Team Premiership Manager Brendan Rodgers Celtic Premiership Player Scott Brown Celtic Championship Manager Jack Ross St Mirren Championship Player Lewis Morgan St Mirren League One Manager Ian McCall Ayr United League One Player Lawrence Shankland Ayr United League Two Manager Stewart Petrie Montrose League Two Player Seán Dillon Montrose
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers and St Johnstone qualified for European competition. Rangers and St Johnstone were both eliminated in the first qualifying round, which prompted some administrators and coaches to suggest that Scottish football should adopt a summer season.
ClubCompetitionsStarted roundFinal roundCoef.CelticUEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Group Stage12.5UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32Aberdeen UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying roundThird qualifying round2.5RangersUEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round1.0St JohnstoneUEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round1.0Total16.0Average4.000
Celtic UEFA Champions League
Celtic started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Linfield and Fiorita.
UEFA Europa League Celtic finished third in their Champions League group, which meant that they progressed to the last 32 of the Europa League.
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Ordabasy and Široki Brijeg.
Rangers UEFA Europa League
St Johnstone UEFA Europa League
Scotland national team
Women's football
League and Cup honours DivisionWinner2017 SWPL 1Glasgow City2017 SWPL 2Forfar Farmington2017 SWFL First Division (North)Central Girls2017 SWFL First Division (South)Kilmarnock2017 SWFL Second Division (West)2017 SWFL Second Division (Central)2017 SWFL Second Division (East)
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2017 Scottish Women's CupHibernian3–0Glasgow CityBBC Sport2017 Scottish Women's Premier League CupHibernian4–1CelticBBC SportSWFL First Division CupSWFL Second Division Cup
Individual honours
SWPL awards
AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Player of the Year Manager of the Year Young Player of the Year
Scottish Women's Premier League
UEFA Women's Champions League
Glasgow City Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the round of 32.
Hibernian
Scotland women's national team
Deaths
2 July: Billy Cook, 77, Kilmarnock defender. 2 July: John McCormick, 80, Third Lanark and Aberdeen defender. 5 July: John McKenzie, 91, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Scotland winger. 15 July: Davie Laing, 92, Heart of Midlothian, Clyde and Hibernian wing half. 19 July: Joe Walters, 82, Clyde, Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir wing half. 2 August: Dave Caldwell, 85, Aberdeen and Morton left back. 15 August: Joe McGurn, 52, St Johnstone, Alloa and Stenhousemuir forward. 16 August: John Ogston, 78, Aberdeen goalkeeper. 12 September: Bert McCann, 84, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Motherwell, Hamilton and Scotland wing half. 18 September: Paul Wilson, 66, Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle midfielder. 1 October: John Swinburne, 87, Motherwell director. 6 October: Ian McNeill, 85, Aberdeen forward and Ross County manager. 9 October: Jimmy Reid, 81, Dundee United, East Fife, Arbroath and Brechin City forward. 31 October: Stefano Salvatori, 49, Hearts midfielder. 15 November: Bert Ormond, 86, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton forward.Bert Ormond 28 November: Jimmy McEwan, 88, Arbroath and Raith Rovers winger. 26 December: Willie Penman, 78, Rangers inside forward. 2 January: Mike McCartney, 63, Gretna manager. 2 January: Felix Reilly, 84, Dunfermline and East Fife forward. 9 January: Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scotland goalkeeper. 10 January: John McGlashan, 50, Montrose, Dundee, Arbroath and Ross County midfielder; Arbroath manager. 9 February: Liam Miller, 36, Celtic and Hibernian midfielder. 19 February: John Orr, 72, Kilmarnock chairman (2001–03). 28 February: John Muir, 70, Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone forward. 4 March: Alex Rennie, 69, Stirling Albion, St Johnstone and Dundee United defender; St Johnstone and Stenhousemuir manager. 6 March: John Kurila, 76, Celtic wing half. 19 March: George Meek, 84, Hamilton winger. 28 March: Ron Mailer, 85, Dunfermline wing half. 4 April: Ray Wilkins, 61, Rangers and Hibernian midfielder. 10 April: John Lambie, 77, Falkirk and St Johnstone defender; Hamilton, Partick Thistle and Falkirk manager. 27 April: George Mulhall, 81, Aberdeen, Morton and Scotland winger. May: Bill McCarry, 79, Falkirk, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre half / centre forward. 28 May: Neale Cooper, 54, Aberdeen, Rangers, Dunfermline and Ross County midfielder; Ross County and Peterhead manager. 2 June: John Ritchie, 70, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City and Dundee United goalkeeper; Brechin City manager. 14 June: Allan Presslie, 77, Caledonian, Arbroath, Buckie Thistle and Elgin City centre half. 21 June: Johnny Hubbard, 87, Rangers and Ayr United winger. 23 June: Douglas Rae, 87, Morton chairman. 26 June: Harold Davis, 85, East Fife, Rangers and Partick Thistle wing half; Queen's Park and Queen of the South manager. c.26 June: Ronnie Sheed, 71, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle midfielder.
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