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2024–25 Scottish Premiership

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Scottish Premiership
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
Matches played72
Goals scored205 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerNicky Clark
Pape Habib Guèye
Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka
Callum McGregor
5 goals
Biggest home winRangers 6–0 Ross County (24 August 2024)
Biggest away winSt Johnstone 0–6 Celtic (28 September 2024)
Highest scoringRangers 6–0 Ross County (24 August 2024)
Ross County 3–3 St Johnstone (21 September 2024)
Kilmarnock 3–3 Dundee United (28 September 2024)
St Johnstone 0–6 Celtic (28 September 2024)
Longest winning runAberdeen
Celtic
7 games
Longest unbeaten runAberdeen
Celtic
11 games
Longest winless runHeart of Midlothian
8 games
Longest losing runHeart of Midlothian
5 games
Highest attendance59,612
Celtic 3–0 Rangers (1 September 2024)
Lowest attendance3,063
Ross County 3–3 St Johnstone (21 September 2024)
Total attendance1,196,874
Average attendance16,623
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 128th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. Celtic are three-time defending champions. The season began on 3 August 2024.[1]

Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.

Teams

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The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

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Premiership football clubs in Dundee
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Premiership football clubs in Edinburgh
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Premiership football clubs in Glasgow

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Aberdeen Sweden Jimmy Thelin Scotland Graeme Shinnie Adidas Texo Group None RAM Tubulars Texo Group
Celtic Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Scotland Callum McGregor Adidas Dafabet Magners Celtic FC Foundation None
Dundee Scotland Tony Docherty Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Macron Crown Engineering Services MKM Building Supplies, John Clark BMW GA Vans DrainBlitz
Dundee United Republic of Ireland Jim Goodwin Scotland Ross Docherty Erreà Quinn Casino JF Kegs, Norman Jamieson Ltd Trade-Mart Paint-Tec Accident Repair Centre
Heart of Midlothian England Neil Critchley Scotland Lawrence Shankland Umbro Stellar Omada FanHub, loveholidays ASC Edinburgh Ltd None
Hibernian Scotland David Gray England Joe Newell Joma Bevvy.com Whisky Row, Dunedin IT SBK Capital Credit Union
Kilmarnock Scotland Derek McInnes Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell Hummel James Frew Ltd James Frew Ltd, Blackwood Plant Hire Redrock Automation A&L Mechanical
Motherwell Scotland Stuart Kettlewell Scotland Paul McGinn Macron G4 Claims Fire Suppression Scotland, Phoenix Specialist Solutions DX Home Improvements TCL
Rangers Belgium Philippe Clement England James Tavernier Castore Unibet SEKO Logistics BOXT Life AIM Building and Maintenance
Ross County Scotland Don Cowie England Connor Randall Macron Ross-shire Engineering Ross-shire Engineering Mikeysline (Away) None
St Johnstone Finland Simo Valakari Scotland Nicky Clark Macron GS Brown Construction Sidey Solutions, A & B Taxis Perth Saints in the Community CHAS Children's Hospice
St Mirren Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson Scotland Mark O'Hara Macron Consilium Plumbing and Heating Ultimate Home Solutions, Macklin Motors Gennaro Glass & Glazing KPP Chartered Accountants

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Aberdeen Scotland Peter Leven End of interim spell 19 May 2024[15] Pre-season Sweden Jimmy Thelin 3 June 2024[16]
St Johnstone Scotland Craig Levein Sacked 17 September 2024[17] 10th Northern Ireland Andy Kirk (interim) 17 September 2024[17]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Steven Naismith 22 September 2024[18] 12th Scotland Liam Fox (interim) 22 September 2024[18]
St Johnstone Northern Ireland Andy Kirk End of interim spell 1 October 2024[19] 11th Finland Simo Valakari 1 October 2024[19]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Liam Fox 15 October 2024[20] 12th England Neil Critchley 15 October 2024[20]

Format

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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 each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play 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.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic 11 10 1 0 31 3 +28 31 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Aberdeen 11 10 1 0 24 10 +14 31 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 11 7 1 3 16 8 +8 22 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Dundee United 12 5 4 3 18 13 +5 19 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Motherwell 11 6 1 4 15 14 +1 19
6 St Mirren 13 4 3 6 17 22 −5 15
7 Dundee 12 3 3 6 18 24 −6 12
8 Kilmarnock 12 3 3 6 15 25 −10 12
9 Ross County 13 2 6 5 10 21 −11 12
10 St Johnstone 13 3 1 9 16 27 −11 10
11 Heart of Midlothian 13 2 3 8 14 20 −6 9 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hibernian 12 1 5 6 11 18 −7 8 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: [21][22]
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).[23]
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. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Results

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Matches 34–38

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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.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Senegal Pape Habib Guèye Aberdeen 5
Scotland Callum McGregor Celtic
Scotland Nicky Clark St Johnstone
Sweden Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka St Johnstone
5 Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic 4
Canada Alistair Johnston Celtic
Germany Nicolas Kühn Celtic
Scotland Luke McCowan Celtic & Dundee
Scotland Simon Murray Dundee
England Sam Dalby Dundee United
Northern Ireland Matty Kennedy Kilmarnock
Czech Republic Václav Černý Rangers
Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Rangers
Republic of Ireland Ronan Hale Ross County
England Toyosi Olusanya St Mirren

Source:[25]

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Celtic 9
2 England Jack Butland Rangers 6
3 England Jack Walton Dundee United 4
Scotland Ross Laidlaw Ross County
5 Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov Aberdeen 3
6 England Josef Bursik Hibernian 2
England Ellery Balcombe St Mirren
8 Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Dundee 1
Scotland Zander Clark Heart of Midlothian
Scotland Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian
Scotland Robby McCrorie Kilmarnock
England Aston Oxborough Motherwell
Scotland Josh Rae St Johnstone
Scotland Ross Sinclair St Johnstone

Source:[26]

Awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Sweden Jimmy Thelin Aberdeen Scotland Callum McGregor Celtic
September Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Celtic Scotland Lennon Miller Motherwell
October Sweden Jimmy Thelin Aberdeen Scotland Nicky Devlin Aberdeen

References

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  2. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Celtic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Dundee Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Dundee United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Heart of Midlothian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Hibernian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Kilmarnock Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Rugby Park". killiefc.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Motherwell Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Ross County Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ^ "St Johnstone Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  14. ^ "St Mirren Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Ross County 2–2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Jimmy Thelin: Aberdeen agree deal for Elfsborg coach to join in summer". BBC Sport. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  17. ^ a b "St Johnstone sack manager Craig Levein". BBC Sport. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Steven Naismith: Hearts sack head coach after eight successive defeats". BBC Sport. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  19. ^ a b "St Johnstone confirm Valakari as new head coach". BBC Sport. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Hearts name ex-Blackpool boss Critchley as head coach". BBC Sport. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  23. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  25. ^ "BBC Top Scorers". BBC. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Premiership Clean Sheets Table". Footy Stats. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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