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 League Cup (also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.
The format for the 2017–18 competition remained the same as th ...
.
The
2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League
Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2017–18.
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Award winners
Yearly
Monthly
See also
* 2017–18 in ...
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
Honours
Cup honours
Non-league honours
Senior
Junior
;West Region
;East Region
;North Region
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
SFWA awards
SPFL awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Celtic,
Aberdeen,
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
and
St Johnstone
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...
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.
Celtic
;UEFA Champions League
Celtic started in the second qualifying round of the
2017–18 UEFA Champions League
The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League was the 63rd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was pla ...
, 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
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The 2018 UEFA Europ ...
, 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
Individual honours
SWPL awards
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
David Laing (20 February 1925 – 15 July 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Laing played for Hearts for eight years and represented the Scottish League XI while there in 1952. His last game for the club was on 4 September 1954 in ...
, 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
John Kessack Ogston (15 January 1939 – 16 August 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Aberdeen, Liverpool and Doncaster Rovers.
Ogston was born in Aberdeen and played youth football with Banks O' D ...
, 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
Robert Donaldson Ormond (12 January 1931 – 15 November 2017) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented New Zealand at international level.
Ormond played for Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton in his native Scotland, before emigrating t ...
, 86, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton forward.
*28 November:
Jimmy McEwan
James McEwan (22 March 1929 – 28 November 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer, who usually played at right wing. He played for Arbroath and Raith Rovers in Scotland before settling in the West Midlands in England playing for Aston Vi ...
, 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
Liam William Peter Miller (13 February 1981 – 9 February 2018) was an Irish professional footballer. Miller began his career with Celtic and was later loaned to Aarhus in 2001. He returned to Celtic Park and broke into the first-team squ ...
, 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
Alexander Duncan Rennie (27 September 1948 – 4 March 2018) was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a defender. He played for St Johnstone between 1968 and 1975, making almost 200 league appearances, and later managed the club ...
, 69, Stirling Albion, St Johnstone and Dundee United defender; St Johnstone and Stenhousemuir manager.
*6 March:
John Kurila
John Kurila (10 April 1941 – 6 March 2018) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half in The Football League.
Career
John was born in Scotland of Lithuanian parentage. He was raised in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland. Kuril ...
, 76, Celtic wing half.
*19 March:
George Meek, 84, Hamilton winger.
*28 March:
Ron Mailer
Ronald George Mailer (18 May 1932 – 29 March 2018) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the ...
, 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
George Mulhall (8 May 1936 – 27 April 2018) was a Scottish football player and manager. Born in Falkirk, Mulhall played as an outside left for Aberdeen and Sunderland. He was capped three times for Scotland. He became the manager of Bradf ...
, 81, Aberdeen, Morton and Scotland winger.
*May:
Bill McCarry
Bill(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
...
, 79, Falkirk, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre half / centre forward.
*28 May:
Neale Cooper
Neale James Cooper (24 November 1963 – 28 May 2018) was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, and later played for Aston V ...
, 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.
Notes and references
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