The 2017–18 season was the 121st season of competitive

football in Scotland Association football ( sco, fitbaa, gd, ball-coise) is one of the national sports of Scotland and the most popular sport in the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Sco ...

. 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 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,

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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 ol ...

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 pl ...

, 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 football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Parc Olympiqu ...

, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Ordabasy and

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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, 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 John Muir ( ; April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist ...

, 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:

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, 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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