2021–22 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	2021–22

2021–22 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Kilmarnock
League 1 champions
Cove Rangers
League 2 champions
Kelty Hearts
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Raith Rovers
Youth Cup winners
Rangers
Teams in Europe
Rangers, Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2021–22 season is the 125th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on the weekend of 10 July 2021 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches. Most regional leagues began on the weekend of 17 July and the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League were played on 31 July.^[1]

Transfer deals

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2021 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2021–22

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	29	6	3	92	22	+70	93	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rangers	38	27	8	3	80	31	+49	89	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	17	10	11	54	44	+10	61	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Dundee United	38	12	12	14	37	44	−7	48	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Motherwell	38	12	10	16	42	61	−19	46	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6	Ross County	38	10	11	17	47	61	−14	41
7	Livingston	38	13	10	15	41	46	−5	49
8	Hibernian	38	11	12	15	38	42	−4	45
9	St Mirren	38	10	14	14	33	51	−18	44
10	Aberdeen	38	10	11	17	41	46	−5	41
11	St Johnstone (O)	38	8	11	19	24	51	−27	35	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Dundee (R)	38	6	11	21	34	64	−30	29	Relegation to Championship

Source: ^[2][3]
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).^[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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).

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kilmarnock (C, P)	36	20	7	9	50	27	+23	67	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Arbroath	36	17	14	5	54	28	+26	65	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	16	11	9	53	34	+19	59	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Partick Thistle	36	14	10	12	46	40	+6	52
5	Raith Rovers	36	12	14	10	44	44	0	50
6	Hamilton Academical	36	10	12	14	38	53	−15	42
7	Greenock Morton	36	9	13	14	36	47	−11	40
8	Ayr United	36	9	12	15	39	52	−13	39
9	Dunfermline Athletic (R)	36	7	14	15	36	53	−17	35	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Queen of the South (R)	36	8	9	19	36	54	−18	33	Relegation to League One

Source: ^[5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Cove Rangers (C, P)	36	23	10	3	73	32	+41	79	Promotion to the Championship
2	Airdrieonians	36	21	9	6	68	37	+31	72	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Montrose	36	15	14	7	53	36	+17	59
4	Queen's Park (O, P)	36	11	18	7	51	36	+15	51
5	Alloa Athletic	36	12	9	15	49	57	−8	45
6	Falkirk	36	12	8	16	49	55	−6	44
7	Peterhead	36	11	9	16	46	51	−5	42
8	Clyde	36	9	12	15	39	62	−23	39
9	Dumbarton (R)	36	9	7	20	48	71	−23	34	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	East Fife (R)	36	5	8	23	31	70	−39	23	Relegation to League Two

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kelty Hearts (C, P)	36	24	9	3	68	28	+40	81	Promotion to League One
2	Forfar Athletic	36	16	12	8	57	36	+21	60	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	Annan Athletic	36	18	5	13	64	51	+13	59
4	Edinburgh City (O, P)	36	14	10	12	43	49	−6	52
5	Stenhousemuir	36	13	10	13	47	46	+1	49
6	Stranraer	36	13	8	15	50	54	−4	47
7	Stirling Albion	36	11	9	16	41	46	−5	42
8	Albion Rovers	36	10	9	17	37	58	−21	39
9	Elgin City	36	9	10	17	33	51	−18	37
10	Cowdenbeath (R)	36	7	8	21	28	49	−21	29	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

Source: ^[10]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Non-league football

Level 5

Main articles: 2021–22 Highland Football League and 2021–22 Lowland Football League

Highland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Fraserburgh (C) 34 92 2 Buckie Thistle 34 89 3 Brechin City 34 85 4 Brora Rangers 34 77 5 Rothes 34 69 6 Formartine United 34 69 7 Inverurie Loco Works 34 63 8 Nairn County 34 39 9 Wick Academy 34 39 10 Huntly 34 37 11 Clachnacuddin 34 37 12 Forres Mechanics 34 34 13 Keith 34 34 14 Deveronvale 34 32 15 Lossiemouth 34 30 16 Strathspey Thistle 34 20 17 Turriff United 34 18 18 Fort William (R) 34 7 Source: [12][13][14] (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Lowland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C, O, P) 34 87 2 Rangers B 34 73 3 Celtic B 34 73 4 East Kilbride 34 71 5 The Spartans 34 66 6 East Stirlingshire 34 56 7 Civil Service Strollers 34 56 8 Berwick Rangers 34 54 9 Caledonian Braves 34 53 10 University of Stirling 34 45 11 Bo'ness United 34 45 12 Dalbeattie Star 34 43 13 Gala Fairydean Rovers 34 37 14 Cumbernauld Colts 34 35 15 Broomhill 34 34 16 Edinburgh University 34 31 17 Gretna 2008 34 11 18 Vale of Leithen (R) 34 5 Source: [15][16][17] (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Level 6

Highland

Main articles: 2021–22 Midlands Football League, 2021–22 North Caledonian Football League, and 2021–22 North Superleague

Midlands Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Carnoustie Panmure (C) 36 98 2 East Craigie 36 93 3 Lochee United 36 89 4 Dundee North End 36 78 5 Broughty Athletic 36 77 6 Tayport 36 75 7 Kirriemuir Thistle 36 55 8 Forfar West End 36 49 9 Arbroath Victoria 36 48 10 Brechin Victoria 36 45 11 Dundee Violet 36 44 12 Downfield 36 44 13 Blairgowrie 36 41 14 Lochee Harp 36 41 15 Letham 36 37 16 Dundee St James 36 32 17 Forfar United 36 21 18 Coupar Angus 36 15 19 Scone Thistle 36 5 Source: [18] (C) Champions

North Caledonian Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Invergordon (C) 20 45 2 Loch Ness 20 43 3 Halkirk United 20 40 4 Golspie Sutherland 20 38 5 St Duthus 20 34 6 Orkney 20 34 7 Thurso 20 22 8 Nairn County A 20 18 9 Inverness Athletic 20 16 10 Alness United 20 13 11 Bonar Bridge 20 13 Source: North Caledonian Football League (C) Champions

North Superleague Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Banks O' Dee (C, P) 26 74 2 Bridge of Don Thistle 26 58 3 Hermes 26 55 4 Culter 26 52 5 Dyce Juniors 26 42 6 East End 26 42 7 Montrose Roselea 26 37 8 Banchory St Ternan 26 35 9 Ellon United 26 27 10 Colony Park 26 24 11 Hall Russell United 26 22 12 Nairn St Ninian 26 18 13 Maud 26 17 14 Deveronside (R) 26 12 Source: [20] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Lowland

Main articles: 2021–22 East of Scotland Football League, 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League, and 2021–22 West of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Tranent Juniors (C, O, P) 34 80 2 Penicuik Athletic 34 80 3 Linlithgow Rose 34 68 4 Jeanfield Swifts 34 59 5 Crossgates Primrose 34 53 6 Broxburn Athletic 34 49 7 Sauchie Juniors 34 49 8 Musselburgh Athletic 34 48 9 Dundonald Bluebell 34 47 10 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 34 47 11 Tynecastle 34 44 12 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 34 44 13 Blackburn United 34 41 14 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 34 41 15 Dunbar United (R) 34 39 16 Newtongrange Star (R) 34 30 17 Whitehill Welfare (R) 34 25 18 Camelon Juniors (R) 34 20 Source: [21][22] (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South of Scotland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 St Cuthbert Wanderers (C) 24 62 2 Threave Rovers 24 53 3 Abbey Vale 24 49 4 Newton Stewart 24 46 5 Creetown 24 42 6 Stranraer reserves 24 40 7 Upper Annandale 24 30 8 Caledonian Braves reserves 24 29 9 Nithsdale Wanderers 24 28 10 Lochmaben 24 25 11 Lochar Thistle 24 20 12 Mid-Annandale 24 20 13 Wigtown & Bladnoch 24 4 Source: [23] (C) Champions

West of Scotland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Darvel (C) 38 90 2 Auchinleck Talbot 38 86 3 Pollok 38 76 4 Clydebank 38 71 5 Kilwinning Rangers 38 61 6 Hurlford United 38 61 7 Cumnock Juniors 38 57 8 Irvine Meadow 38 56 9 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 38 56 10 Largs Thistle 38 55 11 Beith Juniors 38 54 12 Glenafton Athletic 38 53 13 Troon 38 53 14 Benburb (R) 38 52 15 Rutherglen Glencairn (R) 38 50 16 Kilbirnie Ladeside (R) 38 40 17 Cumbernauld United (R) 38 37 18 Rossvale (R) 38 37 19 Blantyre Victoria (R) 38 20 20 Bonnyton Thistle (R) 38 12 Source: [24] (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2021–22 Scottish Cup	Rangers	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Heart of Midlothian	BBC Sport
2021–22 League Cup	Celtic	2–1	Hibernian	BBC Sport
2021–22 Challenge Cup	Raith Rovers	3–1	Queen of the South	BBC Sport
2021–22 South Challenge Cup	Auchinleck Talbot	3–1	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	EdinburghNews
2021–22 Youth Cup	Rangers	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	BBC Sport
2021–22 Junior Cup	Auchinleck Talbot	2–0	Yoker Athletic	Daily Record
2021–22 Amateur Cup	Tower Hearts	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pens.)	Fallin	The National

Non-league honours

Level	Competition	Winner
5	Highland League	Fraserburgh
	Lowland League	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
6	Midlands League	Carnoustie Panmure
	North Caledonian League	Invergordon
	North Superleague	Banks O' Dee
6	East of Scotland League Premier Division	Tranent Juniors
	South of Scotland League	St Cuthbert Wanderers
	West of Scotland League Premier Division	Darvel
7	North First Division	Stonehaven
	East of Scotland League First Division	Conference A: Haddington Athletic Conference B: Oakley United
	West of Scotland League Tier 7	Conference A: Arthurlie Conference B: Cambuslang Rangers Conference C: Petershill
8	North Second Division	Rothie Rovers
	East of Scotland League Conference X	Whitburn
	West of Scotland League Division Four	Finnart

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Callum McGregor[25]	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Liel Abada[25]	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Ange Postecoglou[25]	Celtic
Championship Player of Year	Michael McKenna[25]	Arbroath
League One Player of Year	Dylan Easton[25]	Airdrieonians
League Two Player of Year	Joe Cardle[25]	Kelty Hearts

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Craig Gordon[26]	Heart of Midlothian
Young Player of the Year	Calvin Ramsay[27]	Aberdeen
Manager of the Year	Ange Postecoglou[28]	Celtic
International Player of the Year	John McGinn[29]	Aston Villa

Scottish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, and 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Summary

Club	Competitions	Started round	Final round	Coef.
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	23.500
	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Final
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	9.500
	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Group stage
	UEFA Europa Conference League	Knockout play-off	Knockout play-off
St Johnstone	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1.000
	UEFA Conference League	Play-off round	Play-off round
Hibernian	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2.500
Aberdeen	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	3.000
Total				39.500
Average				7.900

Rangers

UEFA Champions League

Rangers entered the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round.^[30][31]

Malmö FF v Rangers

3 August 2021 QR3	Malmö FF	2–1	Rangers	Malmö
	Rieks 47' Birmančević 49'	BBC Sport	Davis 90+5'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,820 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Rangers v Malmö FF

10 August 2021 QR3	Rangers	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Malmö FF	Glasgow
	Morelos 18'	BBC Sport	Colak 53', 57'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,021 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Rangers v Alashkert

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) PO	Rangers	1–0	Alashkert	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Morelos 67'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,649 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Alashkert v Rangers

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	Alashkert	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Rangers	Yerevan
16:00 BST		BBC Sport		Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Rangers v Lyon

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Group A	Rangers	0–2	Lyon	Glasgow
20:00 BST		Report	Toko Ekambi 23' Tavernier 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,906 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Sparta Prague v Rangers

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) Group A	Sparta Prague	1–0	Rangers	Prague
17:45 BST	Hancko 29'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,879[32] Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Rangers v Brondby IF

21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) Group A	Rangers	2–0	Brondby IF	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Balogun 18' Roofe 30'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,842 Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia)

Brondby IF v Rangers

4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) Group A	Brondby IF	1–1	Rangers	Brøndbyvester
17:45 GMT	Balogun 45' (o.g.)	Report	Hagi 79'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 20,462 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Rangers v Sparta Prague

25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Group A	Rangers	2–0	Sparta Prague	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Morelos 15', 49'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,370 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Lyon v Rangers

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) Group A	Lyon	1–1	Rangers	Décines-Charpieu
17:45 GMT	Bassey 49' (o.g.)	Report	S. Wright 42'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 26,842[33] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Borussia Dortmund v Rangers

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) Knockout round	Borussia Dortmund	2–4	Rangers	Dortmund
17:45 GMT	Bellingham 51' Guerreiro 82'	Report	Tavernier 38' (pen.) Morelos 41' Lundstram 49' Zagadou 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 10,000[34] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Rangers v Borussia Dortmund

24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) Knockout round	Rangers	2–2 (6–4 agg.)	Borussia Dortmund	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Tavernier 22' (pen.), 57'	Report	Bellingham 31' Malen 42'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,709[35] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Rangers v Red Star Belgrade

10 March 2022 (2022-03-10) Last 16	Rangers	3–0	Red Star Belgrade	Glasgow
	Tavernier 11' (pen.) Morelos 15' Balogun 51'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,589 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Red Star Belgrade v Rangers

17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) Last 16	Red Star Belgrade	2–1 (2–4 agg.)	Rangers	Belgrade
	Ivanic 10' Nabouhane 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Kent 56'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 47,024 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Braga v Rangers

7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) QF	Braga	1–0	Rangers	Braga
20:00 BST	Ruiz 40'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Rangers v Braga

14 April 2022 (2022-04-14) QF	Rangers	3–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Braga	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Tavernier 2', 44' (pen.) Roofe 101'	Report	Carmo 83'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,894 Referee: François Letexier (France)

RB Leipzig v Rangers

28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) SF	RB Leipzig	1–0	Rangers	Leipzig
20:00 BST	Angeliño 85'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,303 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Rangers v RB Leipzig

5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) SF	Rangers	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	RB Leipzig	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Tavernier 19' Kamara 24' Lundstram 81'	Report	Nkunku 71'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,397 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Final	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Rangers	Seville
20:00 BST	Borré 69'	Report	Aribo 57'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 38,842 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
	Penalties
	Lenz Hrustic Kamada Kostić Borré		Tavernier Davis Arfield Ramsey Roofe

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

Due to Scotland rising into the top fifteen places of the UEFA coefficient table, the league was given two places in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.^[36] Celtic entered the competition in the second qualifying round.^[37]

Celtic v FC Midtjylland

20 July 2021 QR2	Celtic	1–1	FC Midtjylland	Glasgow
	Abada 39'	BBC Sport	Evander 66'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

FC Midtjylland v Celtic

28 July 2021 QR2	FC Midtjylland	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Celtic	Herning
	Mabil 61' Onyedika 94'	BBC Sport	McGregor 48'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

UEFA Europa League

Jablonec v Celtic

5 August 2021 QR3	Jablonec	2–4	Celtic	Jablonec
	Pilař 17' Malínský 85'	BBC Sport	Abada 12' Furuhashi 16' Forrest 64' Christie 90'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 4,805 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Celtic v Jablonec

12 August 2021 QR3	Celtic	3–0 (7–2 agg.)	Jablonec	Glasgow
	Turnbull 25', 55' Forrest 72'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,076 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Celtic v AZ

18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) PO	Celtic	2–0	AZ	Glasgow
	Furuhashi 12' Forrest 61'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,916 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

AZ v Celtic

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	AZ	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Celtic	Alkmaar
	Zakaria Aboukhlal 6' Carl Starfelt 26' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Kyogo Furuhashi 3'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,041 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Real Betis v Celtic

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Group G	Real Betis	4–3	Celtic	Seville
	Miranda 32' Juanmi 35', 53' Iglesias 51'	Report	Ajeti 15' Juranović 27' (pen.) Ralston 87'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 30,893 Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Celtic v Bayer Leverkusen

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) Group G	Celtic	0–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Glasgow
20:00 BST		Report	Hincapié 25' Wirtz 35' Alario 58' (pen.) Adli 90+4'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,436[38] Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Celtic v Ferencváros

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) Group G	Celtic	2–0	Ferencváros	Glasgow
15:30 BST	Furuhashi 57' Turnbull 81'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,427 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Ferencváros v Celtic

4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) Group G	Ferencváros	2–3	Celtic	Budapest
20:00 GMT	Juranović 11' (o.g.) Uzuni 86'	Report	Furuhashi 3' Jota 23' Abada 60'	Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 16,501 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

Bayer Leverkusen v Celtic

25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Group G	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	Celtic	Leverkusen
17:45 GMT	Andrich 16', 82' Diaby 87'	Report	Juranović 40' (pen.) Jota 56'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 19,830 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Celtic v Real Betis

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)	Celtic	3–2	Real Betis	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Welsh 3' Henderson 72' Turnbull 78' (pen.)	Report	Bain 69' (o.g.) Iglesias 75'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,548[39] Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Celtic v Bodø/Glimt

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) Knockout round	Celtic	1–3	Bodø/Glimt	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Maeda 79'	Report	Espejord 7' Pellegrino 55' Vetlesen 81'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,926[40] Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Bodø/Glimt v Celtic

24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) Knockout round	Bodø/Glimt	2–0 (5–1 agg.)	Celtic	Bodø
17:45 GMT	Solbakken 9' Vetlesen 69'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 5,801[41] Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

St Johnstone

UEFA Europa League

As winners of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup, St Johnstone entered the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round.^[30]

Galatasaray v St Johnstone

5 August 2021 QR3	Galatasaray	1–1	St Johnstone	Istanbul
	Boey 60'	BBC Sport	Kerr 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

St Johnstone v Galatasaray

12 August 2021 QR3	St Johnstone	2–4 (3–5 agg.)	Galatasaray	Perth[42]
	Cipe 36' (o.g.) O'Halloran 90+3'	BBC Sport	Diagne 29' Akturkoglu 64' Feghouli 70' Kilinc 90+2'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

LASK v St Johnstone

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) PO	LASK	1–1	St Johnstone	Klagenfurt
20:00 BST	Karamoko 60' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Kane 17'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 550 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

St Johnstone v LASK

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	St Johnstone	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	LASK	Perth
19:45 BST		BBC Sport	Balic 72' Raguz 84' (pen.)	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,845 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Hibernian

UEFA Europa Conference League

Hibernian qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League^[43] and entered in the second qualifying round.^[37]

Hibernian v FC Santa Coloma

22 July 2021 QR2	Hibernian	3–0	FC Santa Coloma	Edinburgh
	Boyle 14' (pen.), 47' Nisbet 81'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson (Iceland)

FC Santa Coloma v Hibernian

29 July 2021 QR2	FC Santa Coloma	1–2 (1–5 agg.)	Hibernian	Andorra la Vella
	Lopez 70'	BBC Sport	Murphy 73' MacKay 75'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

Hibernian v Rijeka

5 August 2021 QR3	Hibernian	1–1	Rijeka	Edinburgh
	Boyle 67'	BBC Sport	Ampem 61'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

Rijeka v Hibernian

12 August 2021 QR3	Rijeka	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Hibernian	Rijeka
	Pavičić 36' Issah 68' McGinn 73' (o.g.) Bušnja 90+3'	UEFA.com	Magennis 56'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 4,077 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa Conference League

Aberdeen qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League and entered in the second qualifying round.^[37]

Aberdeen v BK Häcken

22 July 2021 QR2	Aberdeen	5–1	BK Häcken	Aberdeen
	Considine 28' Ferguson 44' (pen.), 53' Ramirez 83' McLennan 89'	BBC Sport	Jeremejeff 59'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 5,665 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

BK Häcken v Aberdeen

29 July 2021 QR2	BK Häcken	2–0 (3–5 agg.)	Aberdeen	Gothenburg
	Olsson 51' Bengtsson 68' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 823 Referee: Adam Farkas (Hungary)

Breiðablik v Aberdeen

5 August 2021 QR3	Breiðablik	2–3	Aberdeen	Kópavogur
	Eyjolfson 16' Vilhjalmsson 43' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Ramirez 3', 49' Ferguson 11'	Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Attendance: 1,197 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Aberdeen v Breiðablik

12 August 2021 QR3	Aberdeen	2–1 (5–3 agg.)	Breiðablik	Aberdeen
	Hedges 47', 70'	BBC Sport	Eyjolfson 59'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,107 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Qarabağ v Aberdeen

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) PO	Qarabağ	1–0	Aberdeen	Baku
17:00 BST	Romero 30'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Aberdeen v Qarabağ

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) PO	Aberdeen	1–3 (1–4 agg.)	Qarabağ	Aberdeen
19:45 BST	Ferguson 90+2' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Bayramov 8' Kady 18' Zoubir 72'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,533 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2020–39 results

Denmark  v  Scotland

1 September 2021 World Cup qualification	Denmark	2–0	Scotland	Copenhagen
	Wass 14' Mæhle 15'	Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 34,562 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)

Scotland  v  Moldova

4 September 2021 World Cup qualification	Scotland	1–0	Moldova	Glasgow
	Dykes 14'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 40,869 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

Austria  v  Scotland

7 September 2021 World Cup qualification	Austria	0–1	Scotland	Vienna
		Report	Dykes 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadium Attendance: 18,800 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Scotland  v  Israel

9 October 2021 World Cup qualification	Scotland	3–2	Israel	Glasgow
	McGinn 29' Dykes 55' McTominay 90+4'	Report	Zahavi 5' Dabbur 31'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,585 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Faroe Islands  v  Scotland

12 October 2021 World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	0–1	Scotland	Tórshavn
		Report	Dykes 86'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Moldova  v  Scotland

12 November 2021 World Cup qualification	Moldova	0–2	Scotland	Chișinău
		Report	Patterson 38' Adams 65'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia)

Scotland  v  Denmark

15 November 2021 World Cup qualification	Scotland	2–0	Denmark	Glasgow
	Souttar 35' Adams 86'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,527 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Scotland  v  Poland

24 March 2022 Friendly	Scotland	1–1	Poland	Glasgow
	Tierney 68'	Report	Piatek 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 39,090 Referee: Robert Hennessy (Ireland)

Austria  v  Scotland

29 March 2022 Friendly	Austria	2–2	Scotland	Vienna
	Gregoritsch 75' Schopf 82'	Report	Hendry 28' McGinn 56'	Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadium Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Scotland  v  Ukraine

1 June 2022 World Cup playoffs	Scotland	1–3	Ukraine	Glasgow
	McGregor 79'	Report	Yarmolenko 33' Yaremchuk 49' Dovbyk 90+5'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,772 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Scotland  v  Armenia

8 June 2022 Nations League B	Scotland	2–0	Armenia	Glasgow
	Ralston 28' McKenna 40'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 38,627 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Republic of Ireland  v  Scotland

11 June 2022 Nations League B	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Scotland	Dublin
	Browne 20' Parrott 28' Obafemi 51'	Report		Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 46,927 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Armenia  v  Scotland

14 June 2022 Nations League B	Armenia	1–4	Scotland	Yerevan
	Bichakhchyan 6'	Report	Armstrong 14', 45+1' McGinn 50' Adams 54'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Women's football

SWPL 1

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C, Q)	27	25	2	0	97	11	+86	77	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Glasgow City (Q)	27	22	4	1	89	13	+76	70
3	Celtic	27	19	3	5	85	22	+63	60
4	Hibernian	27	13	4	10	46	32	+14	43
5	Aberdeen	27	9	2	16	39	69	−30	29
6	Spartans	27	6	10	11	28	54	−26	28
7	Motherwell	27	8	3	16	31	75	−44	27
8	Heart of Midlothian	27	6	2	19	20	66	−46	20
9	Partick Thistle	27	4	6	17	29	70	−41	18
10	Hamilton Academical	27	3	4	20	17	69	−52	13

Source: ^[44]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

SWPL 2

League honours

Division	Winner
2021–22 SWF Championship North	Montrose
2021–22 SWF Championship South	Gartcairn
2021 Scottish Women's Football League North/East	Bayside
2021 Scottish Women's Football League West/South West	Bishopton Ladies
2021 Scottish Women's Football League Central/South East	Motherwell Development
2021 Highlands and Islands League	Inverness Caledonian Thistle Development

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2021–22 Scottish Women's Cup	Celtic	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Glasgow City	BBC Sport
2021–22 SWPL Cup	Celtic	1–0	Glasgow City	BBC Sport
SWF Championship Cup	Dryburgh Athletic	1–0	Montrose	SWF
2021 Scottish Women's Football League Cup	Bishopton	4–0	Bayside	Daily Record
2021 Scottish Women's Football League Plate	Murieston	1–0	Ayr United Development	Anyone's Game
2021 Highlands and Islands League Cup	Sutherland	3–2	Clachnacuddin	Northern Times

Individual honours

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Priscila Chinchilla[25]	Glasgow City
Players' Young Player of the Year	Jacynta Galabadaarachchi[25]	Celtic
SWPL 1 Player of the Year	Priscila Chinchilla[45][46]	Glasgow City
SWPL 2 Player of the Year	Danni McGinley	Dundee United W.F.C.
SWPL Coach of the Year	Malky Thomson	Rangers W.F.C.
SWF Championship North Player	Aimee Ridgeway[45][46]	Montrose
SWF Championship South Player	Rachel Howie	Gartcairn
SWFL Player of the Year	Rachel Scott	Ayr United

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City and Celtic qualified for the Women's Champions League.^[47][48]

Glasgow City

Glasgow City v Birkirkara

18 August 2021 Qualifying SF	Glasgow City	3–0	Birkirkara	Cumbernauld
10:00 BST	Shine 4' Chinchilla 15' Kats 43'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)

Glasgow City v BIIK Kazygurt

21 August 2021 Qualifying Final	Glasgow City	1–0	BIIK Kazygurt	Cumbernauld
20:00 BST	Chinchilla 61'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Sabina Bolić (Croatia)

Servette Chênois v Glasgow City

1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) Round 2	Servette Chênois	1–1	Glasgow City	Geneva
	Jade 50'	BBC Sport	Chinchilla 66'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Glasgow City v Servette Chênois

8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) Round 2	Glasgow City	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Servette Chênois	Cumbernauld
	Chinchilla 14'	Report	Boho 42' Maendly 46'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Celtic

Levante v Celtic

18 August 2021 Qualifying SF	Levante	2–1	Celtic	Trondheim
17:00 BST	Toletti 36' Redondo 51'	Report	Hayes 64'	Stadium: Koteng Arena Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)

FC Minsk v Celtic

21 August 2021 Third place	FC Minsk	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Celtic	Trondheim
11:00 BST	Kapetanovic 18' Kuč 91', 111'	BBC Sport	Donaldson 36' Hayes 118'	Stadium: Koteng Arena Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)

Scotland women's national team

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2020–29 results

Hungary  v  Scotland

17 September 2021 WCQ Group B	Hungary	0–2	Scotland	Budapest
		Report	Cuthbert 17' Thomas 73'	Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

Scotland  v  Faroe Islands

21 September 2021 WCQ Group B	Scotland	7–1	Faroe Islands	Glasgow
	Cuthbert 19' Arthur 21', 27' Grimshaw 39' Thomas 61' Clark 80' Emslie 84'	Report	Biskopstø 49'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Jelena Cvetkovic (Serbia)

Scotland  v  Hungary

22 October 2021 WCQ Group B	Scotland	2–1	Hungary	Glasgow
	Grimshaw 42' Corsie 90'	Report	Vágó 56'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

Scotland  v  Sweden

26 October 2021 Friendly match	Scotland	0–2	Sweden	Paisley
		Report	Rolfö 72' Howard 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Abigail Byrne

Scotland  v  Ukraine

26 November 2021 WCQ Group B	Scotland	1–1	Ukraine	Glasgow
	Harrison 90+3'	Report	Kravchuk 22'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Sabina Bolic (Croatia)

Spain  v  Scotland

30 November 2021 WCQ Group B	Spain	8–0	Scotland	Seville
	Sarriegi 20', 58' Caldentey 33', 83' Bonmatí 41', 61' Putellas 64' Hermoso 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Wales  v  Scotland

16 February 2022 2022 Pinatar Cup	Wales	3–1	Scotland	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Fishlock 45+6' (pen.), 53' Harding 61'	Report	Clelland 45+4'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Scotland  v  Slovakia

19 February 2022 2022 Pinatar Cup	Scotland	2–0	Slovakia	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Harrison 4' Thomas 24'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Scotland  v  Hungary

22 February 2022 2022 Pinatar Cup	Scotland	0–0 (3–1 p)	Hungary	La Manga
		Report		Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

Scotland  v  Spain

12 April 2022 WCQ Group B	Scotland	0–2	Spain	Glasgow
		Report	Hermoso 14' (pen.), 78'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Ukraine  v  Scotland

24 June 2022 WCQ Group B	Ukraine	0–4	Scotland	Rzeszow
		Report	Weir 9' (pen.) Cuthbert 17' Thomas 20', 43'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Triinu Laos (Estonia)

Deaths

• 10 July: Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Dundee and Scotland defender.^[49]
• 11 July: Charlie Gallagher, 80, Celtic and Dumbarton forward.^[50]
• 14 July: Ken Ronaldson, 75, Aberdeen forward.^[51]
• c. 14 July: John Anderson, 84, Greenock Morton and Third Lanark winger.^[52]
• 20 July: Billy Reid, 83, Motherwell and Airdrieonians wing half.^[53]
• 21 July: Tommy Leishman, 83, Hibernian, Stranraer and St Mirren wing half.^[54]
• 26 July: Ally Dawson, 63, Rangers, Airdrieonians and Scotland defender; Hamilton Academical manager.^[55]
• 30 July: John May, 79, Forfar Athletic forward.^[56]
• 13 August: Bobby Stein, 82, Raith Rovers, Montrose and East Stirlingshire right back.^[57]
• 25 August: Alan Ewing, 52, Stranraer midfielder.^[58]
• 25 August: Bobby Waddell, 81, Dundee, East Fife and Montrose forward.^[59]
• 25 September: Ian Riddell, St Mirren and Berwick Rangers left-back.^[60]
• c.26 September: Bert Ferguson, 67, Ayr United, St Mirren and Stranraer winger.^[61]
• 9 October: Billy Lamont, 85, Hamilton Academical goalkeeper and East Stirlingshire, Falkirk and Dumbarton manager.^[62]
• 17 October: George Kinnell, 83, Aberdeen midfielder.^[63]
• October: Frank MacGregor, 83, Clyde full back.^[64]
• 26 October: Walter Smith, 73, Dundee United and Dumbarton defender; Rangers and Scotland manager.^[65]
• October: Walter Cameron, Arbroath full back.^[66]
• 4 November: Paul Kelly, 57, Alloa Athletic, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer and East Stirlingshire midfielder.^[67]
• 6 November: Jim Kerray, 85, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, St. Johnstone, Stirling Albion and Falkirk forward.^[68]
• 14 November: Bertie Auld, 83, Celtic, Dumbarton, Hibernian and Scotland midfielder; Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical and Dumbarton manager.^[69]
• 24 November: Frank Burrows, 77, Raith Rovers central defender.^[70]
• 26 November: Doug Cowie, 95, Dundee and Scotland centre-half and wing-half.^[71]
• 14 December: Kenny Hope, 80, referee.^[72]
• 15 December: Willie McSeveney, 92, Dunfermline Athletic and Motherwell defender.^[73]
• December: George Ryden, 81, Dundee, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre-half.^[74]
• 25 January: Wim Jansen, 75, Celtic manager.^[75]
• January: Bob Stirrat, East Fife defender.^[76]
• 3 February: Alex Ingram, 77, Queen's Park and Ayr United forward.^[77]
• 4 February: Davie Cattanach, 75, Stirling Albion, Celtic and Falkirk wing half.^[78][79][80]
• 19 February: Doug Baillie, 85, Airdrie, Rangers, Third Lanark, Falkirk and Dunfermline Athletic centre-half.^[81]
• 27 February: Alan Anderson, 82, Falkirk, Alloa Athletic, Hearts and Scotland centre-half.^[82][83]
• 3 March: Frank Connor, 86, Celtic, St Mirren, Albion Rovers and Cowdenbeath goalkeeper; Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers and Raith Rovers manager.^[84]
• 13 March: Paul Hampshire, 40, Raith Rovers, Berwick Rangers and East Fife midfielder.^[85]
• March: Tom NcNiven, 87, Hibs caretaker manager and trainer.^[86]
• March: Andy Geddes, 62, Dundee forward.^[87]
• 18 April: Graham Fyfe, 70, Rangers, Hibernian and Dumbarton winger.^[88]
• 10 June: Bobby Hope, 78, Scotland midfielder.^[89]
• 14 June: Davie Wilson, 85, Rangers, Dundee United, Dumbarton and Scotland winger; Dumbarton and Queen of the South manager.^[90][91]
• 25 June: Finn Døssing, 81, Dundee United forward.^[92]
• 25 June: Alan Salisbury, 65, St. Johnstone forward.^[93]

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