2015–16 in Scottish football


The 2015–16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup. The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 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

Honours

Cup honours

Non-league honours

Senior

Junior

;West Region
DivisionWinner
2015–16 Super League Premier DivisionAuchinleck Talbot
Super League First DivisionCumnock Juniors
Ayrshire District LeagueGirvan
Central District League First DivisionRenfrew
Central District League Second DivisionForth Wanderers

;East Region
DivisionWinner
2015–16 SuperleagueBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier LeagueJeanfield Swifts
North DivisionDownfield
South DivisionTranent Juniors

;North Region
DivisionWinner
2015–16 SuperleagueBanks O' Dee
First Division Buckie Rovers
First Division Colony Park

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

AwardWinnerTeam
Players' Player of the YearLeigh GriffithsCeltic
Young Player of the YearKieran TierneyCeltic
Manager of the YearMark WarburtonRangers
Championship PlayerLee WallaceRangers
League One PlayerFaissal El BakhtaouiDunfermline Athletic
League Two PlayerNathan AustinEast Fife

SFWA awards

Scottish clubs in Europe

, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.

Celtic

;UEFA Champions League
;UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen

;UEFA Europa League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

;UEFA Europa League

St Johnstone

;UEFA Europa League

Scotland national team

Women's football

Scottish Women's Premier League

League and Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report
Scottish Women's CupGlasgow City3 – 0Hibernian
Scottish Women's Premier League CupGlasgow City2 – 1 Hibernian
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL 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

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

Scotland women's national team

Deaths