2024–25 Scottish Premiership

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The 2024–25 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was 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. The season began on 3 August 2024.[1]

Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
ChampionsCeltic
11th Premiership title
55th Scottish title
RelegatedRoss County
St Johnstone
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Scottish Premiership
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
ChampionsCeltic
11th Premiership title
55th Scottish title
RelegatedRoss County
St Johnstone
Champions LeagueCeltic
Rangers
Europa LeagueAberdeen
Hibernian
Conference LeagueDundee United
Matches228
Goals675 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerCyriel Dessers
(18 goals)
Biggest home winRangers 6–0 Ross County (24 August 2024)
Rangers 6–0 Kilmarnock (4 December 2024)
Celtic 6–0 Dundee (5 February 2025)
Biggest away winSt Johnstone 0–6 Celtic (28 September 2024)
Dundee 0–6 Heart of Midlothian (1 February 2025)
Highest scoringMotherwell 4–3 Dundee United (14 December 2024)
Dundee 3–4 Rangers (29 March 2025)
Longest winning runAberdeen
Celtic
7 games
Longest unbeaten runCeltic
18 games
Longest winless runAberdeen
14 games
Longest losing runRoss County
7 games
Highest attendance59,612
Celtic 3–0 Rangers
(1 September 2024)
Lowest attendance1,872
St Johnstone 1–0 Kilmarnock
(23 November 2024)
Total attendance3,944,758
Average attendance17,302
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2025.
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On 26 April 2025, Celtic successfully defended their title, securing their fourth Premiership title in a row, and a record-tying 55th Scottish league title overall, following a 5–0 victory away to Dundee United.[2]

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

Teams

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

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

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
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 MaxAmaze, EIS Waste Services 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 Scotland Liam Fox (interim) 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 Germany Michael Wimmer Scotland Paul McGinn Macron G4 Claims Fire Suppression Scotland, Phoenix Specialist Solutions DX Home Improvements TCL
Rangers Scotland Barry Ferguson (interim) 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
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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[16] Pre-season Sweden Jimmy Thelin 3 June 2024[17]
St Johnstone Scotland Craig Levein Sacked 17 September 2024[18] 10th Northern Ireland Andy Kirk (interim) 17 September 2024[18]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Steven Naismith 22 September 2024[19] 12th Scotland Liam Fox (interim) 22 September 2024[19]
St Johnstone Northern Ireland Andy Kirk End of interim spell 1 October 2024[20] 11th Finland Simo Valakari 1 October 2024[20]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Liam Fox 15 October 2024[21] 12th England Neil Critchley 15 October 2024[21]
Motherwell Scotland Stuart Kettlewell Resigned 27 January 2025[22] 5th Scotland Stephen Frail (interim) 27 January 2025[22]
Scotland Stephen Frail End of interim spell 17 February 2025[23] 8th Germany Michael Wimmer 17 February 2025[23]
Rangers Belgium Philippe Clement Sacked 23 February 2025[24] 2nd Scotland Barry Ferguson (interim) 24 February 2025[25]
Heart of Midlothian England Neil Critchley 26 April 2025[26] 8th Scotland Liam Fox (interim) 26 April 2025[26]
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Format

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 (C) 38 29 5 4 112 26 +86 92 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Rangers 38 22 9 7 80 41 +39 75 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 15 13 10 62 50 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 15 8 15 45 54 −9 53 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Aberdeen 38 15 8 15 48 61 −13 53 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
6 St Mirren 38 14 8 16 53 59 −6 50
7 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 52 47 +5 52
8 Motherwell 38 14 7 17 46 63 −17 49
9 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 45 64 −19 44
10 Dundee 38 11 8 19 57 77 −20 41
11 Ross County (R) 38 9 10 19 37 65 −28 37 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone (R) 38 9 5 24 38 68 −30 32 Relegation to Championship
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Source: [27][28]
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).[29]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. [b]
    Aberdeen qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2024–25 Scottish Cup winners.

Results

Matches 1–22 & Matches 23–33

In Matches 1–22, all teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. And in Matches 23–33, all teams play each other once, either home or away.

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Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DUN HOM HIB KIL MOT RAN ROS STJ STM ABE CEL DND DUN HOM HIB KIL MOT RAN ROS STJ STM
Aberdeen — 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 — — — 2–2 0–0 — 1–0 4–1 2–2 — — 0–3
Celtic 2–2 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 5–0 4–0 3–0 5–1 — 6–0 3–0 3–0 — 5–1 — 2–3 — — —
Dundee 1–2 3–3 — 1–2 3–1 4–1 2–3 4–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 — — — 0–6 — 3–2 — 3–4 — 1–1 2–0
Dundee United 1–0 0–0 2–2 — 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 — — 2–4 — — 1–3 — 1–0 1–3 — 1–0 —
Heart of Midlothian 1–1 1–4 2–0 0–1 — 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 — — — 0–1 — — 3–2 — 1–3 2–0 — 3–1
Hibernian 3–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 1–2 3–3 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–0 — 2–1 — — 3–1 — — 3–0 —
Kilmarnock 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 — — — 1–0 — 1–1 — 2–0 2–4 — 3–1 —
Motherwell 2–0 0–3 0–1 4–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 — 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 — 1–3 2–1 — 0–0 — — — — 0–3 — 2–2
Rangers 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 6–0 2–1 — 6–0 2–0 2–1 — — — — — 0–2 — 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 0–2
Ross County 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 — 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 3–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–0 — — — — —
St Johnstone 1–2 0–6 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 — 2–3 0–0 1–0 — — 1–2 — — 2–1 — 1–0 — —
St Mirren 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 — — 2–5 — 0–1 — 0–0 5–1 — — 3–2 0–1 —
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Source: [30]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league was split 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 were determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

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Season statistics

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Rangers 18
2 Japan Daizen Maeda Celtic 16
Scotland Simon Murray Dundee
4 England Sam Dalby Dundee United 15
Australia Martin Boyle Hibernian
6 Republic of Ireland Adam Idah Celtic 13
Germany Nicolas Kühn Celtic
8 Czech Republic Václav Černý Rangers 12
Morocco Hamza Igamane Rangers
Northern Ireland Ronan Hale Ross County
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Source:[33]

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League hat-tricks § Scottish Premiership
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Score Date Ref.
Morocco Hamza Igamane Rangers Hibernian 3–3 (A) 5 January 2025 [34]
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Celtic 19
2 England Jack Walton Dundee United 12
3 England Jack Butland Rangers 10
4 Scotland Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian 8
5 England Jordan Smith Hibernian 7
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Source:[35]

Awards

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
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
November Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Celtic England Sam Dalby Dundee United
December Scotland David Gray Hibernian Scotland Nicky Cadden Hibernian
January England Neil Critchley Heart of Midlothian Morocco Hamza Igamane Rangers
February Scotland David Gray Hibernian Japan Daizen Maeda Celtic
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April Sweden Jimmy Thelin Aberdeen Scotland Simon Murray Dundee
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Premiership play-offs

The quarter-final was contested by the teams placed third and fourth in the 2024–25 Scottish Championship, Ayr United and Partick Thistle. Partick Thistle advanced to the semi-final to face the team placed second in the Championship, Livingston. The final was contested by Livingston and the team placed eleventh in the Premiership, Ross County, with winners Livingston securing a place in the 2025–26 Scottish Premiership.[36]

Qualified teams

More information Team, Rank ...
TeamRank
Ross County1
Livingston2
Ayr United3
Partick Thistle4
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Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
1Ross County123
2Livingston2242Livingston145
3Ayr United1014Partick Thistle000
4Partick Thistle022

Quarter-final

First leg

6 May 2025 Partick Thistle 0–1 Ayr United Glasgow
19:45 [37] Murphy 55' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: David Dickinson

Second leg

9 May 2025 Ayr United0–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Partick Thistle Ayr
19:45 [38] Graham 6', 88' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 5,308
Referee: Nick Walsh

Semi-final

First leg

13 May 2025 Partick Thistle 0–2 Livingston Glasgow
19:45 [39] Pittman 39'
Wilson 52'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,470
Referee: Don Robertson

Second leg

16 May 2025 Livingston 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		Partick ThistleLivingston
19:45 Brandon 40'
May 67'		 [40] Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Final

First leg

22 May 2025 Livingston 1–1 Ross County Livingston
20:00 Wilson 45' [41] Hale 90' (pen.) Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: John Beaton

Second leg

26 May 2025 Ross County2–4
(3–5 agg.)		 Livingston Dingwall
20:00 Nisbet 7'
Hale 24'		 [42] Smith 39'
Wilson 57'
Muirhead 61'
Yengi 90+6'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Nick Walsh

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