2017–18 in Scottish football

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.[1] The 2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 5 August.[1]

Football in Scotland
Season2017–18
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
2017–18 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
St Mirren
League 1 champions
Ayr United
League 2 champions
Montrose
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Youth Cup winners
Hibernian
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Transfer deals
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18

League competitions

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 13 13 39 39 0 49
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 43 49 −6 48
8 St Johnstone 38 12 10 16 42 53 −11 46
9 Dundee 38 11 6 21 36 57 −21 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 47 68 −21 33
11 Partick Thistle (R) 38 8 9 21 31 61 −30 33 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Ross County (R) 38 6 11 21 40 62 −22 29 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[2]
(C) Champion; (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).
  2. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 36 23 5 8 63 36 +27 74 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 17 11 8 56 37 +19 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
8 Falkirk 36 12 11 13 45 49 −4 47
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 9 20 27 63 −36 30 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Brechin City (R) 36 0 4 32 20 90 −70 4 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Scottish League One
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 24 4 8 92 42 +50 76 Promotion to the Championship
2 Raith Rovers 36 22 9 5 68 32 +36 75 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 17 9 10 56 43 +13 60
4 Arbroath 36 17 8 11 70 51 +19 59
5 Stranraer 36 16 5 15 58 66 −8 53
6 East Fife 36 13 3 20 49 67 −18 42
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 11 15 46 60 −14 41
8 Forfar Athletic 36 11 5 20 40 65 −25 38
9 Queen's Park (R) 36 7 10 19 42 72 −30 31 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Albion Rovers (R) 36 8 6 22 57 80 −23 30 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Scottish League Two
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Montrose (C, P) 36 23 8 5 60 35 +25 77 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 36 24 4 8 79 39 +40 76 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Stirling Albion 36 16 7 13 61 52 +9 55
4 Stenhousemuir (O, P) 36 15 9 12 56 47 +9 54
5 Clyde 36 14 9 13 52 50 +2 51
6 Elgin City 36 14 7 15 54 61 −7 49
7 Annan Athletic 36 12 11 13 49 41 +8 47
8 Berwick Rangers 36 9 10 17 31 59 −28 37
9 Edinburgh City 36 7 9 20 37 62 −25 30
10 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 4 10 22 23 56 −33 22 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Level 5
Main articles: 2017–18 Highland Football League and 2017–18 Lowland Football League

Level 6
Main articles: 2017–18 East of Scotland Football League and 2017–18 South of Scotland Football League

SPFL Development League
Main article: 2017–18 SPFL Development League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian (C) 26 19 2 5 72 35 +37 59
2 Dundee 26 16 5 5 52 33 +19 53
3 Heart of Midlothian 26 17 1 8 62 43 +19 52
4 Aberdeen 26 14 5 7 49 30 +19 47
5 Motherwell 26 14 3 9 45 34 +11 45
6 Celtic 26 13 5 8 49 27 +22 44
7 Ross County 26 11 7 8 56 52 +4 40
8 Hamilton Academical 26 11 6 9 46 38 +8 39
9 Dundee United 26 9 1 16 37 61 −24 28
10 St Mirren 26 7 5 14 43 59 −16 26
11 St Johnstone 26 7 5 14 41 57 −16 26
12 Partick Thistle 26 6 4 16 36 65 −29 22
13 Kilmarnock 26 6 1 19 29 53 −24 19
14 Falkirk 26 5 4 17 26 56 −30 19
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Development League Champions

Competition Winner Ref
Development League Hibernian [4][5]
Development League West Greenock Morton [6]
Development League East Raith Rovers [7]

Honours

Cup honours
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2017–18 Scottish Cup Celtic 2–0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2017–18 League Cup Celtic 2–0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2017–18 Challenge Cup Inverness CT 1–0 Dumbarton BBC Sport
2017–18 Youth Cup Hibernian 3–1 Aberdeen BBC Sport
2017–18 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 3–2 Hurlford United BBC Sport

Senior
Competition Winner
Highland League Cove Rangers
Lowland League Spartans[8]
East of Scotland League Kelty Hearts
South of Scotland League Threave Rovers

Junior
West Region
Division Winner
Super League Premier Division Beith
Super League First Division Petershill
Ayrshire District League Dalry Thistle
Central District League First Division Rossvale
Central District League Second Division Royal Albert
East Region
Division Winner
Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League Musselburgh Athletic
North Division Dundee North End
South Division Pumpherston
North Region
Division Winner
Superleague Banks O’Dee
First Division (West) Nairn St Ninian
First Division (East) East End

PFA Scotland awards
Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Scott Brown Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic
Manager of the Year Jack Ross St Mirren
Championship Player Lewis Morgan St Mirren
League One Player Lawrence Shankland Ayr United
League Two Player Darren Smith Stirling Albion

SFWA awards
Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Scott Brown Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic
Manager of the Year Steve Clarke Kilmarnock

SPFL awards
Award[9] Winner Team
Premiership Manager Brendan Rodgers Celtic
Premiership Player Scott Brown Celtic
Championship Manager Jack Ross St Mirren
Championship Player Lewis Morgan St Mirren
League One Manager Ian McCall Ayr United
League One Player Lawrence Shankland Ayr United
League Two Manager Stewart Petrie Montrose
League Two Player Seán Dillon Montrose

Scottish clubs in Europe
Main articles: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Summary

Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers and St Johnstone 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.[10][11]

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Group Stage 12.5
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 2.5
Rangers UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1.0
St Johnstone UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1.0
Total 16.0
Average 4.000

Celtic
UEFA Champions League

Celtic started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Linfield and Fiorita.[12]

14 July 2017 QR2 Linfield 0–2 Celtic Belfast
BBC Sport Sinclair  17'
Rogic  22'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
19 July 2017 QR2 Celtic 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Linfield Glasgow
Sinclair  4', 54'
Rogic  46'
Armstrong  90+2'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
26 July 2017 QR3 Celtic 0–0 Rosenborg Glasgow
BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
2 August 2017 QR3 Rosenborg 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 Celtic Trondheim
BBC Sport Forrest  69' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
16 August 2017 PO Celtic 5–0 Astana Glasgow
Postnikov  32' (o.g.)
Sinclair  42', 60'
Forrest  79'
Shitov  88' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
22 August 2017 PO Astana 4–3
(4–8 agg.)		 Celtic Astana
Ajer  26' (o.g.)
Muzhikov  48'
Twumasi  49', 69'		 BBC Sport Sinclair  33'
Ntcham  80'
Griffiths  90'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
12 September 2017 Group B Celtic 0–5 Paris Saint-Germain Glasgow
BBC Sport Neymar  19'
Mbappé  34'
Cavani  40' (pen.), 85'
Lustig  83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,562
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
27 September 2017 Group B Anderlecht 0–3 Celtic Brussels
BBC Sport Griffiths  38'
Roberts  50'
Sinclair  90+3'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 19,898
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
18 October 2017 Group B Bayern Munich 3–0 Celtic Munich
Müller  17'
Kimmich  29'
Hummels  51'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
31 October 2017 Group B Celtic 1–2 Bayern Munich Glasgow
McGregor  74' Report Coman  22'
Martinez  77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,269
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
22 November 2017 Group B Paris Saint-Germain 7–1 Celtic Paris
Neymar  9', 22'
Cavani  28', 79'
Mbappé  35'
Verratti  75'
Alves  80'		 Report Dembele  1' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,288
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
5 December 2017 Group B Celtic 0–1 Anderlecht Glasgow
Report Simunovic  62' (o.g.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,931
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
UEFA Europa League

Celtic finished third in their Champions League group, which meant that they progressed to the last 32 of the Europa League.[13]

15 February 2018 R32 Celtic 1–0 Zenit St Petersburg Glasgow
McGregor  78' BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,743
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
22 February 2018 R32 Zenit St Petersburg 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Celtic Saint Petersburg
Ivanović  8'
Kuzyayev  27'
Kokorin  61'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 50,492
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Aberdeen
UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Ordabasy and Široki Brijeg.[14]

13 July 2017 QR2 Aberdeen 1–1 Široki Brijeg Aberdeen
Christie  17' BBC Sport Marković  69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 July 2017 QR2 Široki Brijeg 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Aberdeen Široki Brijeg
BBC Sport  72' Stewart
 78' Mackay-Steven		 Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
27 July 2017 QR3 Aberdeen 2–1 Apollon Limassol Aberdeen
Christie  4'
Shinnie  78'		 BBC Sport  59' Jander Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
3 August 2017 QR3 Apollon Limassol 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Aberdeen Larnaca
Schembri  17'
Zelaya  86'		 BBC Sport Stadium: AEK Arena
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Rangers
UEFA Europa League
29 June 2017 QR1 Rangers 1–0 Progrès Niederkorn Glasgow
Miller  37' BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
4 July 2017 QR1 Progrès Niederkorn 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Rangers Luxembourg City
Francoise  66'
Thill  75'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

St Johnstone
UEFA Europa League
29 June 2017 QR1 St Johnstone 1–2 Trakai Perth
Shaughnessy  32' BBC Sport  14' Maksimov
 36' Silenas		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia)
6 July 2017 QR1 Trakai 1–0
(3–1 agg.)		 St Johnstone Vilnius
Maksimov  88' BBC Sport Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
1 September 2017 World Cup qualification Lithuania  0–3  Scotland Vilnius
BBC Sport  25' Armstrong
 30' Robertson
 72' McArthur		 Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
4 September 2017 World Cup qualification Scotland  2–0  Malta Glasgow
Berra  9'
Griffiths  49'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 26,371
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
5 October 2017 World Cup qualification Scotland  1–0  Slovakia Glasgow
Skrtel  89' (o.g.) BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
8 October 2017 World Cup qualification Slovenia  2–2  Scotland Ljubljana
Bezjak  52', 72' BBC Sport  32' Griffiths
 88' Snodgrass		 Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
9 November 2017 Friendly match Scotland  0–1  Netherlands Aberdeen
BBC Sport  40' Depay Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,883
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
23 March 2018 Friendly match Scotland  0–1  Costa Rica Glasgow
BBC Sport  14' Urena Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
27 March 2018 Friendly match Hungary  0–1  Scotland Budapest
BBC Sport  48' Phillips Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
29 May 2018 Friendly match Peru  2–0  Scotland Lima
Cueva  37' (pen.)
Farfan  47'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico)
2 June 2018 Friendly match Mexico  1–0  Scotland Mexico City
dos Santos  13' BBC Sport Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 70,993
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Women's football

League and Cup honours
Division Winner
2017 SWPL 1 Glasgow City[15]
2017 SWPL 2 Forfar Farmington[16]
2017 SWFL First Division (North) Central Girls[17]
2017 SWFL First Division (South) Kilmarnock[18]
2017 SWFL Second Division (West)
2017 SWFL Second Division (Central)
2017 SWFL Second Division (East)
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Scottish Women's Cup Hibernian 3–0 Glasgow City BBC Sport
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian 4–1 Celtic BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

SWPL awards
Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

Scottish Women's Premier League
Main article: 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 21 19 2 0 70 4 +66 59 2018–19 Champions League
2 Hibernian 21 18 0 3 75 14 +61 54
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 30 +24 35
4 Stirling University 21 8 4 9 26 39 −13 28
5 Spartans 21 8 4 9 26 46 −20 28
6 Rangers 21 6 2 13 33 51 −18 20
7 Hamilton Academical 21 4 1 16 15 50 −35 13
8 Aberdeen (R) 21 1 3 17 16 81 −65 6 2018 SWPL 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Glasgow City

Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the round of 32.[19]

4 October 2017 (2017-10-04) Round of 32 BIIK Kazygurt 3–0 Glasgow City Shymkent
Kirgizbaeva
Korte
Gabelia 		BBC Sport Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) Round of 32 Glasgow City 4–1
(4–4 agg.)		 BIIK Kazygurt Glasgow
Abbi Grant (3)
Noelle Murray		 BBC Sport Chinwendu Ihezuo Stadium: Petershill Park[20]

Hibernian
22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) Qualifying group 2 Hibernian 5–0 Swansea City Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Small  11'
Turner  18'
Graham  42' (pen.), 87'
Hunter  48'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) Qualifying group 2 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 1–1 Hibernian Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Malakhova  43' BBC Sport Graham  80' Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
28 August 2017 (2017-08-28) Qualifying group 2 Hibernian 1–1 Olimpia Cluj Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Graham  84' BBC Sport Lunca  5' Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

Scotland women's national team
Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results
7 July 2017 Friendly Scotland  1–0  Republic of Ireland Kirkcaldy
Murray  85' BBC Sport Stadium: Stark's Park
19 July 2017 Euro 2017 Group D England  6–0  Scotland Utrecht
18:00 CEST Taylor  11', 26', 53'
White  32'
Nobbs  87'
Duggan  90+3'		 UEFA Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 5,578
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
23 July 2017 Euro 2017 Group D Scotland  1–2  Portugal Rotterdam
18:00 CEST Cuthbert  68' UEFA  27' C. Mendes
 72' Leite		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
27 July 2017 Euro 2017 Group D Scotland  1–0  Spain Deventer
20:45 CEST Weir  42' UEFA Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia)
14 September 2017 Friendly Hungary  0–3  Scotland Telki
BBC Sport  15' Clelland
 27' Emslie
 89' Ross		 Stadium: Telki Training Centre
19 October 2017 2019 WCQ Group 2 Belarus  1–2  Scotland Minsk
Kharlanova  25' BBC Sport  28' Ross
 62' (o.g.) Kozyupa		 Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium
Referee: Nelli Stepanyan (Armenia)
24 October 2017 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  5–0  Albania Paisley
Begolli  21' (o.g.)
Brown  33'
Ross  54'
Emslie  56'
Evans  82'		 BBC Sport Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
19 January 2018 Friendly Scotland  0–3  Norway La Manga
BBC Sport Herlovsen
Thorisdottir 		Stadium: La Manga Stadium
22 January 2018 Friendly Scotland  0–0  Russia Murcia
BBC Sport Stadium: Pinatar Football Arena
3 March 2018 Friendly Scotland  2–0  New Zealand La Manga
Ross
Evans 		BBC Sport Stadium: La Manga Stadium
6 March 2018 Friendly Scotland  2–0  New Zealand La Manga
Ross
Brown 		BBC Sport Stadium: La Manga Stadium
5 April 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Switzerland   1–0  Scotland Schaffhausen
Dickenmann  32' BBC Sport Stadium: LIPO Park
Referee: Olga Zadinová
10 April 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  3–0  Poland Paisley
Ness  79'
Emslie  87'
Cuthbert  90+2'		 BBC Sport Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Dr. Riem Hussein
7 June 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Scotland  2–1  Belarus Falkirk
Cuthbert  45+2', 65' BBC Sport Olkhovik  27' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Lois Otte
12 June 2018 2019 WCQ Group 2 Poland  2–3  Scotland Kielce
Jaszek  6'
Howard  66' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Little  78'
Ross  80'
Evans  90'		 Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
Attendance: 4,410
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Deaths
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  • 2 July: Billy Cook, 77, Kilmarnock defender.[21]
  • 2 July: John McCormick, 80, Third Lanark and Aberdeen defender.
  • 5 July: John McKenzie, 91, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Scotland winger.[22]
  • 15 July: Davie Laing, 92, Heart of Midlothian, Clyde and Hibernian wing half.[23]
  • 19 July: Joe Walters, 82, Clyde, Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir wing half.[24]
  • 2 August: Dave Caldwell, 85, Aberdeen and Morton left back.[25]
  • 15 August: Joe McGurn, 52, St Johnstone, Alloa and Stenhousemuir forward.[26]
  • 16 August: John Ogston, 78, Aberdeen goalkeeper.[27]
  • 12 September: Bert McCann, 84, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Motherwell, Hamilton and Scotland wing half.[28]
  • 18 September: Paul Wilson, 66, Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle midfielder.[29]
  • 1 October: John Swinburne, 87, Motherwell director.[30]
  • 6 October: Ian McNeill, 85, Aberdeen forward and Ross County manager.[31]
  • 9 October: Jimmy Reid, 81, Dundee United, East Fife, Arbroath and Brechin City forward.[32]
  • 31 October: Stefano Salvatori, 49, Hearts midfielder.[33]
  • 15 November: Bert Ormond, 86, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton forward.[34]
  • 28 November: Jimmy McEwan, 88, Arbroath and Raith Rovers winger.[35]
  • 26 December: Willie Penman, 78, Rangers inside forward.[36]
  • 2 January: Mike McCartney, 63, Gretna manager.[37]
  • 2 January: Felix Reilly, 84, Dunfermline and East Fife forward.[38]
  • 9 January: Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scotland goalkeeper.[39]
  • 10 January: John McGlashan, 50, Montrose, Dundee, Arbroath and Ross County midfielder; Arbroath manager.[40]
  • 9 February: Liam Miller, 36, Celtic and Hibernian midfielder.[41]
  • 19 February: John Orr, 72, Kilmarnock chairman (2001–03).[42]
  • 28 February: John Muir, 70, Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone forward.[43]
  • 4 March: Alex Rennie, 69, Stirling Albion, St Johnstone and Dundee United defender; St Johnstone and Stenhousemuir manager.[44]
  • 6 March: John Kurila, 76, Celtic wing half.[45]
  • 19 March: George Meek, 84, Hamilton winger.[46]
  • 28 March: Ron Mailer, 85, Dunfermline wing half.[47]
  • 4 April: Ray Wilkins, 61, Rangers and Hibernian midfielder.[48]
  • 10 April: John Lambie, 77, Falkirk and St Johnstone defender; Hamilton, Partick Thistle and Falkirk manager.[49]
  • 27 April: George Mulhall, 81, Aberdeen, Morton and Scotland winger.[50]
  • May: Bill McCarry, 79, Falkirk, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion centre half / centre forward.[51]
  • 28 May: Neale Cooper, 54, Aberdeen, Rangers, Dunfermline and Ross County midfielder; Ross County and Peterhead manager.[52]
  • 2 June: John Ritchie, 70, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City and Dundee United goalkeeper; Brechin City manager.[53]
  • 14 June: Allan Presslie, 77, Caledonian, Arbroath, Buckie Thistle and Elgin City centre half.[54]
  • 21 June: Johnny Hubbard, 87, Rangers and Ayr United winger.[55]
  • 23 June: Douglas Rae, 87, Morton chairman.[56]
  • 26 June: Harold Davis, 85, East Fife, Rangers and Partick Thistle wing half; Queen's Park and Queen of the South manager.[57]
  • c.26 June: Ronnie Sheed, 71, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle midfielder.[58]

Notes and references
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  2. "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. "HIBERNIAN WIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE". SPFL. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. "HIBERNIAN RECEIVE DEV LEAGUE TROPHY". SPFL. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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