2016–17 SPFL Development League

The 2016–17 SPFL Development League was the 19th season of the highest youth Scottish football league and the third season under the "Development League" format. It began in August 2016 and ended in May 2017.

SPFL Development League
Season2016–17
ChampionsRoss County[1]
Top goalscorerOli Shaw (Hibernian)

Changes

The league remained at 17 teams. All twelve 2016–17 Scottish Premiership clubs participated in the league, with Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Hibernian and St Mirren making up the numbers.[2] Eligible players were those born in 1997 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C) 32 20 6 6 63 40 +23 66 League winners
2 Hamilton Academical 32 19 7 6 72 39 +33 64
3 Celtic 32 19 6 7 61 26 +35 63
4 Hibernian 32 19 4 9 67 43 +24 61
5 Motherwell 32 17 6 9 66 39 +27 57
6 Rangers 32 15 6 11 53 47 +6 51
7 Falkirk 32 14 7 11 57 52 +5 49
8 Partick Thistle 32 15 3 14 61 64 −3 48
9 Aberdeen 32 14 4 14 56 58 −2 46
10 Dunfermline Athletic 32 13 5 14 45 53 −8 44
11 Heart of Midlothian 32 12 7 13 48 46 +2 43
12 Kilmarnock 32 9 5 18 51 68 −17 32
13 St Mirren 32 9 4 19 46 70 −24 31
14 Dundee United 32 7 9 16 49 66 −17 30
15 Dundee 32 7 7 18 32 57 −25 28
16 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 32 7 6 19 32 66 −34 27
17 St Johnstone 32 5 10 17 34 59 −25 25
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2017. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Matches

Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DUN DNF FAL HAM HOM HIB INV KIL MOT PAR RAN ROS STJ STM
Aberdeen 1–0 2–2 0–3 4–0 2–0 4–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–9 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Celtic 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 4–1 2–2 3–2 5–2 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–0
Dundee 0–2 0–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–5 0–1 1–0 0–3
Dundee United 3–2 0–6 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1
Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–4 2–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 5–1
Falkirk 1–4 0–4 3–0 5–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 3–2
Hamilton Academical 3–2 0–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 5–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–1
Heart of Midlothian 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–3 5–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–2
Hibernian 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 3–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–4 3–1 4–0 1–2 0–2 5–0 3–2
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0
Kilmarnock 4–1 3–4 2–4 3–4 1–2 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 4–1 1–1 1–1
Motherwell 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 3–2 4–3 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 3–6 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–0
Partick Thistle 2–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 1–3 2–1 3–3 3–1 0–3 2–2 5–0 1–2 2–3 2–6 2–3 1–0
Rangers 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 3–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1
Ross County 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–4 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–3 2–2 1–0
St Johnstone 1–2 0–2 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–2
St Mirren 2–3 1–4 1–4 2–1 2–4 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 5–2 4–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2017. Source: SPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

The result of a match between Dunfermline and Motherwell on 21 February was annulled, and a 3–0 win awarded to Motherwell, because Dunfermline fielded a player who was under suspension from the Scottish Football Association.[3]

Top scorers
As of matches played on 27 April 2017
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Oli Shaw Hibernian 26
2 Ryan Tierney Hamilton Academical 19
3 Neil McLaughlin Partick Thistle 17
4 Scott Shepherd Falkirk 15
5 Greg Morrison Ross County 14

Source:[4]

References
  1. "Ross County win Development League". SPFL. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Development League fixtures 2016/17". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. "Press Release: Development League". SPFL. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. "Shaw tops U20 scoring charts". Scottish Professional Football League. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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