2013–14 Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership
Season 2013–14
Champions Celtic
Relegated Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian
Champions League Celtic
Europa League Motherwell
Aberdeen
St Johnstone
Matches played 222
Goals scored 611 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer Kris Commons (27 goals)
Biggest home win Celtic 6–0 Inverness CT
(27 April 2014)
Biggest away win Motherwell 0–5 Celtic
(6 December 2013)
Highest scoring Kilmarnock 2–5 Celtic
(28 September 2013)
St Mirren 4–3 St Johnstone
(19 October 2013)
Inverness CT 3–4 Aberdeen
(21 December 2013)
Motherwell 4–3 Partick Thistle
(15 February 2014)
Celtic 5-2 Aberdeen
(3 May 2014)

The 2013–14 Scottish Premiership was the first season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football.[1] The season began on 2 August 2013 and concluded on 11 May 2014.[2] This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.[3] This season also featured the introduction of an end of season play-off between the 11th-placed team in the top flight and the teams placed 2nd–4th in the Scottish Championship, to determine whether a second team will be relegated from the league.[4]

Twelve teams contested the league. Partick Thistle (champions) were promoted from the 2012–13 First Division, replacing Dundee (relegated). Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points (one-third of the previous season's total) for entering administration during the close season.[5]

On 26 March, Celtic clinched their third title in a row and 45th in total after a 5-1 away win against Partick Thistle.[6][7] It is the earliest that the title has been won since the 1928–29 season, when Rangers won it on 16 March.[8][9][10]

Teams

Aberdeen
Celtic
Dundee United
Hearts
Hibernian
Inverness
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Partick Thistle
Ross County
St. Johnstone
St. Mirren

Locations of the current Premiership teams in Scotland [

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Dundee were relegated from the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League. Partick Thistle, who won the 2012–13 Scottish First Division, were promoted.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 21,421[11]
Celtic Celtic Park, Glasgow 60,355[12]
Dundee United Tannadice Park, Dundee 14,229[13]
Heart of Midlothian Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 17,529[14]
Hibernian Easter Road, Edinburgh 20,421[15]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 7,800[16]
Kilmarnock Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 18,128[17]
Motherwell Fir Park, Motherwell 13,677[18]
Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 10,102[19]
Ross County Victoria Park, Dingwall 6,541[20]
St Johnstone McDiarmid Park, Perth 10,696[21]
St Mirren St Mirren Park, Paisley 8,023[22]

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aberdeen McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes Anderson, RussellRussell Anderson Adidas Team Recruitment
Celtic Lennon, NeilNeil Lennon Brown, ScottScott Brown Nike Magners
Dundee United McNamara, JackieJackie McNamara Dillon, SeánSeán Dillon Nike Calor
Heart of Midlothian Locke, GaryGary Locke Wilson, DannyDanny Wilson Adidas Wonga.com
Hibernian Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher Craig, LiamLiam Craig Nike[23] Crabbie's
Inverness CT Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes Foran, RichieRichie Foran Erreà Orion Group
Kilmarnock Johnston, AllanAllan Johnston Pascali, ManuelManuel Pascali Killie 1869 QTS
Motherwell McCall, StuartStuart McCall Lasley, KeithKeith Lasley Puma Cash Converters
Partick Thistle Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald Welsh, SeanSean Welsh Joma macb
Ross County Adams, DerekDerek Adams Brittain, RichardRichard Brittain Diadora Stanley CRC Evans Offshore
St Johnstone Wright, TommyTommy Wright Mackay, DaveDave Mackay Joma GS Brown Construction
St Mirren Lennon, DannyDanny Lennon Goodwin, JimJim Goodwin Diadora Blacks Outdoor Retail

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
St Johnstone Lomas, SteveSteve Lomas Signed by Millwall 6 June 2013[24] Pre-season Wright, TommyTommy Wright 10 June 2013[25]
Kilmarnock Shiels, KennyKenny Shiels Sacked 11 June 2013[26] Pre-season Johnston, AllanAllan Johnston 25 June 2013[27]
Hibernian Fenlon, PatPat Fenlon Resigned 1 November 2013[28] 7th Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher 12 November 2013[29]
Inverness CT Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher Signed by Hibernian 12 November 2013[29] 2nd Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes 4 December 2013[30]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25+77 99 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60+4 70 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38+15 68 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50+15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 440 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42+6 53 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 6218 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 5819 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 6621 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 6519 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 5120 35 Scottish Premiership play-offs
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 6520 0231 Relegation to 2014–15 Scottish Championship

Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration
2 St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualify to second qualifying round of Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Season statistics

Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster set a new Scottish league record for length of time played without conceding a goal, which had been previously set by Bobby Clark in 1970–71.[31] Forster's streak ended at 1,256 minutes.[32]

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Team Goals[33]
1 Scotland Kris Commons Celtic 27
2 Scotland Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 22
England John Sutton Motherwell 22
4 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Celtic 20
Scotland Stevie May St Johnstone 20
6 Northern Ireland Billy McKay Inverness CT 18
7 Northern Ireland Niall McGinn Aberdeen 13
Scotland Steven Thompson St Mirren 13
9 England Lionel Ainsworth Motherwell 11
Turkey Nadir Çiftçi Dundee United 11
Scotland Kris Doolan Partick Thistle 11
Scotland Callum Paterson Heart of Midlothian 11

Assists

Rank Player Club Assists[34]
1 England Kallum Higginbotham Partick Thistle 10
2 Honduras Emilio Izaguirre Celtic 9
England Lionel Ainsworth Motherwell 9
4 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Celtic 8
Scotland Iain Vigurs Motherwell 8
6 Scotland Kris Commons Celtic 7
7 Scotland Ryan Gauld Dundee United 6
Scotland Paul Cairney Hibernian 6
Greece Georgios Samaras Celtic 6

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home ╲ Away ABE CEL DUNHOMHIBINVKILMOTPARROSSTJSTM
Aberdeen 02 10 13 10 10 21 01 40 10 00 20
Celtic 31 11 20 10 22 40 20 10 21 21 10
Dundee United 12 01 41 22 01 10 22 41 10 40 40
Heart of Midlothian 21 13 00 10 02 04 01 02 22 02 02
Hibernian 02 11 11 21 02 30 01 11 00 00 20
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 34 01 11 20 30 21 20 12 12 10 30
Kilmarnock 01 25 14 20 12 12 02 21 20 00 21
Motherwell 13 05 04 21 10 20 21 10 31 40 30
Partick Thistle 03 12 00 11 01 00 11 15 33 01 03
Ross County 10 14 24 21 02 03 12 12 13 10 30
St Johnstone 02 01 30 10 12 40 31 20 11 40 20
St Mirren 11 04 41 11 00 00 11 01 12 21 43

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

Home ╲ Away ABE CEL DUNHOMHIBINVKILMOTPARROSSTJSTM
Aberdeen 21 11 01 21 10
Celtic 50 30 11 30 30
Dundee United 02 21 32 31 01 32
Heart of Midlothian 11 02 12 20 21
Hibernian 02 04 13 33 21 23
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 00 00 12 10 22
Kilmarnock 03 42 11 20 22 12
Motherwell 22 41 12 43 21
Partick Thistle 31 15 11 24 31 11
Ross County 11 30 12 12 11 21
St Johnstone 33 20 01 30 11 01
St Mirren 01 20 32 00 01

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Top six

Home ╲ Away ABE CEL DUNINVMOTSTJ
Aberdeen 01 11
Celtic 52 31 60
Dundee United 13 51
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 00 11 20
Motherwell 33 21 21
St Johnstone 33 20

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom six

Home ╲ Away HOM HIB KILPARROSSTM
Heart of Midlothian 50 24 20
Hibernian 12 01 11
Kilmarnock 12 10
Partick Thistle 23 11
Ross County 10 21
St Mirren 11 20 10

Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premiership Play-offs

For the first time since the 1996–97 season, promotion and relegation involving a place in the top division of the Scottish football league system was determined in part by a play-off system.[35] The previous system used was a straight head-to-head between the team that had finished 9th (second bottom) in the Premier Division and the runner-up in the First Division.[35] The new system involved the teams from second to fourth place in the Championship, with the first contest between the third and fourth place teams.[36] The winner progressed to a tie with the second place Championship team.[36] The winner of that second tie then progressed to the promotion and relegation deciding playoff against the 11th place team in the Premiership.[36]

Quarter-final

First leg

6 May 2014
19:45
Queen of the South 2–1 Falkirk
McHugh  56', 90' Report Alston  8'
Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: John McKendrick

Second leg

10 May 2014
15:00
Falkirk 3–1 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South
Loy  53'
Sibbald  70'
Alston  118'
Report McHugh  36'
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Calum Murray

Falkirk won 4–3 on aggregate, advanced to Semi-final.

Semi-final

First leg

13 May 2014
19:45
Falkirk 1–1 Hamilton Academical
Beck  80' Report MacKinnon  61'
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: John Beaton

Second leg

18 May 2014
15:00
Hamilton Academical 1–0 Falkirk
Andreu  16' Report
New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hamilton Academical won 2–1 on aggregate, advanced to Final.

Final

First leg

21 May 2014
19:45
Hamilton Academical 0–2 Hibernian
Report Cummings  39', 55'
New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Bobby Madden

Second leg

2–2 on aggregate. Hamilton Academical won 4–3 on penalties, earning promotion to the Premiership. Hibernian were relegated to the Championship.

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