The 2024–25 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is 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. Celtic are three-time defending champions. The season began on 3 August 2024.[1]

Twelve teams contest 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
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Premiership football clubs in Edinburgh
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Premiership football clubs in Glasgow

Personnel and kits

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 None 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 England Neil Critchley 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

Managerial changes

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[15] Pre-season Sweden Jimmy Thelin 3 June 2024[16]
St Johnstone Scotland Craig Levein Sacked 17 September 2024[17] 10th Northern Ireland Andy Kirk (interim) 17 September 2024[17]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Steven Naismith 22 September 2024[18] 12th Scotland Liam Fox (interim) 22 September 2024[18]
St Johnstone Northern Ireland Andy Kirk End of interim spell 1 October 2024[19] 11th Finland Simo Valakari 1 October 2024[19]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Liam Fox 15 October 2024[20] 12th England Neil Critchley 15 October 2024[20]
Motherwell Scotland Stuart Kettlewell Resigned 27 January 2025[21] 5th Scotland Stephen Frail (interim) 27 January 2025[21]
Scotland Stephen Frail End of interim spell 17 February 2025[22] 8th Germany Michael Wimmer 17 February 2025[22]
Rangers Belgium Philippe Clement Sacked 23 February 2025[23] 2nd Scotland Barry Ferguson (interim) 24 February 2025[24]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (V, T) 28 23 3 2 82 15 +67 72 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Rangers (V) 29 18 5 6 51 26 +25 59 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 28 12 5 11 36 44 −8 41 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Hibernian 28 10 10 8 42 39 +3 40 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Dundee United 28 11 7 10 34 34 0 40
6 Motherwell 29 11 4 14 34 48 −14 37
7 Heart of Midlothian 28 10 6 12 40 38 +2 36
8 Ross County 29 9 8 12 31 49 −18 35
9 St Mirren 28 10 4 14 33 42 −9 34
10 Kilmarnock 29 8 7 14 33 47 −14 31
11 Dundee 29 7 7 15 41 61 −20 28 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 29 7 4 18 32 54 −22 25 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2025. Source: [25][26]
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).[27]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (V) Assured of a top six finish
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. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League and Conference League second qualifying rounds are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Results

Matches 34–38

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Sam Dalby Dundee United 12
2 Japan Daizen Maeda Celtic 11
Czech Republic Václav Černý Rangers
Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Rangers
5 Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic 10
Germany Nicolas Kühn Celtic
Scotland Simon Murray Dundee
8 Morocco Hamza Igamane Rangers 9
9 Belgium Arne Engels Celtic 8
Republic of Ireland Adam Idah Celtic
Scotland Callum McGregor Celtic
Scotland Bruce Anderson Kilmarnock
Northern Ireland Ronan Hale Ross County
England Toyosi Olusanya St Mirren

Source:[29]

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League hat-tricks § Scottish Premiership
Player For Against Score Date Ref.
Morocco Hamza Igamane Rangers Hibernian 3–3 (A) 5 January 2025 [30]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Celtic 19
2 England Jack Butland Rangers 10
3 England Jack Walton Dundee United 9
4 Scotland Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian 6
5 Scotland Robby McCrorie Kilmarnock 5
6 Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov Aberdeen 4
England Jordan Smith Hibernian
England Aston Oxborough Motherwell
Scotland Ross Laidlaw Ross County
10 Scotland Liam Kelly Rangers 3
Germany Jordan Amissah Ross County
England Zach Hemming St Mirren

Source:[31]

Awards

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

See also

References

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  17. ^ a b "St Johnstone sack manager Craig Levein". BBC Sport. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Steven Naismith: Hearts sack head coach after eight successive defeats". BBC Sport. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  19. ^ a b "St Johnstone confirm Valakari as new head coach". BBC Sport. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Hearts name ex-Blackpool boss Critchley as head coach". BBC Sport. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Kettlewell resigns as Motherwell manager". BBC Sport. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Wimmer: Motherwell appoint German as new manager to replace Stuart Kettlewell". BBC Sport. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Rangers sack Clement following loss to St Mirren". BBC Sport. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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