2015–16 in Scottish football

none Scotland 2015–16 2014–15 2016–17 yes football background:#BFD7FF 2015–16 in Scottish football 200px Premiership champions Celtic Championship champions Rangers League 1 champions Dunfermline Athletic League 2 champions East Fife Scottish Cup winners Hibernian League Cup winners Ross County Challenge Cup winners Rangers Youth Cup winners Motherwell Teams in Europe Celtic, Aberdeen, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Johnstone Scotland national team UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying The 2015–16 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 25 July 2015, with the first round of the 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32535747 Scottish football season to start on 25 July with Petrofac Training Cup BBC Sport BBC 30 April 2015 26 May 2015 The 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 1 August. Transfer deals List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16 League competitions Scottish Premiership 2015–16 Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship 2015–16 Scottish Championship Scottish League One 2015–16 Scottish League One Scottish League Two 2015–16 Scottish League Two Non-league football Level 5 2015–16 Highland Football League 2015–16 Lowland Football League auto Highland Football League yes yes 1em Lowland Football League yes yes Level 6 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League 2015–16 South of Scotland Football League auto East of Scotland Football League yes yes 1em South of Scotland Football League yes yes SPFL Development League 2015–16 SPFL Development League Honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2015–16 Scottish CupHibernian3–2RangersBBC Sport2015–16 League CupRoss County2–1HibernianBBC Sport2015–16 Challenge CupRangers4–0PeterheadBBC Sport2015–16 Youth CupMotherwell5–2Heart of MidlothianBBC Sport2015–16 Junior CupBeith Juniors1–14–3 pens.PollokThe Herald2015–16 Amateur Cup Colville Park 2 – 1 Leven United Glasgow World Non-league honours Senior CompetitionWinner Highland League Cove Rangers Lowland League Edinburgh City East of Scotland League Leith Athletic South of Scotland League St Cuthbert Wanderers Junior West Region DivisionWinner2015–16 Super League Premier DivisionAuchinleck TalbotSuper League First DivisionCumnock Juniors Ayrshire District LeagueGirvanCentral District League First DivisionRenfrewCentral District League Second DivisionForth Wanderers East Region DivisionWinner2015–16 SuperleagueBonnyrigg Rose AthleticPremier LeagueJeanfield SwiftsNorth DivisionDownfieldSouth DivisionTranent Juniors North Region DivisionWinner2015–16 SuperleagueBanks O' DeeFirst Division (West)Buckie RoversFirst Division (East)Colony Park Individual honours PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Leigh Griffithshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36183405 Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year BBC Sport BBC 1 May 2016 1 May 2016 Celtic Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic Manager of the Year Mark Warburton Rangers Championship Player of Year Lee Wallace Rangers League One Player of Year Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dunfermline Athletic League Two Player of Year Nathan Austin East Fife SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Leigh Griffithshttp://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14481225.Leigh_Griffiths_named_SFWA_Player_of_the_Year_for_second_time___and_looks_for_a_third/ Leigh Griffiths named SFWA Player of the Year for second time - and looks for a third Evening Times Herald & Times Group Scott Mullen 9 May 2016 10 May 2016 Celtic Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierneyhttps://www.scottishfwa.com/young-player-of-the-year-1 Young Player of the Year Celtic Manager of the Year Jim McIntyrehttp://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/14490084.Paatelainen__39_s_fate_not_lost_on_McIntyre_as_Ross_County_manager_counts_his_blessings/ Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings Euan McArthur The Herald Herald & Times Group 13 May 2016 16 May 2016 Ross County International Player of the Year Matt Ritchie https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/17205531.newcastle-united-winger-matt-ritchie-asks-not-considered-scotland-selection-foreseeable-future/ Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie asks not to be considered for Scotland selection "for the foreseeable future" Herald Scotland 6 November 2018 24 August 2022 subscription Bournemouth Scottish clubs in Europe 2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and St Johnstone qualified for European competition.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/european-qualification-for-201516/ European qualification for 2015/16 www.spfl.co.uk Scottish Professional Football League 1 June 2015 1 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601202309/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/european-qualification-for-201516/ 1 June 2015 dead Celtic UEFA Champions League Second qualifying 15 July 2015 Celtic SCO 2 – 0 BBC Sport ISL Stjarnan Boyata 44Johansen 56 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland 48,185 Daniel Siebert Germany W Second qualifying 22 July 2015 Stjarnan ISL 1 – 4 1 – 6 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Finsen 7 Bitton 33Mulgrew 49Griffiths 88Johansen 90 Samsungvöllur Garðabær, Iceland Jonathan Lardot Belgium W Third qualifying 29 July 2015 Celtic SCO 1 – 0 BBC Sport Azerbaijan Qarabağ Boyata 82 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland 43,011 Robert Schörgenhofer AUT W Third qualifying 5 August 2015 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0 – 0 0 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Baku, Azerbaijan Martin Strömbergsson SWE D Play-off 19 August 2015 Celtic SCO 3 – 2 BBC Sport SWE Malmö FF Griffiths 3 61Bitton 10 Berget 52 90 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland Felix Brych GER W Play-off 25 August 2015 Malmö FF SWE 2 – 0 4 – 3 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Rosenberg 23Boyata 54 o.g. Swedbank Stadion Malmö, Sweden Milorad Mažić SRB L UEFA Europa League Group A 17 September 2015 Ajax NED 2 – 2 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Fischer 24Schöne 84 Bitton 8Lustig 42 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands Luca Banti ITA D Group A 1 October 2015 Celtic SCO 2 – 2 BBC Sport TUR Fenerbahçe Griffiths 28Commons 32 Fernandão 43 48 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland Kenn Hansen Denmark D Group A 22 October 2015 Molde NOR 3 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Kamara 11Forren 18Elyounoussi 56 Commons 55 Aker Stadion Molde, Norway Vladislav Bezborodov Russia L Group A 5 November 2015 Celtic SCO 1 – 2 BBC Sport NOR Molde Commons 26 Elyounoussi 21Hestad 37 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland Slavko Vinčić SVN L Group A 26 November 2015 Celtic SCO 1 – 2 BBC Sport NED Ajax McGregor 3 Milik 22Černý 87 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland Felix Zwayer GER L Group A 10 December 2015 Fenerbahçe TUR 1 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Marković 39 Commons 75 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Istanbul, Turkey Serge Gumienny Belgium D Aberdeen UEFA Europa League First qualifying 2 July 2015 Shkëndija MKD 1 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Aberdeen Kirovski 84 McGinn 79 Philip II Arenahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33264861 Aberdeen: Gordon Marshall to be new goalkeeping coach BBC Sport BBC 24 June 2015 2 July 2015 Meanwhile, the venue for the first leg of Aberdeen's Europa League first-round qualifying tie against Shkendija on 2 July has been changed. They will now take on the Macedonian side in the capital, Skopje, after Uefa confirmed it had been moved from the Gradski Stadium in Tetovo. The tie, which will kick off at 8.05pm British time, has been switched because the stadium Shkendija share with three other clubsis being rebuilt and will not be ready to host the Aberdeen match. Skopje, Macedonia Tolga Özkalfa Turkey D First qualifying 9 July 2015 Aberdeen SCO 0 – 0 1 – 1 BBC Sport MKD Shkëndija Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland Nikolaj Hänni Switzerland D Second qualifying 16 July 2015 Rijeka Croatia 0 – 3 BBC Sport SCO Aberdeen Considine 38Pawlett 52McLean 75 Stadion Kantrida Rijeka, Croatia Amaury Delerue France W Second qualifying 23 July 2015 Aberdeen SCO 2 – 2 5 – 2 BBC Sport Croatia Rijeka McGinn 64Hayes 72 Tomasov 58Kvržić 63 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland 15,803 Marco Guida ITA D Third qualifying 30 July 2015 Kairat KAZ 2 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Aberdeen Bakayev 13Islamkhan 22 McLean 69 Central Stadium Almaty, Kazakhstan Tamás Bognar HUN L Third qualifying 6 August 2015 Aberdeen SCO 1 – 1 2 – 3 BBC Sport KAZ Kairat McLean 84 Gohou 59 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland 20,317 Miroslav Zelinka CZE D Inverness Caledonian Thistle UEFA Europa League Second qualifying 16 July 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle SCO 0 – 1 BBC Sport ROM Astra Giurgiu Budescu 24 Caledonian Stadium Inverness, Scotland 5,534 Ken Henry Johnsen Norway L Second qualifying 23 July 2015 Astra Giurgiu ROM 0 – 0 1 – 0 BBC Sport SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Giurgiu, Romania Artyom Kuchin Kazakhstan D St Johnstone UEFA Europa League First qualifying 2 July 2015 Alashkert Armenia 1 – 0 BBC Sport SCO St Johnstone Manasyan 59 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadiumhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33356481 Europa League: St Johnstone adapt for heat of Armenian battle Brian McLauchlin BBC Sport BBC 1 July 2015 2 July 2015 The match is being played in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium instead of the home side's smaller Alashkert Stadium, which is also in the Armenian capital. Yerevan, Armenia Jakob Kehlet Denmark L First qualifying 9 July 2015 St Johnstone SCO 2 – 1 2 – 2 BBC Sport Armenia Alashkert O'Halloran 34McKay 86 Gyozalyan 73 McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland Fredy Fautrel France W Scotland national team Scotland national football team 2000–19 results 4 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying GEO SCO 1 – 0 Qazaishvili 37 BBC Sport Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arenahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32934796 Euro 2016: Scotland's opponents Georgia fined over crowd trouble BBC Sport BBC 29 May 2015 29 May 2015 Tbilisi Ovidiu Hategan Romania L 7 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying SCO GER 2 – 3 Hummels 28 o.g.McArthur 43 Müller 18 34Gündoğan 54 BBC Sport Hampden Park Glasgow 50,753 Björn Kuipers Netherlands L 8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying SCO POL 2 – 2 Ritchie 45Fletcher 62 Lewandowski 3 90 BBC Sport Hampden Park Glasgow Viktor Kassai Hungary D 11 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying GIB SCO 0 – 6 Ritchie 24Maloney 39Fletcher 52 56 85Naismith 90 BBC Sport Estádio Algarve Faro, Portugal 12,401 Aleksei Kulbakov Belarus W 24 March 2016 Generali Arena Prague CZE SCO 0 – 1 BBC Sport Anya 10 Friendly Paul McLaughlin (Ireland) W 14,580 29 March 2016 Hampden Park Glasgow 1 – 0 SCO Ritchie 8 DEN BBC Sport Friendly Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) W 18,385 29 May 2016 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali, Malta 1 – 0 Pellè 57 ITA SCO BBC Sport Friendly Alan Sant (Malta) L 8,000 4 June 2016 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3 – 0 BBC Sport Giroud 8 35Koscielny 39 FRA SCO Friendly Sébastien Delferière (Belgium) L 25,057 Women's football Scottish Women's Premier League 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League League and Cup honours DivisionWinner2015 Scottish Women's Premier LeagueGlasgow Cityhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34567473 Glasgow City secure their ninth league title in a row BBC Sport BBC 18 October 2015 18 October 2015SWFL First DivisionGlasgow GirlsSWFL Second Division NorthSWFL Second Division West/South WestSWFL Second Division East/CentralSWFL Second Division South East CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2015 Scottish Women's CupGlasgow City3 – 0HibernianBBC Sport2015 Scottish Women's Premier League CupGlasgow City2 – 1 (AET)HibernianBBC SportSWFL First Division CupSWFL Second Division Cup Individual honours SWPL awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Player of the Year Manager of the Year Young Player of the Year UEFA Women's Champions League Glasgow City L Round of 32 2015 10 8 y 20:30 Chelsea ENG 1–0 SCO Glasgow City Report Kirby 39 Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames 1,100 Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic) L Round of 32 2015 10 14 y 20:30 Glasgow City SCO 0–3 0–4 ENG Chelsea Report Aluko 22Kirby 57Flaherty 61 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 1,199 Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Scotland women's national team Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results 1 Friendly 17 September 2015 SCO 0–4 BBC Sport Norway Haavi Hegerberg Berge Wold Firhill Stadium, Glasgow L 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 22 September 2015 SVN 0–3 BBC Sport SCO 28 49 59 Little Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina 794 Sandra Bastos (Portugal) W 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 23 October 2015 SCO 7–0 BBC Sport BLR Ross 44 66Weir 46Corsie 53Evans 68Love 89 90 Fir Park, Motherwell 1,367 Carina Susanna Vitulano (Italy) W 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 27 October 2015 MKD 1–4 BBC Sport SCO Rochi 44 22 Little27 28 Corsie31 Weir FFM Training Centre, Skopje Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) W 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 29 November 2015 SCO 10–0 BBC Sport MKD Ross 3 59 61 87Love 8 40 53Beattie 24Lauder 27Evans 35 St Mirren Park, Paisley W 1 Friendly 26 January 2016 SWE 6–0 Scottish FA SCO Dahlkvist 40Eriksson 45Jakobsson 45+1Schelin 68Hammarlund 78 83 Prioritet Serneke Arena, Gothenburg L 1 Friendly 8 March 2016 SCO 1–1 Scottish FA ESP Mitchell 55 90 Torrecilla Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk D 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 8 April 2016 SCO 3–1 BBC Sport SVN Ross 19 44Little 52 pen. Erman 42 St Mirren Park, Paisley W 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 3 June 2016 SCO 0–4 BBC Sport ISL Gísladóttir 10Þorsteinsdóttir 62Jónsdóttir 65Viðarsdóttir 69 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk 2,690 Jana Adamkova Czech Republic L 1 Euro 2017 qualifying 7 June 2016 Belarus 0–1 BBC Sport SCO Love 15 FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk Marta Frias Acedo Spain W Deaths 10 July: Jimmy Murray, 82, Hearts, Falkirk, Clyde, Raith Rovers and Scotland forward.http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-title-winner-jimmy-murray-dies-aged-82-1-3827675 Hearts title winner Jimmy Murray dies aged 82 Edinburgh Evening News 10 July 2015 10 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711154453/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-title-winner-jimmy-murray-dies-aged-82-1-3827675 11 July 2015 dead 2 August: Sammy Cox, 91, Queen's Park, Third Lanark, Dundee, Rangers, East Fife and Scotland defender.http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/rangers/13525122.Rangers_legend_Cox_dies_aged_91/ Rangers legend Cox dies aged 91 Evening Times Herald & Times Group 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 Christopher Jack 6 August: Danny Hegan, 72, Albion Rovers midfielder.Sixties Midfielder Hegan Dies 16 August: George Merchant, 89, Dundee and Falkirk forward.http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/george-merchant-1926-2015/ GEORGE MERCHANT: 1926-2015 www.falkirkfc.co.uk Falkirk FC 17 August 2015 17 August 2015 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824170841/http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/george-merchant-1926-2015/ dead 29 August: Graham Leggat, 81, Aberdeen and Scotland forward.http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6657.php#.VeM4XvRinG4 AFC great passes away www.afc.co.uk Aberdeen FC 30 August 2015 30 August 2015 31 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150831065656/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6657.php#.VeM4XvRinG4 dead 6 September: Ralph Milne, 54, Dundee United winger.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34171610 Ralph Milne: Dundee United legend dies at the age of 54 BBC Sport BBC 7 September 2015 7 September 2015 6 September: Hugh Ormond, 92, Dundee United and St Mirren full back.http://dufc.co/news/hugh-ormond/ Hugh Ormond 2015-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118154018/http://dufc.co/news/hugh-ormond/ 2015-11-18 usurped 12 September: Jim Doherty, 61, Albion Rovers and Stranraer midfielder.The Passing Of Former Player Jim Doherty 1 October: Joe Wark, 67, Motherwell defender.https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2015/10/01/joe-wark-1947-2015/ Joe Wark: 1947 – 2015 www.motherwellfc.co.uk Motherwell FC 1 October 2015 1 October 2015 2 October: Johnny Paton, 92, Celtic winger.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/10/johnny-paton-1923-2015.html Johnny Paton 1923-2015 www.chelseafc.com Chelsea FC 2 October 2015 2 October 2015 17 October: Johnny Hamilton, 66, Rangers, Hibernian and St Johnstone midfielder.Former Hibs player Johnny Hamilton dies aged 66 23 October: Peter Price, 83, St Mirren, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Albion Rovers forward.http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/peter-price-1932-2015/ Peter Price 1932-2015 Ayr United FC 24 October 2015 26 October 2015 19 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170919041843/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/peter-price-1932-2015/ dead 25 October: Matt Watson, 79, Kilmarnock and Queen of the South full-back.http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?Id=2925 Matt Watson www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk Kilmarnock FC 27 October 2015 31 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160426122809/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?Id=2925 26 April 2016 dead 5 November: Brown McMaster, 66, Scottish Football League president (2007–09); Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir executive.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/29032/10056919/former-scottish-football-league-president-brown-mcmaster-dies Former Scottish Football League president Brown McMaster dies Sky Sports BSkyB 5 November 2015 6 November 2015 15 November: Jackie McGugan, 76, St Mirren, Ayr United and Morton defender.http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=49437 Jackie McGugan – 1939-2015 St Mirren FC 17 November 2015 17 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151118125009/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=49437 18 November 2015 5 December: Willie Coburn, 74, St Johnstone, Forfar and Cowdenbeath defender.http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3921 FORMER PLAYER WILLIE COBURN PASSES AWAY St Johnstone FC 5 December 2015 5 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095044/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3921 8 December 2015 6 December: Ian Burns, 76, Aberdeen and Brechin City wing half.http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/10092544/former-aberdeen-player-ian-burns-dies-aged-76 Former Aberdeen player Ian Burns dies, aged 76 Sky Sports 7 December 2015 24 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151221004605/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/10092544/former-aberdeen-player-ian-burns-dies-aged-76 21 December 2015 8 December: Alan Hodgkinson, 79, Scotland goalkeeping coach.http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1961&newsCategoryID=3&newsID=15754 Scottish FA pays tribute to Alan Hodgkinson www.scottishfa.co.uk Scottish Football Association 8 December 2015 8 December 2015 10 December: Arnold Peralta, 26, Rangers midfielder.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-11/captain-of-honduras-soccer-team-shot-dead/7021188 Honduras soccer captain Arnold Peralta shot dead in hometown ABC News ABC 11 December 2015 11 December 2015 December: Duncan Lambie, 63, Dundee, St Johnstone and Hibernian forward.http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/duncan-lambie-1952--2015 Dundee Football Club - Official Website Duncan Lambie (1952 – 2015) 2016-01-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160126043204/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/duncan-lambie-1952--2015 2016-01-26 19 January: Joachim Fernandez, 43, Dundee United defender.https://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-1/Homes-Clubs/bordeaux/fil-info/deces-de-joachim-fernandez-788420 Décès de Joachim Fernandez 22 January 2016 22 January: Tommy Bryceland, 76, St Mirren forward and manager.http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14232011.Thomas_Bryceland/ Thomas Bryceland Matt Vallance The Herald Herald & Times Group 27 January 2016 27 January 2016 January: John Dowie, 60, Celtic and Clyde defenderDeath of former Celt John Dowie. 28 January: Dave Thomson, 77, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire forward.Dave Thomson 28 January: Tommy O'Hara, 62, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Falkirk and Partick Thistle midfielder.Former Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle star Tommy O'Hara, and his American dream, laid to rest 4 February: Harry Glasgow, 76, Clyde, Arbroath and Stenhousemuir defender, Stenhousemuir manager.Harry Glasgow 24 February: Jim McFadzean, 77, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren, Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Ayr United defender.Tributes pour in for Kilmarnock FC legend Jim McFadzean who has passed away 4 March: Eddie Blyth, 91, St Mirren forward.http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=52994 Eddie Blyth 1924-2016 2016-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422204104/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=52994 2016-04-22 dead 11 March: Billy Ritchie, 79, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Stranraer and Scotland goalkeeper.http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14345905.display/ Billy Ritchie Robert McElroy Herald & Times Group The Herald 16 March 2016 17 March 2016 22 March: Les Thomson, 79, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir centre-half.http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/les-thomson-1936-2016/ Les Thomson 1936-2016 2016-04-06 2016-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513200926/http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/les-thomson-1936-2016/ dead 31 March: Ian Britton, 61, Dundee United and Arbroath midfielder.http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/ian-britton-1954-2106-3034232.aspx Ian Britton: 1954 - 2016 Burnley FC 31 March 2016 31 March 2016 12 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412165659/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/ian-britton-1954-2106-3034232.aspx dead 31 March: Jimmy Toner, 91, Dundee inside forward.http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/jimmy-toner-1924--2016 Jimmy Toner (1924 – 2016) Dundee FC 4 April 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160404172245/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/jimmy-toner-1924--2016 4 April 2016 7 May: Chris Mitchell, 27, Falkirk, Ayr United, Bradford City, Queen of the South and Clyde midfielder.https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tributes-paid-ex-clyde-qos-7924789#Jc5rb8OeSaPYV5vO.97 Tributes paid to ex Clyde, QoS and Falkirk footballer Chris Mitchell who has tragically died at the age of 27 Daily Record Fraser Wilson 8 May 2016 8 May 2016 8 May: George Ross, 73, Preston North End full back.http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/pne-legend-george-ross-passes-away-1-7899066 PNE legend George Ross passes away Dave Seddon 8 May 2016 8 May 2016 11 May: Bobby Carroll, 77, Celtic, St Mirren, Dundee United and Queen of the South winger.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/10277583/bobby-carroll-the-scorer-of-celtics-first-european-goal-dies-aged-77 Bobby Carroll, the scorer of Celtic's first European goal, dies aged 77 Sky Sports 11 May 2016 11 May 2016 14 May: Jim Finlayson, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Montrose forward.The Courier DC Thomson https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/173482/east-fife-legend-jim-finlayson-dies-following-illness/ East Fife legend Jim Finlayson dies following illness 14 May: John Coyle, 83, Dundee United, Brechin City and Clyde forward.https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2016/05/15/5186/#.Vzypao-cFYc John Coyle Clyde FC 15 May 2016 18 May 2016 25 May: Ian Gibson, 73, Scotland under-23 international.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-city-legend-ian-gibson-11384044 Cardiff City legend Ian Gibson dies aged 73 WalesOnline 25 May 2016 25 May 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160527062352/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-city-legend-ian-gibson-11384044 27 May 2016 20 June: Willie Logie, 83, Rangers, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin City and Alloa Athletic wing half.http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14617351.Obituary___Willie_Logie__Rangers_player_whose_tackle_started_mass_brawl_during_European_Cup_campaign/ Matt Vallance The Herald 16 July 2016 Obituary - Willie Logie, Rangers player whose tackle started mass brawl during European Cup campaign Notes and references 30em 2015 Category:Football in Scotland by season