2015–16_SPFL_Development_League
2015–16 SPFL Development League
Football league season
The 2015–16 SPFL Development League was the 18th season of the highest youth Scottish football league and the second season under the "Development League" format. It began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 matches Celtic |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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The league remained at 17 teams. All twelve 2015–16 Scottish Premiership clubs participated in the league, with Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Hibernian, Rangers and St Mirren making up the numbers.[1] Eligible players were those born in 1996 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 88 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 62 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 54 |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 52 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 47 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 43 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 40 |
| 9 | Dundee | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 40 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 39 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 38 |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 38 |
| 13 | Rangers | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 37 |
| 14 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 36 |
| 15 | Ross County | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 36 |
| 16 | Partick Thistle | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 35 |
| 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 25 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Matches
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
More information Home \ Away, ABE ...
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DUN | DNF | FAL | HAM | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAN | ROS | STJ | STM |
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| Aberdeen | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Dundee United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | |
| Falkirk | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hibernian | 4–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Kilmarnock | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Ross County | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| St Johnstone | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 726 May 2016. Source: SPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- "SPFL Development League Fixtures Season 2015/16" (PDF). www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.