2023–24 Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership
Season	2023–24
Dates	5 August 2023 –; 19 May 2024
Matches played	141
Goals scored	358 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lawrence Shankland; (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen; (12 November 2023)
Biggest away win	Dundee 0–5 Rangers; (1 November 2023)
Highest scoring	Celtic 4–2 Ross County; (5 August 2023); Motherwell 3–3 Ross County; (28 October 2023); Motherwell 2–4 Aberdeen; (1 November 2023); Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen; (12 November 2023); Motherwell 3–3 Dundee; (2 December 2023)
Longest winning run	Celtic; (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Celtic; (16 games)
Longest winless run	Livingston; (16 games)
Longest losing run	Livingston; (8 games)
Highest attendance	59,664; Celtic 2–1 Rangers; (30 December 2023)
Lowest attendance	1,142; Livingston 2–2 Ross County; (30 January 2024)
Total attendance	2,297,706
Average attendance	16,295
	← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 6 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 127th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. Celtic are the defending champions. The season began on 5 August 2023.

Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.

Promoted from the Championship

Dundee

Relegated to the Championship

Dundee United

Stadia and locations

Aberdeen	Celtic	Dundee	Heart of Midlothian
Pittodrie Stadium	Celtic Park	Dens Park	Tynecastle Park
Capacity: 20,866	Capacity: 60,411	Capacity: 11,775	Capacity: 19,852

Hibernian			Kilmarnock
Easter Road			Rugby Park
Capacity: 20,421			Capacity: 15,003

Livingston			Motherwell
Almondvale Stadium			Fir Park
Capacity: 9,713			Capacity: 13,677

Rangers	Ross County	St Johnstone	St Mirren
Ibrox Stadium	Victoria Park	McDiarmid Park	St Mirren Park
Capacity: 50,987	Capacity: 6,541	Capacity: 10,696	Capacity: 7,937

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aberdeen	Neil Warnock	Graeme Shinnie	Adidas	TEXO
Celtic	Brendan Rodgers	Callum McGregor	Adidas	Dafabet
Dundee	Tony Docherty	Joe Shaughnessy	Macron	Crown Engineering Services
Heart of Midlothian	Steven Naismith	Craig Gordon	Umbro	MND Scotland (Home) Stellar Omada (Away)
Hibernian	Nick Montgomery	Paul Hanlon	Joma	Bevvy.com
Kilmarnock	Derek McInnes	Kyle Vassell	Hummel	James Frew Ltd
Livingston	David Martindale	Mikey Devlin	Joma	Emptez
Motherwell	Stuart Kettlewell	Liam Kelly	Macron	G4 Claims
Rangers	Philippe Clement	James Tavernier	Castore	Unibet
Ross County	Derek Adams	Jack Baldwin	Joma	Ross-shire Engineering
St Johnstone	Craig Levein	Liam Gordon	Macron	GS Brown Construction
St Mirren	Stephen Robinson	Mark O'Hara	Macron	Digby Brown

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Dundee	Gary Bowyer	End of contract	10 May 2023	Pre-season	Tony Docherty	29 May 2023
Celtic	Ange Postecoglou	Signed by Tottenham Hotspur	6 June 2023	Pre-season	Brendan Rodgers	19 June 2023
Hibernian	Lee Johnson	Sacked	27 August 2023	12th	Nick Montgomery	11 September 2023
Rangers	Michael Beale		1 October 2023	3rd	Philippe Clement	15 October 2023
St Johnstone	Steven MacLean		29 October 2023	12th	Craig Levein	5 November 2023
Ross County	Malky Mackay		15 November 2023	11th	Derek Adams	20 November 2023
Aberdeen	Barry Robson		31 January 2024	8th	Neil Warnock	5 February 2024

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
1	Celtic (X)	24	18	4	2	55	16	+39	58	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Rangers (X)	24	19	1	4	50	12	+38	58	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	24	14	3	7	32	22	+10	45	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Kilmarnock	24	8	9	7	27	26	+1	33	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	St Mirren	24	9	5	10	27	29	−2	32
6	Dundee	22	6	8	8	31	36	−5	26
7	Hibernian	23	6	8	9	28	37	−9	26
8	Motherwell	24	5	10	9	32	36	−4	25
9	Aberdeen	23	6	7	10	26	36	−10	25
10	St Johnstone	23	5	9	9	16	29	−13	24
11	Ross County	23	4	7	12	19	38	−19	19	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Livingston	24	2	7	15	15	41	−26	13	Relegation to Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2024. Source:
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).
(X) Assured of a top six place
Notes:

Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
The 2023–24 Scottish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team of the Scottish Premiership if the Scottish Cup winners finish in the top two).

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home \ Away	ABE	CEL	DND	HOM	HIB	KIL	LIV	MOT	RAN	ROS	STJ	STM
Aberdeen	—	1–3	1–1	2–1	0–2	0–1	2–1	14 Feb	1–1	4–0	0–0	0–3
Celtic	6–0	—	3–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–2	0–0	2–1
Dundee	13 Mar	0–3	—	1–0	1–2	2–2	1–0	1–1	0–5	0–0	11 Feb	4–0
Heart of Midlothian	2–0	1–4	3–2	—	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	2–2	1–0	2–0
Hibernian	2–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	—	1–0	2–3	2–2	0–3	2–2	2–0	2–3
Kilmarnock	2–0	2–1	2–2	0–1	2–2	—	3–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–1
Livingston	0–0	0–3	0–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	—	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–0	1–1
Motherwell	2–4	1–2	3–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–1	—	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–1
Rangers	1–3	0–1	3–1	2–1	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–0	—	14 Feb	2–0	2–0
Ross County	0–3	0–3	0–1	0–1	13 Mar	0–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	—	2–0	1–0
St Johnstone	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–0	—	1–0
St Mirren	2–2	0–3	2–1	1–0	2–2	0–1	1–0	0–0	0–3	2–0	4–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2024. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 23–33

Teams play each other once, either home or away.

Home \ Away	ABE	CEL	DND	HOM	HIB	KIL	LIV	MOT	RAN	ROS	STJ	STM
Aberdeen	—	1–1	13 Apr	—	17 Feb	—	—	—	—	30 Mar	28 Feb	—
Celtic	—	—	28 Feb	—	—	17 Feb	—	—	—	1–0	16 Mar	13 Apr
Dundee	—	—	—	2–3	—	2 Mar	—	6 Apr	17 Mar	17 Feb	—	—
Heart of Midlothian	2–0	3 Mar	—	—	28 Feb	30 Mar	13 Apr	17 Feb	—	—	—	—
Hibernian	—	7 Feb	24 Feb	—	—	—	16 Mar	—	—	2 Mar	6 Apr	0–3
Kilmarnock	24 Feb	—	—	—	2–2	—	7 Feb	—	28 Feb	6 Apr	—	16 Mar
Livingston	6 Apr	30 Mar	1–4	—	—	—	—	28 Feb	—	—	—	17 Feb
Motherwell	16 Mar	25 Feb	—	—	13 Apr	1–1	—	—	—	5–0	—	30 Mar
Rangers	2–1	6 Apr	—	24 Feb	30 Mar	—	3–0	2 Mar	—	—	—	—
Ross County	—	—	—	16 Mar	—	—	24 Feb	—	13 Apr	—	0–1	27 Feb
St Johnstone	—	—	30 Mar	7 Feb	—	13 Apr	2 Mar	1–1	18 Feb	—	—	—
St Mirren	2 Mar	—	7 Feb	6 Apr	—	—	—	—	0–1	—	24 Feb	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2024. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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

As of 6 February 2024

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lawrence Shankland	Heart of Midlothian	16
2	Bojan Miovski	Aberdeen	13
3	Matt O'Riley	Celtic	10
	Abdallah Sima	Rangers
	James Tavernier	Rangers
6	Kyogo Furuhashi	Celtic	8
	Theo Bair	Motherwell
	Cyriel Dessers	Rangers
9	David Turnbull	Celtic	7
10	Jamie McGrath	Aberdeen	6
	Mika Biereth	Motherwell
	Simon Murray	Ross County

Source:

Most assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Luis Palma	Celtic	9
2	Daniel Armstrong	Kilmarnock	8
2	Blair Spittal	Motherwell	8
4	Matt O'Riley	Celtic	7
5	Callum McGregor	Celtic	5
	Mika Biereth	Motherwell
	James Tavernier	Rangers

Source:

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Jack Butland	Rangers	15
2	Zander Clark	Heart of Midlothian	11
3	Joe Hart	Celtic	10
4	Will Dennis	Kilmarnock	8
4	Zach Hemming	St Mirren	8
6	Trevor Carson	Dundee	7
	David Marshall	Hibernian
	Dimitar Mitov	St Johnstone
9	Ross Laidlaw	Ross County	6
10	Kelle Roos	Aberdeen	4
10	Shamal George	Livingston	4

Source:

Awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August	Stephen Robinson	St Mirren	Ryan Strain	St Mirren
September	Brendan Rodgers	Celtic	Matt O'Riley	Celtic
October	Derek McInnes	Kilmarnock	Abdallah Sima	Rangers
November	Steven Naismith	Heart of Midlothian	Lawrence Shankland	Heart of Midlothian
December	Derek McInnes	Kilmarnock	Lawrence Shankland
January	Philippe Clement	Rangers	Alan Forrest

[29] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.89205806790481-30] The 2023–24 Scottish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team of the Scottish Premiership if the Scottish Cup winners finish in the top two).