2018–19 Scottish Premiership
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The 2018–19 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 15 June 2018 and the season began on 4 August 2018.[4]
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Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 4 August 2018 – 19 May 2019 |
Champions | Celtic 6th Premiership title 50th Scottish title |
Relegated | Dundee |
Champions League | Celtic |
Europa League | Rangers Kilmarnock Aberdeen |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 578 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alfredo Morelos (18 goals)[1][2] |
Biggest home win | Hibernian 6–0 Hamilton Academical[3] (6 October 2018) Rangers 7–1 Motherwell[3] (11 November 2018) |
Biggest away win | St Johnstone 0–6 Celtic[3] (7 October 2018) |
Highest scoring | Rangers 7–1 Motherwell[3] (11 November 2018) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches:[3] Celtic |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches:[3] Celtic |
Longest winless run | 12 matches:[3] St Mirren |
Longest losing run | 10 matches:[3] Dundee |
Highest attendance | 59,143[3] Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen (29 September 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 1,022[3] Livingston 2–0 Hamilton Academical (3 April 2019) |
Total attendance | 3,641,850[3] |
Average attendance | 15,973 (41)[3] |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2019. |
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Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, St Johnstone and St Mirren.
On 4 May 2019, Celtic won their eighth consecutive title and 50th overall after a 3–0 win over Aberdeen.[5]