2022–23 in Scottish football

The 2022–23 season was the 126th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 9 July 2022 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership were played on 30 July.

Celtic

 * UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the group stage, having won the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.

Rangers

 * UEFA Champions League

Rangers entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, having finished second in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.

Heart of Midlothian

 * UEFA Europa League

Hearts entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the playoff round, having finished third in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.


 * UEFA Europa Conference League

Dundee United

 * UEFA Europa Conference League

Dundee United entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the third qualifying round, after finishing fourth in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.

Motherwell
Motherwell entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the second qualifying round, after finishing fifth in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.
 * UEFA Europa Conference League

UEFA Women's Champions League
Rangers and Glasgow City qualified for the Women's Champions League.

Deaths

 * 1 July: Drew Busby, 74, Third Lanark, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Heart of Midlothian, Morton and Queen of the South forward; Queen of the South manager.
 * 2 July: Andy Goram, 58, Hibernian, Rangers, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Elgin City and Scotland goalkeeper.
 * 8 July: Harry Mowbray, 75, Cowdenbeath and St Mirren defender.
 * 9 July: Davie Robb, 74, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic and Scotland forward.
 * 9 July: Adam Strachan, 35, Partick Thistle, Ross County, Clyde, Arbroath, Dumbarton and Albion Rovers midfielder.
 * 10 July: Ken Armstrong, 63, Kilmarnock defender.
 * 1 August: John Hughes, 79, Celtic and Scotland forward; Stranraer manager.
 * 11 August: Pat Liney, 86, Dundee and St Mirren goalkeeper.
 * August: Billy Hodgson, 87, St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical outside-right.
 * 8 September: Dave Smith, Dundee manager.
 * 11 September: Chris Robinson, 71, Heart of Midlothian chairman and chief executive.
 * 12 September: Ken Brownlee, 87, Aberdeen, Third Lanark and St Johnstone wing half.
 * 25 September: Roy MacLaren, 92, St Johnstone goalkeeper.
 * 8 October: John Duncan, 73, Dundee forward.
 * 20 October: Jimmy Millar, 87, Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United and Scotland forward; Raith Rovers manager.
 * 30 October: Sammy Wilson, 85, Falkirk and Dundee forward.
 * 15 November: Jimmy O'Rourke, 76, Hibernian, St Johnstone and Motherwell forward.
 * 20 November: Norrie Davidson, 88, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, Partick Thistle and St Mirren forward.
 * c.29 November: Alex Lamond, St Johnstone chairman.
 * 14 December: Alex Duchart, 89, Hibernian, Third Lanark, East Fife, Dumbarton and Falkirk winger.
 * c.14 December: Jim Boyd, 66, Clyde and Motherwell defender.
 * 1 January: Frank McGarvey, 66, St Mirren, Celtic, Queen of the South, Clyde and Scotland forward; Queen of the South manager.
 * January: Andy Graham, 66, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.
 * 23 January: Patrizio Billio, 48, Dundee and Aberdeen midfielder.
 * 6 February: Billy Thomson, 64, Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Dundee United, Clydebank, Motherwell, Rangers, Dundee and Scotland goalkeeper.
 * 21 February: Ron Gordon, 68, Hibernian chairman.
 * 1 March: Allan McGraw, 83, Morton and Hibernian forward; Morton manager.
 * 14 March: Chris Shevlane, 80, Hearts, Celtic, Hibernian and Morton defender.
 * 14 March: John Sweeney, 88, Dunfermline Athletic left-back.
 * 21 March: Willie Bell, 85, Queen's Park and Scotland left-back.
 * 13 April: Willie Callaghan, 56, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Montrose, Meadowbank Thistle, Livingston and Partick Thistle forward.
 * c.16 April: Eddie Colquhoun, 78, Scotland centre-back.
 * 11 May: Andy Provan, 79, St Mirren winger.
 * 22 May: Hugh Strachan, 84, Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle defender.
 * 24 May: Harry Gould, 74, Grade one referee.
 * 10 June: Adrian Sprott, 61, Meadowbank Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir player.
 * 15 June: Gordon McQueen, 70, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Airdrieonians manager.
 * 26 June: Craig Brown, 82, Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk wing half; Clyde, Scotland, Motherwell and Aberdeen manager.

Retirements

 * 18 June 2022: Paul Caddis, 34, former Scotland, Celtic and Dundee United defender.
 * 22 June 2022: Jamie Ness, 31, former Rangers, Dundee and Forfar Athletic midfielder.