40. Dick Campbell and the dodgy penalty call

A last 16 Scottish Cup tie between Ayr United and Arbroath normally wouldn’t grab the headlines but Lichties boss Dick Campbell made sure the match became one of the talking points of the round.

United won 4-1 at Somerset Park but it was the decision from referee Mike Roncone not to award the visitors a penalty, after David Ferguson hauled down Danny Denholm, that set Campbell off.

The 64-year-old marched onto the park to confront Roncone and continued his tirade even after being sent to the stands. When he finally made his way off, the linesman got a piece of his mind, just for good measure.

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Campbell was hit was a seven-game ban by the Scottish FA and said: “I was wrong – I didn’t realise how far on the pitch I was because I was too obsessed with the game. But, to be fair, I thought it was a horrendous decision. I have already been documented on what I’ve thought about that, but I should never have gone on to the pitch.”

39. Homer, Spongebob and Dalcio

Say what you like about sports in the good old US of A but our friends across the pond certainly now how to add a bit of razzamatazz to proceedings. Just ask Jimmy Nicholl.

When the Northern Irishman agreed to return to Rangers to work alongside Graeme Murty, it is fair to assume he never thought he would be in a photoshoot with the Simpsons and a couple of Minions.

Nicholl was the Rangers representative at the press conference to kick-off the Florida Cup and found himself surrounded by cartoon characters as the ticker tape fell and the cameras flashed at Universal Studios.

A couple of days later, as Murty’s side faced Atletico Mineiro, the teams were joined by Spongebob Squarepants and Squidward for the pre-match pictures. If that wasn’t embarrassing enough for Rangers, Dalcio was there as well.

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38. It’s a dog’s life for James Tavernier

Roll up, roll up, get your dog puns here. And, if you speak to James Tavernier, your designer bullies.

The Rangers defender has launched a business venture with friend Jake Chapman that breeds and sells bulldogs, with ‘Luscious the Lyon’ and ‘Nino’ just two of the prized pooches up for grabs as Tavernier shows his pedigree off the park as well as on it.

Unfortunately for Tav, Rangers weren’t exactly top dogs in the Premiership this term. Still, the appointment of Steven Gerrard should give the Gers a new leash of life this summer.

37. Wagner sings a song of woe for Dundee United

When X Factor flop but, for reasons unbeknown internet sensation, Wagner is taking the proverbial out of you, it doesn’t suggest you’ve had a successful season.

Step forward, Dundee United. Again. Wagner gained a new cult following at Dens Park when he serenaded their rivals with his own unique version of Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ on their relegation.

And United have had nothing to sing about during another abject campaign this time out.

The decision to sack Ray McKinnon and appoint Csaba Laszlo pretty much summed up Stephen Thompson’s strike rate in recent years. Still, his departure was greeted with more fanfare than the signing of Bilel Mohsni.

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A third-place finish in the Championship and play-off defeat to Livingston condemned United to another term in the second tier as the harsh financial reality of life outside the Premiership continues to bite.

As the big-haired Brazilian oddball would say, Dundee United are staying down, down.

36. Udderly ridiculous

At the start of the season, if you had asked Queen of the South fans who Sam Henderson was, they would, rightly, have replied that he is the 19-year-old goalkeeper who is on the fringes of the first team at Palmerston.

If you had asked any other Scottish football fan, you would probably get a blank look and a shrug of the shoulders. Now, though, he will forever be known as the footballer that got hit by a cow.

Henderson became an unwanted quiz question answer in February when he injured his shoulder while working on his dad’s farm and missed a league game against Dunfermline.

Boss Gary Naismith didn’t milk the situation, though, and Jack Leighfield was able to fill-in between the sticks.

35. Goals, Chinese whispers and Old Firm misses

Alfredo Morelos won’t forget his first season in Scottish football in a hurry. The striker unfortunately became more famous for his Old Firm mishaps than he did for his goals – all 18 of them – during what was, overall, an impressive campaign.

Morelos arrived at Ibrox as an unknown quantity having previously turned out for Independiente Medellín and HJK Helsinki. He showed he knows where the net is, but his howlers against Celtic haunted him later in the campaign.

Rangers turned down a series of multi-million pound bids from Beijing Renhe during the January window in the hope that Morelos could fire them to second spot and the Scottish Cup. It wasn’t to be.

The Colombian has his critics but Rangers fans have taken him to their hearts this term. If he stays at Ibrox, he is sure to make the headlines once again next season.

34. Rangers player Michael O’Halloran supports Celtic in cup final

There are a few unwritten rules when you join one side of the Old Firm and a handful of do’s and don’ts that you should generally adhere to.

Fairly high up that list is ‘don’t go and watch the other side of the city in a cup final’ Simple and fair enough, it would seem.

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Not if you are Michael O’Halloran, though. Many Rangers fans would have forgotten that the striker is still on their books, but he made sure they remembered him, for all the wrong reasons, by sitting with the Celtic support as Brendan Rodgers’ side clinched the Treble against Motherwell at Hampden.

By the time Celtic start their next bid for silverware, O'Halloran won't have the issue of still being a Rangers player to give him second thoughts about seeing the Hoops in action.

He might find it harder to get a seat in the Ibrox stands right enough.

33. Ross County count the cost of relegation

It is quite an achievement to get almost every football decision wrong over the course of the season and County paid the price for a series of alarmingly bad calls.

The Staggies compounded their error of sacking Jim McIntyre by appointing Owen Coyle and the signings of David N’Gog, Chris Eagles and Inih Effiong didn’t exactly transform their fortunes.

N’Gog and Eagles rarely played, while Effiong’s only contribution was sharing a video of an, erm, exposed Michael Gardyne online.

Coyle's reign was summed up by Gardyne, who claimed “We were training for cakes and Irn-Bru every day when we needed to be preparing for big games in the Premiership."

After Coyle departed, Stuart Kettlewell and Steven Ferguson were then handed the poisoned chalice. Unsurprisingly, County were relegated.

32. Scottish clubs go viral online

The award here probably goes to Motherwell for their rip-off of Man United’s Alexis Sanchez signing video as they confirmed a new deal for Peter Hartley. In a season of solid efforts from the Steelmen, that one was the best of the bunch.

But notable mentions go to Rangers for their dig at under-fire Transport Minister Humza Yousaf when a graphic list of cancelled trains was followed by one announcing Steven Gerrard’s arrival at Ibrox. The Light Blues also sent their congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their big day.

Back to the football, Dundee revelled in United’s Championship misery by Tweeting that Dens Park was ‘The only place to watch Premiership football in Dundee’ just minutes after the final whistle against Livingston.

And Aberdeen, where Derek McInnes is still the manager after he rejected Rangers, claimed ‘that this time of the year is concomitant with renewing your season ticket’.

31. So near, yet so far for Motherwell

There are few worse feelings in football than being the guests at another club’s party and that is the role that Stephen Robinson’s side fulfilled twice this season.

The Steelmen deserve huge credit for reaching two cup finals but the medals will be quickly stored away and the memories will fade after 2-0 defeats to Celtic on both occasions.

It was billed as a time for new heroes to emerge but the class of ’91 remain the silverware standard bearers at Fir Park. Now, where is that number for Stevie Kirk?