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The result, one of the biggest ever upsets in Scottish football, leads to the famous newspaper headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" by The Sun. [172] Elgin City and Peterhead are admitted to the Scottish Football League. [173] Tore André Flo joins Rangers from Chelsea for a transfer fee of £12 million, a Scottish record. [174]
The early history of games like football in Scotland is uncertain, but it is possible that variations reached Scotland from France or England. [1]Games of "football" were played in Scotland in the Middle Ages, but medieval football bears little resemblance to association football (soccer).
Association football is one of the national sports of Scotland [1] and the most popular sport in the country. [2] There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite bearing the name "football" bear little resemblance to association football.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Football league List of Scottish football champions The trophies awarded to the Scottish champions prior to 1998 (top) and subsequently (bottom) Founded 1890 (Scottish Football League) 1998 (Scottish Premier League) 2013 (Scottish Premiership) Number of clubs 12 Current champions Celtic ...
A Scottish football league system was first instituted in 1890, with the creation of the Scottish Football League. A second national cup competition, the Scottish League Cup, was created in the 1946–47 season. This page details the team and individual records set in these competitions.
Pages in category "History of football in Scotland" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Timeline of Scottish football; 0–9.
The Scottish Football Association organises the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Youth Cup. Although the SFA are not involved in the day-to-day operation of the Scottish Professional Football League or other league competitions, they do appoint referees to officiate the games in these leagues, as well as dealing with player registrations and ...
Football introduced in France by English sailors, and Le Havre is founded. Rangers F.C. is founded in Scotland. 1873 in football; The Scottish Football Association is founded. The offside law is changed so that an offside position is determined when the ball is played by a teammate, rather than when it is received. The corner kick is defined.