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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 ...
The First Division was still the second tier in the Scottish league system, but was the top level of the Scottish Football League rather than the second. The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged in 2013 to form the Scottish Professional Football League, with the second tier becoming known as the Scottish Championship.
The Scottish Championship, known as the William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland.
Rangers win the league championship on the last day of the season, as Celtic concede two late goals against Motherwell. [183] Rangers become the first Scottish club to progress from the group stages of the UEFA Champions League to the knockout phase of the tournament. [184]
The Scottish Football League remained the highest division of the Scottish football league system until 1998, when the Scottish Premier League was founded. The Scottish Football League also added a second major cup competition in 1946, when it founded the League Cup, invititation to which is restricted to the 42 members of the league.
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.
[1] [8] The Scottish Football League was formed in 1890, and Celtic were among the founding members, [9] finishing third behind joint-winner's Rangers and Dumbarton in the competition's inaugural season. [10] In 1891, Celtic won their second trophy when they beat Third Lanark 4–0 in the final of the Glasgow Cup. [11]
34 different clubs (counting reserve teams separately from first teams) have won the third tier of Scottish football. Three clubs (Clyde, Partick Thistle and Rangers) have won the third tier with both their first team and their reserve team. As of 5 May 2024. Clubs participating in the 2024–25 Scottish League One are denoted in bold type.