Scottish football champions
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The Scottish football champions are the winners of the highest league in Scottish football, which is currently the Scottish Premier League. Teams in bold are those who won the Scottish Cup in that season. Teams in italics won the Scottish League Cup in that season.
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[edit] History
The Scottish Football League was established in 1890 as the first professional league in Scottish football. At the end of the 1890-91 season, The first championship was shared by Dumbarton and Rangers.
Scottish football has largely been dominated by two Glasgow clubs, Rangers and Celtic. Only 18 of the 109 league titles have been won by a club outside the Old Firm, the last in 1985. The reigning champions are Celtic.
[edit] Scottish Football League (1890–1975)
| Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890-91 | Dumbarton / Rangers (1) | Celtic | John Bell (Dumbarton) (20) |
| 1891-92 | Dumbarton (2) | Celtic | John Bell (Dumbarton) (23) |
| 1892-93 | Celtic (1) | Rangers | Sandy McMahon (Celtic) and John Campbell (Celtic) (11) |
| 1893-94 | Celtic (2) | Hearts | Sandy McMahon (Celtic) (16) |
| 1894-95 | Hearts (1) | Celtic | James Miller (Clyde) (12) |
| 1895-96 | Celtic (3) | Rangers | Allan Martin (Celtic) (19) |
| 1896-97 | Hearts (2) | Hibernian | William Taylor (Hearts) (12) |
| 1897-98 | Celtic (4) | Rangers | Robert C.Hamilton (Rangers) (18) |
| 1898-99 | Rangers (2) | Hearts | Robert C.Hamilton (Rangers) (25) |
| 1899-00 | Rangers (3) | Celtic | Robert C.Hamilton (Rangers) and William Michael (Hearts)(15) |
| 1900-01 | Rangers (4) | Celtic | Robert C.Hamilton (Rangers) (20) |
| 1901-02 | Rangers (5) | Celtic | William Maxwell (Third Lanark) (10) |
| 1902-03 | Hibernian (1) | Dundee | David Reid (Hibernian) (14) |
| 1903-04 | Third Lanark (1) | Hearts | Robert C.Hamilton (Rangers) (28) |
| 1904-05 | Celtic (5) | Rangers | Robert C.Hamilton (Rangers) and Jimmy Quinn (Celtic) (19) |
| 1905-06 | Celtic (6) | Hearts | Jimmy Quinn (Celtic) (20) |
| 1906-07 | Celtic (7) | Dundee | Jimmy Quinn (Celtic) (29) |
| 1907-08 | Celtic (8) | Falkirk | John Simpson (Falkirk) (32) |
| 1908-09 | Celtic (9) | Dundee | John Hunter (Dundee) (29) |
| 1909-10 | Celtic (10) | Falkirk | Jimmy Quinn (Celtic) and John Simpson (Falkirk) (24) |
| 1910-11 | Rangers (6) | Aberdeen | Willie Reid (Rangers) (38) |
| 1911-12 | Rangers (7) | Celtic | Willie Reid (Rangers) (33) |
| 1912-13 | Rangers (8) | Celtic | James Reid (Airdrieonians) (30) |
| 1913-14 | Celtic (11) | Rangers | James Reid (Airdrieonians) (27) |
| 1914-15 | Celtic (12) | Hearts | Tom Gracie (Hearts) and James Richardson (Ayr) (29) |
| 1915-16 | Celtic (13) | Rangers | James McColl (Celtic) (34) |
| 1916-17 | Celtic (14) | Morton | Bert Yarnall (Airdrieonians) (39) |
| 1917-18 | Rangers (9) | Celtic | Hugh Ferguson (Motherwell) (35) |
| 1918-19 | Celtic (15) | Rangers | David McLean (Rangers) (29) |
| 1919-20 | Rangers (10) | Celtic | Hugh Ferguson (Motherwell) (33) |
| 1920-21 | Rangers (11) | Celtic | Hugh Ferguson (Motherwell) (43) |
| 1921-22 | Celtic (16) | Rangers | Duncan Walker (St. Mirren) (45) |
| 1922-23 | Rangers (12) | Airdrie | John White (Hearts) (30) |
| 1923-24 | Rangers (13) | Airdrie | David Halliday (Dundee) (38) |
| 1924-25 | Rangers (14) | Airdrie | Willie Devlin (Cowdenbeath) (33) |
| 1925-26 | Celtic (17) | Airdrie | Willie Devlin (Cowdenbeath) (40) |
| 1926-27 | Rangers (15) | Motherwell | Jimmy McGrory (Celtic) (49) |
| 1927-28 | Rangers (16) | Celtic | Jimmy McGrory (Celtic) (47) |
| 1928-29 | Rangers (17) | Celtic | Evelyn Morrison (Falkirk) (43) |
| 1929-30 | Rangers (18) | Motherwell | Benny Yorston (Aberdeen) (38) |
| 1930-31 | Rangers (19) | Celtic | Barney Battles (Hearts) (44) |
| 1931-32 | Motherwell (1) | Rangers | Willie MacFadyen (Motherwell) (52) |
| 1932-33 | Rangers (20) | Motherwell | Willie MacFadyen (Motherwell) (45) |
| 1933-34 | Rangers (21) | Motherwell | Jimmy Smith (Rangers) (41) |
| 1934-35 | Rangers (22) | Celtic | Jimmy Smith (Rangers) (36) |
| 1935-36 | Celtic (18) | Rangers | Jimmy McGrory (Celtic) (50) |
| 1936-37 | Rangers (23) | Aberdeen | David Wilson (Hamilton) (34) |
| 1937-38 | Celtic (19) | Hearts | Andy Black (Hearts) (40) |
| 1938-39 | Rangers (24) | Celtic | Alex Venters (Rangers) (35) |
| 1940-46 | League suspended due to World War II | ||
| 1946-47 | Rangers (25) | Hibernian | Bobby Mitchell (Third Lanark) (22) |
| 1947-48 | Hibernian (2) | Rangers | Archie Aikman (Falkirk) (20) |
| 1948-49 | Rangers (26) | Dundee | Alexander Stott (Dundee) (30) |
| 1949-50 | Rangers (27) | Hibernian | Willie Bauld (Hearts) (30) |
| 1950-51 | Hibernian (3) | Rangers | Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian) (22) |
| 1951-52 | Hibernian (4) | Rangers | Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian) (27) |
| 1952-53 | Rangers (28) | Hibernian | Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian) and Charles Fleming (East Fife) (30) |
| 1953-54 | Celtic (20) | Hearts | Jimmy Wardhaugh (Hearts) (27) |
| 1954-55 | Aberdeen (1) | Celtic | Willie Bauld (Hearts) (21) |
| 1955-56 | Rangers (29) | Aberdeen | Jimmy Wardhaugh (Hearts) (28) |
| 1956-57 | Rangers (30) | Hearts | Hugh Baird (Airdrieonians) (33) |
| 1957-58 | Hearts (3) | Rangers | Jimmy Wardhaugh (Hearts) and Jimmy Murray (28) |
| 1958-59 | Rangers (31) | Hearts | Joe Baker (Hibernian) (25) |
| 1959-60 | Hearts (4) | Kilmarnock | Joe Baker (Hibernian) (42) |
| 1960-61 | Rangers (32) | Kilmarnock | Alex Harley (Third Lanark) (42) |
| 1961-62 | Dundee (1) | Rangers | Alan Gilzean (Dundee) (24) |
| 1962-63 | Rangers (33) | Kilmarnock | Jimmy Millar (Rangers) (27) |
| 1963-64 | Rangers (34) | Kilmarnock | Alan Gilzean (Dundee) (32) |
| 1964-65 | Kilmarnock (1) | Hearts | Jim Forrest (Rangers) (30) |
| 1965-66 | Celtic (21) | Rangers | Joe McBride (Celtic) and Alex Ferguson (Dunfermline) (31) |
| 1966-67 | Celtic (22) | Rangers | Stevie Chalmers (Celtic) (21) |
| 1967-68 | Celtic (23) | Rangers | Bobby Lennox (Celtic) (32) |
| 1968-69 | Celtic (24) | Rangers | Kenneth Cameron (Dundee United) (26) |
| 1969-70 | Celtic (25) | Rangers | Colin Stein (Rangers) (24) |
| 1970-71 | Celtic (26) | Aberdeen | Harry Hood (Celtic) (22) |
| 1971-72 | Celtic (27) | Aberdeen | Joe Harper (Aberdeen) (33) |
| 1972-73 | Celtic (28) | Rangers | Alan Gordon (Hibernian) (27) |
| 1973-74 | Celtic (29) | Hibernian | John "Dixie" Deans (Celtic) (26) |
| 1974-75 | Rangers (35) | Hibernian | Andy Gray and Willie Pettigrew (Motherwell) (20) |
[edit] Scottish Premier Division (1976–1998)
[edit] Scottish Premier League (1999-present)
| Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Rangers (48) | Celtic | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) (29) |
| 1999–00 | Rangers (49) | Celtic | Mark Viduka (Celtic) (25) |
| 2000–01 | Celtic (37) | Rangers | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) (35) |
| 2001–02 | Celtic (38) | Rangers | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) (29) |
| 2002–03 | Rangers (50) | Celtic | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) (28) |
| 2003–04 | Celtic (39) | Rangers | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) (30) |
| 2004–05 | Rangers (51) | Celtic | John Hartson (Celtic) (25) |
| 2005–06 | Celtic (40) | Heart of Midlothian | Kris Boyd (Rangers) (32) |
[edit] Total titles won
| Titles | Club |
|---|---|
| 51 | Rangers |
| 40 | Celtic |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 4 | Hibernian |
| 4 | Aberdeen |
| 2 | Dumbarton |
| 1 | Dundee |
| 1 | Dundee United |
| 1 | Kilmarnock |
| 1 | Motherwell |
| 1 | Third Lanark |
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Celtic also won the European Cup in 1967.
[edit] References
- Scottish Football Champions 1891-2003. James M. Ross. Retrieved on March 4, 2006.
- Scottish Premier League Positions 1976-2002. James M. Ross. Retrieved on March 4, 2006.
- Scotland - List of Topscorers. RSSSF top scorers page. Retrieved on March 5, 2006.
