List of Scottish Premier League clubs

The following is a list of teams who played in the Scottish Premier League at any time following its formation in 1998. Founder members are indicated in italics.

Club Town or city Total
seasons		 Total
spells		 Longest
spell		 Last
promotion		 Last
SPL season		 Years
absent		 Seasons Most recent
finish		 Highest
finish
Aberdeen Aberdeen 16 1 16 1905–06 2012—13 — 1998–2013 8th 3rd
Celtic Glasgow 16 1 16 1890–91 2012—13 — 1998–2013 1st 1st
Dundee Dundee 8 2 7 2011–12 2012–13 1 1998–2005
2012–13		 12th (relegated) 5th
Dundee United Dundee 16 1 16 1996–97 2012—13 — 1998–2013 6th 3rd
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline 9 3 7 2011–12 2011–12 2 1998–99
2000–07
2011–12		 9th
First Division		 4th
Falkirk Falkirk 5 1 5 2005–06 2009–10 4 2005–10 3rd
First Division		 7th
Gretna Gretna 1 1 1 2007–08 2007–08 6 2007–08 n/a[1] 12th
Hamilton Academical Hamilton 3 1 3 2008–09 2010–11 3 2008–11 5th
First Division		 9th
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh 16 1 16 1983–84 2012—13 — 1998–2013 10th 2nd
Hibernian Edinburgh 15 1 15 1999–00 2012—13 — 1999–2013 7th 3rd
Inverness CT Inverness 9 2 5 2010–11 2012—13 — 2004–09
2010–2013		 4th 4th
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 16 1 16 1993–94 2012—13 — 1998–2013 9th 4th
Livingston Livingston 5 1 5 2001–02 2005–06 8 2001–06 4th
First Division		 3rd
Motherwell Motherwell 16 1 16 1985–86 2012—13 — 1998–2013 2nd 2nd
Partick Thistle Glasgow 3 2 2 2013–14 2012—13 — 2002–04
2013–2013		 1st
First Division		 10th
Rangers Glasgow 14 1 14 1890–91 2011–12 2 1998–2012 1st
Third Division		 1st
Ross County Dingwall 2 1 2 2012–13 2012—13 — 2012–2013 5th 5th
St. Johnstone Perth 9 2 5 2009–10 2012—13 — 1998–02
2009–2013		 3rd 3rd
St. Mirren Paisley 9 2 8 2006–07 2012—13 — 2000–01
2006–2013		 11th 8th

SPL founder members

Notes

  1. ↑ Gretna F.C. ceased trading after the 2007–08 season. They were succeeded by Gretna F.C. 2008, who entered the East of Scotland Football League.