Scottish Premier League | |
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Country | ![]() |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Founded | 1998 |
Folded | 2013 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Cup League Cup |
UEFA cup(s) | Champions League Europa League |
Most successful club | Celtic (8 times) |
Website | Official website |
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League, with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership. A total of 19 clubs competed in the SPL, but only the Old Firm clubs, Celtic and Rangers won the league championship.
Former Scottish Premier League members[]
Club | First Season in SPL | Last Season in SPL |
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Dunfermline Athletic | 1926-27 | 2006-07 |
Dundee | 1893-94 | 2004-05 |
Gretna | 2007-08 | 2007-08 |
Inverness CT | 2004-05 | 2008-09 |
Livingston | 2001-02 | 2005-06 |
Partick Thistle | 1897-98 | 2003-04 |
Statistics[]
League champions, runners-up, relegations[]
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Relegated | Top Scorer | Players' Player of the Year | Writers' Player of the Year |
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1998-99 | Rangers | Celtic | Dunfermline Athletic | Henrik Larsson (29) (Celtic) | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) |
Henrik Larsson (Celtic) |
1999-00 | Rangers | Celtic | No Relegation | Mark Viduka (25) (Celtic) | Mark Viduka (Celtic) |
Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
2000-01 | Celtic | Rangers | St. Mirren | Henrik Larsson (35) (Celtic) | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) |
Henrik Larsson (Celtic) |
2001-02 | Celtic | Rangers | St. Johnstone | Henrik Larsson (29) (Celtic) | Lorenzo Amoruso (Rangers) |
Paul Lambert (Celtic) |
2002-03 | Rangers | Celtic | No Relegation | Henrik Larsson (28) (Celtic) | Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
2003-04 | Celtic | Rangers | Partick Thistle | Henrik Larsson (30) (Celtic) | Chris Sutton (Celtic) |
Jackie McNamara (Celtic) |
2004-05 | Rangers | Celtic | Dundee | John Hartson (25) (Celtic) | John Hartson (Celtic) Fernando Ricksen (Rangers) |
John Hartson (Celtic) |
2005-06 | Celtic | Heart of Midlothian | Livingston | Kris Boyd (32) (15 - Kilmarnock, 17 - Rangers) | Shaun Maloney (Celtic) | Craig Gordon (Hearts) |
2006-07 | Celtic | Rangers | Dunfermline Athletic | Kris Boyd (20) (Rangers) | Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic) | Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic) |
2007-08 | Celtic | Rangers | Gretna | Scott McDonald (25) (Celtic) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) | Carlos Cuéllar (Rangers) |
2008-09 | Rangers | Celtic | Inverness CT | Kris Boyd (27) (Rangers) | Scott Brown (Celtic) | Gary Caldwell (Celtic) |
2009-10 | Rangers | Celtic | Falkirk | Kris Boyd (23) (Rangers) | Steven Davis (Rangers) | David Weir (Rangers) |
Top Scottish Premier League scorers[]
Top 10 Scottish Premier League scorers of all-time[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Kilmarnock (1999-2006) Rangers (2006-present) |
164 |
2 | ![]() |
Celtic (1998-2004) | 158 |
3 | ![]() |
Motherwell (2004-2007) Celtic (2007-2010) |
93 |
4 | ![]() |
Celtic (2001-2006) | 88 |
5 | ![]() |
Hibernian (2001-2006) Celtic (2006-2008) Hibernian (2008-present) |
84 |
6 | ![]() |
Dundee (2002-2004) Rangers (2004-present) |
73 |
7 | ![]() |
Hibernian (1998-2000) Dunfermline Athletic (1999-2004) Dundee United (2005) Aberdeen (2005-2006) Dunfermline Athletic (2006-2008) |
65 |
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Celtic (2000-2006) | ||
9 | ![]() |
Kilmarnock (2003–2008) Hibernian (2008–present) |
61 |
10 | ![]() |
Aberdeen (1994-1998) Dundee United (1998-1999) Rangers (1999-2003) Dundee United (2003-2006) |
60 |
External links[]
Football Seasons in Scotland |
Football League |
Division One |
Premier Division |
Premier League |
2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 |
Premiership |
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