List of Scottish Professional Football League clubs

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The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is an association football league in Scotland. It comprises the top four divisions of the Scottish football league system. The league was established in 2013, following a merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL; tier one) and the Scottish Football League (SFL; tiers two to four). The Scottish Premier League itself had been formed in 1998 as a breakaway from the Scottish Football League, which had been established in 1890.

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Clubs

Current members of the Scottish Professional Football League

Club First SFL
season 		First SPFL
season		Division 2022–23 positionNotes
Aberdeen 1904–05 2013–14 [1]
Airdrieonians [note 1] 2002–03 2013–14 [2] [3]
Alloa Athletic 1921–22 2013–14 [4]
Annan Athletic 2008–09 2013–14 [5]
Arbroath 1921–22 2013–14 [6]
Ayr United 1910–11 2013–14 [7]
Bonnyrigg Rose [note 2] — 2022–23
Celtic 1890–91 2013–14 [8]
Clyde 1891–92 2013–14 [9]
Cove Rangers — 2019–20 [10]
Dumbarton 1890–91 2013–14 [11]
Dundee 1893–94 2013–14 [12]
Dundee United 1910–11 2013–14 [13] [14]
Dunfermline Athletic 1912–13 2013–14 [15]
East Fife 1921–22 2013–14 [16]
Elgin City 2000–01 2013–14 [17]
Edinburgh City [note 3] — 2016–17 [18]
Falkirk 1902–03 2013–14 [19]
Forfar Athletic 1921–22 2013–14 [20]
Greenock Morton 1893–94 2013–14 [21]
Hamilton Academical 1897–98 2013–14 [22]
Heart of Midlothian 1890–91 2013–14 [23]
Hibernian 1893–94 2013–14 [24]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle [note 4] 1994–95 2013–14 [25] [26]
Kelty Hearts — 2021–22 [27]
Kilmarnock 1895–96 2013–14 [28]
Livingston [note 5] 1974–75 2013–14 [29] [30]
Montrose 1923–24 2013–14 [31]
Motherwell 1893–94 2013–14 [32]
Partick Thistle 1893–94 2013–14 [33]
Peterhead 2000–01 2013–14 [34]
Queen of the South 1923–24 2013–14 [35]
Queen's Park 1900–01 2013–14 [36]
Raith Rovers 1902–03 2013–14 [37]
Rangers 1890–91 2013–14 [38]
Ross County 1994–95 2013–14 [39]
St Johnstone 1911–12 2013–14 [40]
St Mirren 1890–91 2013–14 [41]
Stenhousemuir 1921–22 2013–14 [42]
Stirling Albion 1946–47 2013–14 [43]
Stranraer 1949–50 2013–14 [44]
The Spartans — 2023–24

Former member clubs

Club First SFL
season 		First SPFL
season		Last SPFL
season		Current statusNotes
Albion Rovers 1903–04 2013–14 2022–23 Relegated from the SPFL in 2023; now play in the Lowland League. [45]
Berwick Rangers 1951–52 2013–14 2018–19 Relegated from the SPFL in 2019; now play in the Lowland League. [46]
Brechin City 1923–24 2013–14 2020–21 Relegated from the SPFL in 2021; now play in the Highland League. [47]
Cowdenbeath 1905–06 2013–14 2021–22 Relegated from the SPFL in 2022; now play in the Lowland League. [48]
East Stirlingshire 1900–01 2013–14 2015–16 Relegated from the SPFL in 2016; now play in the Lowland League. [49]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A previous club known as Airdrieonians played in the Scottish Football League between 1894 and 2002. The name was revived in 2013 when Airdrie United were renamed. The present Airdrieonians club is formally a continuation of Clydebank, who relocated in 2002 to the stadium of the defunct Airdrieonians and were renamed "Airdrie United" at that time.
  2. ↑ The club was known as "Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic" until 2022.
  3. ↑ The club was known as "F.C. Edinburgh" during the 2022–23 season. A previous club known as Edinburgh City played in the Scottish Football League between 1931 and 1949. That name was revived in 1986 when Postal United were renamed.
  4. ↑ Formed from merger of Caledonian and Inverness Thistle in 1994. Changed name from Caledonian Thistle to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1996.
  5. ↑ Changed name from Meadowbank Thistle to Livingston in 1995.

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  2. ↑ "Airdrie United". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Airdrieonians". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alloa Athletic". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Annan Athletic". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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  42. ↑ "Stenhousemuir". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  43. ↑ "Stirling Albion". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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  49. ↑ "East Stirlingshire". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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