Scottish National League Division One

Scottish National League Division One

Formerly	National League, Premiership Division Two
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1973
No. of teams	10
Country	Scotland
Most recent champion(s)	GHA (1st title)
Most titles	Kelso and Stirling County (5 titles)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Premiership
Relegation to	National League Division Two
Domestic cup(s)	Scottish Cup

The Scottish National League Division One (known as Arnold Clark National League Division 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland.

The division was established in its current format in 2014, with the creation of three national leagues below the Premiership.

For the 2023–24 season, the division was reduced from 12 to 10 teams. ^[1]

Promotion and Relegation

The winners are promoted to the Premiership and the bottom team is relegated to National League Division 2.

Promoted from 2024–25 National League Division 2

• Gordonians (1st)

Relegated from 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

• Marr (10th)
• Edinburgh Academical (11th)
• Musselburgh (12th)

2025–26 Teams

Club [2] Location Home Ground Biggar Biggar Hartree Mill Boroughmuir Edinburgh Meggetland Edinburgh Academical Edinburgh Raeburn Place Gala Galashiels Netherdale Glasgow Academicals Glasgow New Anniesland Gordonians Aberdeen Countesswells Jed-Forest Jedburgh Riverside Park Marr Troon Fullarton Park Musselburgh Musselburgh Stoneyhill Stirling County Stirling Bridgehaugh Park

Gordonians class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2025–26 Scottish National League Division One Biggar Boroughmuir Edinburgh Accies Gala Glasgow Academicals Gordonians Jed-Forest Marr Musselburgh Stirling County class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2025–26 Scottish National League Division One

Past winners

Winners of the second tier competition – includes National League Division Two (1973–1995), Premiership Division Two (1996–2012), National League (2013–14) and National League Division One (2015–present)

National League Division Two

1974. Kelso
1975. Langholm
1976. Selkirk
1977. Melrose
1978. Kelso
1979. Melrose
1980. Gordonians
1981. Selkirk
1982. Kilmarnock
1983. Ayr
1984. Glasgow Academicals
1985. Kilmarnock
1986. Glasgow Academicals
1987. Kilmarnock
1988. Jed-Forest
1989. Stirling County
1990. Edinburgh Wanderers
1991. Watsonians
1992. Kelso
1993. West Of Scotland
1994. Glasgow High Kelvinside
1995. Kelso

Premiership Division Two

1996. Currie
1997. Edinburgh Academical
1998. Glasgow Hawks
1999. Gala
2000. Boroughmuir
2001. Stirling County
2002. Peebles
2003. Watsonians
2004. Gala
2005. Stirling County
2006. Dundee HSFP
2007. Stirling County
2008. West Of Scotland
2009. Dundee HSFP
2010. Stirling County
2011. Edinburgh Academical (split format)
2012. Jed-Forest

National League

2013. Glasgow Hawks
2014. Boroughmuir

National League Division 1

2015. Selkirk
2016. Watsonians
2017. Marr
2018. Edinburgh Academical
2019. Marr
2020. Null and void
2021. No competition
2022. Heriot's Blues ^[3]
2023. Kelso
2024. Ayr
2025. GHA

References

1. Gould, Caitlin (2023-04-25). "Revised season structures for men's game unveiled by Scottish Rugby". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
2. "Fixtures and results | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottish Rugby Union.
3. "HERIOT'S BLUES WIN TENNENT'S NATIONAL 1". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 July 2023.