List of Scottish Professional Football League clubs explained

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.

Clubs

Current members of the Scottish Professional Football League

ClubFirst SFL
season		First SPFL
season		Division2023 - 24 positionwidth=7%Notes
AberdeenPremiershipPremiership, 7th[1]
Airdrieonians[2] ChampionshipChampionship, 4th[3] [4]
Alloa AthleticLeague OneLeague One, 3rd[5]
Annan AthleticLeague OneLeague One, 8th[6]
ArbroathLeague OneChampionship, 10th[7]
Ayr UnitedChampionshipChampionship, 7th[8]
Bonnyrigg Rose[9] - 2022–23League TwoLeague Two, 8th
CelticPremiershipPremiership, 1st[10]
ClydeLeague TwoLeague Two, 9th[11]
Cove Rangers - 2019–20League OneLeague One, 5th [12]
DumbartonLeague Two, 4th[13]
Dundee1893–942013–14PremiershipPremiership, 6th[14]
Dundee United1910–112013–14PremiershipChampionship, 1st[15] [16]
Dunfermline Athletic2013–14ChampionshipChampionship, 6th[17]
East Fife2013–14League TwoLeague Two, 5th[18]
Elgin City2013–14League TwoLeague Two, 7th[19]
Edinburgh City[20] - 2016–17League TwoLeague One, 10th [21]
Falkirk2013–14ChampionshipLeague One, 1st[22]
Forfar Athletic2013–14League Two, 6th[23]
Championship, 5th [24]
Hamilton Academical2013–14ChampionshipLeague One, 2nd[25]
Heart of Midlothian2013–14Premiership, 3rd[26]
HibernianPremiership, 8th[27]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle[28] League OneChampionship, 9th[29] [30]
Kelty Hearts - 2021–22League OneLeague One, 6th [31]
Kilmarnock2013–14Premiership, 4th[32]
Livingston[33] 2013–14ChampionshipPremiership, 12th[34] [35]
MontroseLeague One, 4th[36]
Premiership, 9th [37]
Championship, 3rd[38]
League Two, 2nd [39]
League One, 7th [40]
Championship, 8th [41]
Championship, 2nd [42]
Premiership, 2nd [43]
Premiership, 11th [44]
Premiership, 10th [45]
Premiership, 5th [46]
League Two, 1st [47]
League One, 9th [48]
League Two, 10th [49]
- League Two, 3rd

Former member clubs

ClubFirst SFL
season		First SPFL
season		Last SPFL
season		Current statuswidth=7%Notes
Albion RoversRelegated from the SPFL in 2023; now play in the Lowland League.[50]
Berwick Rangers2018–19Relegated from the SPFL in 2019; now play in the Lowland League.[51]
Brechin City2020–21Relegated from the SPFL in 2021; now play in the Highland League.[52]
Cowdenbeath2021–22Relegated from the SPFL in 2022; now play in the Lowland League.[53]
East Stirlingshire2015–16Relegated from the SPFL in 2016; now play in the Lowland League.[54]

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: Aberdeen. The Football Club History Database. 20 May 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Airdrie United. The Football Club History Database. 17 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Airdrieonians . The Football Club History Database. 17 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Alloa Athletic. The Football Club History Database. 20 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Annan Athletic. The Football Club History Database. 20 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Arbroath. The Football Club History Database. 20 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Ayr United. The Football Club History Database. 20 May 2016.
  9. The club was known as "Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic" until 2022.
  10. Web site: Celtic. The Football Club History Database. 21 May 2016.
  11. Web site: Clyde. The Football Club History Database. 21 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Cove Rangers. The Football Club History Database. 1 May 2022.
  13. Web site: Dumbarton. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  14. Web site: Dundee. The Football Club History Database. 29 July 2012.
  15. Web site: DUNDEE UNITED . The Football Club History Database. 17 May 2016.
  16. Web site: DUNDEE HIBERNIANS . The Football Club History Database. 17 May 2016.
  17. Web site: Dunfermline Athletic. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  18. Web site: East Fife. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  19. Web site: Elgin City. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  20. 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.
  21. Web site: Edinburgh City. The Football Club History Database. 17 May 2016.
  22. Web site: Falkirk. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  23. Web site: Forfar Athletic. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  24. Web site: Morton. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  25. Web site: Hamilton Academical. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  26. Web site: Heart of Midlothian. The Football Club History Database. 18 May 2016.
  27. Web site: Hibernian. The Football Club History Database. 18 May 2016.
  28. Formed from merger of Caledonian and Inverness Thistle in 1994. Changed name from Caledonian Thistle to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1996.
  29. Web site: Caledonian Thistle. The Football Club History Database. 18 May 2016.
  30. Web site: Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The Football Club History Database. 18 May 2016.
  31. Web site: Kelty Hearts. The Football Club History Database. 1 May 2022.
  32. Web site: Kilmarnock . The Football Club History Database . 18 May 2016.
  33. Changed name from Meadowbank Thistle to Livingston in 1995.
  34. Web site: Livingston. The Football Club History Database. 18 May 2016.
  35. Web site: Meadowbank Thistle. The Football Club History Database. 18 May 2016.
  36. Web site: Montrose. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  37. Web site: Motherwell. Soccerbase. 18 May 2016.
  38. Web site: Partick Thistle. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  39. Web site: Peterhead. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  40. Web site: Queen of the South. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  41. Web site: Queen's Park [Glasgow]]. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  42. Web site: Raith Rovers. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  43. Web site: Rangers. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  44. Web site: Ross County. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  45. Web site: St Johnstone . The Football Club History Database . 19 May 2016.
  46. Web site: St Mirren. The Football Club History Database . 19 May 2016.
  47. Web site: Stenhousemuir. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  48. Web site: Stirling Albion. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.
  49. Web site: Stranraer. The Football Club History Database. 22 August 2013.
  50. Web site: Albion Rovers. The Football Club History Database. 20 May 2016.
  51. Web site: Berwick Rangers. The Football Club History Database. 21 May 2016.
  52. Web site: Brechin City. The Football Club History Database. 21 May 2016.
  53. Web site: Cowdenbeath. The Football Club History Database. 21 May 2016.
  54. Web site: East Stirlingshire. The Football Club History Database. 23 August 2013.

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