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Scottish Football League Winners

Scottish Football League Winners

List of Winners of the Top Scottish Football Division

A List of Winners of Scottish Football's top professional league.

Scottish Football’s top flight has had several names, including the Scottish First Division, Scottish Premier League and its current name, the Scottish Premiership.

Below is a list of winners, runners up and those that came in third place since the top flight began in 1890!

The current club with the most titles is Glasgow Rangers, with 55, followed by Celtic, also from Galsgow, with 53.

Scottish Football League (1890–1893)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top Scorer
Player Goals
1890–91 Dumbarton (1) and
Rangers (1)[a]
Celtic Jack Bell (Dumbarton) 20
1891–92 Dumbarton (2) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Jack Bell (Dumbarton) 23
1892–93 Celtic (1) Rangers St Mirren Sandy McMahon (Celtic)
John Campbell (Celtic)
11

Scottish Football League Division One (1893–1946)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top scorer(s)[13]
Player Goals
1893–94 Celtic (2) Heart of Midlothian St Bernard's Sandy McMahon (Celtic) 16
1894–95 Heart of Midlothian (1) Celtic Rangers John Miller (Clyde) 12
1895–96 Celtic (3) Rangers Hibernian Allan Martin (Celtic) 19
1896–97 Heart of Midlothian (2) Hibernian Rangers Willie Taylor (Heart of Midlothian) 12
1897–98 Celtic (4) Rangers Hibernian Robert Hamilton (Rangers) 18
1898–99 Rangers (2) Heart of Midlothian Celtic Robert Hamilton (Rangers) 25
1899–1900 Rangers (3) Celtic Hibernian Robert Hamilton (Rangers)
William Michael (Heart of Midlothian)
15
1900–01 Rangers (4) Celtic Hibernian Robert Hamilton (Rangers) 20
1901–02 Rangers (5) Celtic Heart of Midlothian William Maxwell (Third Lanark) 10
1902–03 Hibernian (1) Dundee Rangers David Reid (Hibernian) 14
1903–04 Third Lanark (1) Heart of Midlothian Celtic and
Rangers
Robert Hamilton (Rangers) 28
1904–05 Celtic (5)[b] Rangers Third Lanark Robert Hamilton (Rangers)
Jimmy Quinn (Celtic)
19
1905–06 Celtic (6) Heart of Midlothian Airdrieonians Jimmy Quinn (Celtic) 20
1906–07 Celtic (7) Dundee Rangers Jimmy Quinn (Celtic) 29
1907–08 Celtic (8) Falkirk Rangers Jock Simpson (Falkirk) 32
1908–09 Celtic (9) Dundee Clyde John Hunter (Dundee) 29
1909–10 Celtic (10) Falkirk Rangers Jimmy Quinn (Celtic)
Jock Simpson (Falkirk)
24
1910–11 Rangers (6) Aberdeen Falkirk Willie Reid (Rangers) 38
1911–12 Rangers (7) Celtic Clyde Willie Reid (Rangers) 33
1912–13 Rangers (8) Celtic Airdrieonians and
Heart of Midlothian
James Reid (Airdrieonians) 30
1913–14 Celtic (11) Rangers Heart of Midlothian and
Morton
James Reid (Airdrieonians) 27
1914–15 Celtic (12) Heart of Midlothian Rangers Tom Gracie (Heart of Midlothian)
James Richardson (Ayr United)
29
1915–16 Celtic (13) Rangers Morton Jimmy McColl (Celtic) 34
1916–17 Celtic (14) Morton Rangers Bert Yarnall (Airdrieonians) 39
1917–18 Rangers (9) Celtic Kilmarnock and
Morton
Hughie Ferguson (Motherwell) 35
1918–19 Celtic (15) Rangers Morton David McLean (Rangers) 29
1919–20 Rangers (10) Celtic Motherwell Hughie Ferguson (Motherwell) 33
1920–21 Rangers (11) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Hughie Ferguson (Motherwell) 43
1921–22 Celtic (16) Rangers Raith Rovers Duncan Walker (St Mirren) 45
1922–23 Rangers (12) Airdrieonians Celtic Jock White (Heart of Midlothian) 30
1923–24 Rangers (13) Airdrieonians Celtic Dave Halliday (Dundee) 38
1924–25 Rangers (14) Airdrieonians Hibernian William Devlin (Cowdenbeath) 33
1925–26 Celtic (17) Airdrieonians Heart of Midlothian William Devlin (Cowdenbeath) 40
1926–27 Rangers (15) Motherwell Celtic Jimmy McGrory (Celtic) 49
1927–28 Rangers (16) Celtic Motherwell Jimmy McGrory (Celtic) 47
1928–29 Rangers (17) Celtic Motherwell Evelyn Morrison (Falkirk) 43
1929–30 Rangers (18) Motherwell Aberdeen Benny Yorston (Aberdeen) 38
1930–31 Rangers (19) Celtic Motherwell Barney Battles, Jr. (Heart of Midlothian) 44
1931–32 Motherwell (1) Rangers Celtic Willie MacFadyen (Motherwell) 52
1932–33 Rangers (20) Motherwell Heart of Midlothian Willie MacFadyen (Motherwell) 45
1933–34 Rangers (21) Motherwell Celtic Jimmy Smith (Rangers) 41
1934–35 Rangers (22) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Jimmy Smith (Rangers) 36
1935–36 Celtic (18) Rangers Aberdeen Jimmy McGrory (Celtic) 50
1936–37 Rangers (23) Aberdeen Celtic David Wilson (Hamilton Academical) 34
1937–38 Celtic (19) Heart of Midlothian Rangers Andy Black (Heart of Midlothian) 40
1938–39 Rangers (24) Celtic Aberdeen Alex Venters (Rangers) 35
1939–46 Suspended due to World War II.
Unofficial leagues (Emergency League and regional North Eastern League and Southern League) held.

Scottish Football League Division 'A' (1946–1955)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top scorer(s)[13]
Player Goals
1946–47 Rangers (25) Hibernian Aberdeen Bobby Mitchell (Third Lanark) 22
1947–48 Hibernian (2) Rangers Partick Thistle Archie Aikman (Falkirk) 20
1948–49 Rangers (26) Dundee Hibernian Alex Stott (Dundee) 30
1949–50 Rangers (27) Hibernian Heart of Midlothian Willie Bauld (Heart of Midlothian) 30
1950–51 Hibernian (3) Rangers Dundee Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian) 22
1951–52 Hibernian (4) Rangers East Fife Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian) 27
1952–53 Rangers (28) Hibernian East Fife Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian)
Charlie Fleming (East Fife)
30
1953–54 Celtic (20) Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle Jimmy Wardhaugh (Heart of Midlothian) 27
1954–55 Aberdeen (1) Celtic Rangers Willie Bauld (Heart of Midlothian) 21

Scottish Football League Division One (1955–1975)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top scorer(s)[13]
Player Goals
1955–56 Rangers (29) Aberdeen Heart of Midlothian Jimmy Wardhaugh (Heart of Midlothian) 28
1956–57 Rangers (30) Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Hugh Baird (Airdrieonians) 33
1957–58 Heart of Midlothian (3) Rangers Celtic Jimmy Wardhaugh (Heart of Midlothian)
Jimmy Murray (Heart of Midlothian)
28
1958–59 Rangers (31) Heart of Midlothian Motherwell Joe Baker (Hibernian) 25
1959–60 Heart of Midlothian (4) Kilmarnock Rangers Joe Baker (Hibernian) 42
1960–61 Rangers (32) Kilmarnock Third Lanark Alex Harley (Third Lanark) 42
1961–62 Dundee (1) Rangers Celtic Alan Gilzean (Dundee) 24
1962–63 Rangers (33) Kilmarnock Partick Thistle Jimmy Millar (Rangers) 27
1963–64 Rangers (34) Kilmarnock Celtic Alan Gilzean (Dundee) 32
1964–65 Kilmarnock (1) Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline Athletic Jim Forrest (Rangers) 30
1965–66 Celtic (21) Rangers Kilmarnock Joe McBride (Celtic)
Alex Ferguson (Dunfermline Athletic)
31
1966–67 Celtic (22)[c] Rangers Clyde Stevie Chalmers (Celtic) 21
1967–68 Celtic (23) Rangers Hibernian Bobby Lennox (Celtic) 32
1968–69 Celtic (24) Rangers Dunfermline Athletic Kenny Cameron (Dundee United) 26
1969–70 Celtic (25) Rangers Hibernian Colin Stein (Rangers) 24
1970–71 Celtic (26) Aberdeen St Johnstone Harry Hood (Celtic) 22
1971–72 Celtic (27) Aberdeen Rangers[d] Joe Harper (Aberdeen) 33
1972–73 Celtic (28) Rangers Hibernian Alan Gordon (Hibernian) 27
1973–74 Celtic (29) Hibernian Rangers Dixie Deans (Celtic) 26
1974–75 Rangers (35) Hibernian Celtic Andy Gray (Dundee United)
Willie Pettigrew (Motherwell)
20

Scottish Football League Premier Division (1975–1998)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top scorer(s)[13]
Player Goals
1975–76 Rangers (36) Celtic Hibernian Kenny Dalglish (Celtic) 24
1976–77 Celtic (30) Rangers Aberdeen Willie Pettigrew (Motherwell) 21
1977–78 Rangers (37) Aberdeen Dundee United Derek Johnstone (Rangers) 25
1978–79 Celtic (31) Rangers Dundee United Andy Ritchie (Morton) 22
1979–80 Aberdeen (2) Celtic St Mirren Doug Somner (St Mirren) 25
1980–81 Celtic (32) Aberdeen Rangers Frank McGarvey (Celtic) 23
1981–82 Celtic (33) Aberdeen Rangers George McCluskey (Celtic) 21
1982–83 Dundee United (1) Celtic Aberdeen[e] Charlie Nicholas (Celtic) 29
1983–84 Aberdeen (3)[f] Celtic Dundee United Brian McClair (Celtic) 23
1984–85 Aberdeen (4) Celtic Dundee United Frank McDougall (Aberdeen) 22
1985–86 Celtic (34) Heart of Midlothian Dundee United Ally McCoist (Rangers) 24
1986–87 Rangers (38) Celtic Dundee United Brian McClair (Celtic) 35
1987–88 Celtic (35) Heart of Midlothian Rangers Tommy Coyne (Dundee) 33
1988–89 Rangers (39) Aberdeen Celtic Mark McGhee (Celtic)
Charlie Nicholas (Aberdeen)
16
1989–90 Rangers (40) Aberdeen Heart of Midlothian John Robertson (Heart of Midlothian) 17
1990–91 Rangers (41) Aberdeen Celtic Tommy Coyne (Celtic) 18
1991–92 Rangers (42) Heart of Midlothian Celtic Ally McCoist (Rangers) 34
1992–93 Rangers (43) Aberdeen Celtic Ally McCoist (Rangers) 34
1993–94 Rangers (44) Aberdeen Motherwell Mark Hateley (Rangers) 22
1994–95 Rangers (45) Motherwell Hibernian Tommy Coyne (Motherwell) 16
1995–96 Rangers (46) Celtic Aberdeen Pierre van Hooijdonk (Celtic) 26
1996–97 Rangers (47) Celtic Dundee United Jorge Cadete (Celtic) 25
1997–98 Celtic (36) Rangers Heart of Midlothian Marco Negri (Rangers) 32

Scottish Premier League (1998-2013)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top scorer(s)[13]
Player Goals
1998–99 Rangers (48) Celtic St Johnstone Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 29
1999–2000 Rangers (49) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Mark Viduka (Celtic) 25
2000–01 Celtic (37) Rangers Hibernian Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 35
2001–02 Celtic (38) Rangers Livingston Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 29
2002–03 Rangers (50) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 28
2003–04 Celtic (39) Rangers Heart of Midlothian Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 30
2004–05 Rangers (51) Celtic Hibernian John Hartson (Celtic) 25
2005–06 Celtic (40) Heart of Midlothian Rangers Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock, Rangers) 32
2006–07 Celtic (41) Rangers Aberdeen Kris Boyd (Rangers) 20
2007–08 Celtic (42) Rangers Motherwell Scott McDonald (Celtic) 25
2008–09 Rangers (52) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Kris Boyd (Rangers) 27
2009–10 Rangers (53) Celtic Dundee United Kris Boyd (Rangers) 23
2010–11 Rangers (54) Celtic Heart of Midlothian Kenny Miller (Rangers) 21
2011–12 Celtic (43) Rangers Motherwell Gary Hooper (Celtic) 24
2012–13 Celtic (44) Motherwell St Johnstone Michael Higdon (Motherwell) 26

Scottish Premiership (2013-Present Day)

Season Champions[12] Runners-up[12] Third place[12] Top scorer(s)[13]
Player Goals
2013–14 Celtic (45) Motherwell Aberdeen Kris Commons (Celtic) 27
2014–15 Celtic (46) Aberdeen Inverness Caledonian Thistle Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) 18
2015–16 Celtic (47) Aberdeen Heart of Midlothian Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) 31
2016–17 Celtic (48) Aberdeen Rangers Liam Boyce (Ross County) 23
2017–18 Celtic (49) Aberdeen Rangers Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) 18
2018–19 Celtic (50) Rangers Kilmarnock Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 18
2019–20[g] Celtic (51) Rangers Motherwell Odsonne Édouard (Celtic) 22
2020–21 Rangers (55) Celtic Hibernian Odsonne Édouard (Celtic) 18
2021–22 Celtic (52) Rangers Heart of Midlothian Regan Charles-Cook (Ross County)
Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic)
13

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