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Single-Division Period

The league was formed in the 1890s to provide the growing number of football clubs in the country with a more consistent fixture list.

In its initial season the league was won jointly by Rangers and Dumbarton. Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Dumbarton Football Club are a football (soccer) club from Scotland. ...

Two-Division Period

The league proved to be highly successful and soon a second division was added from which clubs could be promoted to the first division. Promotion was initially based on a ballot of clubs. In the early 1920s automatic promotion and relegation between the two divisions was introduced. This two-divisional structure existed until the mid-1970s. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ...

First Three-Division Period

The next change of structure split the league into three divisions, Premier, First, and Second Divisions. This permitted more frequent fixtures between the top clubs; the expectation was that meant greater revenue for them, and it was hoped it would stimulate greater interest, at a time when attendance at league matches had drop alarming.

This three-divisional structure (of 38 clubs) continued until 1994. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Four-Division Period

After a couple of decades, the league again reorganised, with four divisions of 10 clubs, as Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County were elected to round out the league. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. ... Ross County Football Club are a professional football team who currently play in the Scottish Football League. ...

In 2000, following the SPL breakaway, a further round of league enlargement took place with Elgin City and Peterhead joining from the Highland League. This brought the Scottish Leagues up to 42 teams - 12 in the Scottish Premier League, and 10 in each of the three Scottish Football League divisions. The Scottish Premier League (SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ... Elgin City Football Club are a football club currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Peterhead FC is a football club currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... The Highland Football League (HFL) is a league of football (soccer) clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest, but across all of the North of Scotland. ... The Scottish Premier League (SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ...

Gretna from the UniBond League in England were admitted in 2002 to replace the defunct Airdrieonians. Gretna Football Club are a football club currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... The Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the three regional English football leagues whose champions are promoted to the Football Conference, currently called the Nationwide Conference. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League First Division. ...

Gala Fairydean have been rejected from the Scottish League at each time of asking, despite having a setup and facilities arguably better than some of their opponents. Other teams that have fallen at this hurdle include Whitehill Welfare. Gala Fairydean F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Whitehill Welfare F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ...

Second Three-Division Period

In 1998, the Premier Division clubs, fuelled by a desire to keep a greater share of television monies being raised by the game, split from the league to form the Scottish Premier League (SPL). The Scottish Premier League (SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ...

The remaining leagues, of ten clubs each, kept their names and the Premier Division was not reconsistuted, leaving First, Second, and Third Divisions.

Each season the winners of the First Division are eligible to be promoted to the Scottish Premier League providing their stadium meets certain criteria. As of March 2005, these criteria include priority tenancy/ownership of a stadium that contains at least 6,000 seats, and an undersoil heating system for the field of play. Falkirk F.C.'s failure to meet with these demands resulted in their being refused promotion despite winning the First Division in 2002/03; at that time, the SPL required 10,000 seats for its member clubs. They have since built a new stadium with an all-seater capacity of 6,000, and the SPL reduced its seating requirement to 6,000, making them now eligible to join the SPL, having won the First Division again in 2004/05. The Scottish Premier League (SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ... Falkirk Football Club are a Scottish football team playing in the Scottish Premier League after winning promotion from the Scottish First Division in season 2004/05. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish Premier League (SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ... Scottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rangers have won the greatest number of league titles in the league's history, with 51 national championships (including SPL titles) to their name.

Scottish Football League Tables

For a list of final league tables, season by season see Scottish Football League Tables. The following is a list of articles that lead to final Scottish Football League Tables for each individual season. ...

See also

List of Scottish Football Clubs | Scottish First Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Third Division Clubs in Membership of the Scottish Premier League Aberdeen F.C. Celtic F.C. Dundee F.C. Dundee United F.C. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Hibernian F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Kilmarnock F.C. Livingston F.C. Motherwell F.C. Rangers F.C... Scottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. ... Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system. ... The Scottish Football League Third Division is the third highest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth highest overall in the Scottish football league system. ...

External links

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