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Scottish Football League Top 5 Finishes 1890-91 to 2022-23
Order of Merit for the Top 5 finishes in the Scottish League for the last 124 seasons
The Scottish Premiership (SPL) is the elite league in Scotland, and consists of a single division of 12 teams.
It has existed since 1998. Before then the top league was the Premier Division of the Scottish Football League.
| Total | Club | Champions | Runner-Up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 |
| RANGERS | 55 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 118 |
| CELTIC | 53 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
| 73 |
| HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN | 4 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
| 51 |
| ABERDEEN | 4 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| 42 |
| HIBERNIAN | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| 31 |
| DUNDEE UNITED | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| 31 |
| MOTHERWELL | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 23 |
| DUNDEE | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 21 |
| KILMARNOCK | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 |
| ST MIRREN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 |
| AIRDRIEONIANS | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 |
| FALKIRK | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |
| THIRD LANARK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 |
| PARTICK THISTLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |
| ST JOHNSTONE | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |
| DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 |
| (GREENOCK) MORTON | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 |
| CLYDE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |
| EAST FIFE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 |
| RAITH ROVERS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 |
| INVERNESS CT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |
| DUMBARTON | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |
| AYR UNITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |
| LIVINGSTON | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | ? | CAMBUSLANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 |
| HAMILTON ACADEMICAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 |
| LEITH ATHLETIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 |
| QUEEN OF THE SOUTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | ? | ST BERNARD'S | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 |
| CLYDEBANK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |
| COWDENBEATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |
| QUEEN'S PARK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |
| ROSS COUNTY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 630 | TOTALS | 127 | 125 | 128 | 126 | 124 | |
1890-91 Championship shared between Dumbarton & Rangers after drawn play-off
Scottish Premiership
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