Scottish Football League Champions

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List of Scottish Football League Champions by year from 1890-91 to 2022-23. Scottish top tier football league was renamed the Scottish Premiership from 2013 and was previously called the Scottish Premier League from seasons 1998 to 2013. The previous five names are listed below. 

Scottish Football League Top Tier Seven Names

  1. 1890 to 1893 – Scottish Football League
  2. 1893 to 1946 – Scottish Football League Division One
  3. 1946 to 1955 – Scottish Football League Division ‘A’
  4. 1955 to 1975 – Scottish Football League Division One
  5. 1975 to 1998 – Scottish Football League Premier Division
  6. 1998 to 2013 – Scottish Premier League 
  7. 2013 to Current Season – Scottish Premiership

Scottish Football League Champions – SPL & Scottish Premiership by Year

Year Champions 1891-1934 Year Champions 1935-1979 Year Champions 1980-2023
1891 Dumbarton & Rangers 1935 Rangers 1980 Aberdeen
1892 Dumbarton 1936 Celtic 1981 Celtic
1893 Celtic 1937 Rangers 1982 Celtic
1894 Celtic 1938 Celtic 1983 Dundee United
1895 Heart Of Midlothian 1939 Rangers 1984 Aberdeen
1896 Celtic 1940 Season Abandoned 1985 Aberdeen
1897 Heart Of Midlothian 1942 Season Abandoned 1986 Celtic
1898 Celtic 1943 Season Abandoned 1987 Rangers
1899 Rangers 1944 Season Abandoned 1988 Celtic
1900 Rangers 1945 Season Abandoned 1989 Rangers
1901 Rangers 1946 Season Abandoned 1990 Rangers
1902 Rangers 1947 Rangers 1991 Rangers
1903 Hibernian 1948 Hibernian 1992 Rangers
1904 Third Lanark 1949 Rangers 1993 Rangers
1905 Celtic 1950 Rangers 1994 Rangers
1906 Celtic 1951 Hibernian 1995 Rangers
1907 Celtic 1952 Hibernian 1996 Rangers
1908 Celtic 1953 Rangers 1997 Rangers
1909 Celtic 1954 Celtic 1998 Celtic
1910 Celtic 1955 Aberdeen 1999 Rangers
1911 Rangers 1956 Rangers 2000 Rangers
1912 Rangers 1957 Rangers 2001 Celtic
1913 Rangers 1958 Heart of Midlothian 2002 Celtic
1914 Celtic 1959 Rangers 2003 Rangers
1915 Celtic 1960 Heart of Midlothian 2004 Celtic
1916 Celtic 1961 Rangers 2005 Rangers
1917 Celtic 1962 Dundee 2006 Celtic
1918 Rangers 1963 Rangers 2007 Celtic
1919 Celtic 1964 Rangers 2008 Celtic
1920 Rangers 1965 Kilmarnock 2009 Rangers
1921 Rangers 1966 Celtic 2010 Rangers
1922 Celtic 1967 Celtic 2011 Rangers
1923 Rangers 1968 Celtic 2012 Celtic
1924 Rangers 1969 Celtic 2013 Celtic
1925 Rangers 1970 Celtic 2014 Celtic
1926 Celtic 1971 Celtic 2015 Celtic
1927 Rangers 1972 Celtic 2016 Celtic
1928 Rangers 1973 Celtic 2017 Celtic
1929 Rangers 1974 Celtic 2018 Celtic
1930 Rangers 1975 Rangers 2019 Celtic
1931 Rangers 1976 Rangers 2020 Celtic
1932 Motherwell 1977 Celtic 2021 Rangers
1933 Rangers 1978 Rangers 2022 Celtic
1934 Rangers 1979 Celtic 2023 Celtic

SPL Top Scorers All-Time

Scottish Football League Top Tier Champions by Club Number of Wins

Scottish Champions (11 Clubs) Premiership 2022-23 (Points)
Rangers 55 Celtic (C) 99
Celtic 53 Rangers 92
Aberdeen 4 Aberdeen 57
Heart of Midlothian 4 Heart of Midlothian 54
Hibernian 4 Hibernian 52
Dumbarton 2 St Mirren 46
Dundee 1 Motherwell 50
Dundee United 1 Livingston 46
Kilmarnock 1 St Johnstone 43
Motherwell 1 Kilmarnock 40
Third Lanark 1 Ross County 34
Total Championships 127 Dundee United (R) 31
1890-91 – Shared after drawn play-off

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