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

YearChampions 1891-1934YearChampions 1935-1979YearChampions 1980-2023
1891 Dumbarton & Rangers1935Rangers1980Aberdeen
1892Dumbarton1936Celtic1981Celtic
1893Celtic1937Rangers1982Celtic
1894Celtic1938Celtic1983Dundee United
1895Heart Of Midlothian1939Rangers1984Aberdeen
1896Celtic1940Season Abandoned1985Aberdeen
1897Heart Of Midlothian1942Season Abandoned1986Celtic
1898Celtic1943Season Abandoned1987Rangers
1899Rangers1944Season Abandoned1988Celtic
1900Rangers1945Season Abandoned1989Rangers
1901Rangers1946Season Abandoned1990Rangers
1902Rangers1947Rangers1991Rangers
1903Hibernian1948Hibernian1992Rangers
1904Third Lanark1949Rangers1993Rangers
1905Celtic1950Rangers1994Rangers
1906Celtic1951Hibernian1995Rangers
1907Celtic1952Hibernian1996Rangers
1908Celtic1953Rangers1997Rangers
1909Celtic1954Celtic1998Celtic
1910Celtic1955Aberdeen1999Rangers
1911Rangers1956Rangers2000Rangers
1912Rangers1957Rangers2001Celtic
1913Rangers1958Heart of Midlothian2002Celtic
1914Celtic1959Rangers2003Rangers
1915Celtic1960Heart of Midlothian2004Celtic
1916Celtic1961Rangers2005Rangers
1917Celtic1962Dundee2006Celtic
1918Rangers1963Rangers2007Celtic
1919Celtic1964Rangers2008Celtic
1920Rangers1965Kilmarnock2009Rangers
1921Rangers1966Celtic2010Rangers
1922Celtic1967Celtic2011Rangers
1923Rangers1968Celtic2012Celtic
1924Rangers1969Celtic2013Celtic
1925Rangers1970Celtic2014Celtic
1926Celtic1971Celtic2015Celtic
1927Rangers1972Celtic2016Celtic
1928Rangers1973Celtic2017Celtic
1929Rangers1974Celtic2018Celtic
1930Rangers1975Rangers2019Celtic
1931Rangers1976Rangers2020Celtic
1932Motherwell1977Celtic2021Rangers
1933Rangers1978Rangers2022Celtic
1934Rangers1979Celtic2023Celtic

SPL Top Scorers All-Time

Scottish Football League Top Tier Champions by Club Number of Wins

Scottish Champions (11 Clubs)Premiership 2022-23 (Points)
Rangers55Celtic (C)99
Celtic53Rangers92
Aberdeen4Aberdeen57
Heart of Midlothian4Heart of Midlothian54
Hibernian4Hibernian52
Dumbarton2St Mirren46
Dundee1Motherwell50
Dundee United1Livingston46
Kilmarnock1St Johnstone43
Motherwell1Kilmarnock40
Third Lanark1Ross County34
Total Championships127Dundee United (R)31
1890-91 – Shared after drawn play-off

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