List of football clubs in Scotland
This is a list of football clubs in Scotland.
Clubs in membership of the Scottish Professional Football League
[edit]Scottish Premiership
[edit]- Aberdeen
- Celtic
- Dundee United
- Dundee
- Heart of Midlothian
- Hibernian
- Kilmarnock
- Motherwell
- Rangers
- Ross County
- St Johnstone
- St Mirren
Scottish Championship
[edit]- Airdrieonians
- Ayr United
- Dunfermline Athletic
- Falkirk
- Greenock Morton
- Hamilton Academical
- Livingston
- Partick Thistle
- Queen's Park
- Raith Rovers
Scottish League One
[edit]- Arbroath
- Alloa Athletic
- Annan Athletic
- Arbroath
- Cove Rangers
- Edinburgh City
- Hamilton Academical
- Inverness Caley Thistle
- Kelty Hearts
- Montrose
- Queen of the South
- Stirling Albion
Scottish League Two
[edit]- Bonnyrigg Rose
- Clyde
- Dumbarton
- East Fife
- Elgin City
- Forfar Athletic
- Peterhead
- Stenhousemuir
- Stranraer
- The Spartans
Clubs in membership of the Highland Football League
[edit]- Banks O' Dee
- Brechin City
- Brora Rangers
- Buckie Thistle
- Clachnacuddin
- Deveronvale
- Formartine United
- Forres Mechanics
- Fraserburgh
- Huntly
- Inverurie Loco Works
- Keith
- Lossiemouth
- Nairn County
- Rothes
- Strathspey Thistle
- Turriff United
- Wick Academy
Clubs in membership of the Lowland Football League
[edit]- Albion Rovers
- Berwick Rangers (located in England)
- Bo'ness United
- Broomhill
- Caledonian Braves
- Celtic B
- Civil Service Strollers
- Cowdenbeath
- Cumbernauld Colts
- East Kilbride
- East Stirlingshire
- Edinburgh University
- Gala Fairydean Rovers
- Gretna 2008
- Heart of Midlothian B
- Linlithgow Rose
- Tranent
- University of Stirling
Clubs in membership of the East of Scotland Football League
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]First Division
[edit]Second Division
[edit]- Armadale Thistle
- Bo'ness Athletic
- Burntisland Shipyard
- Coldstream
- Dalkeith Thistle
- Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare
- Edinburgh College
- Edinburgh South
- Edinburgh United
- Kennoway Star Hearts
- Newburgh
- Ormiston Primrose
- Peebles Rovers
- Stirling University reserves
- Thornton Hibs
- Tweedmouth Rangers (located in England)
Third Division
[edit]Clubs in membership of the South of Scotland Football League
[edit]- Abbey Vale
- Creetown
- Dalbeattie Star
- Lochar Thistle
- Lochmaben
- Mid-Annandale
- Newton Stewart
- Nithsdale Wanderers
- St Cuthbert Wanderers
- Stranraer Reserves
- Upper Annandale
- Wigtown & Bladnoch
Clubs in membership of the West of Scotland Football League
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]First Division
[edit]Second Division
[edit]Third Division
[edit]- Ardeer Thistle
- Bellshill Athletic
- Dalry Thistle
- Finnarte
- Girvan
- Glasgow United
- Greenock Juniors
- Irvine Victoria
- Kello Rovers
- Kilsyth Athletic
- Lanark United
- Lesmahagow Juniors
- Port Glasgow
- Threave Rovers
- Vale of Leven
- West Park United
Fourth Division
[edit]- BSC Glasgow
- Campbeltown Pupils
- Carluke Rovers
- Easterhouse
- East Kilbride Thistle
- Eglinton
- Giffnock
- Glenvale
- Knightswood
- Lugar Boswell Thistle
- Newmains United
- Rossvale
- Royal Albert
- Saltcoats Victoria
- St. Peter's
- Thorn Athletic
Clubs in membership of the North Caledonian Football League
[edit]- Alness United
- Bonar Bridge
- Clachnacuddin Reserves
- Fort William
- Golspie Sutherland
- Halkirk United
- Invergordon
- Inverness Athletic
- Loch Ness
- Orkney
- St Duthus
- Thurso
Clubs in membership of the Scottish Junior Football Association
[edit]East Region
[edit]Midlands League
[edit]North Region
[edit]Premier League
[edit]North Championship
[edit]Miscellaneous clubs at amateur level
[edit]- Colville Park (Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
- Drumchapel Amateur (Caledonian Amateur Football League)
- Dukla Pumpherston (charity and exhibition matches)
- East Kilbride YM (Caledonian Amateur Football League)
- Eyemouth United (Border Amateur Football League)
- Glasgow Harp (Caledonian Amateur Football League)
- Harestanes (Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
- Links United (Caledonian Amateur Football League)
- Oban Saints (Scottish Amateur Football League)
- Rothesay Brandane (Caledonian Amateur Football League)
- Steins Thistle (Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
- Tain Thistle (Ross-shire Welfare Football League)
- United Glasgow
Defunct clubs
[edit]Former Scottish Football League members
[edit]- Abercorn
- Airdrieonians (1894–2002)
- Armadale
- Ayr
- Ayr Parkhouse
- Bathgate
- Bo'ness
- Broxburn United
- Cambuslang
- Clackmannan
- Clydebank (1914–1932)
- Clydebank (1965–2002; became Airdrie United)
- Cowlairs
- Dumbarton Harp
- Dundee Wanderers
- Dykehead
- Edinburgh City (1931–1949)
- Galston
- Gretna
- Helensburgh
- Johnstone
- King's Park
- Linthouse
- Lochgelly United
- Meadowbank Thistle (became Livingston)
- Mid-Annandale
- Northern
- Port Glasgow Athletic
- Renton
- Solway Star
- St Bernard's
- Third Lanark
- Thistle
Selected other senior clubs (including North Caledonian League)
[edit]- 23rd Renfrew RV
- Alexandra Athletic
- Blythswood
- Caledonian
- Callander
- Clydesdale
- Dennistoun
- Dumbreck
- Dumfries YMCA
- Eastern
- Edinburgh Athletic (became Leith Athletic)
- Glasgow Hibernian
- Granville
- Inverness City
- Inverness Citadel
- Inverness Thistle
- Mossend Swifts
- Muir of Ord Rovers
- Partick
- Rovers
- Selkirk
- Southern
- Stranraer Athletic
- Tarff Rovers
- Tollcross United
- Western
- Whithorn
Selected junior clubs
[edit]- Baillieston Juniors
- Ballingry Rovers
- Bankfoot Athletic
- Bishopmill United
- Blantyre Celtic
- Bridgeton Waverley
- Cambuslang Hibernian
- Clydebank Juniors (1899–1964)
- Cronberry Eglinton
- Duntocher Hibernian
- Fochabers
- Glenbuck Cherrypickers
- Lewis United
- Maryhill Hibernians
- Parkhead
- Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
- Portgordon Victoria
- RAF Lossiemouth
- Shawfield
- Steelend Victoria
- Stonehouse Violet
- Strathclyde
University clubs
[edit]Most universities in Scotland have football sides, as do some colleges, some compete in the BUSA Football League.
- Aberdeen University
- Edinburgh University
- Glasgow University
- Heriot-Watt University
- St Andrews University
- University of Stirling
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009, Brian McColl, via Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2015)