Champions
Summaries
Wartime Champions (unofficial)
1891 *Dumbarton & *Rangers (shared) 1892 -Dumbarton 1893 *Celtic 1894 Celtic 1895 *Heart Of Midlothian 1896 Celtic 1897 Heart Of Midlothian 1898 Celtic 1899 Rangers 1900 Rangers 1901 Rangers 1902 Rangers 1903 *Hibernian 1904 *-Third Lanark 1905 Celtic (after play-off) 1906 Celtic 1907 Celtic 1908 Celtic 1909 Celtic 1910 Celtic 1911 Rangers 1912 Rangers 1913 Rangers 1914 Celtic 1915 Celtic 1916 Celtic 1917 Celtic 1918 Rangers 1919 Celtic 1920 Rangers 1921 Rangers 1922 Celtic 1923 Rangers 1924 Rangers 1925 Rangers 1926 Celtic 1927 Rangers 1928 Rangers 1929 Rangers 1930 Rangers 1931 Rangers 1932 *-Motherwell 1933 Rangers 1934 Rangers 1935 Rangers 1936 Celtic 1937 Rangers 1938 Celtic 1939 Rangers * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title Notes Until 1920 clubs which finished equal on points played off for the title. In 1891 Rangers and Dumbarton were declared joint champions after the play-off resulted in a 2-2 draw. In 1905 Celtic beat Rangers 2-1 in the title play-off.
Index| Summary 1891| Champions 1947
24 Rangers 19 Celtic 2 Dumbarton, Heart Of Midlothian 1 Hibernian, Third Lanark, Motherwell
Index| Champions 1891| War Leagues| Champions 1947
During the First World War the Scottish League continued operating pretty much
as normal, although the Second Division was suspended from 1915, and some of the
more remote clubs (e.g. Aberdeen and Dundee) were temporarily excluded due to
travelling difficulties.
When war was declared in September 1939, the SFA immediately suspended all football
and the League was abandoned after just 5 matches.
A few weeks later an emergency competition was organised before the League closed
down completely for the war from the summer of 1940. It did authorise member
clubs to organise local competitions amongst themselves and separate leagues were
organised
in the South from autumn 1940 and in the North East from the following year. In the
1945-46 season
the Scottish League took responsibility for league competition once more
and operated two national divisions. These
championships are unofficial and are not counted in the totals for each club.
Emergency War League 1939-40 Regional League West: Rangers Regional League East: Falkirk Championship play-off: Rangers 2 Falkirk 1 Southern League 1941-45 1941 Rangers 1942 Rangers 1943 Rangers 1944 Rangers 1945 Rangers North-Eastern League 1941-45 1941 (autumn) Rangers reserves 1942 (spring) Aberdeen 1942 (autumn) Aberdeen 1943 (spring) Aberdeen 1943 (autumn) Raith Rovers 1944 (spring) Aberdeen 1944 (autumn) Dundee 1945 (spring) Aberdeen Southern League 1945-46 'A' Division: Rangers 'B' Division: Dundee
Index| Champions 1891| Champions 1947
1947 Rangers 1948 Hibernian 1949 Rangers 1950 Rangers 1951 Hibernian 1952 -Hibernian 1953 Rangers 1954 Celtic 1955 *Aberdeen 1956 Rangers 1957 Rangers 1958 Heart Of Midlothian 1959 Rangers 1960 -Heart Of Midlothian 1961 Rangers 1962 *-Dundee 1963 Rangers 1964 Rangers 1965 *-Kilmarnock 1966 Celtic 1967 Celtic 1968 Celtic 1969 Celtic 1970 Celtic 1971 Celtic 1972 Celtic 1973 Celtic 1974 Celtic 1975 Rangers * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title
Index| Champions 1891| Summary 1947| Champions 1976
11 Rangers 10 Celtic 3 Hibernian 2 Heart Of Midlothian 1 Aberdeen, Dundee, Kilmarnock
Index| Champions 1947| Champions 1976
The league was re-organised at the end of the 1975-76 season. The teams finishing in the top ten positions of the old Division One in 1974-75 formed the new Premier Division for 1975-76.
1976 Rangers 1977 Celtic 1978 Rangers 1979 Celtic 1980 Aberdeen 1981 Celtic 1982 Celtic 1983 *-Dundee United 1984 Aberdeen 1985 -Aberdeen 1986 Celtic 1987 Rangers 1988 Celtic 1989 Rangers 1990 Rangers 1991 Rangers 1992 Rangers 1993 Rangers 1994 Rangers 1995 Rangers 1996 Rangers 1997 Rangers 1998 Celtic 1999 Rangers 2000 Rangers 2001 Celtic 2002 Celtic 2003 Rangers 2004 Celtic 2005 Rangers 2006 Celtic 2007 Celtic 2008 Celtic 2009 Rangers 2010 Rangers 2011 Rangers 2012 Celtic 2013 Celtic 2014 Celtic 2015 Celtic 2016 Celtic 2017 Celtic 2018 Celtic 2019 Celtic 2020 Celtic 2021 -Rangers 2022 Celtic 2023 Celtic 2024 -Celtic 2026 * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title
Index| Champions 1947| Summary 1976| Overall summary
25 Celtic
20 Rangers
3 Aberdeen
1 Dundee United
NB: while The Rangers Football Club Plc, the company owning Rangers FC in the 2011/12 season,
entered liquidation on Oct 31, 2012 (after having been renamed RFC 2012 Plc), previously,
on Jun 14, 2012, it had sold the club to another company, SEVCO Scotland Limited, thus
enabling the club to continue its existence and retain its records
Index| Champions 1976| Overall summary
55 Rangers
54 Celtic
4 Heart Of Midlothian, Hibernian, Aberdeen
2 Dumbarton
1 Third Lanark, Motherwell, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Dundee United
NB: while The Rangers Football Club Plc, the company owning Rangers FC in the 2011/12 season,
entered liquidation on Oct 31, 2012 (after having been renamed RFC 2012 Plc), previously,
on Jun 14, 2012, it had sold the club to another company, SEVCO Scotland Limited, thus
enabling the club to continue its existence and retain its records
Index| Champions 1891| Champions 1976
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