SCOTTISH CLUB RECORDS
The Scottish football league system has undergone a number of changes since its inception in the 1890-91 season. Of the clubs that competed in the inaugural championship, only three remain active within the Scottish professional league structure; the remainder are either defunct or now compete in non-league football.
The clubs that contested the first Scottish League championship were: Abercorn, Cambuslang, Celtic, Cowlairs, Dumbarton, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Renton, St. Mirren, Third Lanark and Vale of Leven.
Goal difference replaced goal average as the method for determining league positions from the 1971-72 season onwards. Notably, goal average had only been in use since the 1921-22 season.
The points system was also revised, with 3 points for a win replacing the traditional 2-point system from the 1994-95 season onwards.
Below is the outline of how the Scottish League structure has evolved over time:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For anyone who has ever wondered what honours their club has won, along with records such as their heaviest defeat or their biggest victory, the answers can be found here. To view individual club records, please select from the list below: |
| Visitor Counter: | ||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | ||