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Scottish Football League Division Two Champions 1894-1922

1894   Hibernian
1895  *Hibernian
1896 *$Abercorn (Paisley)
1897  *Partick Thistle
1898   Kilmarnock
1899  *Kilmarnock
1900  *Partick Thistle
1901  $St. Bernard's (Edinburgh)
1902 *$Port Glasgow Athletic
1903  *Airdrieonians
1904   Hamilton Academicals
1905   Clyde
1906  $Leith Athletic
1907  $St. Bernard's (Edinburgh)
1908   Raith Rovers
1909  $Abercorn (Paisley)
1910 #$Leith Athletic & *#Raith Rovers (shared)
1911   Dumbarton
1912   Ayr United
1913  *Ayr United
1914   Cowdenbeath
1915  #Cowdenbeath (after play-off)

Notes
* Until 1922 there was no automatic promotion and relegation, instead
  clubs had to apply for election to the First Division. Champions who were
  promoted are marked with an asterisk.
$ Indicates clubs no longer in existence. The town/city of the club
  is shown in brackets where it isn't obvious from the club name.
# Until 1915 clubs which finished equal on points played off for the 
  title. In 1910 Leith and Raith Rovers both finished with 33 points but
  decided not to play-off for the title and were declared joint Champions.
  In 1915 Cowdenbeath, St. Bernard's and Leith Athletic all finished on 
  37 points. There was a three way play-off in which Cowdenbeath beat Leith
  1-0 and St. Bernard's 3-1 while Leith beat St. Bernard's 2-1. Cowdenbeath
  were thus declared Champions.

Index| Champions 1922| Summary 1894


Scottish Football League Division Two Champions 1922-1939

The Second Division closed down at the end of the 1914-15 due to the World War. When the war ended the Scottish League resisted attempts to reform it, but were forced to re-introduce it in 1921, along with automatic promotion and relegation, when the clubs which had been left out formed their own rival league and poached players from the Scottish League.

1922   Alloa Athletic
1923   Queen's Park
1924   St. Johnstone
1925   Dundee United
1926   Dunfermline Athletic
1927  $Bo'ness
1928   Ayr United
1929   Dundee United
1930  $Leith Athletic
1931  $Third Lanark (Glasgow)
1932   East Stirlingshire
1933   Hibernian
1934   Albion Rovers
1935  $Third Lanark (Glasgow)
1936   Falkirk
1937   Ayr United
1938   Raith Rovers
1939   Cowdenbeath

Notes
$ Indicates clubs no longer in existence. The town/city of the club
  is shown in brackets where it isn't obvious from the club name.

Index| Champions 1894| Summary 1894| Champions 1947


Summary 1894-1939 (40 championships, 1 shared)

4  Ayr United
3  Leith Athletic, Hibernian, Raith Rovers, Cowdenbeath
2  Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, St. Bernard's, Abercorn, Dundee United,
   Third Lanark
1  Port Glasgow Athletic, Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academicals, Clyde,
   Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic, Queen's Park, St. Johnstone, Dunfermline 
   Athletic, Bo'ness, East Stirlingshire, Albion Rovers, Falkirk

Index| Champions 1894| Champions 1922| Champions 1947


Scottish Football League 'B' Division/Division Two Champions 1947-75

The 1939-40 season was abandoned when World War II broke out in September 1940 and the Scottish League closed down until 1946. Division Two was called 'B' Division from when the League restarted in 1946 until 1956.

1947   Dundee
1948   East Fife
1949   Raith Rovers
1950   Morton
1951   Queen Of The South
1952   Clyde
1953   Stirling Albion
1954   Motherwell
1955   Airdrieonians
1956   Queen's Park
1957   Clyde
1958   Stirling Albion
1959   Ayr United
1960   St. Johnstone
1961   Stirling Albion
1962   Clyde
1963   St. Johnstone
1964   Morton
1965   Stirling Albion
1966   Ayr United
1967   Morton
1968   St. Mirren
1969   Motherwell
1970   Falkirk
1971   Partick Thistle
1972   Dumbarton
1973   Clyde
1974   Airdrieonians
1975   Falkirk

Index| Champions 1894| Summary 1947| Summary Div 2| Champions 1976


Summary 1947-75 (29 championships)

4  Stirling Albion, Clyde
2  St. Johnstone, Ayr United, Morton, Motherwell, Airdrieonians, Falkirk
1  Dundee, East Fife, Raith Rovers, Morton, Queen Of The South, 
   Queen's Park, St. Mirren, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton

Index| Champions 1947| Champions 1976


Division Two Summary 1894-75 (69 championships, 1 shared)

6  Ayr United
5  Clyde
4  Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion
3  Leith Athletic, Hibernian, Cowdenbeath, St. Johnstone, Morton, 
   Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Falkirk
2  Kilmarnock, St. Bernard's, Abercorn, Dundee United, Third Lanark, 
   Queen's Park, Motherwell, Dumbarton
1  Port Glasgow Athletic, Hamilton Academicals, Alloa Athletic, 
   Dunfermline Athletic, Bo'ness, East Stirlingshire, Albion Rovers,  
   Dundee, East Fife, Queen Of The South, St. Mirren

Index| Champions 1894| Champions 1947| Champions 1976


Scottish Football League Division One Champions 1976-2016

The league was re-organised at the end of the 1975-76. The teams finishing in the top ten positions of the old Division One in 1974-75 formed the new Premier Division for season 1975-76. The remaining teams of the old Division One formed the new Division One along with the top six teams from the old Division Two.

1976   Partick Thistle
1977   St. Mirren
1978   Morton
1979   Dundee
1980   Heart Of Midlothian
1981   Hibernian
1982   Motherwell
1983   St. Johnstone
1984   Morton
1985   Motherwell
1986   Hamilton Academical
1987   Morton
1988   Hamilton Academical
1989   Dunfermline Athletic
1990   St. Johnstone
1991   Falkirk
1992   Dundee
1993   Raith Rovers
1994   Falkirk
1995   Raith Rovers
1996   Dunfermline Athletic
1997   St. Johnstone
1998   Dundee
1999   Hibernian
2000   St. Mirren
2001   Livingston
2002   Partick Thistle
2003   Falkirk
2004   Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2005   Falkirk
2006   St. Mirren
2007   Gretna
2008   Hamilton Academical
2009   St. Johnstone
2010   Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2011   Dunfermline Athletic
2012   Ross County
2013   Partick Thistle
2014   Dundee
2015   Heart Of Midlothian
2016   Rangers

Index| Champions 1947| Summary 1976| Overall summary


Summary 1976-2016 (41 championships)

4  Falkirk, St. Johnstone, Dundee
3  Morton, St. Mirren, Hamilton Academical, Dunfermline Athletic,
   Partick Thistle
2  Motherwell, Raith Rovers, Hibernian,
   Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart Of Midlothian
1  Livingston, Gretna, Ross County, Rangers

Index| Champions 1976| Overall summary


Summary 1894-2016 (110 championships, 1 shared)

7  Falkirk, St. Johnstone
6  Ayr United, Morton, Raith Rovers, Partick Thistle
5  Clyde, Hibernian, Dundee
4  Stirling Albion, Motherwell, St. Mirren, Hamilton Academical,
   Dunfermline Athletic
3  Leith Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Airdrieonians
2  Kilmarnock, St. Bernard's, Abercorn, Dundee United, Third Lanark, 
   Queen's Park, Dumbarton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart Of Midlothian
1  Port Glasgow Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Bo'ness, East Stirlingshire, 
   Albion Rovers, East Fife, Queen Of The South, Livingston, Gretna,
   Ross County, Rangers

Index| Champions 1891| Champions 1976

List of Final Tables


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Author: James M. Ross
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Last updated: 12 May 2016

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