New Firm (Scotland)
The New Firm is the term used, hailing from the 1980s, to describe the rivalry between Scotland, Scottish Association football, football clubs Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen and Dundee United F.C., Dundee United. Both clubs are located on the east coast of Scotland, in the third and fourth most populous cities respectively. Although not traditionally a local derby, derby, with 65 miles separating both teams, the fixture was seen as a North-east of Scotland derby between the two most successful teams in Scotland outside of Old Firm, the Old Firm during the 1980s. Dundee United also have a more Dundee derby, traditional rivalry with their close neighbours Dundee F.C., Dundee. History The term originated in the 1980s, when both clubs challenged the Old Firm for domestic trophies. The term was used by ''Evening Times'' and ''The Herald (Glasgow), The Glasgow Herald''. The Old Firm have more often than not been the dominant force in Scottish Football, however throughout the 1980s both Abe ...
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Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ...
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1983–84 European Cup
The 1983–84 European Cup was the 29th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The tournament was won for a fourth time by Liverpool in a penalty shootout in the final against Roma. The game had finished 1–1. Phil Neal had scored for Liverpool and Roberto Pruzzo for Roma. It was the seventh title in eight seasons for English clubs. Hamburg, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dinamo București in the second round. Teams Bracket First round First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''Liverpool won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rába ETO Győr won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo București won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bohemians Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ...
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2015–16 Scottish Premiership
The 2015–16 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 1 August 2015. Celtic were the defending champions. Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ross County and St Johnstone. Teams Promoted from Scottish Championship * Heart of Midlothian Relegated from Scottish Premiership * St Mirren Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Tournament format and regulations Basic In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to ba ...
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2017–18 Scottish Premiership
The 2017–18 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017. The season began on 5 August 2017. Celtic were the defending champions. Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Ross County and St Johnstone. The season's average attendance was 15,932, the highest level since 2006–07. On 29 April 2018, Celtic won their seventh consecutive title and 49th overall after a 5–0 win at home to Rangers. Teams The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season. To Premiership Promoted from Scottish Championship * Hibernian From Premiership Relegated to Scottish Championship * Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Mana ...
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2014–15 Scottish Premiership
The 2014–15 Scottish Premiership was the second season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 9 August 2014 and ended on the 31 May 2015. Celtic were the defending champions. Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren. Due to the relegation of Edinburgh-based teams Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian in 2014, this season marked the first time in football history in which a capital city had no representatives in the top league. On 2 May, Celtic clinched their fourth title in a row after Aberdeen lost 1–0 away at Dundee United, leaving Celtic 11 points clear with three games to play. Teams Dundee were promoted from the Scottish Championship. Heart of Midlothian were relegated from the Scottish Premiership. Hibernian finished in the play-off position in the Scottish ...
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2013–14 Scottish League Cup
The 2013–14 Scottish League Cup was the 68th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. Format The competition is a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn). Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round in order to avoid congestion of fixtures. *First round: All 30 sides from the previous season's Scottish Football League enter including Partick Thistle. *Second round: The 15 winners of the first round are joined by last season's seven lowest placed teams in the SPL not in European competition, in ...
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1984–85 Scottish Premier Division
The 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Aberdeen, seven points ahead of Celtic. Dumbarton and Morton were relegated. As of 2025, this is the last season that a team other than Rangers or Celtic has won the top level of Scottish football; it also marked a third consecutive year that a team other than Celtic or Rangers won the Scottish title, the only time this has ever happened. Table Results Matches 1–18 During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away). Matches 19–36 During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away). ReferencesStatto {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 Scottish Premier Division Scottish Premier Division seasons 1 Scot Scottish people or Scots (; ) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ...

2009–10 Scottish Cup
The 2009–10 Scottish Cup was the 125th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition was sponsored by the Scottish Government and for sponsorship reasons was known as the Active Nation Scottish Cup. Calendar From the First Round to the Third Round, postponed or drawn ties are normally replayed on the following weekend and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. From the Fourth Round to the Sixth Round, postponed or drawn ties are normally replayed on the second midweek after the original date, and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. There are no replays in the semi-finals or the Final. First round The draw for the First Round was made at Hamilton Crescent, popularly known as the West of Scotland Cricket Ground, at 15:00 on 3 September 2009. Hamilton Crescent is now the oldest surviving ground to have hosted Scottish Cup Finals, and also hosted the first ever international football match. This round is populated entirely by non-league club ...
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1995–96 Scottish League Cup
The 1995–96 Scottish League Cup was the 50th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Coca-Cola Cup. The competition was won by Aberdeen, who defeated Dundee 2–0 in the final at Hampden Park. First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Final {{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 Scottish League Cup Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, pol ...

1994–95 In Scottish Football
The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive Association football, football in Scottish Football League, Scotland. This season saw the introduction of a fourth tier of league football (the Scottish 3rd Division) and also three points for a win being awarded instead of just two. Notable events *Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Caledonian Thistle and Ross County F.C., Ross County make their debuts after being elected to the Scottish Football League, becoming the first Scottish Highlands, Highland teams in the League's 104-year history. *Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers winning the first Scottish League Cup of their history with a shock win over Celtic in the final. *Celtic F.C., Celtic winning the Scottish Cup to end their six-year trophy drought. *Rangers F.C., Rangers winning the Scottish Premier Division title for the seventh year running – their 45th top division title overall. *Brian Laudrup, the Denmark national football team, Danish international forward, joini ...
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1993–94 Scottish Cup
The 1993–94 Scottish Cup was the 109th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Dundee United who defeated Rangers in the final. First round Replays Second round Third round Replays Fourth round Replays Quarter-finals Replays Semi-finals ---- Replays ---- ---- Final See also *1993–94 in Scottish football * 1993–94 Scottish League Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 Scottish Cup Scottish Cup seasons Cup A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, pol ...

1990–91 Scottish Cup
The 1990–91 Scottish Cup was the 106th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Motherwell who defeated Dundee United F.C. in the final. First round Replays Second round Replays Third round Replays Fourth round Replay Quarter-finals Replay Semi-finals ---- Replay ---- Final See also *1990–91 in Scottish football * 1990–91 Scottish League Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Scottish Cup Scottish Cup seasons Cup A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, pol ...