This is a list of
football
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clubs in
Scotland
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Clubs in membership of the Scottish Professional Football League
Scottish Premiership
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Aberdeen
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Celtic
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Dundee
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Dundee United
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Heart of Midlothian
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Hibernian
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Kilmarnock
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Motherwell
Motherwell (, ) is a List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Shires of Scotland, Historically in the p ...
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Rangers
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Ross County
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St Johnstone
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St Mirren
Scottish Championship
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Airdrieonians
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Ayr United
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Dunfermline Athletic
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Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
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Greenock Morton
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Hamilton Academical
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Livingston
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Partick Thistle
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Queen's Park
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Raith Rovers
Scottish League One
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Alloa Athletic
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Annan Athletic
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Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
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Cove Rangers
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Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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Kelty Hearts
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Montrose
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Queen of the South
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Stenhousemuir
Scottish League Two
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Bonnyrigg Rose
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Clyde
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East Fife
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Edinburgh City
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Elgin City
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Forfar Athletic
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Peterhead
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...
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Stirling Albion
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Stranraer
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...
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The Spartans
Clubs in membership of the Highland Football League
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Banks O' Dee
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Brechin City
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Brora Rangers
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Buckie Thistle
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Clachnacuddin
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Deveronvale
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Formartine United
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Forres Mechanics
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Fraserburgh
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Huntly
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Inverurie Loco Works
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Keith
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Lossiemouth
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Nairn County
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Rothes
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Strathspey Thistle
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Turriff United
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Wick Academy
Clubs in membership of the Lowland Football League
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Albion Rovers
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Berwick Rangers (located in England)
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Bo'ness United
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Broomhill
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Caledonian Braves
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Celtic B
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Civil Service Strollers
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Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
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Cumbernauld Colts
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East Kilbride
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East Stirlingshire
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Edinburgh University
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Gala Fairydean Rovers
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Gretna 2008
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Heart of Midlothian B
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Linlithgow Rose
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Tranent
Tranent is a town in East Lothian (formerly Haddingtonshire), in the south-east of Scotland. Tranent lies 6 miles from the boundary of Edinburgh, and 9.1 miles from the city centre. It lies south of the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road that r ...
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University of Stirling
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Clubs in membership of the East of Scotland Football League
Premier Division
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Clubs in membership of the South of Scotland Football League
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Abbey Vale
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Creetown
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Dalbeattie Star
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Lochar Thistle
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Lochmaben
Lochmaben () is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I of Engl ...
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Mid-Annandale
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Newton Stewart
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Nithsdale Wanderers
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St Cuthbert Wanderers
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Stranraer
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...
Reserves
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Upper Annandale
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Wigtown & Bladnoch
Clubs in membership of the West of Scotland Football League
Premier Division
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
Clubs in membership of the North Caledonian Football League
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Alness United
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Bonar Bridge
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Clachnacuddin Reserves
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Fort William
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Golspie Sutherland
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Halkirk United
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Invergordon
Invergordon (; or ) is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland (council area), Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen.
History
The town built up around the harbour which was established in 1828. The area ...
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Inverness Athletic
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Loch Ness
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Orkney
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St Duthus
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Thurso
Clubs in membership of the Scottish Junior Football Association
East Region
Midlands League
North Region
Premier League
North Championship
Miscellaneous clubs at amateur level
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Colville Park (
Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
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Drumchapel Amateur (
Caledonian Amateur Football League)
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Dukla Pumpherston (
charity and exhibition matches)
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East Kilbride YM (
Caledonian Amateur Football League)
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Eyemouth United (
Border Amateur Football League)
*Glasgow Harp (
Caledonian Amateur Football League)
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Harestanes (
Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
*Links United (
Caledonian Amateur Football League)
*Oban Saints (
Scottish Amateur Football League)
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Rothesay Brandane (
Caledonian Amateur Football League)
*Steins Thistle (
Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
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Tain Thistle (Ross-shire Welfare Football League)
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United Glasgow
Defunct clubs
Former Scottish Football League members
Selected other senior clubs (including North Caledonian League)
Selected junior clubs
University clubs
Most universities in Scotland have football sides, as do some colleges, some compete in the
BUSA Football League.
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Aberdeen University
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Edinburgh University
The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and offi ...
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Glasgow University
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Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University () is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and was subsequently granted university status by roya ...
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St Andrews University
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University of Stirling
The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth ...
See also
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List of minor Scottish Cup entrants (1873–1894)
References
External links
All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 Brian McColl, via Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2015)
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