List of Scottish Premier League clubs

This is a list of all teams that played in the Scottish Premier League from its formation in 1998, through its 2013 merger with the Scottish Football League (forming the Scottish Professional Football League, with the Scottish Premiership becoming the league system's top tier). Founder members are in italics.

List of clubs

Club Town or city Total
seasons 		Total
spells 		Longest
spell 		First
SPL season 		Last
SPL season 		Seasons 2012–13
finish 		Highest
finish
Aberdeen Aberdeen 15 1 15 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2013 8th 3rd
Celtic Glasgow 15 1 15 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2013 1st 1st
Dundee Dundee 8 2 7 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2005
2012–13 		12th (relegated) 5th
Dundee United Dundee 15 1 15 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2013 6th 3rd
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline 9 3 7 1998–99 2011–12 1998–99
2000–07
2011–12 		9th
First Division 		4th
Falkirk Falkirk 5 1 5 2005–06 2009–10 2005–10 3rd
First Division 		7th
Gretna Gretna 1 1 1 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 n/a[1] 12th
Hamilton Academical Hamilton 3 1 3 2008–09 2010–11 2008–11 5th
First Division 		9th
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh 15 1 15 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2013 10th 2nd
Hibernian Edinburgh 14 1 14 1999–2000 2012–13 1999–2013 7th 3rd
Inverness CT Inverness 8 2 5 2004–05 2012–13 2004–09
2010–2013 		4th 4th
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 15 1 15 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2013 9th 4th
Livingston Livingston 5 1 5 2001–02 2005–06 2001–06 4th
First Division 		3rd
Motherwell Motherwell 15 1 15 1998–99 2012–13 1998–2013 2nd 2nd
Partick Thistle Glasgow 2 1 2 2002–03 2003–04 2002–04 1st
First Division 		10th
Rangers Glasgow 14 1 14 1998–99 2011–12 1998–2012 1st
Third Division 		1st
Ross County Dingwall 1 1 1 2012–13 2012–13 2012–13 5th 5th
St Johnstone Perth 8 2 4 1998–99 2012–13 1998–02
2009–2013 		3rd 3rd
St Mirren Paisley 8 2 7 2000–01 2012–13 2000–01
2006–2013 		11th 8th

Notes

  1. ^ Gretna F.C. ceased trading after the 2007–08 season. They were succeeded by Gretna F.C. 2008, who entered the East of Scotland Football League.