The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is an association football league in Scotland. It comprises the top four divisions of the Scottish football league system. The league was established in 2013, following a merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL; tier one) and the Scottish Football League (SFL; tiers two to four). The Scottish Premier League itself had been formed in 1998 as a breakaway from the Scottish Football League, which had been established in 1890.
Club | First SFL season |
First SPFL season |
Last SPFL season |
Current status | Notes |
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Albion Rovers | 1903–04 | 2013–14 | 2022–23 | Relegated from the SPFL in 2023; now play in the Lowland League. | [45] |
Berwick Rangers | 1951–52 | 2013–14 | 2018–19 | Relegated from the SPFL in 2019; now play in the Lowland League. | [46] |
Brechin City | 1923–24 | 2013–14 | 2020–21 | Relegated from the SPFL in 2021; now play in the Highland League. | [47] |
Cowdenbeath | 1905–06 | 2013–14 | 2021–22 | Relegated from the SPFL in 2022; now play in the Lowland League. | [48] |
East Stirlingshire | 1900–01 | 2013–14 | 2015–16 | Relegated from the SPFL in 2016; now play in the Lowland League. | [49] |