Football records in Scotland

Football in Scotland is a popular professional sport. Founded in 1873, Scotland has the second oldest national football association in the world. The national cup competition, the Scottish Cup, was started in the 1873–74 season. Its trophy is the oldest national sporting trophy in the world. A Scottish football league system was first instituted in 1890, with the creation of the Scottish Football League. A second national cup competition, the Scottish League Cup, was created in the 1946–47 season. This page details the team and individual records set in these competitions.

League competitions

Tier	Club	Seasons	Start Season	End Season
Tier Two: Championship	[Greenock Greenock Morton F.C.\|Morton F.C.\|Greenock Morton]	11	2015–16	Present
Tier Three: League One	Brechin City	11	2006–07	2016–17
Tier Four: League Two	Elgin City	25	2000–01	Present

*1890–91 title was shared between Dumbarton and Rangers
;Titles

Position	Club	Last season in position	No. of clubs
2nd	Falkirk	1909–10	3
2nd	Greenock Morton	1916–17	3
2nd	Airdrieonians (1878)	1925–26	3
3rd	St Mirren	1979-80	10
3rd	St Bernard's	1893–94	10
3rd	Raith Rovers	1921–22	10
3rd	East Fife	1952–53	10
3rd	Partick Thistle	1962–63	10
3rd	Clyde	1966–67	10
3rd	Dunfermline Athletic	1968–69	10
3rd	Livingston	2001–02	10
3rd	St Johnstone	2012–13	10
3rd	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2014–15	10
4th	Cambuslang	1890–91	5
4th	Leith Athletic	1891–92	5
4th	Ayr United	1915–16	5
4th	Queen of the South	1933–34	5
4th	Hamilton Academical	1934–35	5
5th	Queen's Park	1928–29	4
5th	Ross County	2012–13	4
5th	Cowdenbeath	1924–25	4
5th	Clydebank (1914)	1919–20	4
6th	Renton	1891–92	1
7th	Abercorn	1890–91	1
8th	Vale of Leven	1890–91	1
9th	Port Glasgow Athletic	1903–04	1
10th	Clydebank (1965)	1985–86	2
10th	Cowlairs	1890–91	2
11th	Albion Rovers	1921–22	2
11th	Arbroath	1937–38	2
12th	Stirling Albion	1958–59	2
12th	Gretna	2007–08	2
18th	East Stirlingshire	1963–64	1
19th	Bo'ness	1927–28	1
20th	Alloa Athletic	1922–23	1

;Top-flight appearances

;Largest victories

Largest top flight home win: 11–0, Celtic v Dundee, 26 October 1895
Largest top flight away win: 1–11, Airdrieonians v Hibernian, 24 October 1959

;Streaks

;Attendances

Highest attendance: 118,567 - Rangers v Celtic at Ibrox Park, 2 January 1939

;Goals

;Appearances

;Goalkeepers

Longest consecutive period of time without conceding a goal: 1,256 minutes, Fraser Forster

;Titles

;Attendances

Highest attendance: 146,433, Celtic v Aberdeen at Hampden Park, 24 April 1937

;Attendances

Highest attendance: 107,609, Celtic v Rangers at Hampden Park, 25 October 1965

;Individual

Most final wins: 4, Falkirk
Most consecutive final wins: 2, Hamilton Academical, and Airdrieonians
Most final appearances: 5, Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and Ross County.
Most consecutive final defeats: 2, Ayr United
Most consecutive final appearances: 3, Raith Rovers
Most final appearances without winning: 2, Ayr United
Most final appearances without losing: 4, Falkirk
Longest gap between final wins: 30 years, Hamilton Academical
Longest winning streak in finals: 4, Falkirk
Longest losing streak in finals: 2, Ayr United
Biggest final win: 5 goals:
*Livingston 5–0 Queen's Park,
Most goals in a final: 8:
*Alloa Athletic 4–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle,
Most goals by a runner-up:
*Inverness Caledonian Thistle: Drew 4–4 against Alloa Athletic but lost on penalties
Most final losses: 3, Queen of the South.
Most common pairing in the final: N/A
Most wins while playing at tier 3 or below: 1, joint record:
*Stenhousemuir, Scottish Second Division
*Stranraer, Scottish Second Division
*Queen of the South, Scottish Second Division
Most goals in a game: 12:
*Elgin City 5–7 Arbroath
Largest goalscoring margin: 9 goals:
*Dumbarton 0–9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

;Attendances

Highest attendance: 48,133, Rangers v Peterhead at Hampden Park, 10 April 2016

;Individual