Football records in Scotland
Football in Scotland is a popular professional sport. Founded in 1873,[1] 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.[2] 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
Team records
- Titles
- Most top-flight league titles: 54, Rangers[3]
- Most consecutive league titles: 9, (joint record)[3]
- Most league runners up: 32, Rangers
- Top-flight appearances
- Most appearances: 123 completed seasons, Celtic (1890–present)[4]
- Largest victories
- Largest top flight home win: 11–0, Celtic v Dundee, 26 October 1895[5]
- Largest top flight away win: 1–11, Airdrieonians v Hibernian, 24 October 1959[5]
- Streaks
- Longest top flight unbeaten run: 62 games, Celtic (20 November 1915 – 21 April 1917)[6][7]
- Most consecutive top flight wins: 25, Celtic (2003–04)
- Unbeaten league season:
- Attendances
- Highest attendance: 118,567 - Rangers v Celtic at Ibrox Park, 2 January 1939
Individual
- Goals
- Most top flight goals in a career: 410, Jimmy McGrory (Celtic 397, Clydebank 13)[10]
- Most top flight goals in a season: 52, Willie MacFadyen (Motherwell, 1931–32)[11]
- Most top flight goals in a game: 8, Jimmy McGrory (Celtic 9 Dunfermline Athletic 0, 14 January 1928)
- Most top flight hat-tricks: 48, Jimmy McGrory
- Appearances
- Most top flight appearances: 626, Bob Ferrier (Motherwell)[12]
- Most consecutive appearances with a goal scored: 14, Evelyn Morrison (Falkirk, 1928–29)
- Goalkeepers
- Longest period of time without conceding a goal: 1,215 minutes, Fraser Forster (Celtic, 2013–14)[13]
- Titles
- Most league title wins by a manager 18, Bill Struth (Rangers)
- Most league title wins by a player 13, Sandy Archibald (Rangers)
Scottish Cup
Team records
- Most final wins: 39, Celtic[14][15]
- Most consecutive final wins: 3, joint record:
- Queen's Park (1873–74, 1874–75, 1875–76)[14]
- Vale of Leven (1876–77, 1877–78, 1878–79)[14]
- Queen's Park (1879–80, 1880–81, 1881–82)[14]
- Rangers (1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36)[14]
- Rangers (1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50)[14]
- Rangers (1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64)[14]
- Aberdeen (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84)[14]
- Celtic (2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)[14]
- Most final appearances: 58, Celtic (includes cancelled 1909 fixture)[14]
- Most consecutive final defeats: 3, Vale of Leven (1882–83 – 1884–85)
- Most consecutive final appearances: 8, Rangers (1975–76 – 1982–83)[15]
- Longest gap between final wins: 114 years, Hibernian (1901–02 – 2015–16)
- Most final appearances without winning: 2, Hamilton Academical (1910–11, 1934–35)[14]
- Most final appearances without defeat: 1, joint record: St Bernard's, Inverness CT, St Johnstone
- Longest winning streak in finals: 14, Rangers (1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66)
- Longest losing streak in finals: 10, Hibernian (1913–14, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1946–47, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13)
- Biggest final wins: 5 goals, joint record:
- Renton 6–1 Cambuslang, (1887–88)
- Rangers 5–0 St Mirren, (1933–34)
- Celtic 6–1 Hibernian, (1971–72)
- Most goals in a final: 7:
- Renton 6–1 Cambuslang, (1887–88)
- Celtic 4–3 Queen's Park, (1899–1900)
- Hearts 4–3 Celtic, (1900–01)
- Celtic 6–1 Hibernian (1971–72)
- Motherwell 4–3 Dundee United (1990–91)
- Most goals by a runner-up: 3:
- Queen's Park: Lost 3–4 against Celtic (1899–1900)
- Celtic: Lost 3–4 against Hearts (1900–01)
- Dundee United: Lost 3–4 against Motherwell (1990–91)
- Most final losses:18, joint record: Celtic, Rangers (excludes cancelled 1909 fixture)[14]
- Most common pairing in the final: 15, Celtic v Rangers (7 wins each, 1908–09 was withheld)[15]
- Attendances
- Highest attendance: 146,433, Celtic v Aberdeen at Hampden Park, 24 April 1937 (1937 Scottish Cup Final)
Individual
- Most cup final wins by manager: 14, Willie Maley (Celtic)
- Most cup final wins by player 8, Bobby Lennox (Celtic)
- Most overall goals: Jimmy McGrory 77 goals (Celtic 74, Clydebank 3)
Scottish League Cup
Team records
- Most final wins: 27, Rangers[16]
- Most consecutive final wins: 5, Celtic (1965–66 – 1969–70)[16]
- Most final appearances: 35, Rangers[16]
- Most consecutive final defeats: 4, Celtic (1970–71 – 1973–74)
- Most consecutive final appearances: 14, Celtic (1964–65 – 1977–78)[15]
- Most final appearances without winning: 3, Dunfermline Athletic[16] (1949–50, 1991–92, 2005–06)
- Most final appearances without losing: 3, East Fife (1947–48, 1949–50, 1953–54)
- Longest gap between final wins: 21 years, Aberdeen (1955–56 – 1976–77)
- Longest winning streak in finals: 9, Rangers (1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08)
- Longest losing streak in finals: 5, joint record:
- Kilmarnock (1952–53, 1960–61, 1962–63, 2000–01, 2006–07),
- Dundee United (1981–82, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2014–15)
- Biggest final win: 6 goals:
- Celtic 7–1 Rangers, (1957–58)
- Most goals in a final: 9:
- Most goals by a runner-up: 3:
- Most final losses: 15, Celtic[16]
- Most common pairing in the final: 15, Celtic v Rangers (9 Rangers wins, 6 Celtic wins)[15]
- Attendances
- Highest attendance: 107,609, Celtic v Rangers at Hampden Park, 25 October 1965 (1965–66)
- Individual
- Most cup final wins by manager: 6, Scot Symon (East Fife and Rangers), Jock Stein (Celtic) and Walter Smith (Rangers)
- Most overall goals: Joe Harper 74 goals (Aberdeen 51, Hibernian 16, Morton 7)
Transfers
Record transfer fees paid
Rank | Player | From | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tore Andre Flo | Chelsea | Rangers | £12,500,000 | 23 November 2000 | [17] |
2 | Odsonne Édouard | Paris Saint-Germain | Celtic | £9,000,000 | 15 June 2018 | [18] |
3= | Christopher Jullien | Toulouse | Celtic | £7,000,000 | 28 June 2019 | [19] |
3= | Ryan Kent | Liverpool | Rangers | £7,000,000 | 2 September 2019 | [20] |
5 | Michael Ball | Everton | Rangers | £6,500,000 | 20 August 2001 | [21] |
6= | Chris Sutton | Chelsea | Celtic | £6,000,000 | 11 July 2000 | [22] |
6= | John Hartson | Coventry City | Celtic | £6,000,000 | 2 August 2001 | [23] |
8 | Mikel Arteta | Barcelona | Rangers | £5,800,000 | 29 June 2002 | |
9= | Eyal Berkovic | West Ham United | Celtic | £5,750,000 | 8 July 1999 | [24] |
9= | Neil Lennon | Leicester City | Celtic | £5,750,000 | 8 December 2000 | [25] |
Record transfer fees received
Rank | Player | From | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kieran Tierney | Celtic | Arsenal | £25,000,000 | 8 August 2019 | [26] |
2 | Moussa Dembélé | Celtic | Olympique Lyonnais | £19,700,000 | 31 August 2018 | [27] |
3 | Victor Wanyama | Celtic | Southampton | £12,500,000 | 11 July 2013 | [28] |
4 | Virgil van Dijk | Celtic | Southampton | £11,500,000 | 1 September 2015 | [29][30] |
5 | Fraser Forster | Celtic | Southampton | £10,000,000 | 9 August 2014 | [31] |
6 | Aiden McGeady | Celtic | Spartak Moscow | £9,500,000 | 1 August 2010 | [32] |
7= | Craig Gordon | Heart of Midlothian | Sunderland | £9,000,000 | 8 August 2007 | [33] |
7= | Alan Hutton | Rangers | Tottenham Hotspur | £9,000,000 | 30 January 2008 | [34] |
9 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Rangers | Arsenal | £8,500,000 | 20 June 2001 | [35] |
10 | Jean-Alain Boumsong | Rangers | Newcastle United | £8,000,000 | 1 January 2005 | [36] |
Most successful clubs by titles
Team | Domestic | European | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
League titles | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Cup Winner's Cup | Europa League | Super Cup | ||
Rangers | 54 | 33 | 27 | - | 1 | - | - | 115 |
Celtic | 51 | 39 | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | 110 |
Aberdeen | 4 | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 19 |
Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
Hibernian | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Queen's Park | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Kilmarnock | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Dundee United | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Dundee | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Motherwell | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
St Mirren | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
East Fife | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Dumbarton | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Third Lanark | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Clyde | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Falkirk | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Dunfermline Athletic | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Partick Thistle | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
St Johnstone | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Greenock Morton | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Airdrieonians | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
St Bernard's | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Raith Rovers | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Livingston | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Ross County | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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References
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External links
- "League Records". Statto.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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