⚽ The Scottish Football Almanac - 2024/2025 Season
A comprehensive guide to who won their leagues, who went down, top scorers and cup winners across the full Scottish football pyramid.
SPFL
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
Title Winners: Celtic
Qualified for Europe: Rangers, Hibernian, Dundee United & Aberdeen
Relegated: Ross County & St Johnstone
Top Goalscorer: Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) - 18 goals
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
Title Winners: Falkirk
Promoted: Livingston
Relegated: Hamilton Academical
Top Goalscorer: Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) - 15 goals
*Hamilton Academical were deducted 15 points
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE ONE
Title Winners: Arbroath
Relegated: Annan Athletic & Dumbarton
Top Goalscorer: Mitch Megginson (Cove Ranger) & Ross Cunningham (Kelty Hearts) - 13 goals
*Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dumbarton were deducted 15 points
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO
Title Winners: Peterhead
Promoted: East Fife
Relegated: Bonnyrigg Rose
Top Goalscorer: Alan Trouten (East Fife) - 22 goals
➡️ SCOTTISH GAS SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
Aberdeen 1 - 1 Celtic
Aberdeen won 4-3 on penalties
➡️ PREMIER SPORTS CUP FINAL
Celtic 3 - 3 Rangers
Celtic won 5 - 4 on penalties
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
(TIER 5)
Title Winners: Brora Rangers
Bottom: Rothes
Top Goalscorer: Angus Grant (Huntly) - 23 goals
R. Davidson Highland League Cup Winners: Brora Rangers
North of Scotland Cup Winners: Brora Rangers
Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: Banks O’Dee
Aberdeenshire Shield Winners: Fraserburgh
PARKS MOTOR GROUP LOWLAND LEAGUE (TIER 5)
Title Winners: East Kilbride (promoted to SPFL League Two)
Bottom: Broomhill
Top Goalscorer: Cami Elliott (East Kilbride) - 26 goals
Lowland League Cup Winners: East Kilbride
GREENVERSITY WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE
➡️ PREMIER DIVISION (TIER 6)
Title Winners: Clydebank (Promoted to Parks Motor Group Lowland League)
Relegated: Benburb, Gartcairn & Darvel
Top Goalscorer: Nicky Little (Clydebank) - 23 goals
* Darvel, Largs Thistle and Johnstone Burgh were deducted three points
* Gartcairn were deducted 15 points
➡️ FIRST DIVISION (TIER 7)
Title Winners: Arthurlie
Promoted: Rutherglen Glencairn, Renfrew & Kilwinning Rangers
Relegated: Maybole Juniors, Blantyre Victoria & Ashfield
Top Goalscorer: Joseph Gillespie (Renfrew) - 21 goals
* Blantyre Victoria were deducted nine points
➡️ SECOND DIVISION (TIER 8)
Title Winners: Neilston
Promoted: Whitletts Victoria, Muirkirk Juniors & Lanark United
Relegated: Yoker Athletic, St Anthony’s & Craigmark Buntonians
Top Goalscorer: Jordon Boyd (Whitletts Victoria) - 32 goals
➡️ THIRD DIVISION (TIER 9)
Title Winners: Thorn Athletic
Promoted: Kilsyth Athletic, Threave Rovers & Greenock Juniors
Relegated: Vale of Leven, Irvine Victoria & Wishaw
Top Goalscorer: Paul Archibald (Kilsyth Athletic) & Ross Irving (Threave Rovers) - 27 goals
➡️ FOURTH DIVISION (TIER 10)
Title Winners: Knightswood
Promoted: Port Glasgow Juniors, Kello Rovers & Easterhouse FA
Bottom: BSC Glasgow
Top Goalscorer: Kevin Docherty (Rossvale) - 23 goals
West of Scotland League Cup Winners: Auchinleck Talbot
Strathclyde Demolition Cup Winners: St Cadoc’s
EAST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE
➡️ PREMIER DIVISION (TIER 6)
Title Winners: Musselburgh Athletic
Relegated: Tynecastle, Edinburgh University & Luncarty
Top Goalscorer: Jordan Smith (Musselburgh Athletic) - 23 goals
➡️ FIRST DIVISION (TIER 7)
Title Winners: Camelon Juniors
Promoted: Bo’ness Athletic & Newtongrange Star
Relegated: Arniston Rangers, Kinnoull & Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
Top Goalscorer: Callum MacDonald (Bo’ness Athletic) - 28 goals
➡️ SECOND DIVISION (TIER 8)
Title Winners: Armadale Thistle
Promoted: Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare & Bathgate Thistle
Relegated: Vale of Leithen & Tweedmouth Rangers
Top Goalscorer: Dylan Walker (Kennoway Star Hearts) - 29 goals
➡️ THIRD DIVISION (TIER 9)
Title Winners: Lochgelly Albert
Promoted: Linton Hotspur & Fauldhouse United
Bottom: Edinburgh CFC
Top Goalscorer: Scott Russell (Lochgelly Albert) - 28 goals
East of Scotland League Cup Winners: Musselburgh Athletic
Alex Jack Cup Winners: Whitburn Junior
King Cup Winners: Bo’ness Athletic
East of Scotland Qualifying Cup Winners: Linlithgow Rose
NRJFA NORTH REGION
➡️ MCBOOKIE PREMIER LEAGUE (TIER 6)
Title Winners: Culter (Qualified for Scottish Gas Scottish Cup)
Relegated: Newmacher United & Fraserburgh United
➡️ MCBOOKIE CHAMPIONSHIP (TIER 7)
Title Winners: Lossiemouth United
Promoted: Longside
Bottom: Whitehills
Top Goalscorer: Miller Keir (Hall Russell United) - 41 goals
* Nairn St Ninian were deducted three points
Grill League Cup Winners: Hermes
Domino’s Pizza North Regional Cup Winners: Culter
MACLEOD & MACCALLUM NORTH CALEDONIAN LEAGUE
(TIER 6)
Title Winners: Invergordon (Qualified for Scottish Gas Scottish Cup)
Bottom: Bunnillidh Thistle
Top Goalscorer: Calum Brown (Invergordon) - 18 goals
North Caledonian Cup Winners: Invergordon
Football Times Cup Winners: Inverness Athletic
MIDLANDS LEAGUE
(TIER 6)
Title Winners: Dundee North End (Qualified for Scottish Gas Scottish Cup)
Bottom: Scone Thistle
Top Goalscorer: Dale Reid (Broughty Athletic) - 31 goals
East of Scotland Cup Winners: Downfield
John Reilly Memorial Trophy Winners: Downfield
East Region League Cup Top Half: Broughty Athletic
East Region League Cup Lower Half: Coupar Angus
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE
(TIER 6)
Title Winners: Lochar Thistle
Bottom: Wigtown & Bladnoch
Top Goalscorer: Sean McKenzie (Nithsdale Wanderers) - 39 goals
SoSFL League Cup Winners: Lochar Thistle
SCFA Challenge Cup Winners: Gretna 2008
SCFA Alba Cup Winners: Lochar Thistle
SCFA J Haig Gordon Memorial Trophy Winners: Newton Stewart
SCFA Potts Cup Winners: Nithsdale Wanderers
WDFA Cree Lodge Cup Winners: Dalbeattie Star
WDFA Tweedie Cup Winners: Stranraer
OTHER CUP WINNERS
FinestCarMats.co.uk South Challenge Cup Winner: East Kilbride
Call Robert Scottish Junior Cup: Johnstone Burgh
Cup Winners Shield: Whitburn Junior (Qualified for Scottish Gas Scottish Cup)
SWPL
➡️ SWPL 1
Title Winners: Hibernian
Qualified for Champions League: Glasgow City
Relegated: The Spartans, Queen’s Park & Dundee United
Top Goalscorer: Katie Wilkinson (Rangers) - 39 goals
➡️ SWPL 2
Title Winners: Hamilton Academical
Relegated: Rossvale & Ayr United
Top Goalscorer: Josephine Giard (Hamilton Academical) - 26 goals
➡️ Scottish Gas Scottish Cup
Glasgow City 0 - 3 Rangers
➡️ Sky Sports Cup
Rangers 5 - 0 Hibernian
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🙏🏼 Information lifted from SPFL, Highland League, Lowland League, East of Scotland, West of Scotland, North Region, South of Scotland, East Juniors, SWPL and Scottish football fixtures website. East of Scotland and Lowland League top scorers courtesy of Ryan Kelly.
Excellent round-up! Only thing I’d note is that Ross County got relegated too (as did Broomhill who subsequently folded).