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25:
22:
1898:Queen's Park
1807:Brechin City
1715:Raith Rovers
1662:Club seasons
1561:Scottish Cup
1537:
1425:
1277:
1185:
1038:Queen's Park
697:Hampden Park
687:Queen's Park
646:Station Park
612:Central Park
526:Brechin City
507:
506:
483:
482:
449:Brechin City
435:
429:
361:Queen's Park
193:
191:
79:Goals scored
64:
1903:Ross County
1873:Cowdenbeath
1632:Related to
1147:Champions;
1004:Cowdenbeath
866:Ross County
704:Ross County
607:Cowdenbeath
602:Cowdenbeath
561:Cliftonhill
379:Ross County
298:Cowdenbeath
165:Cowdenbeath
149:Cowdenbeath
93:Ross County
1918:Categories
1827:Livingston
1797:Ayr United
1776:St. Mirren
1710:Motherwell
1705:Kilmarnock
1597:Junior Cup
1573:League Cup
1368:League Two
1186:statto.com
1155:References
1128:−21
1094:−22
1060:−13
1026:−13
992:−16
777:Promotion
680:Links Park
556:Coatbridge
521:Livingston
437:Livingston
1842:Stranraer
1817:Dumbarton
1751:East Fife
1741:Clydebank
1700:Hibernian
1293:1999–2000
1139:Soccerway
658:Inverness
629:Firs Park
542:Location
90:(8 goals)
61:Relegated
37:Champions
1893:Montrose
1868:Arbroath
1675:Aberdeen
1623:UEFA Cup
1504: »
1252:Scotland
1178:Archived
1151:Promoted
1137:Source:
1106:Arbroath
970:Montrose
709:Dingwall
675:Montrose
670:Montrose
590:Arbroath
585:Arbroath
545:Stadium
502:Montrose
479:Overview
461:Montrose
343:Montrose
262:Arbroath
206:Arbroath
169:Montrose
153:Montrose
146:15 games
134:22 games
122:11 games
109:Montrose
97:Montrose
47:Promoted
1756:Falkirk
1720:Rangers
1651:Group 4
1642:Results
1501:1997–98
1494:1995–96
1491:«
1437:Winners
1427:2023–24
1421:2022–23
1416:2021–22
1411:2020–21
1406:2019–20
1401:2018–19
1396:2017–18
1391:2016–17
1386:2015–16
1381:2014–15
1376:2013–14
1358:2012–13
1353:2011–12
1348:2010–11
1343:2009–10
1338:2008–09
1333:2007–08
1328:2006–07
1323:2005–06
1318:2004–05
1313:2003–04
1308:2002–03
1303:2001–02
1298:2000–01
1288:1998–99
1283:1997–98
1278:1996–97
1273:1995–96
1268:1994–95
692:Glasgow
624:Falkirk
512:to the
488:to the
183:1997–98
178:1995–96
162:6 games
31:1996–97
1746:Dundee
1680:Celtic
789:(C, P)
641:Forfar
27:Season
1812:Clyde
1590:Final
1578:Final
1566:Final
734:Team
722:Table
573:Alloa
539:Team
888:+17
854:+29
811:+33
459:and
192:The
107:5–3
95:4–4
1149:(P)
1145:(C)
1131:31
1125:52
1122:31
1119:17
1116:13
1110:36
1102:10
1097:33
1091:58
1088:36
1085:19
1076:36
1063:36
1057:59
1054:46
1051:18
1042:36
1029:39
1023:51
1020:38
1017:17
1011:10
1008:36
995:43
989:62
986:46
983:17
977:12
974:36
961:49
958:+3
955:47
952:50
949:13
946:10
943:13
940:36
927:55
924:+3
921:47
918:50
915:13
909:16
906:36
891:67
885:41
882:58
873:20
870:36
857:67
851:45
848:74
842:10
839:19
836:36
832:(P)
814:76
808:37
805:70
796:23
793:36
773:Pts
738:Pld
730:Pos
74:180
65:n/a
1920::
1184:,
1163:^
1113:6
1082:9
1079:8
1068:9
1048:9
1045:9
1034:8
1014:9
1000:7
980:7
966:6
932:5
912:7
898:4
879:9
876:7
862:3
845:7
825:2
802:6
799:7
782:1
768:GD
763:GA
758:GF
204:.
185:→
176:←
1653:)
1649:(
1474:e
1467:t
1460:v
1240:e
1233:t
1226:v
753:L
748:D
743:W
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