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The Scottish wildcat or Kellas cat is the likely inspiration of the mythological Scottish creature Cat-sìth. Since the 13th century, it has been a symbol of Clan Chattan . Most of the members of Clan Chattan have the Scottish wildcat on their crest badges , and their motto is "Touch not the cat bot a glove", bot meaning 'without'.
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]
The top flight of Scottish football has contained 12 clubs since the 2000–01 season, the longest period without change in the history of the Scottish football league system. [5] During this period the Scottish Premier League, and now the Scottish Premiership, has operated a "split" format, that is, split in two phases as is explained below.
2022–23 Scottish Women's Cup: Celtic: 2–0 Rangers: BBC Sport: 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: Rangers: 2–0: Hibernian: Football Scotland: SWF Championship Cup: FC Edinburgh 0–0 [a] Dryburgh Athletic [37] SWFL Cup: Harmony Row 3–2 Linlithgow Rose [38] Highlands and Islands League Cup: Buckie 2–2 a.e.t. (3–1 pen ...
League football followed when the Scottish Football League was founded in 1890, with Dumbarton and Rangers sharing the first title. The Scottish Football League remained the highest division of the Scottish football league system until 1998, when the Scottish Premier League was founded. The Scottish Football League also added a second major cup ...
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 ...
The 2021–22 season is the 125th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on the weekend of 10 July 2021 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches. Most regional leagues began on the weekend of 17 July and the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League were played ...
Due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the football calendar, the summer window for transfers in Scotland ran from 14 July to 5 October. [2] Those dates used the full 12-week period permitted by FIFA, and the governing bodies also authorised clubs outside the Premiership to make loan signings during October 2020.