The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs, mostly from Scotland. From its foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League (SPL) was formed in 1998, the SFL represented the top level of football in Scotland. After 1998, the SFL represented levels 2 to 4 of the Scottish football league system. In June 2013, the SFL merged with the SPL to form the Scottish Professional Football League. The SFL was played out in a wide variety of stadiums, ranging from the stadiums of Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers to the intimate surroundings of Cliftonhill and Dumbarton Football Stadium, with capacities of just over 2000.
Founding Members, 1890–1891 Stadiums marked in bold are the stadiums used during the inaugural season of the Scottish Football League. StadiumLocationTeamOpenedClosedDemo'dYears hosting League FootballCurrent Status Boghead Park Dumbarton Dumbarton 1879 2000 Unknown 1890–2000 Near junction of Round Riding Road and Miller Street; now a residential development Dumbarton Football Stadium Dumbarton Dumbarton 2000 ---- ---- 2000–present Ibrox Park I Govan Rangers 1887 1899 Unknown 1890–1899 Was replaced by Ibrox II, built just to the west. Now an office building, parking, and a row of residential tenements along Copland Road. Ibrox Park II Glasgow Rangers 1899 ---- ---- 1899–present Celtic Park I Glasgow Celtic 1888 1892 Unknown 1890–1892 Was replaced by Celtic Park II, built just to the west. Now waste ground, just north of Janefield Street and cut through by Springfield Gardens. Celtic Park II Glasgow Celtic 1892 ---- ---- 1892–present Whitefield Park Cambuslang Cambuslang 1888 1897 Unknown 1890–1892 Now occupied by residential properties and Whitefield Bowling Club Cathkin Park Crosshill Third Lanark 1872 1903 Unknown 1890–1903 Now occupied by residential tenements, located at the north east corner of Dixon Road and Cathcart Road, cut through by Boyd Street New Cathkin Park Glasgow Third Lanark 1903 1967 Unknown 1904–1967 Still in use as a municipal playing field, some overgrown terracing remains visible. Tynecastle Park Edinburgh Heart of Midlothian 1886 ---- ---- 1890–present Underwood Park Paisley Abercorn 1889 1899 Unknown 1890–1899 Site just north of Underwood Road, and to the south west of the Greenock Branch rail line; since replaced by commercial and industrial properties. Old Ralston Park Paisley Abercorn 1899 1909 Unknown 1899–1909 Near junction of Glasgow Road and East Lane; site now occupied by office buildings. New Ralston Park Paisley Abercorn 1909 1920 Unknown 1909–1915 Near junction of Glasgow Road and East Lane; site now occupied by office buildings. Westmarch Paisley St Mirren 1883 1894 Unknown 1890–1894 Exact location uncertain, but area is occupied by industrial units and possibly by St Mirren Park Love Street Paisley St Mirren 1894 2009 2010 1894–2009 Site is derelict; awaiting residential development. St Mirren Park Paisley St Mirren 2009 ---- ---- 2009–present Still in use. Millburn Park Alexandria Vale of Leven 1890 ---- ---- 1890–1892, 1905–1915, 1921–1926 Still in use by the West of Scotland Football League side Vale of Leven. Springvale Park Glasgow Cowlairs 1890 1895 Unknown 1890–1891, 1893–1895 At Cowlairs junction, between the Edinburgh & Glasgow railway and the Sighthill Branch. Both rail lines are still there, but the adjacent Cowlairs station is long gone. The site is now occupied by Network Rail offices and associated parking. Tontine Park Renton Renton 1872 1897 Unknown 1890, 1891–1897 Under modern Tontine Park housing development.
New members, 1891–1900 StadiumLocationClubOpenedClosedDemo'dYears hosting League footballCurrent statusBank ParkLeithLeith Athletic18911899Unknown1891–1899Just to the north east of Easter Road Stadium, now occupied by residential properties and municipal playing fields.HawkhillLeithLeith Athletic18991900Unknown1899–1900At junction of Restalrig Road and the former Leith railway line; site now occupied by residential units, centred on Restalrig ParkChancelot ParkLeithLeith Athletic19001904Unknown1900–1904Now Lethem Park, a private park situated just off Bonar Place.Old Logie GreenLeithLeith Athletic19041926Unknown1904–1915, 1924–1926Next to the Water of Leith, at the junction of Logie Green Road and Warriston Road; now occupied by commercial properties and parking, including a major home improvement chain.New PowderhallEdinburghLeith Athletic19271928Unknown1927–1928Adjacent to Old Logie Green, at the end of Beaverhall Road, now occupied by residential properties.Marine GardensPortobelloLeith Athletic19281936Unknown1928–1936On corner of King's Road and Seafield Road; site now occupied by a bus terminal.Old MeadowbankEdinburghLeith Athletic19361953Unknown1936–1939, 1947–1953Adjacent to New Meadowbank, roughly on the site of the field hockey pitch.New MeadowbankEdinburghLeith Athletic19461947Unknown1946–1947Site is occupied by the current Meadowbank Stadium.Barrowfield ParkGlasgowClyde18911898Unknown1891–1898On corner of Carstairs Street and what is now Colvend Street; occupied by waste ground and light industrial units.Shawfield StadiumRutherglenClyde18981986–1898–1986Now used for greyhound racing.Broadwood StadiumCumbernauldClyde1994––1994–presentStill in use.West Craigie ParkDundeeDundee18931893Unknown1893UnknownCarolina PortDundeeDundee18931899Unknown1893–1899UnknownDens ParkDundeeDundee1899––1899–presentStill in use.Easter RoadEdinburghHibernian1893––1893–presentStill in use.Dalziel ParkMotherwellMotherwell18931895Unknown1893–1895At Airbles Street and Glencairn Street; now occupied by housing.Fir ParkMotherwellMotherwell1895––1895–presentStill in use.InchviewPartickPartick Thistle18851897Unknown1893–1897In Whiteinch; approximately the location of the Clyde Tunnel northern entrance.MeadowsidePartickPartick Thistle1897190819101897–1908On south side of Castlebank Street; site subsequently occupied by granaries, now residential properties.FirhillGlasgowPartick Thistle1909––1909–presentStill in use.Clune ParkPort Glasgow18931911Unknown1893–1911UnknownCappielowGreenockMorton1879––1893–presentStill in use.Hyde ParkGlasgowNorthern18931894Unknown1893–1894On south side of Flemington Street, to the east of Springburn Road; the site is now occupied by North Glasgow College, some residential properties, and Ayr Street.Braehead ParkGlasgowThistle18931894Unknown1893–1894On south bank of the Clyde, adjacent to Hutchesontown Bowling Club; site is now occupied by residential units, centred around Dolphington Avenue.New Logie GreenEdinburghSt Bernard's18931900Unknown1893–1900New PowderhallEdinburghSt Bernard's19001901Unknown1900–1901EdinburghSt Bernard's18801943Unknown1900–1915, 1924–1939Just north of Royal Crescent; site now occupied by parking.Broomfield ParkAirdrieAirdrieonians1892199419941894–1994Directly to east of Gartlea Roundabout; site now occupied by a supermarket and parking.East Dock StreetDundeeDundee WanderersUnknown1894Clepington ParkDundeeDundee Wanderers18941895Unknown1894–1895Was taken over and rebuilt by Dundee Hibernian; renamed Tannadice. Still in use.Rugby ParkKilmarnockKilmarnock1877––1877–presentStill in useGovandale ParkGovanLinthouse18941900Unknown1895–1900Between Govan Road and the River Clyde beside Govan Old Parish Church; now apartments (Wanlock Street).Somerset ParkAyrAyr1888––1897–presentStill in use.Douglas ParkHamiltonHamilton Academical1888199419941897–1994Adjacent to New Douglas Park; site now occupied by a supermarket.New Douglas ParkHamiltonHamilton Academical2001––2001–presentStill in use.Merchiston ParkBainsfordEast StirlingshireUnknown1921Unknown1900–1921Just to the north of the Forth and Clyde Canal and to the west of Main Street; the park was moved at some point in the early 1900s to make way for a railway line. Sites are now occupied by residential and commercial properties.Firs ParkFalkirkEast Stirlingshire1921200820121921–2008Just at the end of Firs Street; site now derelict and awaiting residential development.Hampden Park IGlasgowQueen's Park18841903Unknown1900–1903Became Cathkin Park, home of Third Lanark. Now a municipal park.Hampden Park IIGlasgowQueen's Park1903––1903–2021Still in use as national stadium; the SFA purchased the ground from Queen's Park, with the club playing their last home fixture there in March 2021.
New members, 1901–1910 StadiumLocationTeamOpenedClosedDemo'dYears hosting League FootballCurrent Status Dunterlie Park I Barrhead Arthurlie 1882 1906 Unknown 1901–1906 Located just off Glasgow Road in Barrhead; site now occupied by residential units, particularly houses on Rufflees Avenue. Dunterlie Park II Barrhead Arthurlie 1906 1919 Unknown 1906–1919 Barrhead Arthurlie 1919 ---- ---- 1923–1929 Still in use. Brockville Park Falkirk Falkirk 1885 2003 2003 1902–2003 Located on Hope Street in Falkirk; site now occupied by a supermarket.Falkirk Stadium Falkirk Falkirk 2004 ---- ---- 2003–present Still in use. Stark's Park Kirkcaldy Raith Rovers 1891 ---- ---- 1902–present Still in use. Beresford Park Ayr Ayr Parkhouse 1888 1910 Unknown Located to the east of Beresford Terrace, just south of the Burns Statue; site now occupied by commercial properties, and bisected by Parkhouse Street. Meadow Park Whifflet Albion Rovers 1885 1919 Unknown 1903–1915 Located just east of the railway line and south of Calder Street; site now occupied by waste ground and an electrical substation. Cliftonhill Coatbridge Albion Rovers 1919 ---- ---- 1919–present Still in use. Pittodrie Aberdeen Aberdeen 1903 ---- ---- 1904–present Still in use. North End Park Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Unknown 1917 Unknown 1905–1915 Located just south of Perth Road and east of High Street; site is still in use as a municipal playing field. Central Park Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath 1917 ---- ---- 1921–present Still in use. Tannadice Park Dundee 1917 ---- ---- 1921–present Still in use. Somerset Park Ayr Ayr United 1910 ---- ---- 1910–present Still in use.
New members, 1911–1920 StadiumLocationClubOpenedClosedDemo'dYears hosting League footballCurrent status Perth 1885 1924 Unknown 1911–24 Located between Edinburgh Road and the railway line, just west of the prison; site now occupied by residential and commercial units. Muirton Park Perth St Johnstone 1924 1989 1989 1924–89 Located at the junction of Dunkeld Road and Florence Place; site now occupied by a supermarket. McDiarmid Park Perth St Johnstone 1989 ---- ---- 1989–present Still in use. East End Park I Dunfermline 1885 1920 Unknown 1912–20 Located just to the west of the current stadium; now occupied by parking.East End Park II DunfermlineDunfermline Athletic 1920 ---- ---- 1920–present Still in use. Newfield Park Johnstone Johnstone 1894 1927 Unknown 1912–15, 1921–26 Located on the north side of the town, at the junction of Barrochan Road and the A737; site now occupied by a slip road for the A737. Clydeholm Clydebank Clydebank (1914) 1914 1931 Unknown 1914–15, 1917–31 Located on the corner of Mill Road and Glasgow Road; site now occupied by apartment blocks. Recreation Park Cowdenbeath Lochgelly United 1910 1928 1934 Housing
New members, 1921–1930