| | Aberdeen   | |  | | |  | | Web site: http://www.afc.co.uk
Founded: 1903
Nickname: The Dons
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Stadium Address: Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen AB24 5QH
League:  Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
The current Aberdeen FC was born out of the merger of three city clubs; Aberdeen, Victoria United and Orion. A public meeting on March 20, 1903 was attended by more than 1,600 citizens, and on that date the amalgamation issue was discussed and given the go-ahead. On April 14 that same year the merger was made official and Aberdeen Football Club was born.
The merger allowed Aberdeen (wearing an all-white kit) to seriously entertain thoughts of joining the Scottish football league, but had to settle with spending its inaugural season in the Northern League having narrowly failed to gain admission to the First Division.
| | | | | | Celtic | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.celticfc.net
Founded: 1888
Nickname: The Bhoys
Stadium: Celtic Park
Stadium Address: Glasgow G40 3RE
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
Celtic Football Club was formally constituted at a meeting in St. Mary's church hall in East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow, by Marist Brother Walfrid on November 6, 1887 with the purpose stated in the official club records as "being to alleviate poverty in Glasgow's East End parishes". The charity established by Brother Walfrid was named 'The Poor Children's Dinner Table'. Walfrid's move to establish the club as a means of fund raising was largely inspired by the example of Hibernian F.C. who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population a few years earlier in Edinburgh. Walfrid's own suggestion of the name 'Celtic' (pronounced Seltic), was intended to reflect the club's Irish and Scottish roots, and was adopted at the same meeting.
On May 28, 1888 Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5-2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter".
| | | | | | Hamilton Academical | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heart of Midlothian | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.heartsfc.co.uk
Founded: 1874
Nickname: The Jam Tarts or The Jambos
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Stadium Address: Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 2NL
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
Hearts (the common abbreviation) were founded in 1874 and are named after a dance hall which in turn took its name from the novel The Heart of Midlothian by Sir Walter Scott. They initially played at the Meadows, Powburn and Powderhall before moving to the Gorgie area in 1881. They moved to their current Tynecastle site in 1886.
Hearts were one of the founding members of the Scottish league in 1890 and the only club from the East of Scotland.
| | | | | | Hibernian | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk
Founded: 1875
Nickname: Hi-bees'
Stadium: Easter Road Stadium
Stadium Address: Albion Place, Edinburgh EH7 5QG
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
The club was founded in 1875 by Irish born football enthusiasts, and currently plays at the Easter Road ground in Leith. Hibernian originally played at a ground near the Meadows, in the south of Edinburgh's Old Town but moved to Easter Road in the 1880s. They were the first major club in Scotland formed out of the immigrant Irish Catholic population (hence the name, from Hibernia, the Latin name for Ireland). As the first such team, their example led to the creation of Dundee Hibernian (now Dundee United) and Celtic, who when they were formed were nearly called Glasgow Hibernian. Their position as the principal Catholic football club in the country was usurped in 1888 by the growth of Celtic. The club is seen as being less of a Catholic institution now than it was in the past, and geography rather than religion is the primary reason that association fans support the team (Hibernian being the club for East Edinburgh).
| | | | | | Kilmarnock | | | | | | | | | | | | | Livingston | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk
Founded: 1995
Nickname: Livi Lions
Stadium: The City Stadium
Stadium Address: Alderstone Road, Livingston EH54 7DN
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
The club was previously based in Edinburgh and known as Ferranti Thistle F.C. from 1943 and Meadowbank Thistle F.C. from 1974. In 1995, the club was transformed, renamed to Livingston F.C., and moved to the town of Livingston.
| | | | | | Motherwell | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk
Founded: 1886
Nickname: The Steelmen or The Well
Stadium: Fir Park
Stadium Address: Firpark Street, Motherwell ML1 2QN
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
Motherwell were founded in 1886 from an amalgamation of two factory based teams, Glencairn and Alpha. In 1893, the club turned professional and joined the newly formed Scottish Second Division and in their first game, Motherwell defeated Hamilton Academical 4-1. In 1895 Motherwell moved to their Fir Park stadium.
| | | | | | Rangers | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.rangers.co.uk
Founded: 1872
Nickname: The Gers or Light Blues or Teddy Bears
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Stadium Address: 150 Edminston Drive, Glasgow G51 2XD
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
In 1872, Moses McNeil, Tom Vallance and Peter Campbell saw a group of men playing football on Glasgow Green's Flesher's Haugh and decided to form a team of their own. Three of McNeil's six brothers (Peter, William and Harry) joined him in this new pastime and together they formed the core of the early Rangers sides. The team's first game was in May of 1872 against Callander F.C. on Flesher's Haugh, which resulted in a 0-0 draw. At first they played under the name Argyle. Moses McNeil suggested the name Rangers after seeing the name in a book about English Rugby.
| | | | | | Ross County | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk
Founded: 1929
Nickname: The County
Stadium: Victoria Park
Stadium Address: Jubilee Road, Dingwall IV15 9QZ
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership) 
History:
Founded in 1929, Ross County initially played in the Highland Football League where they won the championship on three occasions. They also gained a reputation for their good performances in the early rounds of the Scottish Cup, upsetting many SFL teams.
| | | | | | St. Johnstone | | | | | | | | | | | | | St. Mirren | | | | | | | Web site: http://www.saintmirren.net
Founded: 1877
Nickname: The Buddies
Stadium: St. Mirren Park
Stadium Address: Love Street, Paisley PA3 2EJ
League: Scottish Premiership (Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership)
History:
Saint Mirren Football Club (usually referred to simply as St. Mirren, The Buddies or The Saints) is named after the Irish monk Saint Mirin who is said to have founded the town's Abbey.
St. Mirren started off as a gentlemen's club in the late 19th century which included amongst other sports, cricket and rugby, but by 1877 solely concentrated on playing in the football league. They have won the Scottish FA Cup in 1926, 1959 and 1987.
Notes:
Many fans still call the stadium Love Street.
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