The Scottish government is preparing to demand a Scottish independence referendum 'within weeks.
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He is a member of the Scottish National Party, not the Scottish Labour Party.
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The strong Scottish National Party showing portends a possible second Scottish referendum on independence.
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NMIS will be operated by the University of Strathclyde and is backed by the Scottish government and organizations including Scottish Enterprise, Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Funding Council.
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Perhaps he wasn't ready for Scottish football, or perhaps Scottish football wasn't ready for him.
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Scotland used to be a Labour stronghold, but Thursday's elections for the Scottish Parliament are expected to confirm the dominance of the Scottish National Party, which leads the Scottish government.
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Scottish politicians praised the move, saying that Scottish taxpayers should not have to support Trump's businesses.
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Among that group was the Scottish edition of The Sun, which like Scottish voters backed Remain.
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Some Scottish Conservatives have warned of the dangers of giving cause for grievance to Scottish nationalists.
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The Scottish National Party will use Brexit as a pretext for another referendum on Scottish independence.
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Salmond, who led the devolved Scottish government for seven years until 2014 and helped drive growing support for Scottish independence as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), had denied any wrongdoing.
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Scottish Labour claims that Scottish shopworkers could lose £1,400 ($2,000) per year if the premium were cut.
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"Donald Trump is not welcome here," the Scottish Labour and Scottish Green parties said in a statement.
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I'll add a copy of "Macbeth" ("the Scottish play") as a special Scottish gift for your president.
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Although intensely proud of his Scottish ancestry, and his Scottish golf courses, Mr. Trump is a teetotaler.
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The aristocratic wing of the Tory Party also boasted deep Scottish connections: Alec Douglas-Home had an estate up there and even David Cameron could boast a Scottish name and Scottish shooting buddies.
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Partners include the Scottish Islet Transplant Program, the University of Edinburgh, and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.
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A key Scottish leader has already signaled that she wants to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.
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The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated that a second referendum on Scottish independence is "highly likely".
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The second was a revolt by Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Tories' leader, and David Mundell, the Scottish secretary.
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For example, they didn't appear in early Scottish portraits, as a catalog for a 1991 major exhibition of Scottish jewelry at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery noted, because such paintings were commissioned by the wealthy.
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In a statement, the Scottish National Party (SNP), which runs the devolved Scottish government, accused Davidson of "unbelievable arrogance".
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When faced with an SNP majority in the Scottish Parliament, Mr Cameron agreed to a referendum on Scottish independence.
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Adding to her Scottish flair, Kate also chose a pair of gold charm earrings from Scottish cashmere specialists Brora.
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Scottish actress Ashley Jensen plays a gender-swapped version of one of Lady's friends, a Scottish terrier named Jock.
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Being a Scottish guy, and it being an intrinsically Scottish novel, I felt I was very connected to it.
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The crash increased support for the Scottish Nationalist Party, which won a majority in the Scottish Parliament in 2011.
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Both Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, and Kezia Dugdale, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, have said the UK government should not block "IndyRef2" as it is known, if backed by the Scottish people.
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SCOTTISH RIVALRY RENEWED Rangers, the fallen Scottish power, marked the latest stage in its recovery by winning on the road against its Glasgow rival, Celtic, by 5-4 on penalties to reach the Scottish Cup final.
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The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) — which comprise the Scottish National Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery — has relaunched its website to showcase its entire national art trove.
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Scottish policing was shambolic before the merger, says Niven Rennie, an ex-head of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents.
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Ashley Jensen as Jock Scottish actress Jensen has the perfect accent to voice the live-action movie's eccentric Scottish terrier.
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The conference would be held at Glasgow's Scottish Events Campus, in a boost for Scottish business investment, the government said.
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Scottish voters rejected independence in a 2014 referendum that Sturgeon's Scottish National Party called a once-in-a-generation vote.
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the result was a vindication for her calls for a second Scottish independence referendum.
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And indeed the Scottish press are reporting that Mr. Trump solicited campaign funds from Scottish MPs which he is illegal.
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ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May, about to trigger Brexit should think again about her refusal to discuss a new Scottish independence referendum, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon will tell her Scottish National Party on Saturday.
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Support for Scottish independence is at its highest ever but it might not be the best time for Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to hold a new referendum, a survey by ScotCen's Scottish Social Attitudes said on Wednesday.
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"The Scottish government's key objections to the bill as introduced relate to the provisions on the competence of the Scottish parliament and government (...) and those on powers for UK and Scottish ministers to alter domestic law," it said.
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His party's six seats in the Scottish parliament complete the 65 seats for a majority needed by Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish government.
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" He said the result of the referendum will "almost surely" lead to the Scottish National Party trying to "resurrect Scottish Independence.
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Gordon Brown, a Scottish former prime minister, warned that a divorce could cost Scottish sport its funding from the National Lottery.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish independence will never be off the table until it happens, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday.
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The Scottish Rite is a series of degrees awarded by Masonic groups; it is not the Scottish branch of the Masons.
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In a parallel surprise, the Scottish National Party suffered a drubbing, effectively ending talk of another referendum on Scottish independence. Mrs.
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NGS, of course, doesn't only own Scottish art, but it does hold the world's most significant collection of historic Scottish art.
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It also played on its Scottish roots and employed Scottish crew and cabin crew, advertising "Scottish ships and Scottish crew for Scottish passengers".
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The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) consists of four divisions; Scottish Premiership, Scottish Championship, Scottish League One and Scottish League Two. The league structure was established in 2013 after the merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and the Scottish Football League (SFL).
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Raith Rovers competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup & Scottish Challenge Cup during the 2010–11 season.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their seventh season in the Scottish Football League competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2000–01.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their eighth season in the Scottish Football League competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2001–02.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their ninth season in the Scottish Football League competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2002–03.
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Raith Rovers competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Fife Cup during the 2008–09 season.
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Raith Rovers competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup & the Fife Cup during the 2009–10 season.
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It was Celtic's 19th Scottish League Cup win, and 10th straight domestic trophy (three Scottish Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and four Scottish League Cups).
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There are also four cup competitions, the Scottish Cup, Scottish Premier League Cup, Scottish First Division Cup and the Scottish Second Division Cup. Scottish Women's Football are in sole charge of women's football in Scotland.
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The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Rules of the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2014. commonly known as the Scottish CupScottish Cup, Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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Scottish Argentines are Argentine citizens of Scottish descent or Scottish- born people who reside in Argentina. A Scottish Argentine population has existed at least since 1825. Frequently, Scottish Argentines are wrongly referred to as English.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division in season 1997–98 and the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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Together the Scottish Labour Party, the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and the Scottish National Party eliminated every seat the Conservatives held in Scotland. In 1998, he served as a member of the Scottish Constitutional Convention where he pioneered the Scottish devolution referendum success, establishing the Scottish Parliament.
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The 1996–97 season was Clydebank's thirty-first season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 9th and relegated to the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1997–98 season was Clydebank's thirty-second season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish Second Division where they finished 2nd and promoted back to the Scottish First Division. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1999–2000 season was Clydebank's thirty-fourth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 10th and relegated to the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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Young Scottish Socialists (YSS) is the youth wing of the Scottish Socialist Party.Young Scottish Socialists (Facebook page). 'The Young Scottish Socialists (The YSS) is the official youth wing of The Scottish Socialist Party'. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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Scottish Football League Challenge Cup, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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The 1992–93 season was Clydebank's twenty-seventh season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1991–92 season was Clydebank's twenty-sixth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 9th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 2016–17 season was Kilmarnock's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their 24th consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1993–94 season was Clydebank's twenty-eighth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1994–95 season was Clydebank's twenty-ninth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 8th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1990–91 season was Clydebank's twenty-fifth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 8th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1995–96 season was Clydebank's thirtieth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 12th season in Scottish football competing in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2005–06.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 13th season in Scottish football competing in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2006–07.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 11th season in Scottish football competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2004–05.
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During the 1919–20 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.
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Items sold included Scottish and American food items, Celtic collectibles, kilts, Scottish music, Clan memorabilia, and Scottish heathers.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1995–96.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1999–2000.
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During the 1920–21 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 2000–01.
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The Scottish Government's Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) is a directorate of the Scottish Government. It currently sits within the Scottish Government Finance Directorates. Before 12 January 2015, PCO was known as the Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel. PCO drafts Scottish Parliament Bills for the legislative programme of the Scottish Ministers.
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The Scottish Show 07 at The Lighthouse (Glasgow), was a key Festival exhibition, featuring 34 top Scottish designers. Following the international success of the original Scottish Show (2004-5), which promoted Scottish designers in Milan, London and Glasgow, Scottish Show 07 aimed to provide an international platform for Scottish talent.
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During the 1975–76 season Hearts competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Celtic played the 2000–01 season in the Scottish Premier League. Martin O'Neill became manager and Celtic won a domestic treble of the three major Scottish trophies: the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Premier League trophy and the Scottish Cup.
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Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup during the 2010–11 season.
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Scottish Brazilians () refers to Brazilians of full, partial, or predominantly Scottish ancestry, or Scottish-born people residing in Brazil.
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During the 1962–63 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the inaugural Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1998–99.
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Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup during the 2009–10 season.
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The 1966–67 season was Clydebank's first season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1912–13 season was the 36th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup.
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The 1911–12 season was the 35th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup.
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Groups like the Anarchist Federation in Scotland (mainly in Edinburgh and Glasgow) took a critical stance skeptical of the benefits of Scottish independence. Scottish anarchists argued that Scottish independence and Scottish nationalism diverted energy away from grassroots struggles and that the movement for Scottish independence sucked people towards Scottish nationalism and electoral politics.
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Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, p. 588.Aami, Tumi, O Scottish (translated from Bengali:"Me, You, and Scottish") in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, p. 430-1.
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Season 2015–16 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2014-15. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1910–11 season was the 34th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Consolation Cup.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1994–95.
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During the 1966–67 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1987–88.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1988–89.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1996–97.
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The First Division was still the second tier in the Scottish league system, but was the top level of the Scottish Football League rather than the second. The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged in 2013 to form the Scottish Professional Football League, with the second tier becoming known as the Scottish Championship.
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The Scottish Premier League Golden Boot was a football award presented to the leading goalscorer at end of every season of the Scottish Premier League (SPL). The Scottish Premier League (SPL) replaced the Scottish Premier Division as the top flight of Scottish football for the 1998–99 season, but was replaced by the Scottish Premiership as the top division by the end of the 2012–13 season after the merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and Scottish Football League (SFL) to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).
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Its status within the Scottish football league system league system changed in season 1998–99, when clubs from the top tier (Premier Division) broke away from the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Premier League. The Second Division was still the third tier of the Scottish league system, but became the second level of the Scottish Football League rather than the third. In 2013, the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League, with the third tier becoming known as the Scottish League One.
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The 2005-06 season was Aberdeen's 93rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 95th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.
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The 2003–04 season was Aberdeen's 91st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 93rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.
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The 2004-05 season was Aberdeen's 92nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 94th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.
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Jeremy Ross Balfour (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish Scottish Conservative Party politician who is a Member of Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
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Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.
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During the 2007–08 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
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During the 2006–07 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in the 1991–92 season.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in the 1989–90 season.
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During the 2009–10 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
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During the 2010–11 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
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During the 2008–09 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Third Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
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The Scottish Premiership is the top tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level one of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013. The Scottish Championship is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level two of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013.
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The Scottish League One is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level three of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013. The Scottish League Two is the bottom tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level four of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013.
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Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in season 2006–07. Their third place in the Scottish Premier League was their highest since the 1995–96 season.
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Caley Thistle finished twelfth in the Scottish Premiership and were automatically relegated to the Scottish Championship. They reached the second round of the Scottish League Cup, the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
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The Scottish Parliament located in Edinburgh has devolved powers to legislate for Scotland. The Scottish Government, led by the First Minister, is responsible for formulating policy and implementing laws passed by the Scottish Parliament.The Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government - what is the difference?, The Scottish Parliament, Retrieved 2011-11-21 The Scottish Parliament nominates one of its Members to be appointed as First Minister by the Queen.
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Prescott played for Scotland U18s, Scottish Universities and Scottish Students.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division in season 1998–99 and the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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Donald Macintosh (1743–1808) was a Scottish clergyman, a nonjuror of the Scottish Episcopal Church, known as a scholar of Scottish Gaelic.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1990–91.
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During the 2010–11 season Ross County competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in season 1986–87.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1993–94.
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The 1966-67 season was Aberdeen's 54th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 56th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1965–66 season was Aberdeen's 53rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 55th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1967–68 season was Clydebank's second season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 9th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1968–69 season was Clydebank's third season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 13th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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Scottish Young Labour (SYL) is the official youth wing of Scottish Labour. Membership is open to all Scottish Labour members under the age of 27.Labour Youth and Students . Scottish Labour Party (official website).
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The 1969–70 season was Clydebank's fourth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 13th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1970–71 season was Clydebank's fifth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 5th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1972–73 season was Clydebank's seventh season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 17th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1948-49 season was Aberdeen's 37th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 39th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2002-03 season was Aberdeen's 90th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 92nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Cup.
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The 1949-50 season was Aberdeen's 38th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 40th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1947-48 season was Aberdeen's 36th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 38th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1950-51 season was Aberdeen's 39th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 41st season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2010–11 season for St Johnstone is the club's second back in the Scottish Premier League. They will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup during the campaign.
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The 1952-53 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1953-54 season was Aberdeen's 41st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 43rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1946-47 season was Aberdeen's 35th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 37th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1951-52 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1989–90 season was Clydebank's twenty-fourth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 3rd. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1954-55 season was Aberdeen's 42nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 44th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
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During the 1984–85 season, the Scottish football club :Hibernian F.C. was placed 8th in the :Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the third round of both the :Scottish Cup and the :Scottish League Cup.
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He attended Kolkata's Scottish Church College.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 592.
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Haggar is of Scottish descent, is classically trained in Scottish Backhold folk wrestling, and even keeps a Scottish flag hanging in his gym.
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Scottish Squash (previously Scottish Squash and Racketball) is recognised by Sport England as the Scottish national governing body of the sport of Squash.
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Hugh Mackay of Bighouse was a Scottish noble, soldier and a member of the Clan Mackay, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
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During the 1971–72 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Texaco Cup.
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The party supported Scottish independence in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
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The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as the top flight of the Scottish Football League was renamed from Division One to Premier Division. In 1998, the Premier Division clubs broke away from the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Premier League. The First Division remained the second tier of the Scottish league system, but was now the top tier of the Scottish Football League. In July 2013, the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).
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The current party forming the Scottish Government is the Scottish National Party (SNP), which won 63 of 129 seats available in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. The SNP was formed in 1934 with the aim of achieving Scottish independence. They are broadly centre-left and are in the European social-democratic mould. They are the largest party in the Scottish Parliament and have formed the Scottish Government since the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.
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The Scottish Football League organised two knock-out cup competitions: the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup. The League Cup was established in 1946, succeeding the wartime Southern League Cup. Unlike the Scottish Cup, organised by the Scottish Football Association, the League Cup was only open to Scottish Football League clubs. Scottish Premier League clubs continued to participate in the League Cup after the top tier clubs broke away in 1998.
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In July 2020, Galloway co-founded and established a cross-party Scottish unionist political organisation and political coalition called Alliance 4 Unity, and its goal is to try of taking down the Scottish National Party and Scottish nationalism in general for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, by tactically vote for any Scottish unionist candidates in second place on each Scottish electoral regions.
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The Scottish National Gallery is run by National Galleries of Scotland, a public body that also owns the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Because of its architectural similarity, the Scottish National Gallery is frequently confused by visitors with the neighbouring Royal Scottish Academy Building (RSA), a separate institution which works closely with the Scottish National Gallery.
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Black Scottish people are a racial or ethnic group of Scottish who identify as and are perceived to be black people. Used in association with black Scottish identity, the term commonly refers to Scottish of Black African and African- Caribbean descent. The group (also referred to as Afro-Scottish or black Scottish) represent approximately 0.7 percent of the total population of Scotland.
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Major Scottish orchestras include: Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO). Major venues include Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Usher Hall, Edinburgh and Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.
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The 1998–99 season was Clydebank's thirty-third season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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Fergus Stewart Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is a Scottish politician, serving as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Inverness and Nairn.
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The 1964-65 season was Aberdeen's 52nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 54th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Summer Cup.
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The 1963-64 season was Aberdeen's 51st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 53rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Summer Cup.
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Season 2017–18 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished fourth in 2016-17. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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1898-1911 -- Victorian Scottish Regiment 1911-1919 -- 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victorian Scottish Regiment) 1919-1921 -- 2nd/5th Infantry 1921-1925 -- 5th Battalion 1925-1946 -- 5th Battalion (Victorian Scottish Regiment) 1948-1960 -- 5th Battalion (Victorian Scottish Regiment).
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The 2020–21 season is Kilmarnock's eighth season in the Scottish Premiership, and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Season 2018–19 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished seventh in 2017–18. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Season 2016–17 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished fifth in 2015-16. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1973–74 season was Clydebank's eighth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 10th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1974–75 season was Clydebank's ninth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 7th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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During the 2004–05 season, the Scottish football club :Gretna F.C. became champions of the :Scottish Third Division. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the :Scottish Challenge Cup, and the third round of the :Scottish Cup.
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Creelman is a surname of Scottish Lowlands and later Ulster-Scottish origin.
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Clan Agnew () is a Scottish clan from Galloway in the Scottish Lowlands.
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Kerr is a Scottish surname. See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.
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Clan Rose (Clann Ròs) is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
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Gregg as a Scottish surname, a variant of the Scottish Clan MacGregor.
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Season 2008–09 was the 125th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 103rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 114th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 62nd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 18th time.
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Season 2009–10 was the 126th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 104th time, the Scottish Cup for the 115th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 63rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 19th time.
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Scottish Enterprise is a non- departmental public body of the Scottish Government, although it also raises part of its budget from other sources such as property rental and disposal of assets. The Scottish Government's draft spending plans for 2018/2019 allocates £256 million to Scottish Enterprise supporting Scottish Development International.
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The Scottish independence movement is mainly left-wing and is spearheaded by the Scottish National Party, who have been on the centre-left since the 1970s. There are other political parties from the political left in favour of Scottish independence, namely the Scottish Green Party, the Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity.
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Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. was a bus and coach operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland and a subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group (formerly SMT Group). Eastern Scottish was formed in June 1985 from the main part of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., which had itself traded as 'Eastern Scottish' since the 1960s.
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Season 2006–07 was the 123rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 101st time, the Scottish Cup for the 112th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 60th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 16th time.
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Season 2005–06 was the 122nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 100th time, the Scottish Cup for the 111th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 59th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 15th time.
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Season 1991–92 was the 108th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 86th time, the Scottish Cup for the 97th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 45th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the second time.
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Season 1992–93 was the 109th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 87th time, the Scottish Cup for the 98th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 46th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the third time.
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Season 2013–14 was the 130th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 108th time, the Scottish Cup for the 119th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 67th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 23rd time.
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Season 2007–08 was the 124th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 102nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 113th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 61st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 17th time.
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Season 1995–96 was the 112th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 90th time, the Scottish Cup for the 101st time, the Scottish League Cup for the 49th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the sixth time.
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Season 1997–98 was the 114th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 92nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 103rd time, the Scottish League Cup for the 51st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the eighth time.
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Season 1999–2000 was the 116th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 94th time, the Scottish Cup for the 105th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 53rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the ninth time.
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Season 1996–97 was the 113th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 91st time, the Scottish Cup for the 102nd time, the Scottish League Cup for the 50th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the seventh time.
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Season 1994–95 was the 111th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 89th time, the Scottish Cup for the 100th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 48th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fifth time.
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Season 2000–01 was the 117th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 95th time, the Scottish Cup for the 106th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 54th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 10th time.
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Season 2002–03 was the 119th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 97th time, the Scottish Cup for the 108th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 56th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 12th time.
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Season 2001–02 was the 118th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 96th time, the Scottish Cup for the 107th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 55th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 11th time.
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Season 2004–05 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th time, the Scottish Cup for the 110th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 14th time.
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Season 2003–04 was the 120th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 98th time, the Scottish Cup for the 109th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 57th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 13th time.
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Season 1993–94 was the 110th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 88th time, the Scottish Cup for the 99th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 47th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fourth time.
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Since the 1980s the acute accent has not been used in Scottish high school examination papers, and many publishers have adopted the Scottish Examination Board's (the Scottish Qualifications Authority's after 1997) orthographic conventions for their books. First published by the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB) in 1981 and revised by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) in 2005. The acute accent is still used in most Scottish universities (and several Scottish academics remain vociferously opposed to the SEB's/SQA's conventions) and by a minority of Scottish publishers, as well as in Canada.
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The Scottish Historical Review is an academic journal in the field of Scottish historical studies, covering Scottish history from the early to the modern, encouraging a variety of historical approaches. It superseded The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries. In addition to its book reviews, the Scottish Historical Review also includes lists of articles in Scottish history and essays on Scottish history in books published in the preceding year. It is published twice yearly, in April and October by Edinburgh University Press for the Scottish Historical Review Trust.
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The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the national men's association football league in Scotland. The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. As well as operating its league competition, which consists of the top four levels of the Scottish football league system, the SPFL also operates two domestic cup competitions, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup. While the Scottish Cup includes all the teams within the SPFL, the competition is run and organised by the Scottish Football Association.
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The 2010 Scottish League Cup Final was the final match of the 2009–10 Scottish League Cup, the 63rd season of the Scottish League Cup.
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During the 1954–55 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1952–53 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1953–54 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1950–51 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1949–50 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1955–56 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1956–57 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1969–70 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1968–69 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1967–68 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1961–62 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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The 2019 SWF Scottish Cup, known as the 2019 SSE Scottish Women's Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national cup competition in Scottish women's football.
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Gillian Anne Martin is a Scottish politician. She is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Aberdeenshire East constituency.
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During the 1957–58 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1959–60 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1948–49 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1946–47 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1947–48 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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James F. Templeton was a Scottish amateur football left half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He represented the Scottish League XI.
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The 1994–95 Scottish Inter-District Championship rugby union Scottish Inter- District Championship saw the 'non-native' district Anglo-Scots rename their side Scottish Exiles.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their sixth season in the Scottish Football League competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup where they made their first major final against Second Division team Alloa Athletic where they lost on a penalty shoot-out after a 4-4 draw and Scottish Cup where they famously beat Scottish Premier League team Celtic 3-1 in the 3rd Round in season 1999–2000.
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ASLS produces periodicals, including Scottish Literary Review (formerly Scottish Studies Review), a peer reviewed journal of Scottish literature and cultural studies; Scottish Language, a peer reviewed journal of Scottish languages and linguistics; The International Journal of Scottish Literature, a free online peer reviewed journal (2006–2013); and The Bottle Imp, a free online ezine (named after the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson). Since June 2013, Scottish Literary Review has been included in Project MUSE's Premium Collection of journals.
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The 1913–14 season was the 37th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1955–56 season was the 72nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1909–10 season was the 33rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1952–53 season was the 69th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1953–54 season was the 70th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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Clare Haughey MSP (born April 1967) is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish National Party (SNP) member of Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She is currently the Minister for Mental Health.
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The 1978–79 season was Clydebank's thirteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 4th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1979–80 season was Clydebank's fourteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 9th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1981–82 season was Clydebank's sixteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 4th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1984–85 season was Clydebank's nineteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 2nd. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1983–84 season was Clydebank's eighteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 4th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1980–81 season was Clydebank's fifteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 10th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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The 1982–83 season was Clydebank's seventeenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 3rd. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
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In the 2007 elections it campaigned for reforms to public services and local taxation, and for more powers for the Scottish Parliament within a federal Britain. In December 2007, the party (along with Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives) supported the creation of a new Commission on Scottish Devolution, along similar lines to the earlier Scottish Constitutional Convention, to discuss further powers for the Scottish Parliament.
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Members of the Scottish Cabinet and junior ministers of the Scottish Government as well as the Scottish law officers, are appointed by the First Minister. As head of the Scottish Government, the First Minister is directly accountable to the Scottish Parliament for their actions and the actions of the wider government. Nicola Sturgeon of the Scottish National Party is the current First Minister of Scotland.
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Both clubs have won the Scottish league championship four times. Hearts have won the Scottish Cup eight times and the Scottish League Cup four times. Hibs have won the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup three times each. Edinburgh City were promoted to Scottish League Two in the 2015–16 season, becoming the first club to win promotion to the SPFL via the pyramid system playoffs.
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Celtic F.C. are the side with the most Scottish Cup victories. The trophy is pictured second from left, alongside the 1907–08 team The Scottish Football Association was founded in 1873 and the Scottish Cup was created as an annual competition for its members.Brief History of the Scottish FA, scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association.
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Early Scottish Trades Gravestone. Irvine. The Scottish or Lowland Scottish gravestone is unique to the north of the British Isles. The study of Scottish Lowland Gravestones is essential to the overall study of British monumental inscriptions. The level of symbolism and detail on Scottish stones reached a peak during the 18th century.
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Scottish widows advert from 1878 The Scottish Widow first appeared in a television advert directed by David Bailey in 1986. Since then, Scottish Widows has made 10 adverts featuring the Scottish Widow.Scottish Widows adverts (www.scottishwidows.co.uk/tv/advertising) Four models have portrayed the Scottish Widow, a hooded character featured in the company's advertising.
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The 1963–64 season was the 80th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1964–65 season was the 81st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1961–62 season was the 78th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1962–63 season was the 79th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1970–71 season was the 87th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1960–61 season was the 77th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1959–60 season was the 76th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1973–74 season was the 90th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1974–75 season was the 91st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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Ramsay Robertson Dalgety, Lord Dalgety of Sikotilani Tonga is a Scottish and Tongan lawyer and judge. Scottish QC since 1986, and Tonga Law Lord since 2008. Advocate at the Scottish Bar since 1972. Appointed a Scottish QC in 1986.
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The 1956–57 season was the 73rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1958–59 season was the 75th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1957–58 season was the 74th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1965–66 season was the 82nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1966–67 season was the 83rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1968–69 season was the 85th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1967–68 season was the 84th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1969–70 season was the 86th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 2000–01 season was Kilmarnock's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
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The Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour Party had a small representation each, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats stood four candidates, all of whom were unsuccessful.
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The 1938–39 season was the 62nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.
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Emma Harper is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP for the South Scotland region, elected at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
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The 1937–38 season was the 61st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.
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Greentrax Recordings are a Scottish record label that specialises in Scottish traditional music.
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Though born in England, Swan is of Scottish descent and identifies as Scottish.
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He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship. He also refereed Scottish District matches.
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Scottish Leadership Result 2017. Scottish Labour party (official website). Published 18 November 2017.
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The 1907–08 season was the 31st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Qualifying Cup and the inaugural Scottish Consolation Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Colin Hamilton is a Scottish curler. At the national level, he is a three-time Scottish men's champion curler (1981, 1982, 1994) and a two-time Scottish mixed champion curler (1994, 1995). Also he is a 1978 Scottish junior champion curler.
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The 1949–50 season was the 66th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system. It lay above the Scottish Football League First, Second and (from 1994) Third divisions.
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The 1971–72 season was Clydebank's sixth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 9th in the table, Scottish League Cup where they reached the quarter-finals and Scottish Cup.
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During the 1985–86 season, the Scottish football club :Hibernian F.C. was placed 8th in the :Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the final of the :Scottish League Cup, losing to Aberdeen, and also reached the semifinals of the :Scottish Cup.
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The Scottish mafia, Scottish Labour mafia, tartan mafia, Scottish Raj, or Caledonian mafia was a term used in the politics of England from the mid 1960s, until the collapse in the number of Scottish Labour MPs at the 2015 general election.
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The 1947–48 season was the 64th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 1948–49 season was the 65th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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Brigadoon is a cultural Scottish Festival that occurs one day in April at Bundanoon every year. The festival celebrates Highland Scottish culture where Bundanoon becomes the fictional Scottish town of Brigadoon. Festivities of the day include; massive band parades playing various Scottish instruments such as bagpipes; Scottish dancing such as Highland dancing and Scottish country dance; and Highland games such as caber toss and stone put. In addition, Scottish cuisine is available during the festival such as Scotch pie and haggis.
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Scottish Student Sport (SSS) formed in June 2005 as Scottish Universities Sport is the professional body for delivery and furthering of sports at university and college level. The body was founded in 2005 following the merger of Scottish Universities Sports Federation and Scottish Universities Physical Education Association. SSS represent the Sports Unions and Sport and Exercise Departments of Scottish universities and colleges. Scottish Universities Sport was renamed to Scottish Student Sport in June 2011 following the admission of colleges as full members.
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The Queen's Printer for Scotland is responsible for administering Crown copyright in Acts of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish subordinate legislation and works made by the Scottish Administration.
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William John Graham Scott (born 7 June 1951) is a Scottish farmer and politician. He is the Scottish Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Ayr.
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James "Jimmy" Sanderson is a Scottish curler. He is a and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978). He is also 1978 Scottish Mixed Curling champion.
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Modern Scottish Poetry (ed. Maurice Lindsay); Scottish Verse 1851-1951 (ed. Douglas Young, 1952); Honour'd Shade (ed. Norman McCaig, 1959); The Oxford Book of Scottish Verse (ed.
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This fish grows to a length of SL. Scottish authorities currently do not regard Scottish ferox to be taxonomically distinct from Salmo trutta.Ferox trout The Scottish Government.
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Gordon scored twice on his debut for Rangers against Dunfermline Athletic and went on to win two Scottish Championships, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
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The 1999–2000 season was Kilmarnock's second season in the Scottish Premier League. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the UEFA Cup.
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The 1976–77 season was Clydebank's eleventh season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 2nd behind St Mirren and entering promotion to the Premier League at the first attempt. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and Anglo-Scottish Cup.
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The regional accents of Scottish English generally draw on the phoneme inventory of the dialects of Modern Scots, a language spoken by around 30% of the Scottish population with characteristic vowel realisations due to the Scottish vowel length rule. Highland English accents are more strongly influenced by Scottish Gaelic than other forms of Scottish English.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1997–98. They finished sixth in the Scottish Premier Division and were eliminated in the third round of the Scottish Cup. They reached the quarter final of the Scottish League Cup. Manager Roy Aitken was sacked in November following a 0-5 defeat to Dundee United and was replaced by Alex Miller.
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The 2019 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup is the 18th edition of the Scottish Women's Premier League's league cup competition, which began in 2002. It is sponsored by the Scottish Building Society and is officially known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. The competition is contested by all 16 teams of the two divisions of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL 1 and SWPL 2).
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During the 1936–37 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1917–18 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1912–13 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1911–12 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1910–11 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1903–04 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1901–02 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1900–01 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1952–53 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1894–95 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1896–97 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1898–99 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1899–1900 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1933–34 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1990–91 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1954–55 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1932–33 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1924–25 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1946–47 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1995–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1923–24 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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That allowed the Scottish National Party to overtake the Scottish Labour Party by 2007.
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During the 1929–30 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1931–32 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1960–61 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1959–60 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1986–87 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1928–29 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1975–76 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1962–63 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1974–75 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1977–78 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1961–62 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1984–85 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1927–28 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1983–84 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1926–27 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1930–31 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1892–93 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Football League.
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During the 1895–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1897–98 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1904–05 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1909–10 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1914–15 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1925–26 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1935–36 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1937–38 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1953–54 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1965–66 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1968–69 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1969–70 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1970–71 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1971–72 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1972–73 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1973–74 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1976–77 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1978–79 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1980–81 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1981–82 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1985–86 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1902–03 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1893–94 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1905–06 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1907–08 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1908–09 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1913–14 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1915–16 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1916–17 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1918–19 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1921–22 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1939–40 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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Keith Douglas is a Scottish curler. He is a and 1977 Scottish men's champion.
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Willie Jamieson is a Scottish curler. He is a and 1977 Scottish men's champion.
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During the 1958–59 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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Scottish Field is a Scottish monthly magazine which covers traditional, leisure, and historical interests.
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During the 1963–64 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1957–58 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1989–90 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1956–57 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1964–65 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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They will also compete in this seasons Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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During the 1938–39 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1992–93 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1988–89 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1955–56 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1948–49 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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During the 1991–92 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
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During the 1947–48 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.
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For more than 20 years the paper has published a separate Scottish edition, which has been edited since January 2012 by Jason Allardyce. While most of the articles that run in the English edition appear in the Scottish edition, its staff also produces about a dozen Scottish news stories, including a front-page article, most weeks. The edition also contains a weekly "Scottish Focus" feature and Scottish commentary, and covers Scottish sport in addition to providing Scottish television schedules. The Scottish issue is the biggest-selling quality newspaper in the market, outselling both Scotland on Sunday and the Sunday Herald.
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This article is part of the List of Scots series List of Scottish musicians is a list of notable Scottish musicians; please see Scottish composers for classical writers.
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1965 Scottish Aviation Scamp Between 1964 and 1966 Scottish Aviation designed a small battery-electric car, the Scottish Aviation Scamp, of which twelve pre- production examples were built.
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During the 1973–74 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Texaco Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1974–75 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Texaco Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1960–61 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Larry Dean is a Scottish stand-up comedian. His comedy routines, based on gay and Scottish themes, have earned him several awards including Scottish Comedian of the Year.
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During the 1958–59 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the European Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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The 1994–95 season is Hearts 12th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr (15 January 1869 - 5 January 1960) (Scottish Gaelic: Ruaraidh Arascain is Mhàirr) was a Scottish nationalist political activist, writer and Scottish Gaelic language campaigner.
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The 1989–90 season was Heart of Midlothian's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
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The 1995–96 season is Hearts 13th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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The 1997–98 season is Hearts 15th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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The 1996–97 season is Hearts 14th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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The 1990–91 season is Hearts 8th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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The 1991–92 season is Hearts 9th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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Caledonian Brewery is a Scottish brewery founded in 1869 in Edinburgh, primarily specialising in Scottish ale. Between 2004 and 2008, the brewery was bought by Scottish and Newcastle.
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During the 1972–73 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Texaco Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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The 1987–88 season is Hearts 5th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
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Barnyards (Scottish Gaelic:) is a small hamlet, located 1 mile north east of Beauly in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
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Cross took up a role within the Scottish Rugby Union and he continued promoting Scottish rugby, becoming President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the 1882-83 season.
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T. O. Clancy, "Scottish literature before Scottish literature", in G. Carruthers and L. McIlvanney, eds, The Cambridge Companion to Scottish Literature (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2012), , p. 19.
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The 1998–99 season was Kilmarnock's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup.
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In the early 1990s he was President of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry. He was Chairman of the Scottish Committee of the Universities Funding Council, now the Scottish Funding Council. He also served on the Scottish Tertiary Education Advisory Council.
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In 2018, the distillery was named Scottish Gin Distillery of the year at the annual Scottish Gin Awards, and in 2020, Harris Gin was voted favourite Scottish gin in the Scottish Gin Society Consumer Choice Awards for the third year in a row.
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The 1950–51 season was the 67th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup and the Stirlingshire Consolation Cup.
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The 2009–10 season was Aberdeen's 96th successive season in the top flight of Scottish football, and their 98th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.
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Season 1986–87 was the 103rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 81st time, the Scottish Cup for the 92nd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 40th time.
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Season 1987–88 was the 104th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 82nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 93rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 41st time.
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Season 1979–80 was the 96th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 74th time, the Scottish Cup for the 85th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 33rd time.
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Chapman began his managerial career with a successful stint at Kilmarnock Ladies between 2001 and 2004. He won two Scottish Women's Premier League championships, 1 Scottish Women's Cup, 2 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup and 1 Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup.
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The 1971–72 season was the 88th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Drybrough Cup and the Stirlingshire Cup.
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The 2020–21 season will be Dumbarton Football Club's third in Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football, having finished sixth in the division in 2019–20. Dumbarton will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2019–20 season will be the club's 1st season back in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football, after being promoted as Champions from the Scottish Championship. Ross County will also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Colin Smyth is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. He was general secretary of the Scottish Labour Party from 2008 until 2012.
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During the 2019–20 season, Greenock Morton are competing in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished 5th in the 2018–19 season. Morton will also compete in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Season 1980–81 was the 97th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 75th time, the Scottish Cup for the 86th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 34th time.
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Season 1982–83 was the 99th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.
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Season 1981–82 was the 98th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 76th time, the Scottish Cup for the 87th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 35th time.
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Season 1983–84 was the 100th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 78th time, the Scottish Cup for the 89th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 37th time.
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Season 1985–86 was the 102nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 80th time, the Scottish Cup for the 91st time and the Scottish League Cup for the 39th time.
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The 2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Caley Thistle also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Season 1984–85 was the 101st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 79th time, the Scottish Cup for the 90th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 38th time.
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Season 1998–99 was the 115th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 93rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 104th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 52nd time.
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The Macleans of Ardgour are a Scottish family and a branch of the ancient Clan Maclean, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. In Scottish Gaelic they are known as Mac Mhic Eoghainn, which means the son of the son of Hugh.
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The Scottish Conservatives (), officially the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in Scotland. It is the second-largest party in the Scottish Parliament and Scottish local government. The party has the second largest number of Scottish MPs in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Leader of the party is Douglas Ross.
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The 2014–15 season was Hibernian's first season of play in the second tier of Scottish football since 1999 and their first season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the previous season. Hibernian also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premiership Play-offs.
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The Scottish Youth Parliament was launched on 30 June 1999 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, one day before the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament. The group has previously held meetings in the General Assembly Rooms (former temporary home of the Scottish Parliament) in Edinburgh and also within the new Scottish Parliament building., and the Scottish Parliament itself.
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Margaret Smith (born 18 February 1961) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. She is the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh West constituency, a seat she held from 1999 Scottish Parliament election until 2011 Scottish Parliament election. She was the Scottish Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Education. She was the first openly lesbian MSP.
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The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. Dundee won the title.
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During the 2006–07 season, the Scottish football club Gretna F.C. finished at the top of the Scottish First Division with 19 wins and 9 draws out of 36 matches, and won promotion to the Scottish Premier League. The team reached the quarterfinals of the Scottish Challenge Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
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The 2013–14 Scottish League Two is the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. This will be the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.
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The 1946–47 season was the 63rd official Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, and the first where Scottish football got back to normal after the end of WW2. Dumbarton entered the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the inaugural Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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In 1932 a home rule organisation, the Scottish Party, was formed by former members of the then Unionist Party, precursor of the modern Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. MacCormick desired unity amongst the Scottish Nationalist movement and made contact with the Scottish Party. Increasingly the two parties began to co-operate, and when the Scottish Party chose to contest the Kilmarnock by-election in November 1933 the NPS endorsed their candidate. In 1934 the NPS and Scottish Party merged to form the Scottish National Party.
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The 1999–2000 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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During the 1951–52 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the St Mungo Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Those elected from the Arbroath East & Lunan ward were Donald Morrison (Scottish National Party), Bob Spink (Independent), Sheena Welsh (Scottish National Party) and Martyn Geddes (Scottish Conservative and Unionist).
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The 2015 SWF Scottish Cup is the national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and Premier League are eligible to enter.
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During the 1982–83 season, the Scottish football club :Hibernian F.C. was placed 7th in the :Scottish Premier League. The team reached the third round of the :Scottish Cup.
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During the 1983–84 season, the Scottish football club :Hibernian F.C. was placed 7th in the :Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the third round of the :Scottish Cup.
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During the 1981–82 season, the Scottish football club :Hibernian F.C. was placed 7th in the :Scottish Premier League. The team reached the fourth round of the :Scottish Cup.
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During the 2003–04 season, the Scottish football club :Gretna F.C. was placed third in the :Scottish Third Division. The team reached the third round of the :Scottish Cup.
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During the 2002–03 season, the Scottish football club :Gretna F.C. was placed 6th in the :Scottish Third Division. The team reached the third round of the :Scottish Cup.
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During the 1974–75 season, the Scottish football club :Aberdeen F.C. was placed fifth in the :Scottish First Division. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the :Scottish Cup.
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Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One. Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two.
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William Templeman was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians.
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Stirlingshire Cup 1883– , scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division and Scottish Cup in season 1904–05.
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During the 2006–07 Scottish football season, St. Mirren competed in the Scottish Premier League.
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This petition was endorsed in Scottish Parliament by James Dornan, a Scottish National Party MSP.
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The service reflected his Scottish roots, playing the traditional Scottish lament Flowers of the Forest.
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All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – East Stirlingshire , Scottish Football Historical Football Archive.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup in season 1919–20.
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He was active in the foundation of the Scottish Church Society and Scottish Ecclesiological Society.
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Dundee has won the Scottish Cup once, and won the Scottish League Cup three times.
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Clan Donnachaidh (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Donnchaidh ), also known as Clan Robertson, is a Scottish clan.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup in season 1920–21.
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The now obsolete Scottish inch (), of a Scottish foot, was about 1.0016 imperial inches (about ).
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A national fourth tier of the Scottish football league system was first established in the 1994-95 season, when the Scottish Football League was expanded to 40 clubs and split between four divisions. The fourth tier was known as the Third Division from 1994 until 2013. The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged in 2013 to form the Scottish Professional Football League, with the fourth tier becoming known as the Scottish League Two.
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The Scottish wildcat is traditionally an icon of the Scottish wilderness. The Scottish wildcat or Kellas cat is the likely inspiration of the mythological Scottish creature, Cat sìth. It has been a symbol of Clan Chattan, a Scottish clan, since the 13th century. 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".
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The Scottish Exchequer is a group of Directorates of the Scottish Government. The Exchequer was formed in December 2010 with a re-organisation of the Scottish Government. The Scottish Exchequer is responsible for the Scottish Budget, including taxation, spending and measuring performance. The directorates within the Scottish Exchequer have responsibility for financial strategy, the fiscal framework between Scotland and the United Kingdom, public sector pay policy, capital borrowing, and engagement with UK Government bodies.
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The 2011–12 season was Aberdeen's 99th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 100th season overall. Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the third round stage, losing on penalties to East Fife after a 3–3 draw. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen lost 1–2 to Hibernian in the semi final.
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The Scottish ministers appointed two or three council members and three or four non-members to a Scottish Committee of which the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman were ex officio members. The Scottish Committee supervised certain tribunals operating in Scotland and had the right to be consulted by the council before any report about a Scottish tribunal or, in some cases, the right to report themselves to the Scottish ministers.
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Scottish independence is supported most prominently by the Scottish National Party, but other parties also support independence. Other pro-independence parties which have held representation in the Scottish Parliament include the Scottish Green Party, the Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity. At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, 69 of the 129 seats available were won by pro- independence parties (63 SNP and 6 Greens). The independence movement consists of many factions with varying political views.
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After these, Scottish Labour entered a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, forming a majority Scottish Executive. More recently, especially since the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, the party has suffered significant decline losing ground predominantly to the Scottish National Party (SNP). In one of its worst defeats ever, at the 2015 general election, Scottish Labour was reduced to having a single seat, Edinburgh South, and lost 40 of its 41 seats to the SNP.
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The 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup was the 131st season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.
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He attended Scottish Church Collegiate School and Scottish Church College.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 589 He participated in sports events like wrestling and boxing in his college days, taking training from Gobar Guha.
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The 1962–63 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been re-elected to Scottish Football League in 1955–56. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.
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Cochrane is a surname with multiple independent origins, two Scottish and one Irish. One of the Scottish names derives from a place in Scotland; the Irish surname and the other Scottish surname are both anglicisations of surnames from the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic respectively.
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The 2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup was the 132nd season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.
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The 2012–13 season was Alloa Athletic's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of season 2011–12. Alloa also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The group is fully involved in partnership working with many public and private organisations including East Ayrshire Council, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Coal, East Ayrshire Woodlands and Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire.
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Van Winkle was the first Reader in Residence at the Scottish Poetry Library. He has also produced and performed podcasts for the Scottish Poetry Library and the Scottish Book Trust.
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The 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division season was the penultimate season of Scottish Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League. It began on 10 August 1996.
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The 2017 SWF Scottish Cup is the national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and SWPL 1 & 2 are eligible to enter.
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David Daiches (2 September 1912 – 15 July 2005) was a Scottish literary historian and literary critic, scholar and writer. He wrote extensively on English literature, Scottish literature and Scottish culture.
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The 1993–94 season is Hearts 11th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Uefa Cup, Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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During the 1965–66 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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The tournament starts at the beginning of the Scottish football season, in the middle of August.William Hill Scottish Cup, 2014-15 Season, scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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The 1992–93 season is Hearts 10th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Uefa Cup, Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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The Alexander fleetname was not used on vehicles thereafter, although the bluebird logo used on Alexander's coach fleet continued to be used by all three successor companies. As part of a rebranding exercise within the Scottish Transport Group in 1978, fleet names Fife Scottish, Midland Scottish and Northern Scottish were adopted. In preparation for deregulation of bus services, a further reorganisation of the Scottish Bus Group occurred in 1985 in which boundaries were realigned again and the three companies became five: Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., Kelvin Scottish Omnibuses Ltd.
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Emigration, influenced by factors such as the Highland and Lowland Clearances, Scottish emigration to various locales throughout the British Empire, and latterly industrial decline and unemployment, have resulted in Scottish people being found throughout the world. Scottish emigrants took with them their Scottish languages and culture. Large populations of Scottish people settled the New- World lands of North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Canada has the highest level of Scottish descendants per capita in the world and the second-largest population of Scottish descendants, after the United States.
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The 1998–99 Scottish Premier League season (also known as the 1998–99 Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier League for sponsorship reasons from 11 March) was the inaugural season of Scottish Premier League football, the top division of Scottish football. It began on 1 August 1998 and concluded on 23 May 1999. The league was made up of the twelve clubs that broke away from the Scottish Football League at the end of the 1997–98 season. Celtic went into the season as the defending Scottish champions, having won the 1997–98 Scottish First Division.
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The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament, which was passed on 14 November 2013 and came into force on 18 December. Together with the Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013, it enabled the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. This followed an agreement between the Scottish and the United Kingdom governments to make an exception to the Scottish devolution scheme, which ordinarily reserves constitutional matters to Westminster. The bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 21 March 2013 by Nicola Sturgeon MSP, with backing from the Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee.
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The result was a split in the Militant in what has become known as the 'Scottish Turn'; Scottish Militant Labour had gained six councillors in Glasgow by 1993, including Sheridan. With a strong Scottish National Party (SNP), Scottish Militant Labour argued in favour of founding a new, left-wing political party. Discussions were held with other left-wing and Scottish republican groups and a new group was formed in 1996 known initially as the Scottish Socialist Alliance. In 1998, the new Scottish Socialist Party was formed from the SSA.
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The Queen addressing the Scottish Parliament in the General Assembly Hall (3 June 2003) The Scottish Constitutional Convention met in the Assembly Hall on 30 March 1989, at which A Claim of Right for Scotland, a call for the creation of a Scottish Parliament, was signed by 58 out of 72 Scottish Members of Parliament. It was organised by the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly. The Scottish Parliament was declared open by the Queen on 1 July 1999. Between 1999 and 2004 the Assembly Hall was the temporary debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament.
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Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were promoted in 1905, despite twice finishing within the relegation zone. Aberdeen have won four Scottish league titles, seven Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. They are also the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies, having won the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983.
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No minor parties, other than the Scottish Green Party were returned in the election, and Scottish Voice failed to win any seats. Scottish Voice received a total of 8,782 votes across the whole of Scotland and this resulted in no Scottish Voice MSPs being elected. The Scotsman reported on 31 August 2007 that figures published by the Electoral Commission revealed Scottish Voice spent £184,920 on its campaign for the Scottish elections that year."Election cost Scottish Voice £21.06 a vote" This is equivalent of £21.06 for every vote.
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In the 2003 Scottish Parliament elections, Scottish Pakistani voters supported the Scottish National Party (SNP) more than the average Scottish voter. The SNP is a centre-left civil nationalist party that campaigns for the independence of Scotland from the United Kingdom. SNP candidate Bashir Ahmad was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Glasgow at the 2007 election, becoming the first Member of the Scottish Parliament to be elected with a Scottish Asian background. Salma Yaqoob is the former leader of the left-wing, anti-Zionist Respect Party.
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Dumbarton Reserves played in the Scottish Alliance League and also in the Scottish Second XI Cup.
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Tribute to Kurt Cobain in Aberdeen, Washington State. Dunedin's Scottish-American Society maintains Dunedin's Scottish heritage.
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Clan Blackadder is a Scottish clan. The clan historically held lands near the Anglo-Scottish border.
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Season 1874–75 in Scottish football saw the Scottish Cup being contested for the second time.
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Scottish Rugby Union (2008). Player Profile Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 August 2008.Edinburgh 7s (2008).
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John Halkett was a Scottish football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Dundee.
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The AGS was awarded the Scottish Geographical Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2001.
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104 He was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
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The Scottish Plate is contested by teams eliminated from the Scottish Cup in rounds 1-3\.
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The Scottish Puffins were founded in 2003, later re-branded as the Scottish Clansmen in 2010.
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Andrew Henderson was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk.
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Scottish Labour Party (official website). Retrieved 14 September 2017.Timetable announced for Scottish Labour leadership race.
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Stephen Conroy (born 21 December 1966)Our refs Scottish FA is a former Scottish football referee.
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The Scottish Examination Board (SEB) was the academic examination board for Scottish schools from 1961 to 1997. It used to administer all of Scotland's academic qualifications, including Standard Grades and Highers, and was also known as the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB). In 1997, it merged with the Scottish Vocational Education Council (SCOTVEC) to form the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
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After the Union of Crowns in 1603, the Scottish Court moved with James VI & I to London and English vocabulary began to be used by the Scottish upper classes. With the introduction of the printing press, spellings became standardised. Scottish English, a Scottish variation of southern English English, began to replace the Scots language. Scottish English soon became the dominant language.
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JM Staniforth commenting on the much delayed Scotland v. Wales encounter. Scotland: H Rottenburg (London Scottish), HT Gedge (London Scottish), DB Monypenny (London Scottish), GAW Lamond (Kelvinshire Acads), T Scott (Langholm), RT Neilson (W. of Scotland), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), John Dykes (London Scottish), GC Kerr (Edinburgh Wands), WM McEwan (Edinburgh Acads) A MacKinnon (London Scottish), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt.
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Lowland Scottish Travellers/Gypsies are not to be confused with indigenous Highland Travellers, who are an entirely indigenous group of travelling people. They have their own language, distinct From Scottish Cant. Scottish Cant is considered para-Romani language, like Angloromani and Scandoromani for example. The Scottish Gaelic element in the dialects of Scottish Cant is put anywhere between 0.8% and 20%.
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The 2011 Scottish Cup Final was the 126th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 21 May 2011 and was played by Scottish Premier League clubs Motherwell and Celtic. It was Celtic's 54th Scottish Cup final and Motherwell's seventh. Celtic won the title after they defeated Motherwell 3–0.
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Peter John Chapman MSP (born 13 May 1950) is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. In the Scottish Parliament, he was the Conservative spokesperson for rural economy and connectivity, until May 2018 when he resigned over a lobbying row.
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St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, founded in 1877. They play in the Scottish Premiership after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. The team has two nicknames, the "Buddies" and the "Saints". St Mirren have won the Scottish Cup three times, in 1926, 1959 and 1987, and the Scottish League Cup in 2013.
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Clubs enter the Scottish Cup each year through the Scottish Hockey Union and fixtures are drawn up by Scottish Hockey. Recently, the draws have been live streamed on Scottish Hockey's YouTube channel. Teams play each other once, with the winning team going through and losing team entering the Scottish Plate. In the result of tie, teams go to a penalty shoot out.
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J: Bobby Brown and Willie Ormond both left St Johnstone to become manager of the Scottish national team. K: The top-ten placed teams in 1974–75 formed the new Scottish Football League Premier Division (PD) for next season L: The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League, replacing the old First Division. M: The new Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. N: The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
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The Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) was a public body of the Scottish Government responsible for certain central services for police forces in Scotland.About the Scottish Police Services Authority: It was established on 1 April 2007, following the passing of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006.Establishment of the Scottish Police Services Authority: The SPSA assumed responsibility for the Scottish Police College, the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency, the Scottish Criminal Records Office and the Scottish Police Information Strategy.Comments on Part I: The authority also controlled central Police services such as Forensics and IT. With effect from 1 April 2013, the structure of policing in Scotland changed.
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The Scottish loyalist movement originated during the Industrial Revolution when a significant number of Ulster Protestants migrated to Scotland from Ireland. In Scotland, a loyalist is someone on the fringes of Scottish unionism who is often strongly supportive of loyalism and unionism, although mainly concentrating on the Irish union issue rather than on Scottish politics. Scottish loyalism is typified by militant opposition to Irish republicanism, Scottish independence and the Roman Catholic Church – particularly the existence of Catholic denominational schools. Coming from a large section of Scottish society Scottish loyalism has become more visible through prominent demonstrations of the beliefs of its members since the establishment of a Scottish Parliament.
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Celtic, before the adoption of the now-famous hooped jerseys. Celtic Football Club is a professional association football club based Glasgow, Scotland. The club was founded in 1887 and began playing league football in 1890 as founder members of the Scottish Football League. Since their first season Celtic have remained in the top division of the Scottish football league system: the Scottish Football League (1890–93), Scottish Football League Division One (1893–1975), Scottish Football League Premier Division (1975–98), Scottish Premier League (1998–2013) and Scottish Premiership (2013–present). As of 2019–20 the club has completed 131 seasons of competitive football and have been Scottish football champions 51 times.
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The Scottish Highland Football League (commonly known as the Highland League) is a part-time, senior professional football league in the north of Scotland. The league, which is the fifth level within Scottish football, is a full member of the Scottish Football Association. It currently consists of 17 teams from the Scottish Highlands as well as the lowlands of Moray and Aberdeenshire. Until the reorganisation of Scottish football during the 2012–13 season, the league was historically one of the senior leagues in Scottish football, along with the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League, as well as the East of Scotland and South of Scotland Leagues.
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The Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) (formerly SCOTVEC number) is allocated to pupils at school and in further-education colleges who undertake Scottish Qualifications Authority (formerly SCOTVEC or Scottish Examination Board) courses.
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The Scottish Government is also responsible for a large number of non-departmental public bodies. These include executive NDPBs (e.g. Scottish Enterprise); advisory NDPBs (e.g. the Scottish Law Commission); tribunals (e.g.
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They are: Linda Fabiani (Scottish National Party, SNP), Jamie Hepburn (SNP), Christina McKelvie (SNP), Margaret Mitchell (Scottish Conservative Party), Alex Neil (SNP), Hugh O'Donnell (Scottish Liberal Democrats), and John Wilson (SNP).
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Kay Ullrich (born 1943 in Prestwick) is a Scottish politician. She was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.
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Stephen Swift (born 21 July 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer who manages BSC Glasgow in the Scottish Lowland Football League after a playing career in the Scottish Football League.
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Rona Mackay is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Strathkelvin and Bearsden since the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 2016.
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Gordon John Lindhurst MSP is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He is a Member of Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region. He was first elected at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
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Clan MacPhail is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Known in Scottish Gaelic as Conchie Dhu or Condochy Doye, the clan is mainly associated with the confederation of Clan Chattan.
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The 2020–21 season is the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston will also compete in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
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The 1988–89 season is Hearts 6th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Uefa Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
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Arthur William Donaldson (13 December 1901 – 18 January 1993) was a Scottish journalist and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was leader of the Scottish National Party from 1960 to 1969.
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The 1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship rugby union Scottish Inter- District Championship was the last between the Scottish districts at amateur level, before the game turned professional in Scotland in the summer of 1996; although later amateur Inter-District championship matches were also played in seasons when the Scottish professional districts were playing in the Welsh- Scottish League. The Scottish Exiles team won this last amateur era district tournament. Indeed, it was the Scottish Exiles second only outright title in their history, since the Scottish Inter-District Championship began in 1953-54. However, as not a 'native' district they could not compete in European competition, as it was decided that Scottish districts would be entered in the new European tournaments.
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The Scottish football referee strike refers to the unprecedented withdrawal of services by top level referees in Scottish football, following a dispute between the Scottish Senior Football Referees' Association and the Scottish Football Association. It affected 20 matches scheduled for the weekend of 27/28 November 2010 in the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, as well as the 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. When combined with significant weather disruption, the effect of the strike was that only four games went ahead, all in the SPL on 27 November, using replacement referees drawn from Israel, Luxembourg and Malta. It was the first time since 1905 that a domestic Scottish match had been refereed by someone from outside Scotland.
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Food produced through these schemes carry Scotch and Scottish branding (e.g. Scotch Beef). Other farming sectors in Scotland quickly followed. Scottish farmed salmon producers established similar assurance schemes (Scottish Quality Salmon and Shetland Quality Salmon) during the same period, followed by farmed trout (Scottish Quality Trout).
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McLetchie became Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party upon the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, having been elected in the 1998 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election. He was forced to resign as Scottish Conservative leader following a scandal over his expense claims in 2005.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament logo The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Scottish CND) is the Scottish representative body of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). The Scottish CND campaigns for the abolition of British nuclear weapons to contribute to the global elimination of all nuclear weapons.
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The 1951–52 season was the 68th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Supplementary Cup, and the Festival of Britain Quaich. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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Mark Peat (born 13 March 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bo'ness United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Aberdeen and in the Scottish Football League for several clubs.
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The partners are Argyll and Bute Council, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Historic Environment Scotland, Ordnance Survey, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Place-Name Society, Highland Council, the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the University of the Highlands and Islands.
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File:David Douglas, Lord Reston from "The Scottish Bar Fifty Years Ago".PNG File:Andrew Skene, Advocate from "The Scottish Bar Fifty Years Ago".PNG File:James Allan Maconochie, Advocate from "The Scottish Bar Fifty Years Ago".PNG File:John Clerk, Lord Eldin from "The Scottish Bar Fifty Years Ago" (3).
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ESPN acquires the rights of the Scottish Premiership started in October 2020. Every week, at least one match is airing on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. In addition, ESPN will also have coverage of select matches from the Scottish Championship, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Challenge Cup.
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11th Earl of Eglinton, a Scottish representative peer between 1776 and 1796. 6th Earl of Balcarres, a Scottish representative peer between 1784 and 1796 and 1802 and 1825. 8th Earl of Lauderdale, a Scottish representative peer between 1790 and 1796. 5th Earl of Selkirk, a Scottish representative peer between 1806 and 1818. 9th Lord Napier, a Scottish representative peer between 1824 and 1832. 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, a Scottish representative peer between 1852 and 1865.
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The Service was first established as the Scottish Courts Administration in 1995, as an executive agency of the Scottish Office. It was later renamed Scottish Court Service. In 1999, the Service became an agency of the Scottish Government after responsibility of the courts and judiciary of Scotland were transferred under devolution. In common with the Scottish Prison Service in the Scottish justice system, this arm's length approach was adopted to prevent direct ministerial involvement in the administration of justice.
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The Scottish Greens supported the congestion charge. The ruling Scottish Labour Party lost a significant number of votes at a September 2002 council by election (slipping from second to fourth place) with participants claiming that the proposed congestion charge had been a factor. On Edinburgh City Council, the opposition parties of the Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party all opposed the plans. The Liberal Democrats had supported road charging in the Scottish Parliament.
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The preliminary round 1 took place on Saturday 15 August 2015. The round had 15 clubs which included 5 matches and 5 byes to the Second Preliminary Round. The teams competing in this round were made up of teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League, ESL, SSL, Scottish Junior FA and the Scottish Amateur FA. It was the first time that the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup had participated in the Scottish Cup.
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During the decade of the 2000s many Scottish bands and individual performers made recordings in the rock, Scottish folk, Celtic fusion, and other genres. Scottish music received support from two public bodies: the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Enterprise. Scotland's largest city Glasgow was described by Time magazine in 2004 as "Europe's capital of rock music", and became a UNESCO City of Music in 2008. The decade brought the deaths of Scottish musicians Kirsty MacColl and Martyn Bennett.
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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 Premier League itself had been formed in 1998 as a breakaway from the Scottish Football League, which had been established in 1890.
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The 2003 Scottish Parliament election, was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), remained in office as First Minister and the Executive continued as a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition. As of 2016, it remains the last Scottish Parliament election victory for the Scottish Labour Party.
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Alongside the Scotland Bill 2012, which set out plans to devolve taxes to the Scottish Parliament, the Government produced a Command Paper which asked the OBR to produce forecasts for Scottish income tax, stamp- duty land tax, landfill tax and aggregates levy. Since then the OBR have been publishing Scottish tax forecasts alongside each Economic and fiscal outlook. In April 2015, the Government fully devolved stamp duty and landfill tax to Scotland. Following the passing of the Scotland Act 2016 the OBR now also forecast Scottish air passenger duty and aspects of Scottish social security that will be devolved. The Scottish Parliament’s Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 established the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) which has a statutory remit to prepare independent forecasts for the Scottish economy, the Scottish Government’s tax revenues and devolved social security spending.
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The 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division season was the last season of Scottish Football League Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League. It began on 1 August 1997.
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Sir John Urry (or Hurry) (died 29 May 1650) was a Scottish professional soldier who at various times fought for the English Parliament, the English and Scottish Royalists and the Scottish Covenanters.
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The 1930-31 season was Aberdeen's 26th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 27th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1926-27 season was Aberdeen's 22nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 23rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1925-26 season was Aberdeen's 21st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 22nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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Drytooling competitions in the UK have evolved from the Scottish Masters to Scottish Tooling Series (2008-2013) and now in the form of the British Tooling Series and Scottish MIxed Masters 2014.
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AEA Technology. (January 2006) Scottish Energy Study. Summary Report for the Scottish Executive. The renewable energy industry supports more than 11,500 jobs in Scotland, according to a 2013 study by Scottish Renewables.
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Samar Sen was a graduate of the Scottish Church College, at the University of Calcutta.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, p. 590.
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Maurice Charles Steuart-Corry TD is a British politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the West Scotland region, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
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The 1997-98 season was Motherwell's 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, and their final season before the top division of Scottish Football was reformed as the Scottish Premier League.
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The Renaissance Club is a golf club in North Berwick, east of Edinburgh, Scotland. It hosted the 2017 Scottish Senior Open, 2019 Scottish Open, and Ladies Scottish Open in 2019 and 2020.
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The 1929-30 season was Aberdeen's 25th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 26th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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Buldoo (Scottish Gaelic:) in the far north of Scotland, is a small hamlet 0.5 miles south of Dounreay in Thurso, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
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The 1932-33 season was Aberdeen's 28th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 29th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1927-28 season was Aberdeen's 23rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 24th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1928-29 season was Aberdeen's 24th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 25th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1931-32 season was Aberdeen's 27th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 28th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1937–38 season was Aberdeen's 33rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 35th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1938–39 season was Aberdeen's 34th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 36th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1936-37 season was Aberdeen's 32nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 34th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
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Shiona Baird (born 14 September 1946) is a Scottish Green Party politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) 2003–2007 and co-convener of the Scottish Green Party 2004–2007.
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Alan Hosie is a Scottish international referee and was the 116th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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David McIntosh was a Scottish amateur football forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Margery Palmer McCulloch was a Scottish literary scholar, author and co-editor of the Scottish Literary Review.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1911–12.
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Paul Henderson Scott was a Scottish cultural and historical commentator and a veteran Scottish National Party member.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1910–11.
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The Scottish Charities Appeal Panel hears appeals against decisions of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1909–10.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1923–24.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1905–06.
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The Scottish Socialist Voice is a fortnightly political newspaper in Scotland, published by the Scottish Socialist Party.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1922–23.
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Mark Ferry (born 19 January 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer for Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir.
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Alexander Wood was a Scottish professional football inside forward who played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians.
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Ruairidh Campbell (born 1998) is a Scottish professional rugby union referee who represents the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1913–14.
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Charles Murdoch was a Scottish football right half who played in the Scottish League for St Bernard's.
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Alasdair Maclean (1926–1994)Scottish Poetry Library catalogue was a Scottish poet and writer, born in Glasgow.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1912–13.
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Alex YoungOther writing: Alec Young . is a Scottish curler. He is a and 1969 Scottish men's champion.
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Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Meetings in February., Scottish Geographical Magazine, vol. 20, 1904, pp.
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Scottish Academic Press is an old Scottish publishing company. It is based in Edinburgh on Brandfield Street.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1921–22.
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The Aberdeen Lynx are a Scottish ice hockey team who play in the Scottish National League (SNL).
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The 1969-70 season was Aberdeen's 57th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 59th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup, which they won for the second time, beating Celtic 3–1 at Hampden Park.
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The 2015–16 season was the campaign of the Scottish Women's National League. 10 teams featured in a single division. The men's equivalent competition is the Scottish Men's National League. On September 2015, Scottish National Basketball League (SNBL) was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC).
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O: St Johnstone's home ground since 1989 is McDiarmid Park which currently has an all-seated capacity of 10,696. P: The Scottish Premier Division was renamed the Scottish Premier League (PL) in 1998–99. Q: The Scottish Premier League was renamed the Scottish Premiership (SP) in 2013–14.
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The 2015–16 season is Hibernian's (Hibs) second season of play in the second tier of Scottish football the Scottish Championship, since they were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season. Hibs also competed in the Challenge Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1972–73 season was Dumbarton's official centenary year and the 89th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Drybrough Cup and the Stirlingshire Cup.
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A preserved Clydeside Scottish AEC Routemaster Clydeside Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Western SMT Company Ltd. The company operated until May 1989, when it was remerged with Western Scottish, the successor company to Western SMT.
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Season 1990–91 was the 107th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 85th time, the Scottish Cup for the 96th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 44th time and the Centenary Cup for the first time.
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Miles Edward Frank Briggs (born 30 March 1983) is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician who has served as a regional list Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. He is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet member for Health and Sport.
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Paul Martin Shields (born 15 August 1981) is a Scottish footballer who has played as a striker in the Scottish Premier Division for Celtic, as well as clubs in both the Scottish and English Football Leagues. who plays for Kelty Hearts in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region.
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The 2014–15 season was Dundee's first season back in the top tier of Scottish football and their first season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season. Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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In 2013-2014 the charge for an average household bill was around £334. The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency also regulate Scottish Water. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman represents the interest of Scottish Water's customers and has powers to investigate complaints.
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Shawfield Amateurs Football Club were a Scottish football team located in the town of Rutherglen that competed in the Scottish Amateur Football League, and also the Scottish Cup in the 1940s and 1950s.
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The eight regional forces, plus the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and the Scottish Police Services Authority, were replaced by the new Police Scotland which is overseen by the Scottish Police Authority.
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Self portraint of George Watson Scottish painter George Watson's grave, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh George Watson (1767 – 24 August 1837) was a Scottish portrait painter and the first president of the Royal Scottish Academy.
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Season 2017–18 was Dumbarton's sixth in the second tier of Scottish football, having finished eighth in 2016–17. Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Robert McColl Millar is a Scottish academic, editor, researcher and professor. He holds the chair of Professor in Linguistics and Scottish Language at the University of Aberdeen. He edits the periodical Scottish Language.
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During the 2005–06 season, the Scottish football club :Gretna F.C. became champions of the :Scottish Second Division. The team also reached the final of the Scottish Cup, losing on penalties to Hearts.
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Sir William Oliphant (died aft. 1313), was a Scottish knight and Governor of Stirling Castle during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He switched loyalties to the English and died in a Scottish prison.
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Dundee finished twelfth in the Scottish Premier League, and were relegated to the Scottish First Division. They reached the second round of the League Cup and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.
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In the Scottish secondary education system, the Higher () is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE). Both are normally referred to simply as "Highers". The modern Higher is Level 6 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.
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Cleland is in the Scottish parliamentary constituency of Motherwell and Wishaw, in the Scottish Parliament Region of Central Scotland. The current Member of the Scottish Parliament is Marrion Fellows of the Scottish National Party. Cleland's is also in the UK Parliament constituency of Motherwell and Wishaw, and is represented by Marion Fellows of the Scottish National Party. Cleland falls under Ward 20 Murdostoun of North Lanarkshire Council.
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Season 2014–15 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish League One the third tier of Scottish football, having finished bottom of the Scottish Championship in 2013-14. Morton will also compete in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Morton won the championship on the final day of the regular season, on 2 May 2015, with a 3-1 victory over Peterhead.
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The Scottish edition of The Sun launched in 1987, known as The Scottish Sun. Based in Glasgow, it duplicates much of the content of the main edition but with alternative coverage of Scottish news and sport. The launch editor was Jack Irvine who had been recruited from the Daily Record. In the early 1990s, the Scottish edition declared support for the pro-independence Scottish National Party.
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Following the 2007 General Election of the devolved Scottish Parliament, the new First Minister Alex Salmond restyled the Scottish Executive for his Scottish National Party (SNP) administration: The term Scottish Government replaced the official legal term Scottish Executive in its own use, while members of the cabinet were retitled Cabinet Secretaries rather than Ministers, with sub- cabinet members being restyled Ministers rather than Deputy-Ministers.
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Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2013. and Central Football Combination,Central Football Combination , scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2013. before being elected to the second tier of Scotland's main national league competition – the Scottish Football League – in 1900–01, ending its first season ranked 7th from ten.Scottish Football League – Elections 1893–2008 , Scottish Football Historical Archive.
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Westthorn United won the first edition of the competition. They won as part of the treble along with the Scottish Women's League and Scottish Women's Cup. High street store Sports Connection became the first official sponsor of the Scottish Women's League and Scottish Women's League Cup in 1997.Sports Connection to sponsor Scottish Women's Football League SFA. 11-12-1997. Retrieved 06-03-2013.
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Dundee were promoted from the Scottish Championship. Heart of Midlothian were relegated from the Scottish Premiership. Hibernian finished in the play-off position in the Scottish Premiership. They lost to Hamilton Academical who took the final place in the second edition of the competition, a result which left the Scottish capital Edinburgh without a club in the top flight of Scottish football for the 2014–15 season.
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The Scottish Parliament Building in Holyrood, Edinburgh, seat of the Scottish Parliament. The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament is the national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood" (cf. "Westminster"), is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members who are known as Members of the Scottish Parliament, or MSPs.
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The Scottish Leaving Certificate was established in 1888 by Henry Craik, permanent secretary of the Scottish Education Department. It was replaced, in 1962, by the Scottish Certificate of Education as an educational qualification. One primary distinction between the Scottish Leaving Certificate and the Scottish Certificate of Education was that the latter had less strict regulations in terms of compulsory subjects and workload of the individual curricula.
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The 1977–78 season was Clydebank's twelfth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish Premier Division but they finished bottom of the table with only six wins and seven draws and returned to Division One the following season. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup and for the second season running, the Anglo-Scottish Cup.
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Season 2013–14 saw Greenock Morton compete in their seventh consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football (now called the Scottish Championship), having finished 2nd in the 2012–13 season. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. At the end of the season, they were relegated to Scottish League One for the 2014–15 season.
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The 2012–13 season was Aberdeen's 99th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 101st season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. They finished 8th in the Premier League, reached the fourth round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. A number of players all departed during the summer's pre- season.
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The 1996–97 Scottish Inter-District Championship rugby union Scottish Inter- District Championship was the first between the Scottish districts as professional teams. Caledonia Reds won this first professional tournament. Indeed, it was the northern Scottish district's first and only outright title in their history, since the Scottish Inter-District Championship began in 1953-54. The Reds previously competed as the amateur district North and Midlands.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, and hosts home games at Caledonian Stadium. Inverness Caledonian Thistle won the Scottish Cup in 2015 and was runner-up in the Scottish League Cup a year earlier. They have also won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and the Scottish Football League First Division twice.
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Perth and Kinross is covered by two Scottish Parliament constituencies and one electoral region. Following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election these two constituencies - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Perthshire North - are held respectively by Roseanna Cunningham and John Swinney, both members of the Scottish National Party. Following the same election the electoral region - Mid Scotland and Fife - is represented by four members of the Scottish Conservative Party, two members of the Scottish Labour Party, and one member of the Scottish Green Party.
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Professional league football in Scotland is run by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) comprising 4 tiers. Feeding into the bottom tier of the SPFL is the Scottish Highland Football League, and the Scottish Lowland Football League. Other leagues - East of Scotland League, South of Scotland League and the North Caledonian League are deemed to be "senior" and are administered by the Scottish Football Association. Administered separately are clubs in the Scottish Junior Football Association and Scottish Amateur Football Association.
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The 2018–19 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's second season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2016–17 season. Caley Thistle will also compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. This season will be the 25th season since Inverness joined the Scottish Football League. This season is also the return of the Highland derby after Ross County were relegated one season after Inverness.
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The origins of the Tyneside Scottish are in the Kitchener's Army and the call to arms in the First World War. The Recruitment to the British Army during World War I saw the raising of the Pals battalion. The Tyneside Scottish Committee was formed and raised four service Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers. These were the 20th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Scottish), 21st (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Scottish), 22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish) and 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish).
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In 1846 Glen Tilt was the scene of a confrontation over the right of access to land in Scotland. There has been a longstanding tradition of access to land in Scotland.Scotland's Hill and Mountains: A Concordat on Access. 1996. Prepared and agreed by: Association of Deer Management Groups; Convention of Scottish Local Authorities; Mountaineering Council of Scotland; National Farmers' Union of Scotland; Ramblers' Association Scotland; Scottish Countryside Activities Council; Scottish Landowners' Federation; Scottish Natural Heritage; Scottish Sports Association; Scottish Sports Council.
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The 2012–13 season was Stranraer's first season back in the Scottish Second Division. Stranraer also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They were due to play in their fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. On 16 July 2012, it was confirmed that Stranraer would be promoted to the Scottish Second Division to fill the vacancy's left by Dundee's promotion to the Scottish Premier League and Airdrie United's promotion to the Scottish First Division.
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The Scottish League Championship (Formerly Scottish Premiership Division Three) is the third tier of Scotland's national rugby union league system, and therefore part of the Scottish League Championship. Between 1973 and 2012 the league was the lowest division in the Scottish Premiership and as such was a nationwide league with the best teams being promoted to Scottish Premiership Division Two and the bottom teams relegated to Scottish National League Division One. Beginning in the 2012-13 season the SRU have regionalised the third tier of the Scottish League Championship, replacing the 12 team nationwide league with two 10 team 'East' and 'West' Championships.
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The 1997 Scottish Cup Final was the 112th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match took place at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow on 24 May 1997 and was contested by Scottish Premier Division club Kilmarnock and Scottish Division One club Falkirk. It was Kilmarnock's eighth Scottish Cup Final and Falkirk's third. The match was the first Scottish Cup final in forty years not to feature a club from one of Scotland's cities, Falkirk and Kilmarnock being towns, the last coming when the same clubs previously met in the 1957 final.
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The Act does not cover the conduct of Members of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Ministers, employees of the Scottish Government or public bodies not mentioned in the Act. These complaints are handled by the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner for MSPs, the First Minister for ministers and Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for employees of the Scottish Government. Other complaints need to be forwarded to the Scottish Government.Complaints against bodies not covered: The Act is designed to apply to officers and members who are responsible for spending public money, as such the public bodies not covered usually spend a limited amount of public money.
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With devolution in 1999 the new Scottish Executive set up the Scottish Executive Education Department (SEED) to oversee school education whilst the Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department – now Enterprise Transport and Lifelong Learning Department (ETLLD) – took over responsibility from the former SED for further and higher education and also maintenance grants for Scottish university students through the Student Awards Agency for Scotland, an Executive Agency of ETLLD. In May 2007 the new Scottish National Party government abolished the departments within the Scottish Executive. The Scottish Government is now structured around individual Directorates, grouped for some purposes under a Director-General.
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Scott probably did more than any other figure to define and popularise Scottish cultural identity in the nineteenth century.N. Davidson, The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (Pluto Press, 2008), , p. 136. Scottish "national drama" emerged in the early 1800s, as plays with specifically Scottish themes began to dominate the Scottish stage. The existing repertoire of Scottish-themed plays included John Home's Douglas (1756) and Ramsay's The Gentle Shepherd (1725), with the last two being the most popular plays among amateur groups.I. Brown, The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature: Enlightenment, Britain and Empire (1707–1918) (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007), , p. 231.
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Lumphanan is in the Aberdeenshire Council ward of Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside. The three councillors for the ward are Paul Gibb (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party), Geva Blackett (SNP) and Peter Argyle (Scottish Liberal Democrats). It is in the Scottish Parliament Constituency of Aberdeenshire West, represented by Alexander Burnett (politician) of the Conservatives. For Scottish elections, it is represented by seven list MSPs for North East Scotland - 4 Conservatives; Peter Chapman (politician), Liam Kerr, Bill Bowman (Scottish politician) and Tom Mason (Scottish politician) 2 Scottish Labour Party - Jenny Marra and Lewis MacDonald and one Liberal Democrat - Mike Rumbles.
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A total of 346 candidates stood in Scotland's 59 constituencies. The SNP, Labour, Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats are standing candidates in every Scottish constituency; UKIP in 41; the Scottish Greens in 31; the Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition in 10, including one joint candidate with Left Unity; Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol in 8; the Scottish Socialist Party in four; the National Front and the Scottish Christian Party in two, and the Scottish Communist Party, and the Socialist Equality Party in one each. There are also ten independent candidates standing for election in Scottish constituencies.
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Alexander King (27 July 1871 – 12 December 1957) was a Scottish footballer,[A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian and Celtic.Celtic player King, Alex, FitbaStats He scored one of the goals for Hearts as they won the 1896 Scottish Cup Final by 3–1 against Hibernian, and continued his success with Celtic, winning the Scottish Football League title in 1897–98 and the Scottish Cup in 1899. King represented Scotland six times and played for the Scottish Football League XI four times.
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In the early years, the Scottish Council had little power, and its conference could only consider motions on Scottish matters until 1972. However, this allowed it to devote significant time to the question of Scottish devolution. The Labour Party campaigned for the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament as part of its wider policy of a devolved United Kingdom. In the late 1980s and 1990s it and its representatives participated in the Scottish Constitutional Convention with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Green Party, trades unions and churches, and also campaigned for a "Yes-Yes" vote in the 1997 referendum.
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Jimmy McNeil was a Scottish rugby union player. He became the 103rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Gordon Masson was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 105th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Cliff Wilton was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 94th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Alexander Allan was a Scottish amateur football left half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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John McKechnie was a Scottish amateur football right half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Ross Drummond (born 20 March 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Junior side Dundonald Bluebell.
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George Page (27 October 1890 – 26 June 1953) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1925).
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Vic Moran is a Scottish curler. At the national level, he is a 1994 Scottish men's champion curler.
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Celtic are champions of the Scottish Division One. Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two but were not promoted.
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Colin Barr is a Scottish curler. At the national level, he is a 1994 Scottish men's champion curler.
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Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer, vocalist with Scottish band Deacon Blue, and actress.
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Jessie Niven MacLachlan (Scottish Gaelic: Seònaid NicLachlainn) (18 June 1866 – 13 May 1916) was a Scottish Gaelic soprano.
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Martyn Campbell is a Scottish footballer who plays for Kilwinning Rangers in Scottish League One as a defender.
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James Anderson was a Scottish amateur football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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George Bruce Cunningham was a Scottish amateur football forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Today the scheme is owned and run by Scottish and Southern Energy (previously Scottish Hydro Electric following privatisation).
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Clydeside Scottish also provided coaches for Scottish Citylink services between Gourock, Glasgow Airport, Glasgow and onward to Edinburgh.
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On 25 July 2020 Meechan announced on Twitter that he had joined the Scottish nationalist Scottish Libertarian Party.
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The case was launched by Scottish politicians, and referred to the ECJ by the Scottish Court of Session.
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Andrew Bell was a Scottish amateur football wing half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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William John Pinkerton was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who appeared in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Following the 2016 Scottish Elections the constituency is represented by Jenny Gilruth MSP of the Scottish National Party.
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Ken Horton is a Scottish curler and curling coach. He is a and three-time Scottish men's champion.
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The Scottish Government Justice and Communities Directorates were a group of Directorates within the Scottish Government 2007–2010.
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Willie Sanderson is a Scottish curler. He is a and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978).
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James McBryer was a Scottish amateur football left back who appeared in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Angus McCuish was a Scottish amateur football inside left who appeared in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Andrew Fyfe was a Scottish amateur football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Maurice Wilson was a Scottish amateur football wing half who appeared in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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George Higgins was a Scottish amateur football centre half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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William Keith was a Scottish amateur football inside right who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Robert Rhind was a Scottish amateur football inside forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Ricky Little (born 20 May 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Arbroath in the Scottish Championship.
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Robert P. Wood was a Scottish professional football outside forward who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk.
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Albert Degnan was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Scottish League for Alloa Athletic.
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Archibald Boyd was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.
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The Scottish Qualifying Cup was a football competition played in Scotland between 1895 and 2007. During that time, apart from a brief spell in the 1950s, it was the only way for non-league teams to qualify for the Scottish Cup. The Qualifying Cup was open to all full member clubs of the Scottish Football Association, who were not members of the Scottish Premier League or Scottish Football League. In June 2007 the Scottish Football Association announced a new format for the Scottish Cup from season 2007–08Scottish Football Association The Scottish Cup 2007–08 that would allow all full member clubs direct entry into the competition and consequently the Qualifying Cup competition was scrapped.
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Ensign of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) was an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. On 1 April 2009, the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency and Fisheries Research Services were merged with the Scottish Government Marine Directorate to form Marine Scotland, part of the core Scottish Government. The SFPA was responsible for both deterring illegal fishing in Scottish waters, as well as monitoring the compliance of the fisheries industry in Scotland with the relevant Scottish and European Union laws on fisheries. The Agency had 18 Fishery Offices, a fleet of 3 Fishery Protection Vessels, and 2 aircraft for the purposes of monitoring and enforcement in the waters around Scotland.
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Joseph Miller (born 8 December 1967 in Glasgow) is a Scottish retired footballer and a former manager of Scottish Football League club Clyde. He began his playing career as a teenage striker at Aberdeen, featuring in their 1985–86 Scottish Cup success, before moving to Celtic in 1987 for £650,000, a Scottish record transfer fee. Mainly used as a winger from then on, Miller won the 'double' of Scottish League and Scottish Cup with Celtic in 1988, and scored the winning goal for the club in the 1989 Scottish Cup Final. In 1993 he returned to Aberdeen, collecting another winner's medal in the 1995 Scottish League Cup Final to complete a domestic set.
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The 1896–97 season was the 24th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1900–01 season was the 28th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Peterhead and Stirling Albion were promoted respectively as 2013–14 Scottish League Two champions and 2013–14 Scottish League One play-off winners, whilst Greenock Morton were relegated from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship.
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The 1923–24 season was the 47th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1934–35 season was the 58th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1933–34 season was the 57th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The club's home colours were blue and white hoops with white shorts.All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – Clifton & Strathfillan , scottish-football-historical- archive.com. Scottish Football Historical Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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The 1898–99 season was the 26th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1935–36 season was the 59th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Baillieston Juniors Football Club were a Scottish football club based in Baillieston, Glasgow, who played in Scottish Junior Football Association competitions from 1919 until 2003. They won the Scottish Junior Cup once, in 1980.
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In 1998, Scottish and Southern Energy was formed following a merger between Scottish Hydroelectric and Southern Electric. This part of the SSE plc group is now referred to as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.
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The Scottish Press Awards is an annual ceremony which recognises talent in Scottish journalism. The ceremony was established by the Scottish Newspaper Society (SNS), which "represents, protects, and promotes" Scotland's newspaper industry, in 1979.
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Saturday night features weekly coverage of a selected Scottish Premiership match and matches are regularly shown from the Scottish Women's Premier League and the friendlies and competitive matches involving the Scottish Women's National Team.
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The 1936–37 season was the 60th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1926–27 season was the 50th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Cusiter played for Boroughmuir at amateur level. He also represented Edinburgh District when the Scottish Inter-District Championship returned to its amateur roots during the Scottish professional teams sojourn in the Welsh- Scottish League.
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The 1927–28 season was the 51st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1928–29 season was the 52nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1929–30 season was the 53rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1893–94 season was the 21st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1894–95 season was the 22nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1932–33 season was the 56th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1931–32 season was the 55th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1895–96 season was the 23rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1930–31 season was the 54th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Solid-white Scottish Fold The typical lifespan of a Scottish Fold is 15 years. Scottish folds are susceptible to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and cardiomyopathy. Scottish folds are also prone to degenerative joint disease, most commonly affecting the tail, ankles, and knees which can result in reduced range of motion.
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The 2014–15 season was Livingston's second season in the Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division during the 2010–11 season. Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Inveraray Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the town of Inveraray, Argyll. The club was founded in 1890 and disbanded in 1895. The club qualified for the Scottish Cup once in 1890–91.All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – Inveraray , Scottish Football Historical Football Archive.
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The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.
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Scottish New Zealanders are New Zealanders of Scottish ancestry or who originate from Scotland. Scottish migration to New Zealand dates back to the earliest period of European colonisation. However, identification as "British" or "European" New Zealanders can sometimes obscure their origin. The majority of Scottish immigrants settled in the South Island.
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Dunedin's Scottish-American Society maintains Dunedin's Scottish heritage. Sister city to Stirling, Scotland, Dunedin has maintained and embraced its Scottish roots. Once a year, Scottish clans descend upon the city for the Dunedin Highland Games. Both Dunedin High School and Dunedin Highland Middle School have competition-level pipe and drum bands.
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They have also won the Scottish First Division, Scottish Championship, Second Division, Third Division (once each) and the Challenge Cup on three occasions. In 2010, they reached the Scottish Cup Final, and in 2016 they won the Scottish League Cup. Nicknamed The Staggies, County's colours are dark blue, red and white.
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Monica Lennon (' Ward; born January 1981) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as a regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election and Scottish Labour Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport since 4 October 2018.
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Craig Armstrong has produced music for numerous films. Major performers include the percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Major Scottish orchestras include: Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO). Major venues include Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Usher Hall, Edinburgh and Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.
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Scotland does not directly elect MYPs. The Scottish Youth Parliament has 200 Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) by electing 2 in every Scottish Parliament constituency which returns 146 constituency MSYPs. The other 56 are appointed from voluntary organisations. Delegates to UKYP events are chosen by the Scottish Youth Parliament.
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1st Earl of Orkney, a Scottish representative peer between 1708 and 1737. 9th Earl Marischal, a Scottish representative peer between 1710 and 1712. 1st Earl of Portmore, a Scottish representative peer between 1713 and 1715.
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Kenneth Connolly (born 4 April 1987) is a Scottish footballer, who plays for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
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The 1905–06 season was the 29th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Scottish Combination League and the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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The 1906–07 season was the 30th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Helen Burness Cruickshank (15 May 1886 - 2 March 1975) was a Scottish poet and suffragette and a focal point of the Scottish Renaissance. Scottish writers associated with the movement met at her home in Corstorphine.
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This is a list of Scottish football transfers for the 2010–11 season. Only moves featuring at least one 2010–11 Scottish Premier League club or one 2010–11 Scottish First Division club are listed.
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The 1908–09 season was the 32nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
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Andy Scott (born 30 January 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Shotts Bon Accord in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
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Previously, academic qualifications were awarded by the Scottish Examination Board (SEB), and prior to that the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB), while vocational qualifications were awarded by the Scottish Vocational Education Council (SCOTVEC).
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This is a list of Scottish football transfers for the 2008–09 season. Only moves featuring at least one 2008–09 Scottish Premier League club or one 2008–09 Scottish First Division club are listed.
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The 2007–08 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fourth in the Scottish Premier League and 14th since the merger that created the club. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Donald Moodie, RSA PSSA (1892–1963) was a Scottish artist and academic, who was President of the Society of Scottish Artists 1937–41. He was honoured with the Royal Scottish Academy's Guthrie Award in 1924.
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The 2015–16 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premiership and their 23rd consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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This is a list of Scottish football transfers for the 2009–10 season. Only moves featuring at least one 2009–10 Scottish Premier League club or one 2009–10 Scottish First Division club are listed.
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The 2014–15 season was Aberdeen's 101st season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Angela Haggerty is a Scottish activist and former journalist. She wrote for publications including the Sunday Herald and the news website CommonSpace. She has contributed to Scottish TV and radio discussing politics and Scottish independence.
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Scottish Church College, April 2008. p.35.Matilal, Anup. The Scottish Church College: A Brief Discourse on the Origins of an Institution in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. pp.19–20.
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Kilmarnock Storm are a Scottish ice hockey team that play in the Scottish National League. They play their games at Galleon Centre in Kilmarnock. They won the Scottish National League during the 2008–09 season.
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William Fulton Walker was a Scottish amateur football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Dr. Iain Todd was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 109th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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He pledged the Scottish Conservatives would not allow for a further referendum until the Scottish public showed clear support.
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Robert Reid was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian and Hamilton Academical.
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Robert J. Cameron was a Scottish amateur football wing half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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William Pairman Brown was a Scottish amateur football inside forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Archibald C. Meiklem was a Scottish amateur football outside right who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Alexander Robertson Mercer was a Scottish amateur football right half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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James B. Munro was a Scottish amateur football inside right who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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James Learmont McBean was a Scottish amateur football full back who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Andrew Robertson Leslie was a Scottish amateur football wing half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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John Sinclair Leckie was a Scottish amateur football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Neil Hampton is a Scottish male curler. At the national level, he is a 2000 Scottish men's champion curler.
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Gordon Dixon is a Scottish former rugby union player. He was the 118th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Ralph Cowan was a Scottish professional football full back who made one appearance in the Scottish League for Rangers.
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Macpherson was recognised at the 2005 Scottish BAFTA ceremony, picking up a prize for "Special Contribution to Scottish Broadcasting".
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Liam Dick (born 19 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic.
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There are various notable domesticated Scottish mammal breeds including Highland Cattle, the Shetland Pony, Soay Sheep and Scottish Terrier.
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John Gavin (born 1979) is a Scottish comedian who won the Scottish comedian of the year in September 2009.
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Season 2010–11 will see Clyde compete in the Scottish Third Division following relegation from the Scottish Second Division.
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P&O; Scottish Ferries ran ferry services between the Scottish mainland and Orkney and Shetland from 1971 to 2002.
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John W. Donaldson was a Scottish amateur football right half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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The Scottish Prison Service has its headquarters in South Gyle."Headquarters." Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved on 30 May 2010.
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1 October 2013. As of 2019, Tunnock’s has been the sponsor of the Scottish Challenge Cup in Scottish football.
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Bill Muirhead is a Scottish curler. He is a silver medallist (, ), bronze medallist () and three-time Scottish men's champion.
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Derek Scott is a Scottish curler. He is a silver medallist (, ), bronze medallist () and three-time Scottish men's champion.
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Francis Fowler McEwan was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as a forward.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1980–81.
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George Haggart is a Scottish curler. He is a silver medallist (), bronze medallist () and two-time Scottish men's champion.
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Herbert McMillan Dickson was a Scottish amateur football left half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Thomas Danks Sneddon was a Scottish amateur football right back who appeared in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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James Henrisoun (died before 1570) was a Scottish merchant of Edinburgh, and writer in favour of Anglo-Scottish union.
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George Garden (1649–1733), was a Scottish church minister and a leading figure of the early Scottish Episcopal Church.
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Clan Graham (Greumaich nan Ceart ) is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.
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Patrick Aloysius O'Brien was a Scottish amateur football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Archibald McE Swann was a Scottish amateur football full back who appeared in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Stewart's research focuses on early modern British history, especially Scottish political culture, Anglo-Scottish relations and the Civil War.
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James Macdonald was a Scottish professional football inside right who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.
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James Gilbert was a Scottish professional football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.
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Scottish Athletics is the governing body for athletics in Scotland. It replaced the Scottish Athletics Federation in April 2001.
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Ruaridh Langan (born 15 June 1998) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish League One club Dumbarton.
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The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,Scottish FA Youth Cup Scottish FA. Retrieved 08-05-2014.Old Firm kids set for Hampden stage in Scottish Youth Cup final, Evening Times, 25 April 2019 previously under-19 teams. The competition started in 1983–84 and is open to all senior clubs. The competition's first winners, Celtic, have won the competition 15 times, more than any other club.
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The 2013–14 season was Aberdeen's 100th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 102nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. They won the Scottish League Cup in March 2014 with a win on penalties after a 0–0 draw against Inverness CT and reached the semi final of the Scottish Cup. In the league, they finished in third place behind Celtic and Motherwell, qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2009.
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The Scottish Constitutional Commission is an independent and non-partisan think-tank, founded in 2005 by John Drummond, Chris Thomson and Canon Kenyon Wright, formerly of the Scottish Constitutional Convention. The Scottish Constitutional Commission conducts research and advocacy on the establishment of a liberal and democratic Constitution for Scotland based upon the sovereignty of the Scottish people. It is not to be confused with the Commission on Scottish Devolution (Calman Commission) which is an official commission established by the Scottish Parliament to review devolution.
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Ex-Eastern Scottish Seddon Pennine 7 609 (SSX 609V), pictured at St Andrew's Bus Station, Edinburgh. This bus operated on the company's East Lothian routes. Lowland Scottish Omnibuses Limited was created in 1985 as part of the reorganisation of the state owned Scottish Bus Group (SBG) in preparation for deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, and eventual privatisation. It inherited the south-eastern depots and operations of Scottish Omnibuses Limited (Eastern Scottish), in the Scottish Borders, eastern East Lothian and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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The Scottish Women's Football Scottish Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Women's Cup and currently as the SSE Scottish Women's Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national knockout cup competition for women's football in Scotland. The competition is owned and managed by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), an affiliated body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), and is open to all senior teams affiliated with the SWF. The competition was first held in 1971. Glasgow City is its most successful teams, having won it nine times.
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The 1990 Scottish Cup Final was the 105th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knock-out association football competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 12 May 1990 and was contested by Scottish Premier Division clubs Aberdeen and Celtic. It was Aberdeen's 13th and Celtic's 45th Scottish Cup Final. The clubs had previously met at the same stage of the tournament on five occasions.
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In 2017, the Scottish Conservatives became the second-largest political party in Scotland in terms of democratic representation in the Scottish Parliament (following the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections), constituencies in Scotland in the UK House of Commons (following the 2017 snap election) and in local government in Scotland (following the 2017 local elections), finishing in second place behind the Scottish National Party and overtaking the once dominant Scottish Labour.
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Murray was an early advocate of Scottish Home Rule. He was a member of the committee of the Scottish Covenant Association, and took part in the launching of the Scottish Covenant.The Times House of Commons, 1951 He was an independent Scottish Home Rule candidate for the Western Isles division at the 1950 General Election, having unsuccessfully sought endorsement from the Scottish Liberal Party. He finished a poor third.
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The Scottish Episcopal Church has been involved in Scottish politics. The church was one of the parties involved in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, which laid the groundwork for the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999. Canon Kenyon Wright of the Episcopal Church chaired the convention (1989–1999). The church actively supports the work of the Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office in Edinburgh and the Society, Religion and Technology Project.
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Alex Smith MBE (born 25 December 1939), is a Scottish former football player and manager. His major achievements as manager include winning the Scottish Cup in 1987 (with St Mirren) and 1990 (with Aberdeen), and the Scottish League Cup (again with Aberdeen) in 1989. In the 2005 book on Scottish football, The Final Whistle? he was described as "the nearest thing the Scottish game has to a father figure".
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The 2018–19 season seen the club's return to the Scottish Championship after being relegated from the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. On 26 April 2019 however, they were crowned Champions and made an immediate return to the Premiership. Ross County also be competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup. They won the Challenge Cup beating Connah's Quay Nomads in the final.
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James Ross Finnie (born 11 February 1947) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament. He is a former Minister for the Environment and Rural Development in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region. He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and held the same ministerial portfolio until May 2007.
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The 2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2016–17 season. Thistle will also compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. This season has seen the most postponements of any Inverness CT season, with 10 Postponements as of 18 April 2018.
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The rod was still in use as a common unit of measurement in the mid-19th century, when Henry David Thoreau used it frequently when describing distances in his work, Walden. Holyrood, Edinburgh In traditional Scottish units, a Scottish rood (ruid in Lowland Scots, ròd in Scottish Gaelic), also fall measures 222 inches."fall, faw", Dictionary of the Scottish Language – Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue online edition.
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The 2018–19 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts are playing their fourth consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season. They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish League Cup and reached the Final of the Scottish Cup.
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However the party went into decline, being reduced from 21 Scottish seats in 1983, to 10 in 1987. The 1997 general election was a catastrophe for the Scottish Conservatives, who were left with no Scottish seats whatsoever. However the party won 18 seats in the Scottish Parliament in the 1999 election due to proportional representation. Since 2001 the Conservatives have held 1 Scottish seat in the UK parliament.
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The Scottish Football Museum, which opened in 2001, is located within Hampden. Part of the museum is the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. A distinctive feature of the old Hampden, the press box which sat on the roof of the old South Stand, is also exhibited at the museum. The offices of the Scottish Football Association, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League are all located within Hampden.
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The East Regional League (currently named the BT East League for sponsorship reasons) is one of three Scottish Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union, which play at a level below that of the Scottish National Leagues structure. Originally, these divisions were district leagues under the jurisdiction of the Edinburgh & District Union and the Scottish Borders Union. Winners of the top division progress to Scottish National League Division Three.
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3rd Earl of Hyndford, a Scottish representative peer between 1738 and 1767. 3rd Duke of Gordon, a Scottish representative peer between 1747 and 1752. 3rd Earl of Breadalbane, a Scottish representative peer between 1752 and 1768. 7th Viscount of Stormont, later 2nd Earl of Mansfield, a Scottish representative peer between 1754 and 1796.
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Marshall was born in Dundee, Scotland. She had a successful amateur career. She was the 1981 and 1985 Scottish Schools' champion, 1983-85 Scottish Youth's champion, the 1983 Scottish Junior Match Play champion, and the Scottish Junior Open Strokeplay Champion 1985, 1986, 1987. She was a member of the 1990 Curtis Cup team.
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The 2014–15 season was Hamilton Academical's first season in the top flight of Scottish football since 2010–11 season, and their first in the newly established Scottish Premiership having been promoted from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship through the Play-offs. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2016–17 season was Livingston's first season back in Scottish League One and their first season back in the third-tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Nora Radcliffe (born 4 March 1946, Aberdeen) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon, first elected in 1999. During her two terms in the Scottish Parliament she held various party spokespersonships, most frequently the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Equal Opportunities, Environment and Rural Development briefs.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1983–84. They won their third Scottish League championship, won the Scottish Cup for the third successive year and reached the semi-finals of both the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
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Shetland–Hebridean hybrid sheep. It may resemble the Dunface, the probable ancestor of both parent breeds. The Scottish Dunface, Old Scottish Short-wool, Scottish WhitefaceTrow-Smith, Robert (1959), A History of British Livestock Husbandry 1700–1900, Routledge and Kegan Paul, pp 122, 148. or Scottish Tanface was a type of sheep from Scotland.
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Linda Fabiani (born 14 December 1956) HonFRIAS OSSI FCIH is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party, she is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the East Kilbride constituency. She was previously a regional member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region from 1999 until 2007.
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Queen's Park's 1874 Scottish Cup-winning team. Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Between 1867 and 1900, the first team competed in cup competitions. Between 1900 and 2013, the first team competed in the Scottish League and since 2013, in the Scottish Professional League.
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The 2013–14 season was Livingston's first season in the new formed Scottish Championship and their third consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division during the 2010–11 season. Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2016–17 season was Falkirk’s fourth season in the Scottish Championship and their sixth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season . Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2017–18 season was Falkirk’s fifth season in the Scottish Championship and their seventh consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Jonathan "Jonny" Stewart (born 12 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Scottish Professional Football League for several clubs.
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In the Scottish Highlands, Norman is sometimes used as an Anglicised form of the Norwegian and Scottish Gaelic Tormod (derived from the Norse Þórmóðr). A pet form of the Scottish given name is Norrie. There are several Scottish feminine forms of the given name Norman. These include: Normanna, Normina, Norma, Nora, and Mona.
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Scottish Russians are Russians with full (or partial) Scottish ancestry. Scottish migration to Russia occurred primarily during the early-17th-century Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18), Ingrian War (1610–1617) and Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).
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The Vass family (sometimes spelt Vaus, Wass or Waus) were a minor noble Scottish family, but also recognised septs of the Clan Ross and Clan Munro, both Scottish clans of Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands.
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The 1895–96 season of Scottish football was the 23rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the sixth season of the Scottish Football League. This season also saw the introduction of the Scottish Qualifying Cup.
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Patrick Harvie (born 18 March 1973) is a Scottish politician who has served as co-leader of the Scottish Greens since 2008. He has been Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow region since 2003.
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Bill Aitken (born 15 April 1947) is a Scottish Conservative politician. He was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for Justice, and Convener of the Justice Committee from 2007 to 2011.
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Robert Sloan (born 14 July 1983) is a Scottish footballer, who plays for Bo'ness United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Heart of Midlothian.
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The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory continued until 1919, when Bruce, in poor health, was forced to close it, dispersing its contents to the Royal Scottish Museum, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS), and the University of Edinburgh.
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Jered Stirling (born 13 October 1976) is a Scottish footballer, who played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell. He also played for several clubs in the Scottish Football League, including Partick Thistle and Albion Rovers.
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Thomas "Tom" Compton Arthur MSP (born 1985) is a Scottish politician. Belonging to the Scottish National Party, he is the Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Renfrewshire South, having been elected in 2016.
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Today, similar functions are provided by the Scottish government's Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT), which affords some legal recognition to tartans registered with it, and the nonprofit Scottish Tartans Authority (STA), founded by former STS members.
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Highland dancers competing At the Games are held the Scottish National Highland Dancing Championships which is only open to Scottish residents, the Scottish (open) Highland Dancing Championships and the qualifiers and finals of the World Championships.
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Walter P Scott was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who made one appearance in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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Hugh Brown was a Scottish amateur football right back who made one appearance in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
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John Kerr was a Scottish amateur football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Arthurlie.
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Lt. Col. Robert Meldrum was a Scottish rugby union player. He became the 69th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Moreover, this was the last Scottish Cup final, as of 2020, where all players competing and both managers were Scottish.
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The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
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Quoting the Scottish Office. (1998). People and nature. A new approach to SSSI designations in Scotland. The Scottish Office, Edinburgh.
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The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
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The Scottish Football League Third Division was the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system between 1994 and 2013.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Champions' Cup in season 1984–85.
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Champions' Cup in season 1985–86.
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Ryan MacBeth (born 29 April 1991) is a Scottish football midfielder who is who plays for Scottish Junior club Pollok.
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Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978) is a Scottish folk singer and multi- instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.
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Luke McCowan (born 9 December 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Championship club Ayr United.
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Sue Lawrence is a Scottish cookery and food writer, noted for her promotion of traditional Scottish recipes and regional produce.
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John Dick was a Scottish amateur football wing half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Motherwell.
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Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish League One club side Peterhead.
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Sir Walter Ker of Cessford (fl. 16th century) was Scottish warden of the Middle March on the Anglo-Scottish border.
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Alan Lithgow (born 12 March 1988) is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.
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John A. Aitken ( – 13 July 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian.
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During Season 2010–11 Stirling Albion competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Nathan Patterson (born 16 October 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
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The 1996-97 season was Motherwell's 12th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, the top division of Scottish Football.
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Clan Forsyth () is a Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon.
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This article is part of the List of Scots series. List of Scottish actors is a list of Scottish actors.
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Orkney won their first league title, becoming the first Scottish Islands club to win a Scottish FA affiliated senior league.
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Frances McKee is a Scottish singer and songwriter known best for her work in the Scottish indie band The Vaselines.
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David Shanks McLay was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a goalkeeper.
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Urquhart () is a Highland Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon.
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The Scottish Cup is an annual knockout competition for Scottish men's basketball clubs. The inaugural competition was held in 1946.
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Robert Milligan (1892 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Clyde.
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They went out of the Scottish League Cup in the first round and the Scottish Cup in the third round.
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Philip J. Whyte was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.
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Edward M. McGuire was a Scottish professional football inside right who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.
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James William Hazeldean was a Scottish professional football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.
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Stewart Low was a Scottish professional football centre half who played in the Scottish League for Montrose and Lochgelly United.
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The Scottish Croquet Association, formed in 1974, has responsibility for croquet in Scotland. Notable Scottish croquet players include Compton Mackenzie.
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Walter Scott was a Scottish football centre half who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and Falkirk.
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Wallace started at Scottish Junior club Yoker Athletic. He then joined the senior ranks with Scottish Football League club Dumbarton.
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The Scottish League Cup is a knockout cup competition in Scottish football, organised by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). It is considered to be the second most important domestic cup competition in Scottish football, after the Scottish Cup. The competition is open to all 42 members of the SPFL as well as invited sides from the Highland League and Lowland League. The competition was established in 1947, the format was taken from the Southern League Cup which operated as a regional tournament (national for its last season) during World War II. The Scottish League Cup was formed, operated by and named after the Scottish Football League (SFL), who continued to operate it after the top division clubs formed the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in 1998.
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During his career Smith has accumulated many high jump records at various levels; including the Scottish Native Record; Scottish Universities and Colleges; Scottish Schools; Scottish Athletics Indoor League, Scottish Athletics Under 20 Men and the Shaftesbury Barnet club record. Of particular note is the Scottish Native Record of 2.22m which he set in January 2013 whilst competing at the Scottish Universities and College Championships in Glasgow. Two weeks later he raised the Scottish native record to 2.23m, a mark set at the British International Match in Glasgow as he represented the Commonwealth Select team. In 2017 Allan was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships and the World University Games; and by Scotland for the Loughborough and Manchester Internationals.
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The Scottish variable rate (SVR) was a mechanism which would have enabled the Scottish Government to vary (down or up) the basic rate of UK income tax by up to 3p in the pound. The power was never used (and indeed was allowed to lapse by the Scottish Government in 2007Scottish Variable Rate of tax no longer available) and was succeeded by the legislative framework for Scottish public finance in the Scotland Act 2012, which gives the Scottish Parliament the power to set a Scottish rate of income tax. When legislating for the Scottish Parliament, a number of matters were reserved by the UK Parliament at Westminster. One such reserved matter was taxation; however, this had been a key point in Scottish negotiations relating to parliamentary control.
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The 1924-25 season was Aberdeen's 20th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 21st season overall. Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1924–25.
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Pat McKenna (1920 – 1995) was a Scottish football defender. He played for Aberdeen, Plymouth Argyle and St Johnstone. McKenna appeared for Aberdeen in one Scottish Cup Final and one Scottish League Cup Final during the late 1940s.
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Malcolm George Richardson Chisholm (born 7 March 1949) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who was formerly: a Member of Parliament 1992–2001, Member of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2016 and a Scottish Executive minister 2001–2006.
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Kenneth Wright (born 1 August 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Thorniewood United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
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This is a list of Scottish National Party MSPs. It includes all members elected to the modern Scottish Parliament representing the Scottish National Party. Members of the House of Commons or the European Parliament are not listed.
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Steven Meechan (born 30 March 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kilbirnie Ladeside in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
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Roddy Hunter (born 13 December 1984) is a Scottish football striker who plays for Forth Wanderers in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Clyde.
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Kevin Bradley (born 18 June 1986) is a Scottish football midfielder who plays for Forth Wanderers in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division with Clyde.
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The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup Final Results, scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 5 April 2013.Preview Forfar Athletic, dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic F.C.. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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The UK's only professional string orchestra, Scottish Ensemble. Photo: Joanne Green. Scottish Ensemble is a professional string orchestra based in Glasgow, Scotland and led by Artistic Director and violinist Jonathan Morton. Scottish Ensemble also collaborates with soloists.
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The 2014–15 season was the club's 2nd season in the Scottish Premiership and their third consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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John Young (21 December 1930 – 3 November 2011) was a Scottish politician. He served as a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland in the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2003.
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The 2015–16 season was Aberdeen's 102nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup and the Europa League.
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The association had a Scottish branch, BSA Scotland, which was founded in 2004 and is now closed. It was a focus for Scottish campaigns, events and support services as well as to engage with the Scottish Parliament.
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Clan Nesbitt (or Clan Nisbet) is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders that is recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon.
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The 2016–17 season was the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
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In 1893, he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, and in 1902 was made an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and later a full member.James Cadenhead (Royal Scottish Academy).
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The Scottish Hockey Cup or just Scottish Cup is the top men's cup competition in Scottish Field Hockey. The competition starts in September each year, with the final being held in May, at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.
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The 2013–14 Scottish Premiership was the first season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 2 August 2013 and concluded on 11 May 2014. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. This season also featured the introduction of an end of season play-off between the 11th-placed team in the top flight and the teams placed 2nd–4th in the Scottish Championship, to determine whether a second team will be relegated from the league.
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Annan Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. The club was founded in 1942 and competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club competed in Scottish junior football and English regional leagues before becoming a member of the Scottish Football Association in 1978 which made the club eligible to compete in the Scottish Cup for the first time. Annan Athletic won the South of Scotland League twice and the East of Scotland League four times before successfully applying to join the Scottish Football League (SFL) in 2008.
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In addition to these core responsibilities, the Government asked the OBR to forecast the Scottish receipts for four taxes that were devolved to the Scottish Government from April 2015 onwards; the Scottish rate of income tax, stamp duty land tax, landfill tax and the aggregates levy. Following the passing of the Scotland Act 2016, the OBR also forecast Scottish air passenger duty and aspects of Scottish social security that will be devolved. The OBR has published these forecasts since March 2012 alongside UK revenue forecasts. The OBR has a reciprocal statutory duty of cooperation with the Scottish Fiscal Commission in the production of forecasts of devolved Scottish taxes and welfare expenditure.
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The Scottish National Party conference voted unanimously on 27 October 2007 for a policy of reducing the voting age to 16 (the age of majority in Scotland), as well as in favour of a campaign for the necessary power to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. In September 2011, it was announced that the voting age was likely to be reduced from 18 to 16 for the Scottish independence referendum. This was approved by the Scottish Parliament in June 2013. In June 2015, the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to reduce the voting age to 16 for elections for the Scottish Parliament and for Scottish local government elections.
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The Scottish Covenant Association was a non-partisan political organisation in Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s seeking to establish a devolved Scottish Assembly. It was formed by John MacCormick who had left the Scottish National Party in 1942 when they decided to support all-out independence for Scotland rather than devolution as had been their position. MacCormick took many supporters with him, and set up the Scottish Union, which later became the Scottish Convention before eventually evolving into the Scottish Covenant Association. The name Covenant was a direct reference to the Solemn League and Covenant signed by the Scottish Covenanters of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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The presence of the Faslane base is also an issue in Scottish politics. The Scottish National Party, the Scottish Socialist Party and the Scottish Green Party all oppose the deployment of nuclear weapons, although the Scottish National Party have claimed that they would retain the base for the servicing of conventionally armed and powered naval units. It is not unusual for members of these Scottish political parties, and indeed some from the Labour Party, to attend rallies outside Faslane. One of its founder members, Les Robertson, went on to become a Labour Party Councillor on the local Dumbarton Council and is a regular candidate for the Scottish Socialist Party.
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The 2000 Scottish Cup Final was the final match of the 1999–2000 Scottish Cup. It was played on 27 May 2000 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the final of the 115th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Scottish Premier League clubs Aberdeen and Rangers. Rangers won the match 4–0.
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He founded, along with Lady Malcolm, the American Scottish Foundation, which after the Saint Andrews Society is the oldest American organization devoted to US/Scottish relations in existence. The organization was responsible for establishment of Scotland House, and the Scottish Ball, an annual charitable dinner devoted to raising money to support the American Scottish cause.
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In 1949, a complete performance of his Thirty-five Scottish and Other Poems was given in Edinburgh and Glasgow.Shires, Norman (1974), Music and Musicians, in The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 1874 - 1974, The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, pp. 66 & 67. The Anglo-Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson has transcribed several of Scott's works for piano.
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Waste and Water supplies are provided by Scottish Water, a public authority of the Scottish Government. Clarkston's Distribution Network Operator for electricity is Scottish Power. The NHS board is NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service and has a fire station based in Clarkston.
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Dubh's Rebellion refers to a series of conflicts in which Scottish nobleman Donald Dubh revolted against the rule of various Scottish monarchs. Fought from 1501–1505 and in 1545, the rebellions ended with the Scottish Crown crushing the rebels. The conflicts marked the end of several attempts to restore the independence of the Scottish Isles.
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Lochgilphead Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the town of Lochgilphead, Argyll. The club was founded in 1887 and disbanded in 1893. The club competed in the Scottish Cup for four seasons between 1887 and 1890.All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – Lochgilphead , Scottish Football Historical Football Archive.
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The 2017–18 Rangers F.C. season was the 138th season of competitive football by Rangers. It is their second consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Rangers also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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In 2007, Ushant hosted a Scottish book festival and subsequently created their own tartan registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans; and in August 2010, the islanders were reported to be seeking to establish cultural links with a Scottish island. Rob Gibson, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands welcomed the suggestion.
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The 2013–14 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season. Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Scottish Gaelic Texts Society logo The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society is a text publication society established "to provide the publication of texts in the Scottish Gaelic language, accompanied by such introductions, English translations, glossaries and notes as may be deemed desirable." It was established in 1934.Home. Scottish Gaelic Texts Society. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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Jim McArthur (born 27 February 1952) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper, who played for Hibernian for the majority of his career. He appeared in over 200 Scottish Football League games for the club. He played in the 1974 Scottish League Cup Final and the twice-replayed 1979 Scottish Cup Final. Manager :Kelty Hearts.
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The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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A former Midland Scottish 1980 Leyland Leopard / Alexander Y-type, at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in 2013 Midland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from part of W. Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd, and operated until 1991 when it was renamed Midland Bluebird Ltd.
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He began work at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 1885; in 1907 he became the initial director of the National Galleries of Scotland. He was a member of the Scottish Arts Club.Firth, Jack (1974), The Visual Arts, in The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 1874 - 1974, The Scottish Arts Club, edinburgh, pp. 34 & 35.
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Cumbria and Northumberland have amongst the largest Scottish-born communities in the world outside Scotland. 16,628 Scottish born people were residing in Cumbria in 2001 (3.41% of the county's population) and 11,435 Scottish born people were residing in Northumberland (3.72% of the county's population); the overall percentage of Scottish-born people in England is 1.62%.
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Alasdair James Allan (born 6 May 1971) is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency. He was the Scottish Government's Minister for International Development and Europe from 2016-18. He is quadrilingual, and is able to speak: Scottish Gaelic, Norwegian, Scots and English.
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The 2013–14 season was Falkirk's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10. Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Fulton James MacGregor MSP is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament for the constituency of Coatbridge and Chryston. MacGregor is currently Parliamentary Liaison Officer to Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Health & Sport. He also serves on the Justice and Education & Skills committees in the Scottish Parliament.
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Liam Kerr (born 23 January 1975) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2019 to 2020. He has been Scottish Conservatives Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice since 2017 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region since 2016.
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They are collectively known as the "Scottish Ministers". The Scottish Government has executive responsibility for the Scottish legal system, with functions exercised by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice has political responsibility for policing, law enforcement, the courts of Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service, fire services, civil emergencies and civil justice.
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The 2016–17 season is Motherwell's thirty-second consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. The Scottish Labour Party retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. There also remains a single Independent.
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Dundee (and the surrounding countryside) was also served by buses of Walter Alexander (part of the state-owned Scottish Transport Group), which was rebranded as Northern Scottish in the early 1960s. In the 1980s the Tayside operation of Northern Scottish became a separate company, Strathtay Scottish. The company was privatised in the late 1980s.
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The 2012–13 season was Hibernian's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1998–99 season. The club improved on its league performance in the previous season by finishing 7th in the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League, but were eliminated from the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup in the second round by Queen of the South. Hibernian progressed in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup to the 2013 Scottish Cup Final, but this was lost 3–0 to league champions Celtic.
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The Scottish Government introduced the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. This Act makes changes to who is eligible to vote in elections and referenda under the remit of the Scottish Parliament. This includes Scottish Parliamentary elections, local authority elections and referenda under the Scottish Parliament's remit. This Act extends voting rights to anyone legally resident in Scotland over the age of 16, regardless of nationality or citizenship, and extends voting rights to some prisoners if they have less than 12 months to serve in prison.
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Cathrine "Cathy" Peattie (born 24 November 1951 in Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Falkirk East constituency from the 1999 Scottish Parliament election until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, when she was defeated by Angus MacDonald of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Peattie served as chair of the Scottish Labour Party from 2019 to 2020, with her daughter Cara Hilton serving as vice-chair during her time in the office and succeeding her as chair.
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During the 1980s their clients included BP, Bank of Scotland, B & Q and The Scottish Development Agency. The latter was rebranded by Tayburn to become Scottish Enterprise, and they also handled the privatisation of Scottish Electricity for Scottish Hydro-Electric, who, as Scottish and Southern Energy plc, are still a client today. Tayburn was also the inaugural winner of The Scottish Design Consultancy of the Year Award in 1992. During the mid-1990s Tayburn became the only ever Scotland-based winner of Best Annual Report prize from the Stock Exchange for Grampian Holdings.
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The 2012–13 season was Airdrie United's first season back in the Scottish First Division. Airdrie also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Airdrie were due to compete in their third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season. On 16 July 2012, it was confirmed that Airdrie would be promoted to the Scottish First Division to fill the vacancy left by Dundee's promotion to the Scottish Premier League.
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Sir Alexander Charles Onslow Fergusson (8 April 1949 – 31 July 2018) was a Scottish politician, member of the Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2016. He served as the third Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2007 until 2011. He first became a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) in 1999, initially for the South of Scotland region, and then the Galloway and Upper Nithsdale constituency from 2003 to 2016. Either side of his term as Presiding Officer, he sat as a member of the Scottish Conservatives.
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The main continental trading partners of Scottish burghs were German merchants of the Hanseatic League in Flanders. Before 1321 Scottish merchants had established a staple in Bruges through which all wools, woolfells and hides were theoretically channelled. Scots in the town received certain privileges and from 1407 the interests of Scottish merchants were represented by a "conservator of the Scottish privileges". Relationships with Bruges were often difficult. The involvement of Scottish merchants in piracy resulted in embargoes on Scottish traders by the Hanseatic League in 1412–15 and 1419–36.
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The 1991 Scottish Cup Final was the 106th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 18 May 1991 and was contested by Scottish Premier Division clubs Motherwell and Dundee United. It was both Motherwell's and Dundee United's 6th Scottish Cup Final and also the first time the clubs had met in a Scottish Cup Final. The match was dubbed the "family final", as the manager of both clubs were brothers, Tommy McLean and Jim McLean.
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The Scottish Certificate of Education (or SCE) was a Scottish secondary education certificate, used in schools and sixth form institutions, from 1962 until 1999. It replaced the older Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC), and it was the Scottish equivalent of the General Certificate of Education (or GCE), used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. One primary distinction between the Scottish Leaving Certificate and the Scottish Certificate of Education was that the latter had less strict regulations in terms of compulsory subjects and workload of the individual curricula.
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Scottish Highland family migrating to New Zealand in 1844 Significant numbers of Scottish people also settled in New Zealand. Approximately 20 percent of the original European settler population of New Zealand came from Scotland, and Scottish influence is still visible around the country.Linguistic Archaeology: The Scottish Input to New Zealand English Phonology Trudgill et al. Journal of English Linguistics.2003; 31: 103–124 The South Island city of Dunedin, in particular, is known for its Scottish heritage and was named as a tribute to Edinburgh by the city's Scottish founders.
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The taxonomy of charrs is controversial. The Scottish authorities follow the practice which considers all the 200 Scottish charr populations, including that of Loch Killin, belonging to the single widespread circumpolar species Salvelinus alpinus (the Arctic char).Arctic charr Scottish Natural HeritageArctic charr The Scottish Government: Marine Scotland] The IUCN Red List however follows division of Scottish (and other) charrs to several local species. In this view other putative Scottish charr species include Salvelinus gracillimus, Salvelinus mallochi, Salvelinus struanensis and Salvelinus youngeri, and further species would exist elsewhere in the UK and Ireland.
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Flag of Scotland Hugh MacDiarmid was an influential figure and staunch believer in Scottish nationalism. Scottish nationalism promotes the idea that the Scottish people form a cohesive nation and national identity and is closely linked to the cause of Scottish home rule and Scottish independence. The Acts of Union merged both the Parliaments and Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707 to be "united into one Kingdom of Great Britain", but a separate legal system and distinct Scottish institutions continue to exist.G. M. Trevelyan, Ramilies and the Union with Scotland (Fonatana) p.
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The Scottish Bus Group (SBG) was a state-owned group of bus operators covering the whole of mainland Scotland. The origin of the grouping was the operators owned by and including the Scottish Motor Traction company, which were transferred to Scottish Omnibuses after nationalisation in 1948 under control of the British Transport Commission. Highland Omnibuses was added to the group in 1952. A new holding company, Scottish Omnibuses Group (Holdings) was formed in 1961, and this was renamed Scottish Bus GroupCompanies House extract company no SC13181 Scottish Bus Group Limited in 1963.
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This was Hibs 13th appearance in the Scottish Cup Final. They had previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1887 and 1902), and been beaten in ten finals. Celtic appeared in their 55th Scottish Cup Final and had won the Scottish Cup on 35 previous occasions, most recently in 2011. The clubs had previously met in five Scottish Cup Finals, most recently in 2001. Hibs won the first Scottish Cup Final meeting in 1902, with Celtic winning the four subsequent meetings in 1914 (after a replay), 1923, 1972 and 2001.
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James Sillars (born 4 October 1937) is Scottish politician and a leading figure in the campaign for Scottish independence. Sillars served as a Labour Party MP for South Ayrshire from 1970 to 1976. He founded and led the pro- Scottish Home Rule Scottish Labour Party in 1976, continuing as MP for South Ayrshire until he lost the seat in 1979. Sillars joined the Scottish National Party in 1980 and later served as MP for Glasgow Govan after winning a by- election in 1988, and was Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party.
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The Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) is the successor to the Scottish Certificate of Education and the Record of Education and Training, and is the main educational qualification awarded to students in secondary, further, and vocational education. The SQC is awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It forms part of the wider array of qualifications available in the Scottish education system, including Scottish Vocational Qualifications, Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diplomas. Each level is fully integrated with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and the three upper levels are awarded UCAS Tariff Points.
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Hassan and Shaw examine the decline of Scottish Labour, culminating in it losing Scottish Parliament elections in 2007 and 2011 to the Scottish National Party. They analyse the period from the premiership of Margaret Thatcher to its election losses. They ask questions about the nature of Scottish Labour, its prior dominance of Scottish politics, the wider politics of Scotland, and whether the decline of the party is irreversible. Covering both contemporary events and recent history, they draw on extensive research including archival sources and interviews with some of the key participants in Scottish Labour'.
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Briggs was the official Conservative Party candidate at the 2010 general election for the North East Fife constituency, then in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election for North East Fife. In 2016, he stood for the Edinburgh Southern constituency. In December 2015, Briggs was named second on the Scottish Conservatives' Lothian regional list in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, behind party leader Ruth Davidson. Briggs is the Scottish Conservative spokesman for Mental Health and Public Health in the Scottish Parliament In addition, he sits on the Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
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He served as a Reader from 1955, before succeeding Dickinson as Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography in 1963, which he held until his retirement in 1979. During his academic career, Professor Donaldson wrote or co-wrote over thirty books, and numerous articles and addresses. He also served at various times as President of the Scottish Ecclesiological Society, the Scottish Church History Society, the Scottish History Society, the Scottish Record Society, the Scottish Records Association, and the Stair Society. In 1978 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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In 1964 more than 300 of the works owned by the Scottish Modern Arts Association were donated to the City of Edinburgh during the dissolution of the Scottish Modern Arts Association. These are now housed in the City Art Centre. The Scottish Arts Council began collecting in 1951, with a focus on the purchase of artworks by contemporary Scottish based artists. In the mid 1990s the Scottish Arts Council took the decision to distribute its collection of approximately 2,000 works by contemporary Scottish artists to museums and galleries throughout Scotland.
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Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the Home International Regatta and the Commonwealth Rowing Championships. In addition, Scottish Rowing also runs three of the major regattas of the year, Strathclyde Park Regatta, the Scottish Rowing Championships and the Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships.
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"Blue" and white Scottish Fold Scottish Folds can be either long- or short-haired, and they may have nearly any coat color or combination of colours (including white). Short hair Scottish Folds have thick and soft fur, with long hair Folds having longer and exceptionally dense fur around their upper thighs, toes, ears, and tail."Scottish Fold Cat Breed Information, Pictures, Characteristics & Facts." CatTime, cattime.com/cat-breeds/scottish-fold-cats#/slide/1.
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Scottish Airways consisted of two airlines already owned by Whitehall: Highland Airways and Northern & Scottish Airways (N&SA;). At the time of the formation of Scottish Airways, N&SA; had a change of name, becoming Northern Airways. The precise details of ownership of Scottish Airways were Northern Airways 31.9%, Highland Airways 18.1%, LMS 40%, and WIA 10%. This effectively meant that Whitehall Securities held a 55% share of Scottish Airways, LMS 45% and MacBrayne 5%.
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William MacLeod Speirs (8 March 1952 – 23 September 2009) was a Scottish trade union leader, a socialist and internationalist. He was General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Speirs was a key figure in left-wing Scottish politics, chairing the Scottish council of the Labour party at the 1987 general election, and being a prominent member of various groups of the Bennite left, e.g. the Labour Co-ordinating Committee and Scottish Labour Action.
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Joseph Knight is a historical novel by Scottish author James Robertson published in 2003 by Fourth Estate. It was the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year in 2003Saltire Literary Awards 2003 - National Library of Scotland Retrieved 28/08/2015. and won the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award in 2004.Scottish Arts Council - Announcing winners of the Scottish Arts Council and Children's Book of the Year awards Retrieved 28/8/2015.
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Gurro is said to be populated by the descendants of Scottish soldiers. According to local legend, Scottish soldiers fleeing the Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525) arrived in the area where severe blizzards forced many, if not all, to give up their travels and settle in the town. Gurro is proud of its Scottish links. Many residents claim their surnames are Italian translations of Scottish surnames, and the town also has a Scottish museum.
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The 2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup was the 130th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was sponsored by ETHX Energy and known as The ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage. A total of 158 clubs entered this year's competition, three fewer than the previous season.
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He stood for election to the Scottish Parliament at the first elections in 1999. He came second in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency, but was elected as an additional member for the West of Scotland region. He was re-elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2003 and 2007. Following the 1999 election, the Scottish Liberal Democrats entered into a coalition agreement with the Scottish Labour Party, gaining two seats in the Scottish Cabinet.
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The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim (BSS or BSS Mahim), popularly known as Scottish, is an elite private, Christian co-educational day school located at Mahim West in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name Scottish Female Orphanage. Bombay Scottish School, Powai is an affiliate of this institution. The school caters to pupils from kindergarten up to class 12 and the medium of instruction is English.
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Jacqueline Marie Baillie (' Barnes; born 15 January 1964) is a Scottish politician who has served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2020. She has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Dumbarton constituency since 1999. Baillie served as Scottish Labour Spokesperson for Economy, Fair Work and Jobs from December 2017 to October 2018. She was sacked by Scottish Labour Leader Richard Leonard, who also replaced her in the role.
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Virtuoso violinist and Scottish fiddler Edna Arthur was one of the first musicians to revive fiddle pibroch in performances and recordings with cellist David Johnson in the McGibbon Ensemble.McGibbon Ensemble with Edna Arthur, "Fiddle Pibroch and Other Fancies – 18th C. Scottish Violin Music" (Cassette), 1989. Scottish Cultural Heritage SCH002. For related recordings of 18th-century Scottish fiddle variation sets see also: McGibbon Ensemble with Edna Arthur, "Scots Fiddle – High Style" (LP), 1976. Scottish Records 33SR117.
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In Scotland, and many countries with Scottish connections, Saint Andrew's Day is marked with a celebration of Scottish culture with traditional Scottish food and music. In Scotland the day is also seen as the start of a season of Scottish winter festivals encompassing Saint Andrew's Day, Hogmanay and Burns Night."St Andrew's Day", Foghlam Alba There are week-long celebrations in the town of St Andrews and in some other Scottish cities.
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Howitzers of the 79th (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment during a training exercise, Banffshire, Scotland (May 1941) The regiment started the war as reconnaissance mounted cavalry. However, the horses were withdrawn at Dunkeld and, after a brief wait. the Scottish Horse was formally dismounted. In 1940, The Scottish Horse Regiment was split to become the 79th (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 80th (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
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The 2020–21 season is Hibernian's (Hibs) fourth season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs are also playing in the League Cup, and are due to enter the Scottish Cup. They are also due to play in the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, which was held over due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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As befitted a member of the Scottish Labour Action group he strongly favoured home rule for Scotland, and was often outspoken in his defence of civic-minded Scottish nationalism. In 1999 he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Dundee East. As an MSP, he furthered his reputation as a left-winger, rebelling several times against the Labour-led Scottish Executive. He was also convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Petitions Committee.
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Stenhousemuir Football Club is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir, Falkirk. They are a member of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. Through much of its history the team has competed in the lower leagues of Scottish football, most recently being relegated to Scottish League Two in 2019 via the play-offs one year after being promoted to League One. In September 2009, Stenhousemuir Football Club, Ltd.
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Charlie Allan (2014) Charlie Allan (born 27 February 1963) is a Scottish actor and musician. He is the Chief Executive of The Clanranald Trust for Scotland, a recognized non-profit organization in Scotland, which would spread and revive primarily Scottish culture and Scottish heritage through entertainment and education. For this purpose, a replica of a medieval Scottish village named Duncarron has been constructed. He is also the bandleader of the Scottish band Saor Patrol.
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Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Whittaker began his career with Hibernian and made over 170 appearances in his first spell with the Easter Road side. He also won the Scottish League Cup in 2007 before signing for Rangers in August that year. Whittaker won three Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups with Rangers.
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The 1920–21 season was the 44th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
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The 1919–20 season was the 43rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
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The 1921–22 season was the 45th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
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The 1922–23 season was the 46th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
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Jon Connolly (born 3 April 1981) is a Scottish football goalkeeper who is currently player-manager of Fauldhouse United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
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Salseng C Marak is a senior leader of Indian National Congress in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. He attended Kolkata's Scottish Church College.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008.
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Ross Gray (born 21 September 1992) is a Scottish footballer currently playing as a midfielder for OBU. in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Livingston.
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Brian Eric Carrigan (born 26 September 1979) is a Scottish footballer who most recently played for Sauchie Juniors in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in both the Scottish and English football leagues.
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William Howie (born 9 July 1982) is a Scottish former football who last played as a midfielder for Pollok in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He previously played in the Scottish Premier League with Partick Thistle.
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The Scottish Division was a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish line infantry units. It merged with the Prince of Wales' Division, to form the Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division in 2017.
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A Scottish Argentine population has existed at least since 1825. There are an estimated 100,000 Argentines of Scottish ancestry, the most of any country outside the English-speaking world. Scottish Argentines have been incorrectly referred to as English.
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Portrait of Lady Mackintosh Lady Mackintosh (née Anne Farquharson) (1723–1784) was a Scottish Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands and also the wife of Angus Mackintosh, chief of the Clan Mackintosh.
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Central Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Central SMT, and operated until July 1989 when it was merged with Kelvin Scottish to form Kelvin Central Buses.
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Motherwell finished bottom of the 2002–03 Scottish Premier League but were spared relegation, as 2002–03 Scottish First Division champions Falkirk were denied promotion due to their lack of an appropriate stadium for the Scottish Premier League.
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The Scottish Government Finance Directorates are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government created by a December 2010 re- organisation."Paul Gray, Director-General Rural Affairs, Environment and Services". Scottish Government. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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Alex Cole-Hamilton of the Scottish Liberal Democrats represents Edinburgh Western, Daniel Johnson of the Scottish Labour Party represents Edinburgh Southern constituency, and former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Ruth Davidson currently represents the Edinburgh Central constituency.
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The 2015–16 season was Dundee's second season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2013/14 season. Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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The 1954–55 season was the 71st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Supplementary League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
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In the 1990 close season Jefferies took over at Falkirk, guiding them to the Scottish First Division title (and promotion to the Scottish Premier Division) in 1991 and 1994. Falkirk also won the Scottish Challenge Cup in 1993.
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The 1997–98 season was Kilmarnock's final season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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Andrew Dallas (born 1 February 1983)Andrew Dallas: Matches as referee, WorldFootball.net is a Scottish football referee. He regularly officiates matches in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Championship. In January 2015, Dallas was named on FIFA's international list.
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During the 1931–32 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1897–98 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Lex Govan (1914 - July 1996) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 92nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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Hubert A. McMillan was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside right.
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During the 1932–33 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Robert Muir Morton was a Scottish amateur football forward who scored 82 goals in 134 Scottish League appearances for Queen's Park.
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Tom Pendreigh is a Scottish male curler and coach. At the national level, he is a 2000 Scottish men's champion curler.
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Sir William Hardie Kininmonth (8 November 1904 – 1988) was a Scottish architect whose work mixed a modern style with Scottish vernacular.
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Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One. Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.
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Livingston finished 6th in their first season back in the Scottish First Division having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League.
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During the 1895–96 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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David Templeman was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back in the Scottish League for Arthurlie and Airdrieonians.
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During the 1934–35 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Irene Oldfather (born 1954 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Party politician.About Irene Oldfather. Scottish Labour 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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During the 1898–99 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Alastair Greenwood Hill (born 25 April 1934) is a Scottish former football player. He won the 1955 Scottish Cup with Clyde.
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Major Andrew Stewart (1913–1989) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 76th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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During the 1899–1900 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1904–05 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1925–26 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Paul Jarvie (born 14 June 1982) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One side Peterhead.
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East Mey is a scattered crofting village in northern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
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During the 1933–34 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1912–13 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Ross Forbes (born 3 March 1989) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Dumbarton.
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During the 1913–14 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Carrick Hamilton was a Scottish amateur football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Partick Thistle.
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Claire Johnstone (born 11 January 1982) is a Scottish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
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During the 1926–27 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1902–03 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1908–09 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1909–10 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1903–04 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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During the 1911–12 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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