Scottish Reserve League

Fifth version (including the Scottish Premier Reserve League and Scottish Premier U21 League) 1975-date

See also Main index Club directory Scottish Reserve League overview Combined Reserve League 1975-76 Reserve Cup competitions Reserve football overview

The reorganization of the Scottish League into Premier-First-Second Divisions in 1975 saw a restructured reserve set-up. The Premier Division clubs were place into a new Premier Reserve League, which mirrored the Premier Division membership, while the lower league clubs used varying set-ups such as East-West sections and midweek competitions. Because of the costs of running a reserve side, these latter competitions didn’t feature every club, and saw a wide variation in their memberships. After the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998, an under 21 league, with some overage players, replaced the Premier Reserve League, but this lasted only until 2004 when it reverted to a wholly reserve competition. The Reserve League (East) was abandoned after 2004 simply because of a lack of entries and while the West section continued its size diminished until in 2006-07 there were only four clubs competing. In 2007, the Scottish League decided to scrap the Reserve League completely and to replace it with U21 and U19 leagues. In 1977-78, 1981-82, 1984-85 & 2001-02 seasons, the West and East sections combined to form a single division. The winners of these competitions are listed under Reserve League (West). Also the 1983-84 Reserve League (West) and (East) were both played as a mid-week competition with some Premier Division sides also entering their 2nd XIs. For continuity, I’ve included the post 1998 Premier Reserve League although it is organized by a separate body from the Scottish League.

Premier Reserve League	Scottish Reserve League (West)	Scottish Reserve League (East)
1975-76 Rangers reserves 1976-77 Rangers reserves 1977-78 Rangers reserves 1978-79 Rangers reserves 1979-80 Celtic reserves 1980-81 Celtic reserves 1981-82 Aberdeen reserves 1982-83 Rangers reserves 1983-84 Rangers reserves 1984-85 Celtic reserves 1985-86 Rangers reserves 1986-87 Aberdeen reserves 1987-88 Dundee United reserves 1988-89 Dundee United reserves 1989-90 Dundee United reserves 1990-91 Celtic reserves 1991-92 Rangers reserves 1992-93 Heart of Midlothian reserves 1993-94 Celtic reserves 1994-95 Celtic reserves 1995-96 Rangers reserves 1996-97 Heart of Midlothian reserves 1997-98 Rangers reserves 1998-99 St Johnstone U21 1999-00 Heart of Midlothian U21 2000-01 Rangers U21 2001-02 Celtic U21 2002-03 Celtic U21 2003-04 Celtic U21 2004-05 Celtic reserves 2005-06 Celtic reserves 2006-07 Celtic reserves	no competition no competition Morton reserves Hamilton Academical reserves Hamilton Academical reserves Celtic reserves Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Motherwell reserves Motherwell reserves Airdrieonians reserves Airdrieonians reserves Clyde reserves Celtic reserves Ayr United Rangers reserves Clydebank reserves Rangers reserves Rangers reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves Airdrieonians reserves Hamilton Academical reserves Morton reserves Ayr United reserves Livingston reserves Ayr United reserves Falkirk reserves Gretna reserves Gretna reserves Gretna reserves	no competition no competition ------ Stirling Albion reserves Falkirk reserves Dundee United reserves ------ Dundee United reserves Aberdeen reserves ------ Stenhousemuir reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves Raith Rovers reserves Forfar Athletic reserves St Johnstone reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves Falkirk reserves Raith Rovers reserves St Johnstone reserves St Johnstone reserves Forfar Athletic reserves Raith Rovers reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves Ross County reserves ------ Brechin City reserves St Johnstone reserves St Johnstone reserves no competition no competition

Scottish Reserve League Cup winners
1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91	Rangers reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Celtic reserves Ayr United reserves Airdrieonians reserves Hamilton Academical reserves Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Motherwell reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Celtic reserves Dundee United reserves	1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07	Celtic reserves Rangers reserves Celtic reserves Celtic reserves Celtic reserves Aberdeen reserves Rangers reserves Livingston reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves Livingston reserves Arbroath reserves St Johnstone reserves St Johnstone reserves St Mirren reserves St Johnstone reserves

1975-76 Premier Reserves	1976-77 Premier Reserves
Aberdeen reserves Ayr United reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Motherwell reserves Rangers reserves St Johnstone reserves	Aberdeen reserves Ayr United reserves Celtic reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Kilmarnock reserves Motherwell reserves Partick Thistle reserves Rangers reserves

	1977-78 Premier Reserves	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Rangers reserves Aberdeen reserves Dundee United reserves Celtic reserves Ayr United reserves Motherwell reserves St.Mirren reserves Clydebank reserves Hibernian reserves Partick Thistle reserves	36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36	29 18 13 10 12 12 12 11 11 7	3 7 12 16 10 9 9 8 7 7	4 7 11 10 14 15 15 17 18 20	112 66 54 66 52 76 54 55 59 47	34 56 49 62 62 85 68 59 89 74	61 43 38 36 34 33 33 30 29 23

1978-79 Premier Reserves	1979-80 Premier Reserves	1980-81 Premier Reserves
Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Morton reserves Motherwell reserves Partick Thistle reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves	Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Hibernian reserves Kilmarnock reserves Morton reserves Partick Thistle reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves	Aberdeen reserves Airdrieonians reserves Celtic reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Kilmarnock reserves Morton reserves Partick Thistle reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves

1981-82 Premier Reserves	1982-83 Premier Reserves	1983-84 Premier Reserves
Aberdeen reserves Airdrieonians reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Hibernian reserves Morton reserves Partick Thistle reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves	Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Hibernian reserves Kilmarnock reserves Morton reserves Motherwell reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves	Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Motherwell reserves Rangers reserves St Johnstone reserves St Mirren reserves

1984-85 Premier Reserves	1985-86 Premier Reserves	1986-87 Premier Reserves
Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Dumbarton reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Morton reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves	Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Clydebank reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Motherwell reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves	Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Clydebank reserves Dundee reserves Dundee United reserves Falkirk reserves Hamilton Academical reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Motherwell reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves

	1987-88 Premier Reserves	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Dundee United reserves Aberdeen reserves Celtic reserves Rangers reserves Dundee reserves Motherwell reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Hibernian reserves Morton reserves St Mirren reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves Falkirk reserves	33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33	27 19 20 16 15 13 13 13 8 7 5 4	2 9 4 9 5 8 8 8 4 5 7 7	4 5 9 9 13 12 12 12 21 21 21 22	85 82 77 65 74 55 43 57 37 28 45 24	18 38 51 50 57 51 40 62 75 64 90 79	56 47 44 41 35 34 34 34 20 19 17 15

1988-89 Premier Reserves

Aberdeen reserves

Celtic reserves

Dundee reserves

Dundee United reserves

Hamilton Academical reserves

Heart of Midlothian reserves

Hibernian reserves

Motherwell reserves

Rangers reserves

St Mirren reserves

	1989-90 Premier Reserves	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Dundee United reserves Celtic reserves Dundee reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Motherwell reserves Hibernian reserves Aberdeen reserves Rangers reserves St Mirren reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves	27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27	16 14 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 2	7 8 11 10 6 6 5 7 8 6	4 5 6 7 11 11 12 11 12 19	63 54 40 39 55 28 44 33 38 24	24 31 35 38 53 31 45 38 53 70	39 36 31 30 26 26 25 25 22 10

	1990-91 Premier Reserves	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Celtic reserves Rangers reserves Dundee United reserves Motherwell reserves Hibernian reserves Aberdeen reserves St Mirren reserves St Johnstone reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves	27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27	19 18 15 12 13 8 6 6 5 5	4 6 4 3 1 6 10 8 8 6	4 3 8 12 13 13 11 13 14 16	66 59 55 39 37 50 32 34 25 29	32 25 30 42 45 56 43 52 51 50	42 42 34 27 27 22 22 20 18 16

	1991-92 Premier Reserves	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Rangers reserves Celtic reserves Aberdeen reserves Dundee United reserves St Mirren reserves Airdrieonians reserves Motherwell reserves Dunfermline Athletic reserves Hibernian reserves Heart of Midlothian reserves St Johnstone reserves Falkirk reserves	33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33