Celtic And Rangers Lose Again Europa League Group Stages - September 2021.
It was a bad night for Scottish soccer in the group stages of Europa League.
Celtic lost 4-0 at home to B Leverkusen.
Glasgow Rangers lost away 1-0 to Sparta Prague.
It was a tough day for the Scottish sides.
We need Celtic and Rangers to have better results in Europe.
Raith Rovers 1 Dunfermline Athletic 1 - Scottish Championship.
In September 2021. Raith Rovers have drawn at home against derby rivals Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish second tier.
Zanatta scored for Raith Rovers. O'Hara scored for Dunfermline Athletic.
It was an intense exciting game.
The result sees both sides pick up one point each.
Dunfermline stay bottom of the Scottish Championship.
Raith Rovers are in fourth.
Real Madrid Lose To Sheriff Tiraspol 2-1.
In a surprise result in the European Champions League, the great Real Madrid were defeated at home by Eastern European side Sheriff Tiraspol.
Benzema scored for Real Madrid.
Yakhshiboev and Thill scored for Sheriff.
Sheriff Tiraspol have won 19 Moldovan top tier titles.
They have also won the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup twice.
But Real Madrid have been one of the most successful sides in World football.
For Sheriff to win is one of the biggest in the history of World football.
Gala Fairydean Rovers Defeat Rangers B team 2-1.
In a big result in the Scottish Lowland League, Gala Fairydean Rovers inflicted a defeat on the Rangers B side in the Scottish Lowland League.
Weston scored for Rangers. While Murray and Chalmers scored for Gala Fairydean Rovers.
Other results in the Scottish Lowland League included East Stirlingshire losing 1-0 to Broomhill. Plus Bonnyrigg Rose defeated East Kilbride 3-1.
In the Scottish Highland League this weekend results included;
Brechin City defeated the Forres Mechanics 4-1.
Inverurie defeated Brora 2-1.
And Rothes defeated Inverness Clachnacuddin 4-1.
Review Of Some SPFL Weekend Matches.
In the Scottish top tier;
Aberdeen lost again, this time to St Mirren 3-2.
Rangers defeated Dundee in Dundee by 1-0.
Hearts defeated Livingston 3-0.
Celtic drew 1-1 with Dundee United.
Motherwell beat Ross County 2-1.
While Hibernian defeated St Johnston by 1-0.
A notable result in the Scottish Championship was Inverness Caledonian Thistle defeating Queen of the South 2-1.
Cove Rangers defeated Airdrieonians 1-0 in the League One.
Also in League One Queen's Park defeated Peterhead 3-2.
A notable result in League Two saw Kelty Hearts beat Stranraer 1-0.
Arbroath 0 Kilmarnock 0 Scottish Championship.- September 2021.
Arbroath had an intense match with Kilmarnock. The game was played in in Arbroath, Scotland.
The two teams are in the top three with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The Arbroath v Kilmarnock game ended 0-0 in front of a big crowd of football supporters,
Arbroath end the game in third on 14 points. While Kilmarnock stay top with 16 points.
But Inverness Caledonian Thistle ate level with Kilmarnock on 16 points with a game in hand.
Hibernian And Celtic Win In League Cup.
Hibernian have defeated Dundee United 3-1 in Dundee, in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals.
Pawlett scored for Dundee United. While Newell, Allan and Boyle scored for Hibernian.
Meanwhile Glasgow Celtic defeated Raith Rovers 3-0, also in the Scottish League Cup. The game was played in Glasgow.
Neves Filipe, Abada and Turnbull scored for Glasgow Celtic.
This means the four sides in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals are Hibernian, Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Celtic and holders St Johnstone.
Glasgow Rangers And St Johnstone Win In Scottish League Cup. September 2021.
Rangers and St Johnstone have won their Scottish League Cup quarter-final ties.
At Ibrox, Glasgow Rangers have defeated Livingston 2-0 with goals by Roofe and Morelos.
While holders St Johnstone defeated Dundee 2-0 in Dundee. The St Johnstone goals were scored by Rooney and Crawford.
Combined Dundee FC And Dundee United FC Honours Wins By Decade Table.
The following table shows how many top tier trophies Dundee FC and Dundee United were winners or runners-up in. That is the Scottish top tier, the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish FA Cup, and the European trophies.
This is correct on September 2021.
Decade. Wins. Runners-Up.
1890s. 0. 0.
1900s. 0. 3.
1910s. 1. 0.
1920s. 0. 1.
1930s. 0. 0.
1940s. 0. 1.
1050s. 2. 1.
1060s. 1. 2.
1970s. 2. 1.
1980s. 2. 8.
1990s. 1. 3.
2000s. 0. 3.
2010s. 1. 2.
2020s. 0. 0.
So the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s in each decade saw when group together the Dundee clubs won 2 top tier trophies, when grouped together as a combined force.
The 1980s was the most successful decade for the combination of the 2 big Dundee clubs, with 2 trophies, and 8 runners-up spots. There was even a League Cup in season 1980-81 when the two big Dundee clubs both reached the final.
The 1900s, 1990s and 2000s ssw the two Dundee clubs together as a force manage 3 runners-up spots in each of those decades.
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Dundee FC.
Honours.
League.
Scottish Top Tier League.
Champions 1 time: 1961–62.
Runners-up 4 times: 1902–03, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1948–49.
Scottish Cup:
Winners 1 time: 1909–10.
Runners-up 3 times: 1924–25, 1951–52, 1963–64, 2002–03.
Scottish League Cup:
Winners 3 times: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1973–74.
Runners-up 3 times: 1967–68, 1980–81, 1995–96.
Europe.
European Cup:
Semi-finalists 1 time: 1962–63.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:
Semi-finalists 1 time: 1967–68.
Other trophies not included in table.
Scottish Second Tier.
Winners 5 times: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2013–14.
Runners-up 5 times: 1980–81, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2020–21.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners 2 times: 1990–91, 2009–10.
Runners-up 1 time: 1994–95.
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Dundee United honours list.
Scottish league - Top tier;
Winners Once: 1982–83.
Scottish Cup:
Winners twice: 1993–94, 2009–10.
Runners-up: eight times: 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2013–14.
Scottish League Cup:
Winners twice: 1979–80 (final played in 1979), 1980–81.
Runners-up five times: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2014–15.
European Trophies.
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up: 1986–87.
Other interesting honours for Dundee United that I have not included in the table include;
Scottish league second tier:
winners 3 times: 1924–25, 1928–29, 2019–20.
Summer Cup:
Runners-up: 1964–65.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners: 2016–17.
Runners-up: 1995–96.
European Cup:
Semi-finalists: 1983–84.
UEFA Cup Quarter-finalists 1981.82 and 1982-83,
Scottish War Emergency Cup:
Runners-up: 1940.
Scotland Women 7 Faroe Islands Women 1 -
The Scottish women side have had an impressive win against the Faroe Islands on Tuesday.
The September 2021 match was a big win for Scotland.
The result was 7-1 to Scotland.
Scotland were 4-0 up at half time.
The game was a World Cup Qualifying match.
The game was played Hampden Stadium, Glasgow.
The goals for Scotland were scored by Cuthbert, Grimshaw, Thomas, Clark, Emslie. Plus two goals scored by Arthur.
Biskopstø scored for the Faroe Islands.
The result leaves Scotland level on points with Spain in the World Cup Qualifying Group.
Dundee FC Honours Wins By Decade Table
The following table shows how many top tier trophies Dundee FC were winners of or runners-up in. That is the Scottish top tier, the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish FA Cup, and the European trophies. This is not Dundee United. This is Dundee FC the other bug side of Dundee.
Dundee FC Winners And Runners-up List.
Decade. Wins. Runners-Up.
1890s. 0. 0.
1900s. 0. 3.
1910s. 1. 0.
1920s. 0. 1.
1930s. 0. 0.
1940s. 0. 1.
1950s. 2. 1.
1960s. 1. 2.
1970s. 1. 0.
1980s. 0. 1.
1990s. 0. 1.
2000s. 0. 1.
2010s. 0. 0.
2020s. 0. 0.
So the 1900s, 1950s and 1960s saw Dundee FC have their most winners and runner-up successes.
With no trophy wins but 3 runners-up sports in the 1900s. 2 trophy wins and one runners-up spot in the 1950s. And 1 trophy win and 2 runners-up sports in the 1960s.
Dundee won trophies in the 1910s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Honours
Scottish Top Tier League:
Champions 1 time: 1961–62.
Runners-up 4 times: 1902–03, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1948–49.
Scottish Cup:
Winners 1 time: 1909–10.
Runners-up 3 times: 1924–25, 1951–52, 1963–64, 2002–03.
Scottish League Cup:
Winners 3 times: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1973–74.
Runners-up 3 times: 1967–68, 1980–81, 1995–96.
Europe
European Cup:
Semi-finalist 1 time: 1962–63.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:
Semi-finalist 1 time: 1967–68.
Other notable trophies not included in table.
Scottish Second Tier.
Winners 5 times: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2013–14.
Runners-up 5 times: 1980–81, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2020–21.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners 2 times: 1990–91, 2009–10.
Runners-up 1 time: 1994–95.
Table Combined Trophy Success For Decades :Hearts And Hibs.
Correct at September 2021.
I have listed a table for each decade of combined trophy and runners-up spots for Hearts and Hibs. Hearts and Hibs are the two biggest sides from Edinburgh, in terms of soccer.
Hearts are Heart of Midlothian. Hibs are Hibernian.
On the table is the number of trophies and runners-up spots that Heart of Midlothian have had in top tier trophies. I have included Scottish top tier titles, Scottish FA Cups, Scottish League Cups, and European trophies.
Combined Hearts And Hibs Trophy Wins and Runners-Up Spots By Decades.
Decades. Wins. Runners-up.
1870s 0. 0.
1880s 1. 0.
1890s 4 4.
1900s 4. 4.
1910s 0. 2.
1920s 0. 2.
1930s 0. 1.
1940s 1. 2.
1950s 7. 6.
1960s 2. 4.
1970s 1. 6.
1980s 0. 4.
1990s 2. 4.
2000s 2. 3.
2010s 2. 5.
2020s 0. 2.
So the most successful decade for the combination of Hearts and Hibs was the 1950s, when together they won 7 trophies and were runners-up in six trophies.
Another good era was the 1890s when the Hearts and Hibs combination won 4 trophies and were runners-up in 4 trophies. Although it should be noted that added to this could be St Bernard's of Edinburgh who won the Scottish Cup in the 1890s. But I did not include them on the table as this is about Hearts and Hibs combined.
Also in the 1900s was another successful decade for Einburgh. Where the combination of Hearts and Hibs won 4 trophies and were runners-up in four trophies.
The worst decade for trophy success was the 1870s where neither team won or were runners-up in the Scottish Cup.
The 1930s was a poor decade for trophy success. With Hearts and Hibs between them, managing one runners-up spot, and n top tier trophies.
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Hibernian of Edinburgh
Major honours;
Scottish league, first tier.
Winners 4 times: 1902–03, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52.
Runners-up 6 times: 1896–97, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1973–74, 1974–75.
Scottish Cup.
Winners 3 times: 1886–87, 1901–02, 2015–16.
Runners-up 12 times: 1895–96, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1946–47, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21.
Scottish League Cup.
Winners 3 times: 1972–73, 1991–92, 2006–07.
Runners-up 7 times: 1950–51, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1985–86, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2015–16.
It seems the most successful decades for Hibernian in winning trophies were the 1900s, the 1950s where they won two trophies each. In the 1970s they were 7 times runner-up in trophies. The worst decade was the 1930s where won no top tier trophies and no runners-up spots.
Other notable trophy achievements for Hibernian include the 1887 World Championship Runner-up in 1887.
Hibernian have also been Scottish second tier champions 6 times.
They have also won two Summer Cups, and a Southern League Cup.
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Heart of Midlothian Honours list.
Scottish Top Tier Titles;
Champions 4 times: 1894–95, 1896–97, 1957–58, 1959–60.
Runners–up 14 times: 1893–94, 1898–99, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1914–15, 1937–38, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1991–92, 2005–06.
Scottish Cup;
Winners 8 times: 1890–91, 1895–96, 1900–01, 1905–06, 1955–56, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2011–12.
Runners–up 8 times: 1902–03, 1906–07, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1995–96, 2018–19, 2019–20.
Scottish League Cup;
Winners 4 times: 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60(Final played in 1959), 1962–63
Runners–up 3 times: 1961–62, 1996-97, 2012–13.
Hearts have also won other trophies and been runners-up in lots of other trophies.
that I have not listed in the table these include;
Scottish Second Tier Winners 3 times: 1979–80, 2014–15, 2020–21.
Victory Cup (1919).
Runners–up: 1919.
Football World Championship:
Winners: 1902.
Runners–up: 1895.
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It is also notable that St Bernard's of the city of Edinburgh won the Scottish Cup in 1894-95. But I did not include them in the table as this was just looking at a combination of Hearts and Hibs.
Today Rangers and Celtic have dropped points in the Scottish Premier.
Rangers drew 1-1 with Motherwell at Ibrox.
Sakala scored for Glasgow Rangers. While Woolery scored an equaliser for Motherwell.
Celtic dropped all 3 points. With Livingston wining 1-0 at home to Glasgow Celtic.
Shinnie scored for Livingston.
Now the Old Firm are finding the Scottish Premier a tough league. With both sides struggling to build up a momentum.
Celtic are in sixth. While Glasgow Rangers are still top but only 1point clear of Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian.
New Firm Trophy Success By Decades - Table.
Correct on September 2021.
In Scottish football, Aberdeen and Dundee United are known as the New Firm. In response to the Old Firm. The New firm was a name given to Aberdeen and Dundee United to mark the competing with the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers for trophies. This was because of the rise of Aberdeen and Dundee United from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Table showing for each decade the number of trophy wins and runners-up spots combined for Aberdeen and Dundee United have had in the Scottish top tier league, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, and European trophies.
Decade. Wins. Runners-Up.
1900s 0. 0.
1910s 0. 1.
1920s 0. 0.
1930s 0. 2.
1940s 1. 1.
1950s 2. 4.
1960s 0. 1.
1970s 3 7.
1980s 13. 12.
1990s 3. 7.
2000s 0. 4.
2010s 2. 9.
2020s 0. 0.
So as expected the 1980s was the greatest period for the New firm, with 13 trophies, and 12 runners-up spots.
The 1970s and 1990s both saw 3 trophy wins for the New Firm. While the 2010s saw 9 runner-up spots for the New Firm, with two trophies.
List of trophy wins and runners-up spots by Aberdeen FC.
League
Scottish Top Tier winners : 4 times.
1954–55, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85.
Runners-up; 1910–11, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18.
Scottish FA Cup: Winners: 7 times.
1946–47, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90.
Runners-up; 1936–37, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17.
Scottish League Cup
Winners: 6 times.
1955–56, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1989–90 (the final was in 1989), 1995–96, 2013–14.
Runners-up; 1946–47, 1978–79, 1979–80 (the final was played in 1979), 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17, 2018–19.
European trophies.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ;
Winners: one time.
1982–83.
UEFA Super Cup winners: 1 time.
1983.
So Aberdeen FC won their most trophies in the 1980s. While they had their most runners-up spots in the 2010s.
Dundee United honours list.
Scottish league, Top tier;
Winners Once: 1982–83.
Scottish Cup:
Winners twice: 1993–94, 2009–10.
Runners-up: eight times: 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2013–14
Scottish League Cup:
Winners twice: 1979–80 (final played in 1979), 1980–81.
Runners-up five times: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2014–15
European Trophies.
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up: 1986–87.
Other interesting honours for Dundee United include;
Scottish league second tier:
winners 3 times: 1924–25, 1928–29, 2019–20.
Summer Cup:
Runners-up: 1964–65.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners: 2016–17.
Runners-up: 1995–96.
European Cup:
Semi-finalists: 1983–84.
UEFA Cup Quarter-finalists 1981.82 and 1982-83,
Scottish War Emergency Cup:
Runners-up: 1940.
Old Firm Trophies By Decades Table.
I am listing the number of trophies won, and runners-up, by the combined Scottish Old Firm of Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers. I am including the Scottish top tier trophies, and the European trophies. That is the Scottish top tier league, the Scottish FA Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Europa League, the Europa Conference League and the European Super Cup.
Total Old Firm Trophy Wins And Runners-Up Spots.
So this is a combination of Celtic and Rangers together.
Decade. Wins. Runners-up
1870s. 0. 2.
1880s. 0. 1.
1890s. 11. 8.
1900s. 13. 8.
1910s. 13. 6.
1920s. 14. 10.
1930s. 16. 5.
1940s. 6 1.
1950s. 10. 8.
1960s. 25. 15.
1970s. 25. 18.
1980s. 18. 14.
1990s. 21. 14.
2000s. 24. 14.
2010s. 22. 7.
2020s. 3. 2.
So the most successful decade for winning trophies was the 1960s, and 1970s, followed by the 2000s.
The decade with the most runners-up spots by the Old Firm was the 1970s.
The most unsuccessful decade was the 1880s with just one runners-up spit.
The 1950s and 1980s were poor by post war standards for the Old Firm.
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In 1908-09 Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic both reached the Scottish Cup Final. But the Cup was withheld after a riot.
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Glasgow Celtic Partial Honours List -
Scottish League Tier One Champions :
Winners 51 times: 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Runners-up 32 times: 1892, 1895, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1955, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021.
Scottish Cup:
Winners 40 times: 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Runners-up 18 times: 1889, 1893, 1894, 1901, 1902, 1926, 1928, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2002.
Scottish League Cup: I have listed the year the final was played in rather than the season. As Scottish League Cup finals have altered between being played in the early part of the season or the later part. So for instance Celtic appeared in two league cup finals in 1969.
Winners 19 times: 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969 April, 1969 October, 1974, 1982, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016 November, 2017, 2018, 2019
Runners-up 15 times: 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2012.
International.
European Cup.
Winners 1 time: 1967.
Runners-up 1 time: 1970.
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up 1 time: 2003.
Intercontinental Cup:
Runners-up 1 time: 1967.
Other notable trophies for Glasgow Celtic that could have be added include the British League Cup of 1902. The Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1938. The Dubai Champions Cup of 1989. The Coronation Cup of 1953, The Wembley Cup of 2009. Plus The Bord Gàis Challenge Tournament of 1992.
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Glasgow Rangers Partial Honours List.
Scottish top tier League Championships:
Winners fifty-five times: 1890–91, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1917–18, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2020–21.
Runners-up thirty two times: 1892–93, 1895–96, 1897–98, 1904–05, 1913–14, 1915–16, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2018–19, 2019–20.
Scottish Cup: Winners thirty-three times: 1893–94, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1902–03, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2008–09.
Runners-up times eighteen times: 1876–77, 1878–79, 1898–99, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1928–29,
1968–69, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2015–16.
Scottish League Cup:
Winners twenty-seven times: 1946–47, 1948–49, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11.
Runners-up eight times: 1951–52, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1982–83, 1989–90 (final played in 1989), 2008–09, 2019–20 (final played in 2019).
European Cup Winners' Cup:
Winners one time: 1971–72.
Runners-up two times: 1960–61, 1966–67 .
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up one time: 2007–08.
UEFA Super Cup:
Runners-up one time: 1972.
There are other trophies I have not included on the table of trophy wins by decade, these include notable lower tier, or friendly trophies won or runners-up by Glasgow Rangers of Scotland these include;
Scottish second-tier League Championships:
Winners one time: 2015–16.
Scottish third-tier League Championships:
Winners one time: 2013–14.
Scottish fourth-tier League Championships:
Winners one time: 2012–13.
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Southern League Cup 4 times winners: 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1944-45.
Runners-up two times 1943-44, 1945-46.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners one time: 2015–16.
Runners-up one time: 2013-14.
Scottish Victory Cup:
Winners one time:1946.
Dubai Champions Cup:
winners one time: 1987.
Glasgow International Exhibition Cup:
Winners one time: 1901.
British Championship:
Winners one time: 1933.
Southern Football League Champions six times: 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46.
Aberdeen Lose To St Johnstone At Home - September 2021.
Aberdeen had a poor result in the Scottish Premiership today, with a home 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone.
Also today in the Scottish Premiership Hibernian drew 2-2 with St Mirren.
While Hearts drew 2-2 with Ross County in Dingwall.
A notable Scottish Championship result was Dunfermline drawing 0-0 with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Also Kilmarnock beat Partick Thistle 2-0 in Glasgow.
A notable result in League One was Cove Rangers winning 1-0 at Peterhead.
While in the Scottish League Two Kelty Hearts won 3-0 away at Albion Rovers.
Hungary 0 Scotland 2 Female International.
The Scotland female team at international level have had an impressive 2-0 victory against Hungary in Budapest.
Pedro Martinez Losa is the Scotland manager and can be happy with the result.
Cuthbert and Thomas scored the goals for Scotland.
5 Teams Have Not Won A Game in Scottish Premier So Far.
Despite there being 5 games played by each side in the Scottish Premiership, five of the 12 Scottish Premiership sides have not won a league game all season. All five teams have won at least one point due to draws. The five teams not to have won a game so far are St Johnstone, Dundee, St Mirren, Ross County, and Livingston.
This compares to the Scottish Championship where only 1 side has failed to win a league game. Even then Dunfermline have only played 4 games so far this season. Raith Rovers have also only played 4 league games this season in the Scottish Championship but have won 1 league game. While all the other Scottish Championship sides have played 5 games so far this season. All the teams who have played 5 games in the Scottish Championship have won at least one game in the Scottish Championship this season.
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Glasgow Rangers Winners And Runners-Up By Decades.
Correct on September 2021.
I am listing here the number of times in each decade Glasgow Rangers have been winners and runners-up in Scottish top tier titles, Scottish Cups, Scottish League Cups, and the European trophies, that includes the European Cup, European Cup Winners Cup, UEFA CUP, the European Super Cup, the Europa League and Europa Conference League.
Decade. Wins. Runners-up.
1870s. 0. 2.
1880s. 0. 0.
1890s. 5. 4.
1900s. 4. 3.
1910s. 4. 3.
1920s. 9. 4.
1930s. 12. 2.
1940s. 6. 1.
1950s. 7. 5.
1960s. 12. 10.
1970s. 12. 7.
1980s. 9. 6.
1990s. 18. 3.
2000s. 10. 7.
2010s. 4. 4.
2020s. 1. 1.
So Glasgow Rangers most successful decade for winning top tier trophies was the 1990s, where they won 18 trophies.
In the 1930s, 1960s and 1970s Rangers won 12 top tier trophies in each decade. Making them the equal second most successful decades.
The decade for most runners-up spots was the 1960s with 10 runners-up spots.
So Glasgow Rangers worst decade for winning trophies and being runners-up was the 1880s where they won no national trophies and were runners-up in no national trophies.
Scottish top tier League Championships:
Winners fifty-five times: 1890–91, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1917–18, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2020–21.
Runners-up thirty-two times: 1892–93, 1895–96, 1897–98, 1904–05, 1913–14, 1915–16, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2018–19, 2019–20.
Scottish Cup:
Winners thirty-three times: 1893–94, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1902–03, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2008–09.
Runners-up times eighteen times: 1876–77, 1878–79, 1898–99, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1928–29, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2015–16.
In 1908-09 Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic both reached the Scottish Cup Final. But the Cup was withheld after a riot.
Scottish League Cup:
Winners twenty-seven times: 1946–47, 1948–49, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11.
Runners-up eight times: 1951–52, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1982–83, 1989–90 (final played in 1989), 2008–09, 2019–20 (final played in 2019).
European Cup Winners' Cup:
Winners one time: 1971–72.
Runners-up two times: 1960–61, 1966–67 .
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up one time: 2007–08.
UEFA Super Cup:
Runners-up one time: 1972.
There are other trophies I have not included on the table of trophy wins by decade, these include notable lower tier, or friendly trophies won or runners-up by Glasgow Rangers of Scotland these include;
Scottish second-tier League Championships:
Winners one time: 2015–16.
Scottish third-tier League Championships:
Winners one time: 2013–14.
Scottish fourth-tier League Championships:
Winners one time: 2012–13.
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Southern League Cup 4 times winners: 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1944-45.
Runners-up two times 1943-44, 1945-46.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners one time: 2015–16.
Runners-up one time: 2013-14.
Scottish Victory Cup:
Winner one time: 1946.
Dubai Champions Cup:
Winners one time: 1987.
Glasgow International Exhibition Cup:
Winners one time: 1901.
British Championship:
Winner one time: 1933.
Southern Football League:
Champions six times: 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46.
Old Firm Lose To Real Betis And Lyon - September 2021.
Both Old Firm clubs played in the Europa League tonight.
Glasgow Celtic lost away from home in a thrilling 4-3 defeat to Spanish sides Real Betis.
Glasgow Rangers lost at home 2-0 to mighty French side Lyon.
It is a poor night for Scottish soccer in Europe.
Rangers and Celtic will need to battle back in their next Europa League Group Stage matches.
They need to win some points to qualify from their groups.
Dundee United Winners And Runners-up By Decades
Table showing for each decade the number of trophy wins and runners-up spots Dundee United have had in the Scottish top tier league, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, and European trophies.
Decade. Wins. Runners-up.
1900s. 0. 0.
1910s. 0. 0.
1920s. 0. 0.
1930s. 0. 0.
1940s. 0. 0.
1950s. 0. 0.
1960s 0. 0.
1970s. 1. 1.
1980s. 2. 7.
1990s. 1. 2.
2000s. 0. 2.
2010s. 1 2.
2020s. 0. 0.
So the most successful decade was the 1980's with 2 trophies, and 7 runner-up spots.
From the 1900s to 1960s Dundee United won no top tier trophies and were runners-up in no trophies.
Dundee United honours list.
Scottish league, Top tier;
Winners Once: 1982–83.
Scottish Cup:
Winners twice: 1993–94, 2009–10.
Runners-up: eight times: 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2013–14
Scottish League Cup:
Winners twice: 1979–80 (final played in 1979), 1980–81.
Runners-up five times: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2014–15
European Trophies.
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up: 1986–87.
Other interesting honours for Dundee United include;
Scottish league second tier:
winners 3 times: 1924–25, 1928–29, 2019–20.
Summer Cup:
Runners-up: 1964–65.
Scottish Challenge Cup:
Winners: 2016–17.
Runners-up: 1995–96.
European Cup:
Semi-finalists: 1983–84.
UEFA Cup Quarter-finalists 1981.82 and 1982-83,
Scottish War Emergency Cup:
Runners-up: 1940.
Non-Welsh Teams That Sound Like They Could Be Welsh.
List of non-Welsh teams teams that you could imagine playing in the Welsh leagues due to their names.
1. Aberdeen of Scotland. As Aber is a Welsh word.
2. Real Betis of Spain. As Betis sounds like Betws for Betws y coed.
3. Glasgow Rangers of Scotland. As glas is a Welsh word.
4. Dundee United of Scotland. Dee is a river in Wales.
5. Dundee of Scotland. Once again Dee is a river in Wales.
6. Glasgow Celtic of Scotland. Glas is a Welsh word.
7. Molde of Norway. Sounds a bit like the town Mold in North East Wales.
8. Carlisle United of Northern England. Car is the first three letters like Cardiff in Wales.
9. Preston North End of Northern England. Bres is a Welsh word meaning brass or money.
10. Albion Rovers of Scotland. There is an Albion Rovers in Wales.
11. Queen's Park of Scotland. There is a Queen's Park in the Welsh soccer system.
12. Monaco of the French League. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.
13. Montpellier of France. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.
14. Montrose of Scotland. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.
15. Montevideo City Torque of Uruguay. Once again, Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.
16. Montevideo Wanderers of Uruguay. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.
17. CF Montréal of the MLS. Because Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey
18. Monterrey of Mexico. Because Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey, in Wales.
19. Mons Calpe of Gibraltar. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.
20. Finn Harps of Ireland. Wales has a cultural connection to playing the musical instrument of harps.
21. St Patrick's Athletic of Ireland. Some legends say St Patrick was born in Wales. Though others say otherwise.
22. RKC Waalwijk of the Netherlands. Part of name is looking a bit like Wales.
23. CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria. Lots of Welsh women are called Sophie.
24. Lokomotiv Sofia of Bulgaria. Lots of Welsh women are called Sophie.
25. FC Viktoria Plzen of Czech Republic. Lots of Welsh women are called Victoria.
26. Llapi of Kosovo. As lots of Welsh names begin with Ll.
27. Carrick Rangers of Northern Ireland. Because Car is a bit like car in Cardiff.
28. Glenavon of Northern Ireland. Because Glenavon sounds a bit like Glanafon which means river side in Welsh.
29. Tre Penne in San Marino. As Pen means head in Welsh.
30. Cartagena of Spain. Because their first 3 letters are car like Cardiff City.
31. Newport Pagnell Town F.C of England. There is a Newport County from Wales playing in the English Leagues, they are from the city of Newport in south east Wales.
32. Newport Football Club from the Isle of Wight. Newport is also the name of a Welsh city in south east Wales.
31. Sion of the Swiss League. Sion is also a Welsh first name.
32. Caracas of Colombia. Because their first 3 letters are car like Cardiff City.
33. Bangor FC, a Northern Irish side. There is a Bangor City in the Welsh Leagues.
34. Ards who have played in Bangor Northern Ireland. Bangor City is a team in the Welsh leagues.
35. Lech Poznań in Poland. Llech can often be a Welsh place name.
36. Abercorn F.C. formerly of the Scottish League. Aber is a Welsh name.
37. Bali, Indonesia is home to Bali United fc, which plays in the Liga 1 of Indonesia. Bala is also the name of a town in Wales. Bala Town are from Wales.
38, Llaneros Fútbol Club S.A. A football club in Colombia. Llan is a term found in many many Welsh towns and cities such as Llandudno, Llangollen, Llanelwy, Llantysilio, Llanbedr, Llansannan, Llanfarifechan, Llanrwst. In Welsh Llan is place name element found in many different towns and cities, In Spanish a Llanero is a South American herder. Llanos is a huge grassland plain in Colombia and Venezuela.
39. Llaneros de Guanare Escuela de Fútbol. A football club based in Guanare, Portuguesa State, Venezuela. Llan is often found in Welsh place names.
40. Unión Deportiva Llanera. A Spanish football side based in Posada de Llanera, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Llan is often found in Welsh place names.
41. AC Milan. Some scholars claim that lan in the Italian name Milano, comes from the Celtic root lan. This is the source of the Welsh name llan.
41. Inter Milan. Some scholars claim that lan in the Italian name Milano, comes from the Celtic root lan. This is the source of the Welsh name llan.
Barcelona 0 Bayern Munich 3 - September 2021.
In the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Bayern Munich of Germany, have defeated Barcelona 3-0 away from home.
Muller scored the first goal for Bayern Munich. Then the Polish superstar Lewandowski scored two more goals for Bayern Munich.
This was a massive game for both sides in their quests to lift the Champions League.
B Munich won the Champions League in 2020. And Barcelona have lost Messi to PSG.
Barcelona fans will need the club to improve. Barcelona is one of the most glamorous names in World football.
Ayr United have defeated the Rangers B side in the Scottish Challenge Cup with an impressive 3-0 score.
O'Connor, Chalmers and Fjørtoft scored the 3 goals for Ayr United.
The result will be a disappointment for the Rangers B side.
A few seasons ago the Rangers Colts side reached the Scottish Challenge Cup semi-final, before they lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
A Glasgow Rangers B side is playing in the Scottish Lowland League and have been playing well.
Ayr United will be hoping to go far in the Scottish Challenge Cup. --
Table Shows Trophy Success by Decade For Hearts.
I have listed a table for each decade of trophy and runners-up spots for Hearts. Hearts are one of the soccer sides from Edinburgh, Scotland. On the table is the number of trophies and runners-up spots that Heart of Midlothian have had in top tier trophies. I have included Scottish top tier titles, Scottish FA Cups, Scottish League Cups, and European trophies.
Decade. Wins. Runners-up.
1870s 0. 0.
1880s 0. 0.
1890s 4. 2.
1900s 2. 4.
1910s 0. 1.
1920s 0. 0.
1930s 0. 1.
1940s 0. 0.
1950s 5. 3.
1960s 2. 3.
1970s 0. 1.
1980s 0. 3.
1990s 1. 3.
2000s 1. 1.
2010s 1. 2.
2020s 0. 1.
So the 1890s and 1950s were the best decade for Hearts in winning tophies. The `1900s were a great decade for runner-up spots. The most unsuccessful decades in terms of winning or being runners-up were the 1870s, 1880s, 1920s and 1940s, where they had no trophies and no runners-up spots.
Heart of Midlothian Honours list.
Scottish Top Tier Titles;
Champions 4 times: 1894–95, 1896–97, 1957–58, 1959–60.
Runners–up 14 times: 1893–94, 1898–99, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1914–15, 1937–38, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1991–92, 2005–06.
Scottish Cup;
Winners 8 times: 1890–91, 1895–96, 1900–01, 1905–06, 1955–56, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2011–12.
Runners–up 8 times: 1902–03, 1906–07, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1995–96, 2018–19, 2019–20.
Scottish League Cup;
Winners 4 times: 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60(Final played in 1959), 1962–63
Runners–up 3 times: 1961–62, 1996-97, 2012–13.
Hearts have also won other trophies and been runners-up in lots of other trophies.
that I have not listed in the table these include;
Scottish Second Tier Winners 3 times: 1979–80, 2014–15, 2020–21.
Victory Cup (1919).
Runners–up: 1919.
Football World Championship:
Winners: 1902.
Runners–up: 1895.
Real Madrid Go Top Of La Liga.
Real Madrid had an impressive 5-2 victory over Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Benzema scored 3 goals, while Vinícius Júnior and Camavinga also scored for Real Madrid.
Mina Lorenzo and Cervi scored for Celta Vigo.
Celta Vigo are based in Vigo, Galicia.
Galicia is bordered by Portugal to the south. Galicia is on the Atlantic coast of Spain.
Celta Vigo have been Copa del Rey runners-up 3 times in their history.
Table Showing Trophy Success for Decades By Hibernian FC.
Here is a list of trophy wins and runners-up spots achieved by Hibernian FC, of Edinburgh, Scotland.
This is taking into account European trophies, and the Scottish trophies of the top tier League title, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
Decade. Wins. Runners-up.
1870s. 0. 0.
1880s. 1. 0.
1890s. 0. 2.
1900s. 2. 0.
1910s. 0. 1.
1920s. 0. 2.
1930s. 0. 0.
1940s. 1. 2.
1950s. 2. 3.
1960s. 0. 1.
1970s. 1. 5.
1980s. 0. 1.
1990s. 1. 1.
2000s. 1. 2.
2010s. 1. 3.
2020s. 0. 1.
Major honours
Scottish league, first tier.
Winners 4 times: 1902–03, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52.
Runners-up 6 times: 1896–97, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1973–74, 1974–75.
Scottish Cup.
Winners 3 times: 1886–87, 1901–02, 2015–16.
Runners-up 12 times: 1895–96, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1946–47, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21.
Scottish League Cup.
Winners 3 times: 1972–73, 1991–92, 2006–07.
Runners-up 7 times: 1950–51, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1985–86, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2015–16.
It seems the most successful decades for Hibernian in winning trophies were the 1900s, the 1950s where they won two trophies each. In the 1970s they were 7 times runner-up in trophies. The worst decade was the 1930s where won no top tier trophies and no runners-up spots.
Other notable trophy achievements for Hibernian include the 1887 World Championship Runner-up in 1887.
Hibernian have also been Scottish second tier champions 6 times.
They have also won two Summer Cups, and a Southern League Cup.
Pittsburgh Steelers Beat Buffalo Bulls 23-16 - NFL
The Steelers of the AFC North have had an impressive 23-16 against the Buffalo Bills of the AFC East.
The Steelers, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have a storied history in American football.
Pittsburgh is located where the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River join, forming the Ohio River.
The Steelers have won 6 Superbowls, and 8 Conference Championships.
The Buffalo Bills are located in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
The Buffalo Bills have won 2 AFL Championships and 4 AFC Conferences. They have never won the Superbowl. But they have reached the Superbowl game four times, losing four times.
I Hope We Exploit The Self Interest Of Scottish Clubs
Some people say that Celtic and Rangers only want B teams for self interest. But in my view that is not an excuse not to allow it. If we can create a system where Celtic and Rangers are motivated to give young Scottish players a good development, then so what if it helps Celtic and Rangers.
I want all Scottish clubs to do well in Europe, including Celtic and Rangers. But I also want the Scottish national team to do well. One of the ways to do that is for Scottish football to produce good players.
And one way to do that is for all the top clubs to continually produce good Scottish players.
One way to do that is for the big sides to have B teams in the lower leagues. As they do in Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Scotland Need To Produce Good Players.
It seems the most realistic way of doing that is producing or buying in good coaches, and in my view giving young players opportunities at competitive soccer.
A major way to do that would be to allow the B teams of Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Aberdeen, Hibs, Dundee United, Motherwell, Inverness CT and Dundee to play in the Scottish Highland League or Scottish Lowland League. That way young players can get early competitive football at a young age.
Scotland Should Host The World Club Championship Of Soccer This Year 2021.
I think Scotland has a long history of football. The reward for this should be that Scotland should host the World Club Championship.
Scotland would make a great host, as Scotland is football obsessed.
There are great stadiums all over Scotland that could host a World Club Championship.
The big stadiums alone include Hampden, Ibrox, Celtic Park, and Murrayfield.
Scotland has good transport and logistical systems.
Scotland has a passionate support of soccer.
Scotland should be rewarded with holding the World Club Championship.
A Scottish club teams should also be in the trophy,
SWPL - Celtic And Glasgow City Draw - September 2021
In the ladies Scottish League Glasgow City drew 2-2.
Some of the other notable results in the division include Aberdeen beating Partick Thistle 2-0. Plus Glasgow Rangers defeating Hamilton 7-0.
Hibernian now sit on top of the league. With Glasgow City in second, and Glasgow Celtic in third.
The manager Stephen Glass is not under pressure, as it is his first full season. I am sure he will be given time. But in my view Aberdeen need to start improving their results.
Most fans are not bothered with the style of play. The most important thing is results.
Trying to finish high up the league and win trophies is the most important thing.
Aberdeen will have their happiest memories in winning trophies, and reaching finals.
Having famous wins against the rival sides is also important.
Aberdeen now have a strong squad, so some fans will have high expectations.
Scots Gaelic For Football - Ball-coise.
The Scots Gaelic for football is ball-coise.
The game of soccer has a rich history in Scotland. It is seen by many as the national game of Scotland. So it is interesting to know the names for football in historic languages.
Scots Gaelic, and Scots are two of the historic languages of Scotland.
As I have said in a previous post the Scots for football is fitba,
But Scots Gaelic has been an important part of Scottish culture and history also. So it is good to know the Scots Gaelic for football.
In Scots Gaelic football is called ball-coise.
Scotland has a large population of people from Poland, and in Poland, football is called piłka nożna.
Hearts 0 Hibs 0 - SPFL September 2021.
Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian have drawn in the Scottish Premier today.
At Tynecastle, Hearts and Hibs played to a big intense atmosphere. The game was passionate and high in quality.
Hibs are now in second place behind Glasgow Rangers. While Heart of Midlothian are in third.
Craig Gordon, Benn Woodburn and Baningime all performed well for Hearts.
Boyle and McGinn had good games for Hibs.
Lots of the other players had a good game also.
Emma Raducanu Wins Tennis US Open 2021.
Emma Raducanu has become the first Brit to win the ladies singles US Open this century.
She defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the final
Leylah Fernandez is from Canada.
Emma Raducanu defeated Maria Sakkari in the semifinals, and Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals.
Emma Raducanu was born in Ontario, Canada. But her family moved to the UK when she was young. She attended Newstead Wood School in London, Great Britain.
Raducanu has potential to be a great superstar of tennis.
Andy Murray has been the most famous British tennis player this century. But Emma Raducanu is now capable of being the biggest star in British tennis.
Paris Saint Germain 4 Clermont Foot 0 - French League September 2021.
Herrera scored twice, while Mbappé and Gueye also scored for PSG.
The results keeps PSG on top of the French league with 5 wins out of five.
PSG are one of the top sides in World soccer, and are looking for massive success.
Clermont Foot is a soccer side based in Clermont-Ferrand.
Clermont-Ferrand is in the Massif Central region of France. The Massif Central is a beautiful part of France rich in culture and history.
Inverurie Score 10 Against Fort William - Scottish Highland League - September 2021.
Inverurie Loco Works Football Club have had the biggest win in the Scottish Highland League today with a 10-3 victory over the Fort William side.
It is a big win for the side from Inverurie. The Inverurie Loco Works have won two Highland League Cups in their history. Inverurie is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Other notable results in the Highland League today included Brora Rangers defeating Buckie Thistle 2-0. Brechin City defeating Nairn County 3-1 away from home. Formartine United had a 5-1 victory over Huntly. While Lossiemouth defeated Keith 2-0.
Rangers B Defeat Bonnyrigg Rose 5-2 - Lowland League.
It was a strong result for Glasgow Rangers as they defeated the historic soccer side of Bonnyrigg Rose away from home in the Scottish Lowland League.
Weston, Ure, McCann, Ritchie-Hosler and McKinnon scored for the Glasgow Rangers B side.
Hall scored for Bonnyrigg.
Bonnyrigg Rose are twice Scottish Junior Cup winners.
Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian with a strong football history.
Celtic And Motherwell Win In Premier.
Earlier in the day Glasgow Rangers beat St Johnstone.
Added to that, Celtic have defeated Ross County 3-0 ion Celtic Park.
Motherwell at a home 2-0 win against Aberdeen.
While Dundee drew with Livingston 0-0.
St Mirren drew 0-0 with Dundee United.
Other notable results included Inverness Caledonian Thistle defeating Partick Thistle in the Championship. in the same division Arbroath had an impressive 4-0 win against Hamilton.
In League One, Peterhead defeated Clyde 3-2.
In League Two, Kelty Hearts drew 1-1 with Elgin City.
Ronaldo Scores Twice On Man Utd Return.
Today Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals for Manchester United as they defeated Newcastle United 4-1 at Old Trafford in the English Premier League.
C Ronaldo has returned to Man Utd after spells at Real Madrid and Juventus.
In the game against Newcastle, the other Man Utd goals were scored by Lingard, and Bruno Fernandes.
While Manquillo scored for Newcastle United.
Man Utd fans will be delighted with the result. Ronaldo is a global superstar who also plays for Portugal national; side.
St Johnstone 1 Glasgow Rangers 2 SPFL September 2021.
St Johnstone took the lead through a O'Halloran goal.
Rangers managed to equalise via a Roofe goal and Tavernier then scored the winner.
Rangers will be happy to build up momentum to target a title.
St Johnstone are still looking for their first league win of the season. They have 3 points in total, from 3 draws and two defeats.
Glasgow Rangers will be looking to do well in Europe, the cups and the league.
Clydebank FC Moving To Dublin, Ireland.
I remember back in the nineteen nineties there was an idea for the then Scottish Football League side Clydebank FC to move to Dublin, Ireland.
The idea was that Clydebank, could stay in the Scottish League but move to Dublin, Ireland.
The idea was that Dublin is a massive city of over 1 million people, and that if the Dublin based side were playing in a full time Scottish League then they would become a big side. They would be playing big Scottish sides like Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell and Dundee United.
Clydebank is in Central Scotland.
In the end Clydebank FC did not move to Ireland. And there are no Irish based sides in the Scottish Leagues.
But I wonder how big a Dublin side in the Scottish League would have been.
I think they would have become a big side. One of the biggest 3 sides in the Scottish Leagues with Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers.
I think that by now they would have won a few Scottish titles, cups, and qualified for Europe almost every season. Maybe they would have won a European trophy.
In the end Clydebank were bought out and moved to Airdrie, Scotland. The club was renamed Airdrie United, but then changed the name again to Airdrieonians.
Scottish Football Is Also Called Fitba In Scots Language.
In the Scots language the game of football is called fitba.
Scotland has a long history of football. So football fans all over the World should know that Scottish soccer is also called fitba.
Scotland has qualified for World Cups, defeated lots of top quality sides. and some of the Scottish club sides have won European and cross border trophies.
Scottish football is the some of the most passionate on the planet.
But people also like laughter in Scottish football. Some fans try to have a sense of humour about the game.
It Would Be Great If Scotland Qualify For The World Cup 2022.
I would love Scotland to qualify for a male soccer World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Scotland has a long and proud history of football. Scotland has the most passion and intensity at soccer.
The Scottish supporters would be a entertaining lot at the World Cup.
It will be difficult for Scotland to qualify. Scotland could try to qualify via the play-offs against one of the top European sides.
To get to the play-offs would be a massive effort.
I Hope There Is No Breakaway Scottish League.
I support Scotland having their own national league with European qualification. But I want the SPFL to stick together.
I think the Scottish Premier League did not seem to improve Scottish soccer.
I think it is better to have the four tier SPFL. It allows teams to move up and down via promotion freely.
Clubs should be able to move up and down the league due to the quality of their football on the pitch.
Concentrating all the power in the elite clubs did not work in the days of the SPL.
I support B teams playing in the lower divisions, to develop young players. But I support helping the smaller part time sides also.
The part time clubs should be free to move up the leagues and become full time with investment.
Honduras 1 USA 4 - World Cup Qualifying September 2021.
The USA will be looking to qualify for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The USA have had a mixed record in qualifying.
Antonee Robinson, Ricardo Pepi, Brenden Aaronson and Sebastian Lletget scored for the USA against Honduras.
While Brayan Maya scored for Honduras.
The USA are still trying to become one of the superpowers of World soccer.
The population and wealth of the USA should lead to a great national soccer side. They also have sides performing in the MLS, and players playing in major European leagues.
Glasgow Celtic B 2 Gala Fairydean Rovers 0 - Scottish Lowland League - September 2021.
Celtic B had an impressive 2-0 home victory over a strong Lowland League club side.
Glasgow Celtic B have picked up momentum in the Scottish Lowland League and are rising up the table, as the seasons moves on.
Gala Fairydean Rovers is a Lowland League side from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Gala Fairydean Rovers were formed in 2013 from a merger of Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers.
Glasgow City Lose To Servette
Glasgow City have been knocked out of the Womens Champions League by Servette of Switzerland.
The Swiss champions won 2-1 in Scotland to go through 3-2 on aggregate.
Priscilla Chinchilla scored for Glasgow City.
While Jade Boho Sayo and Sandy Maendly scored for Servette.
It is a blow for Glasgow City. But Swiss ladies football will benefit from Servette doing well.
Scotland Beat Austria In World Cup Qualifying - September 2021.
Scotland had a very impressive win against Austria by one goal to zero.
The game was played in Austria.
It is one of the most impressive recent results by a Scotland team.
The game result moves Scotland up to second place in the World Cup Qualifying group.
On the same day, in the same World Cup Qualifying group, Israel lost 5-0 to Denmark, while Moldova lost 2-1 to the Faroe Islands.
On the same day the Scotland Under 21 team has drawn 1-1 away from home against Turkey.
How About Army Teams In The Scottish Soccer Pyramid System?
I would support the idea of army, navy, police, fire brigade, air force, and sides playing in the Scottish pyramid soccer system.
I like the way Edinburgh University and the University of Stirling both have university sides in the Scottish Lowland League.
This allows more players and teams into the system.
I could see the the army having a team in the Highland League or Lowland League.
It could help improve the depth of the system.
Also more sides could play in the non-league system. To give more players opportunities.
Glasgow Celtic Winners And Runners-up In Competitive Trophies Each Decade.
Here is a small table that shows which decades have been the most successful and unsuccessful for Glasgow Celtic FC up to the end of season 2020-21.
The table shows the winners and runners-up for Glasgow Celtic in all the major trophies. That is the Scottish top league, the Scottish FA Cup, Scottish League Cup, European Cup, UEFA Cup, Europa League, European Cup Winners Cup, Europa Conference League, the European Super Cup, the World Club Championship and Intercontinental Cup.
Decade. Wins. Runners-up.
1880s. 0. 1.
1890s. 6. 4.
1900s. 9. 5.
1910s. 9. 3.
1920s. 5. 6.
1930s. 4. 3.
1940s. 0. 0.
1950s. 3. 3.
1960s. 13. 5.
1970s. 13. 11.
1980s. 9. 8.
1990s. 3. 7.
2000s. 14. 7.
2010s. 18. 3.
2020s. 2. 1.
So the most successful trophy winning decade for Glasgow Celtic was the 2010s. The most successful runner-up decade was the seventies.
The least successful decade was the 1940s when Celtic had no winners or runners-up successes in the tier 1 Scottish national trophies.
Scottish League Tier One Champions :
Winners 51 times: 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Runners-up 32 times: 1892, 1895, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1955, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021.
Scottish Cup:
Winners 40 times: 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Runners-up 18 times: 1889, 1893, 1894, 1901, 1902, 1926, 1928, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2002.
Scottish League Cup: I have listed the year the final was played in rather than the season. As Scottish League Cup finals have altered between being played in the early part of the season or the later part. So for instance Celtic appeared in two league cup finals in 1969.
Winners 19 times: 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969 April, 1969 October, 1974, 1982, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016 November, 2017, 2018, 2019
Runners-up 15 times: 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2012.
International.
European Cup.
Winners 1 time: 1967.
Runners-up 1 time: 1970.
UEFA Cup:
Runners-up 1 time: 2003.
Intercontinental Cup:
Runners-up 1 time: 1967.
Other notable trophies that could be added include the British League Cup of 1902. The Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1938. The Dubai Champions Cup of 1989. The Coronation Cup of 1953, The Wembley Cup of 2009. Plus The Bord Gàis Challenge Tournament of 1992.
I Think The World Cup Should Be Held Every 3 Years.
I think the Football World Cup should be held every 3 years. That way there would be more opportunities for teams to win the trophy. There would also still leave two years open for rest time and continental Cups.
I think the biggest problem is when good players miss out on every playing in a World Cup because their international teams did not qualify, or they had injuries at bad times.
If the World Cup was held every 3 years, then there would be four World Cups every 12 years rather than 3 World Cups every 12 years.
It would mean top players could get more game time in World Cups and top players would get more chances to play in the World Cup.
I also think the Rugby Union World Cup should be held every 3 years,
Scotland 1 Moldova 0 World Cup Qualifying September 2021.
Scotland managed a good 1-0 victory over Moldova in World Cup Qualifying on Saturday.
It was an important win in Glasgow. The Scotland team played well.
The Scottish team created many chances.
Scottish Challenge Cup Scores. Also at the weekend was the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Important results in the Scottish Challenge Cup;
Aberdeen B pulled off an upset with a victory over the first team of Arbroath. While Glasgow Celtic B were knocked out of the trophy by the first team of Greenock Morton.
The first team of Albin Rovers beat the B team of St Mirren by a 6-0 score.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle managed an impressive 4-0 victory over Buckie Thistle. This was a match between the first teams of each side. Also Peterhead lost 1-0 to East Fife. Kilmarnock beat Falkirk 3-1.
I Do Not Support Scottish Football Having A Player Draft.
In American sports there are often player drafts where teams select youth players with often the best pick going to the teams who performed poorly, the previous season. This allows poorer teams to improve.
But it would not work in Scottish football. It would be unfair on the players.
Why should a player be forced to go where they do not want to go, and earn far lower wages? How is that fair?
It could be the difference between a player earning thousands of pounds or having to take part time job to make ends meet The player might even give up football, rather than play part time. They might be forced to move to a city or town, where they do not want to move.
Players should be free to sign contracts with who they want. With all the information available to move to the club that well best serve their interest to develop
Plus what is to stop a vital player for the future being forcibly drafted to the a lower division side, then deciding well I would rather got to a big club in another country?
The player draft works in American sports because the clubs are largely the same size. So there is not much difference between a bottom side in the league and the top side in the league.
The clubs in the NFL, NBA and MLB are all large in size with big income streams So you should earn good wages at any club if you are the most talented player in the draft.
But in Scotland a player draft could be the difference between going full time or part time. Are players likely to sign up to the player draft system rather than just going abroad to a bigger club guaranteed?
If you were told to go with the player draft system and sign for a lower division side, or go to a Spanish La Liga, or a French Ligue 1 side. The options are obvious.
The player draft system would not work in Scotland. It would be unfair and would encourage players to leave Scottish soccer.
Aberdeen FC Winners and Runners-up table for each decade.
This is a table that shows how many times Aberdeen FC were winners or runners-up in the main competitive trophies each decade. This includes all the top tier titles, Scottish FA Cups, Scottish League Cups, and the UEFA trophies. That includes the European Cup, UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, European Cup Winners Cup, the European Cup Winners Cup, the Europa League and the European Super Cup.
Trophies Won And Runner--up By Aberdeen FC.
Decade. Won. Runners-up.
1900s 0. 0.
1910s 0. 1.
1920s 0. 0.
1930s 0. 2.
1940s 1. 1.
1950s 2. 4.
1960s 0. 1.
1970s 2. 6.
1980s 11. 5.
1990s 2. 5.
2000s 0. 2.
2010s 1. 7.
2020s 0. 0.
List of trophy wins and runners-up spots by Aberdeen FC.
League
Scottish Top Tier winners : 4 times.
Scottish First Division – 1954–55
Scottish Premier Division – 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85.
Runners-up; 1910–11, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18.
Scottish FA Cup: Winners: 7 times.
1946–47, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90.
Runners-up; 1936–37, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17.
Scottish League Cup
Winners: 6 times.
1955–56, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1989–90 (the final was in 1989), 1995–96, 2013–14.
Runners-up; 1946–47, 1978–79, 1979–80 (the final was played in 1979), 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17, 2018–19.
European trophies.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ;
Winners: one time.
1982–83.
UEFA Super Cup winners: 1 time.
1983.
So Aberdeen FC won their most trophies in the 1980s. While they had their most runners-up spots in the 2010s.
Denmark 2 Scotland 0 - September 2021.
In the World Cup Qualifying Group Stage, the Danes have defeated Scotland by two goals to zero in Denmark. Denmark scored two goals in the first half by Wass and Maehle.
Scotland gave a debut to Aberdeen player Ferguson.
This was a European Group F match.
Scotland need to improve their results to qualify for the World Cup.
Scotland did well to qualify for the European Championships. But it will be difficult to qualify for the World Cup. In Group F, Scotland have won one, drawn two and lost one.
Denmark are top of the group with 12 points.
