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Thanks all and welcome to a thread dedicated to football in Scotland. I thought this may interest some, it can be a place to ask question and more importantly lead to some good debates on football in my homeland. First and Foremost I have prepared a little something on football in Scotland for everyone. Enjoy.<br />
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The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. Currently, the full sponsored name of the league is the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premierleague. UEFA currently rank the league 10th in Europe. The current Champions of Scotland and holders of the SPL title are Celtic F.C.<br />
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History<br />
Previously, the Scottish Football League had a two divisional structure (Divisions One and Two) between which clubs were promoted and relegated at the end of each season. However, by the mid 1970s, this organisation was perceived to be stagnant, and it was decided to split into a three divisional structure (Premier Division, First Division and Second Division).<br />
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This setup continued until the mid-1990s when it was decided to split into a four divisional structure with the addition of a Third Division.<br />
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Promotion and relegation<br />
Providing they meet certain criteria regarding their stadium, the top club from the Scottish First Division is promoted to the SPL, with the 12th-placed SPL club relegated.<br />
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In 2003, the league's promotion criteria caused controversy as the chairmen of the member clubs voted against Falkirk's proposed ground share with Airdrie United and stopped the club from having the 10,000 fan stadium capacity it required, thus saving Motherwell from relegation.<br />
The same situation nearly materialised in 2004, but after several votes and discussion, including threats of court cases from Partick Thistle, the team then threatened with prospect of relegation, Inverness Caledonian Thistle were finally allowed promotion provided that they groundshared with north rivals Aberdeen at Pittodrie, a ground over 160 km (100 miles) away. In 2005, the stadium size criterion for entry to the SPL was reduced to 6,000, thereby allowing Inverness Caledonian Thistle to return to their home stadium partway during the season.<br />
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Media coverage<br />
Irish broadcasting firm Setanta Sports currently hold the rights to broadcast televised live and exclusive Scottish Premier League games. Setanta won the rights in 2004 and began broadcasting in season 2004-05. The rights were previously owned by Sky Sports and BBC Scotland. STV's Scotsport currently own the rights to broadcast highlights of each game. Radio broadcasting rights are held by BBC Radio Scotland, who also own internet broadcasting rights of all matches to online listeners.<br />
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Current Leage Table - As of February 14th<br />
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Current SPL Clubs<br />
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Full name Aberdeen Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) The Dons <br />
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Founded 1903 <br />
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Ground Pittodrie Stadium,<br />
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Aberdeen, Scotland, UK <br />
Capacity 22,199 <br />
Chairman Stewart Milne <br />
Manager Jimmy Calderwood <br />
League Scottish Premier League <br />
2005-06 Scottish Premier League, 6th <br />
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Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League.<br />
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Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation of a number of clubs from Aberdeen, they have been one of the top clubs in Scotland. Alex Ferguson was a highly successful manager of the team in the 1980s, guiding them to three league championships, and famously to victory in the 1983 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid in the final.<br />
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Aberdeen play at Pittodrie, which has a capacity of 22,199 and was the first all-seater and all-covered stadium in the UK. Aberdeen were also the first team to introduce the 'dug-out'<br />
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Honours<br />
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European Cup Winners' Cup (1) :- 1982-83 <br />
European Super Cup (1) :- 1983-84 <br />
Scottish League Champions (4) :- 1954-55; 1979-80; 1983-84; 1984-85 <br />
Scottish Cup Winners (7) :- 1946-47; 1969-70; 1981-82; 1982-83; 1983-84; 1985-86; 1989-90 <br />
Scottish League Cup Winners (5) :- 1955-56; 1976-77; 1985-86; 1989-90; 1995-96 <br />
Southern League Cup Winners (1) :- 1946 <br />
Drybrough Cup Winners (2) :- 1971-72; 1980-81 <br />
Tennents' Sixes Winners (2) :- 1986; 1987 <br />
Highland Football League (reserve team championship) :- 1915; 1925 <br />
Adidas &quot;World Team of the Year&quot; 1983 <br />
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Current squad <br />
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1 GK Jamie Langfield <br />
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2 DF Michael Hart <br />
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3 DF Richie Byrne <br />
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4 DF Russell Anderson (captain) <br />
5 DF Alexander Diamond <br />
6 MF Scott Severin (vice-captain) <br />
7 MF Jamie Smith <br />
8 MF Barry Nicholson <br />
9 FW Steve Lovell <br />
10 FW Darren Mackie <br />
11 MF Chris Clark <br />
14 MF Gary Dempsey <br />
15 DF Karim Touzani <br />
16 FW Lee Miller <br />
17 DF Dan Smith <br />
18 MF Jamie Winter <br />
19 MF Richard Foster <br />
20 GK Derek Soutar <br />
21 DF Andrew Considine <br />
23 FW Craig Brewster <br />
24 DF David Donald <br />
25 FW Chris Maguire <br />
26 FW Dyron Daal <br />
27 DF Stuart Smith <br />
28 DF Mark Thomas <br />
29 FW Michael Paton <br />
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Full name The Celtic Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Celts' <br />
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Founded 1888 <br />
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Ground Celtic Park <br />
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Capacity 60,832 <br />
Chairman Brian Quinn <br />
Manager Gordon Strachan <br />
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2005-2006 Scottish Premier League, 1st <br />
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Celtic Football Club (pronounced &quot;seltik&quot; in IPA) AIM: CCP is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. The club is based in the east end of the city of Glasgow.<br />
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The club is officially nicknamed the Bhoys. The full name of the club is The Celtic Football Club, though it is sometimes called Glasgow Celtic or Celtic Glasgow, particularly by foreign commentators. Until 1994, when it became a public company, the club was The Celtic Football &amp; Athletic Company Ltd.<br />
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Celtic play home games at Celtic Park, which is currently the second largest club stadium in the United Kingdom and was until the expansion of Old Trafford in recent years the largest in the UK. In 2005-06, Celtic Park attracted an average attendance of 58,149 , making Celtic second only to Manchester United in average attendance for any British football club.<br />
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Together with their rivals, Rangers F.C., they form the Old Firm which is one of the most famous and fiercest rivalries in sport. The club has traditionally been identified with the Catholic community of Glasgow and has strong support from the Catholic population of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Celtic's home kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks.<br />
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In 1967, Celtic became the first Northern European team to win to win the European Cup, which had previously been the preserve of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish clubs. Celtic won every competition that they entered that season: Scottish League, Scottish FA Cup, Scottish League Cup, European Cup and the Glasgow Cup.<br />
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Major honours<br />
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European Champions Cup (1): 1967, Runner-up 1970. <br />
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UEFA Cup Runner-up 2003. <br />
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Scottish Football League Champions (40): 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 <br />
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Scottish Cup (33): 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, 2005,2006 <br />
Scottish League Cup (13): 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006. <br />
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Other honours<br />
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Glasgow Cup (29): 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975*, 1982 (* 1975 shared with Rangers after 2-2 draw) <br />
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Glasgow Merchant's Charity Cup (23) <br />
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Glasgow Football League: 1899 <br />
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Inter City Football League: 1900 <br />
Glasgow International Exhibition Cup: 1902 <br />
Scottish League Commemorative Shield: 1904/05, 1909/10 <br />
Ferencvaros Vase: 1914 <br />
Empire Exhibition Trophy: 1938 <br />
Victory In Europe Cup: 1945 <br />
Saint Mungo Cup: 1951 <br />
Coronation Cup: 1953. <br />
Alfredo di Stefano Trophy: 1967 <br />
Statuette of Samothrace: 1970 (L'Equipe European Team of the Year) <br />
Drybrough Cup: 1974. <br />
Polar Bear Trophy: 1975 (Presented by Valur of Iceland) <br />
Real Madrid Silver Cabin: 1980 <br />
Tennents' Sixes: 1992. <br />
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Current squad<br />
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No. Position Player <br />
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1 GK Artur Boruc <br />
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2 DF Paul Telfer <br />
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3 DF Lee Naylor <br />
5 DF Gary Caldwell <br />
6 DF Bobo Balde <br />
7 FW Maciej &#379;urawski <br />
9 FW Kenny Miller <br />
10 FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink <br />
11 MF Paul Hartley <br />
12 DF Mark Wilson <br />
14 FW Derek Riordan <br />
15 MF Evander Sno <br />
16 MF Thomas Gravesen <br />
17 DF Steven Pressley <br />
18 MF Neil Lennon (captain) <br />
20 MF Ji&#345;� Jaro&#353;�k <br />
21 GK Mark Brown <br />
24 DF Jean-Jo�l Perrier-Doumb� (on loan from Stade Rennais) <br />
25 MF Shunsuke Nakamura <br />
26 FW Cillian Sheridan <br />
37 FW Craig Beattie <br />
41 DF John Kennedy <br />
42 FW Michael McGlinchey (Reserve) <br />
44 DF Stephen McManus <br />
46 MF Aiden McGeady <br />
47 GK Michael McGovern <br />
48 DF Darren O'Dea <br />
49 DF Scott Cuthbert (Reserve) <br />
50 DF Gary Irvine (Reserve) <br />
51 FW Nicky Riley (Reserve) <br />
53 MF Simon Ferry (Reserve) <br />
54 MF Ryan Conroy (Reserve) <br />
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Full name Dundee United Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) The Terrors<br />
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The Tangerines<br />
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The Arabs <br />
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Founded 1909 (as Dundee Hibernian)<br />
1923 (as Dundee United) <br />
Ground Tannadice Park, Dundee <br />
Capacity 14,209 <br />
Chairman Eddie Thompson <br />
Manager Craig Levein <br />
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2005-06 Scottish Premier League, 9th <br />
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Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish football club located in Dundee. Officially, United are nicknamed The Terrors and the supporters known as The Arabs, though the latter term has been applied equally to the club in recent times by the sporting media. The Tangerines is another term used to describe the club.<br />
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United currently play in the Scottish Premier League and have been managed by Craig Levein since late October 2006. Eddie Thompson, chairman since September 2002, is the majority shareholder of Dundee United, whilst the supporters, under the guise of ArabTRUST, own the second majority. In 2005-06, Tannadice attracted an average attendance of 8,197, the sixth-highest average in the SPL.<br />
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In European competition, United are Scotland's third most experienced team, having played 104 matches (five more than Aberdeen) over 22 seasons in Europe. During the club's many European competition runs in the late 20th century, English-based media sometimes incorrectly called the team Dundee - the name of their city rivals. This still occasionally happens today.<br />
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Honours<br />
UEFA Cup: Runners-up (1): 1986-87 <br />
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Semi-finalists (1): 1983-84 <br />
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Winners (1): 1982-83 <br />
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Winners (2): 1924-25, 1928-29 <br />
Runners-up (2): 1931-32, 1959-60 <br />
Scottish League First Division: <br />
Runners-up (1): 1995-96 <br />
Scottish Cup: <br />
Winners (1): 1993-94 <br />
Runners-up (7): 1973-74, 1980-81, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1990-91, 2004-05 <br />
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Winners (2): 1979-80, 1980-81 <br />
Runners-up (3): 1981-82, 1984-85, 1997-98 <br />
Scottish League Challenge Cup: <br />
Runners-up (1): 1995-96 <br />
City of Discovery Cup: <br />
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Current squad<br />
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No. Position Player <br />
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1 GK Derek Stillie <br />
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2 DF Christian Kalvenes <br />
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3 DF David McCracken <br />
4 DF Lee Wilkie <br />
5 DF Lee Mair <br />
7 MF Mark Kerr <br />
9 FW Jon Daly <br />
10 FW Noel Hunt <br />
11 MF Barry Robson (captain) <br />
12 MF Stuart Duff <br />
14 MF Steven Robb <br />
15 MF Craig Conway <br />
16 DF Sean Dillon <br />
17 MF Greg Cameron <br />
18 DF Garry Kenneth <br />
19 DF Ross Gardiner <br />
20 FW Collin Samuel <br />
21 GK Euan McLean <br />
23 MF William Easton <br />
24 MF Barry Callaghan <br />
25 MF David Robertson <br />
26 FW David Goodwillie <br />
27 MF Gregg Burnett <br />
29 MF Morgaro Gomis <br />
36 DF Keith Watson <br />
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Full name Dunfermline Athletic Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) The Pars <br />
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Founded 2 June 1885 <br />
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Dunfermline<br />
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Capacity 11,850 <br />
Chairman John Yorkston <br />
Manager Stephen Kenny <br />
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2005-06 SPL, 11th <br />
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Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife. They are currently members of the Scottish Premier League, and finished runners up to Celtic in last season's Scottish League Cup final, played on March 19, 2006. They play at East End Park and are nicknamed The Pars. They are currently managed by Stephen Kenny (interview), who joined the club from Derry City. The previous manager Jim Leishman resigned on October 25, 2006, but will remain at the club as the director of football.<br />
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First Division (2) - 1989, 1996 <br />
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Second Division (2) - 1926, 1986 <br />
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Scottish Cup (2) - 1961, 1968; Runners-up (2) - 1965, 2004 <br />
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Scottish League Cup - Runners-up 1950, 1992, 2006 <br />
Cup Winner's Cup semi-finalists 1969 <br />
Cup Winner's Cup quarter-finalists 1962 <br />
Inter Cities Fairs Cup quarter-finalists 1965-1966 <br />
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Current squad <br />
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No. Position Player <br />
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1 GK Roddy McKenzie <br />
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2 DF Greg Shields <br />
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3 DF Scott Wilson <br />
4 MF Darren Young <br />
5 MF Jamie McCunnie <br />
6 DF Scott Thomson (captain) <br />
7 MF Stephen Simmons <br />
8 MF Gary Mason <br />
9 FW Mark Burchill <br />
10 FW Jim McIntyre <br />
11 MF Scott Muirhead <br />
12 DF Scott Morrison <br />
14 DF Phil McGuire <br />
15 FW Owen Morrison <br />
16 MF Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool) <br />
17 MF Fr�d�ric Daquin <br />
18 DF Andy Tod <br />
19 DF Aaron Labonte <br />
20 FW Jim Hamilton <br />
21 DF Calum Woods <br />
22 FW Craig Wilson (on loan to Raith Rovers) <br />
23 DF Greg Ross <br />
24 DF Souleymane Bamba <br />
25 FW Stephen Crawford <br />
26 DF Clark Kaye <br />
27 MF Nick Phinn <br />
28 MF James O'Brien (on loan from Celtic) <br />
29 GK Dorus de Vries <br />
30 GK Sean Murdoch <br />
31 FW Calum Smith <br />
32 MF Iain Williamson <br />
47 MF Bobby Ryan <br />
48 MF Stephen Glass (on loan from Hibernian) <br />
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Full name Falkirk Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) The Bairns <br />
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Founded 1876 <br />
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Ground Falkirk Stadium<br />
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Falkirk<br />
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Capacity 8, 000 <br />
Chairman Campbell Christie <br />
Manager John Hughes <br />
League Scottish Premier League <br />
2005-06 Scottish Premier League, 10th <br />
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Cups:<br />
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Scottish Cup Winners - 1913, 1957 <br />
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SFL Challenge Cup - 1993, 1997, 2004 <br />
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Scottish Football League 1 - 1990/91, 1993/94, 2002/03, 2004/05 <br />
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Scottish Football League 2 - 1979/80 <br />
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Second Division - 1935/36, 1969/70, 1974/75 <br />
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Current squad <br />
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2 DF C�dric Uras <br />
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3 DF Dean Holden <br />
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4 MF Patrick Cregg <br />
5 MF Jack Ross (Club Captain) <br />
6 DF Craig Ireland <br />
7 MF Pedro Moutinho <br />
8 FW Alan Gow <br />
9 FW Graham Barrett <br />
10 MF Russell Latapy <br />
14 MF Ryan McStay <br />
15 DF Kenny Milne <br />
17 GK Jeroen Lambers <br />
18 MF Vitor Lima <br />
19 FW John Stewart <br />
20 DF Darren Barr <br />
21 FW Carl Finnigan <br />
22 MF Steven Thomson (Team Captain) <br />
23 DF Marc Twaddle <br />
24 DF John Hughes <br />
25 DF Tiago Rodrigues <br />
26 MF Liam Craig <br />
27 DF Karl Dodd <br />
28 MF Stephen O'Donnell <br />
29 FW Graeme Churchill <br />
31 MF Scott Arfield <br />
32 DF Brian Allison <br />
33 DF Tam Scobbie <br />
34 FW Dayne Robertson <br />
40 GK Kasper Schmeichel (loan from Man City) <br />
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Full name Heart of Midlothian<br />
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Nickname(s) The Heart (earliest nickname),<br />
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Hearts, Jam Tarts, Jambos<br />
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Founded 1874 <br />
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Edinburgh <br />
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Capacity 17,420[1] <br />
Chairman Roman Romanov <br />
Head Coach Valdas Ivanauskas <br />
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2005-2006 Scottish Premier League, 2nd <br />
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Heart of Midlothian F.C. (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. It is one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian. Lithuanian Russian businessman and banker Vladimir Romanov became the major shareholder of Hearts when he took over Chris Robinson's stake. The club is presently managed by Valdas Ivanauskas.<br />
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Scottish League Champions: 4<br />
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1894-95, 1896-97, 1957-58, 1959-60 <br />
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Scottish Cup: 7<br />
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1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1998, 2006 <br />
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Scottish League Cup: 4<br />
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1954-55, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1962-63 <br />
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Minor honours <br />
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First Division: 1<br />
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Inter City Football League: 2<br />
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Tennents' Sixes: 2<br />
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1985, 1991 <br />
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Milk Cup (Premier): 2<br />
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1994, 2004 <br />
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1 GK Craig Gordon (captain) <br />
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2 DF Robbie Neilson <br />
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3 DF Takis Fyssas <br />
5 DF Ibrahim Tall <br />
6 DF Nerijus Barasa (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
7 MF Neil McCann <br />
8 MF Bruno Aguiar (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
9 FW Edgaras Jankauskas (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
11 FW Michal Posp�&#353;il <br />
12 FW Roman Bedn�&#345; <br />
13 GK Steve Banks <br />
14 MF Mirsad Be&#353;lija <br />
16 MF Saulius Mikoli&#363;nas (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
18 MF Deividas &#268;esnauskis (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
19 FW Mauricio Pinilla (on loan from Sporting Lisbon) <br />
20 DF Christophe Berra <br />
21 DF Jos� Gon�alves (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
22 FW Calum Elliot <br />
23 MF Lee Wallace <br />
25 DF Christos Karipidis <br />
26 MF Marius &#381;ali&#363;kas (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
27 FW Andrius Veli&#269;ka (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
28 MF Julien Brellier <br />
32 DF David Armstrong <br />
34 MF Laryea Kingston (on loan from Terek Grozny) <br />
36 MF John Neill <br />
37 MF Andrew Driver <br />
38 DF Alan Lithgow <br />
40 MF Eggert Jonsson <br />
41 DF John Armstrong <br />
43 GK Eduardas Kurskis (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
44 FW Arkadiusz Klimek (on loan from Kaunas) <br />
53 MF Matthew Park <br />
57 FW Branimir Kostadinov <br />
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Full name Hibernian Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) Hibees (High-bees), Hibs <br />
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Founded 1875 <br />
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Ground Easter Road<br />
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Leith<br />
Edinburgh<br />
Midlothian <br />
Capacity 16,877 <br />
Chairman Rod Petrie <br />
Manager John Collins <br />
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2005-06 Scottish Premier League, 4th <br />
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Hibernian Football Club (informally known as &quot;Hibs&quot;) are a Scottish football club from Edinburgh. Along with city rivals Hearts, they represent Edinburgh in the Scottish Premier League. The club is currently managed by John Collins with Tommy Craig as his assistant.<br />
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Scottish football champions: 4 <br />
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1903, 1948, 1951, 1952 <br />
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Scottish Football League First Division: 2 <br />
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Scottish Football League Division Two: 3 <br />
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Scottish Cup: 2 <br />
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Scottish League Cup: 2 <br />
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&quot;Championship of the World&quot;: 1 <br />
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Drybrough Cup: 2 <br />
1972, 1973 <br />
Summer Cup: 2 <br />
1942[3], 1964 <br />
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1 GK Simon Brown <br />
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2 DF Steven Whittaker <br />
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3 DF David Murphy <br />
4 MF Merouane Zemmama <br />
5 DF Rob Jones (captain) <br />
6 MF Michael Stewart <br />
7 MF Scott Brown <br />
9 FW Chris Killen <br />
10 FW Abdessalam Benjelloun <br />
12 DF Shelton Martis <br />
13 FW Sam Morrow <br />
14 MF Guillaume Beuzelin <br />
15 DF Chris Hogg <br />
19 FW Thomas Sowunmi <br />
17 FW Ivan Sproule <br />
18 MF Jamie McCluskey <br />
20 FW Steven Fletcher <br />
21 DF Jonathan Baillie <br />
22 FW Dean Shiels <br />
25 DF Kevin McCann <br />
26 DF Lewis Stevenson <br />
27 MF Sean Lynch <br />
28 FW Ross Campbell <br />
31 GK Zbigniew Ma&#322;kowski <br />
32 MF Keegan Ayre <br />
33 DF Ross Chisholm <br />
41 GK Andrew McNeil <br />
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Full name Inverness Caledonian Thistle<br />
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Nickname(s) Caley Jags <br />
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Founded 1994 <br />
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Ground Caledonian Stadium<br />
Inverness<br />
Inverness-shire <br />
Capacity 7,500+ <br />
Chairman Alan Savage <br />
Manager Charlie Christie <br />
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2005-06 Scottish Premier League, 7th <br />
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. They are currently playing in the Scottish Premier League and are coached by former player Charlie Christie after previous Manager Craig Brewster was appointed at Dundee United.<br />
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They play in blue, red and white strips, and are nicknamed Caley Thistle. Their home ground, Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, is situated beside the Moray Firth, in the shadow of the Kessock Bridge.<br />
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2 DF Ross Tokely <br />
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4 DF Darren Dods <br />
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5 DF Stuart McCaffrey <br />
6 MF Roy McBain <br />
7 MF Barry Wilson <br />
8 MF Ian Black <br />
9 FW Graham Bayne <br />
10 MF Richie Hart <br />
11 MF Alan Morgan <br />
12 MF Russell Duncan <br />
14 DF Grant Munro <br />
16 DF Richard Hastings <br />
17 FW Craig Dargo <br />
18 FW Gary McSwegan <br />
19 FW Dennis Wyness <br />
20 MF Markus Paatelainen <br />
21 GK Michael Fraser <br />
23 GK Ally Ridgers <br />
24 MF John Rankin <br />
25 MF Stuart Soane <br />
26 MF Alexander Sutherland <br />
28 FW Rory McAllister <br />
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Honours<br />
Scottish First Division(1): 2003/04 <br />
Bells Challenge Cup: 2003/04 <br />
Scottish Third Division(1): 1996/97 <br />
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Full name Kilmarnock Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) Killie, Knock <br />
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Founded 1869 <br />
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Ground Rugby Park<br />
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Kilmarnock<br />
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Capacity 18,128 <br />
Chairman Michael Johnston <br />
Manager Jim Jefferies <br />
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2005/06 SPL, 5th <br />
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Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, &quot;Killie&quot; are the oldest professional club in Scotland. Home matches are played at Rugby Park. They are currently members of the Scottish Premier League and are managed by Jim Jefferies.<br />
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Scottish League Champions (1): 1964-65 <br />
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Division Two (2): 1897-98, 1898-99 <br />
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Scottish Cup (3): 1920, 1929, 1997<br />
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1 GK Alan Combe <br />
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2 MF James Fowler <br />
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3 DF Garry Hay (Captain) <br />
4 DF David Lilley <br />
5 DF Gordon Greer <br />
6 DF Simon Ford <br />
7 FW Steven Naismith <br />
8 MF Gary Locke <br />
9 FW Colin Nish <br />
10 FW Gary Wales <br />
11 MF Danny Invincibile <br />
12 MF Allan Johnston <br />
13 GK Graeme Smith <br />
14 DF Frazer Wright <br />
15 DF Grant Murray <br />
16 MF Rhian Dodds <br />
18 FW Paul Di Giacomo <br />
20 MF David Fern�ndez <br />
21 DF Ryan O'Leary <br />
22 MF Peter Leven <br />
23 DF Jamie Hamill <br />
26 GK Cameron Bell <br />
27 MF Momo Sylla <br />
28 DF Iain Campbell <br />
29 MF Rocco Quinn (on loan from Celtic) <br />
30 MF Steven Noble <br />
44 GK Chad Harpur <br />
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Full name Motherwell Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) The Well<br />
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The Steelmen <br />
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Founded 17 May 1886 <br />
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Ground Fir Park<br />
Motherwell, North Lanarkshire <br />
Capacity 13,742 <br />
Chairman John Boyle <br />
Manager Maurice Malpas <br />
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2005-06 season Scottish Premier League, 8th <br />
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Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Motherwell currently play in the Scottish Premier League; their home stadium is Fir Park and they are managed by Maurice Malpas.<br />
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The club has won four major trophies in its history; the First Division in 1931-32, the Scottish Cup in 1952 and 1991, and the Scottish League Cup in 1950. In addition, it has won the second-tier Scottish league on four occasions; as the Second Division in 1953-54 and 1968-69, and as the First Division (beneath the Premier League) in 1981-82 and 1984-85. It also won the Milk Cup, in 1983<br />
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No. Position Player <br />
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1 GK Graeme Smith <br />
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2 DF Martyn Corrigan <br />
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3 DF Danny Murphy <br />
4 MF Brian Kerr <br />
5 DF Stephen Craigan <br />
6 DF Brian McLean <br />
7 FW Scott McDonald <br />
8 FW Ross McCormack <br />
10 MF Phil O'Donnell (captain) <br />
11 DF Jim Paterson <br />
12 FW David Clarkson <br />
13 FW Paul Keegan <br />
14 FW Steven McGarry <br />
15 DF William Kinniburgh <br />
16 FW Trevor Molloy <br />
17 MF Kevin McBride <br />
18 GK Colin Meldrum <br />
19 DF Paul Quinn <br />
20 MF Marc Fitzpatrick <br />
22 MF Keith Lasley <br />
23 MF Darren Smith <br />
25 GK Dougie Calder <br />
26 MF Kenny Connolly <br />
28 DF Willie Soutar <br />
29 MF Stephen Maguire <br />
30 DF Mark Reynolds <br />
31 MF Krisztian Vadocz <br />
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Full name Rangers Football Club <br />
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Nickname(s) The Gers <br />
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Founded 1873 <br />
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Ground Ibrox<br />
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Glasgow<br />
Scotland <br />
Capacity 51,082[1] <br />
Chairman Sir David Murray <br />
Manager Walter Smith <br />
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2005-2006 Scottish Premier League, 3rd <br />
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Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. Rangers are the most successful club in Scottish football, with 51 league titles, and have won the most trophies of any football club in the world.<br />
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The club's home, the all-seated 51,082-capacity in south-west Glasgow, has been accredited as one of UEFA's five-star stadia.<br />
The club has traditionally been identified with the Protestant Unionist community of Scotland. For most of their history, Rangers have enjoyed a fierce rivalry with their cross-city opponents Celtic F.C. <br />
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The club is nicknamed Rangers FC, from the shite that big eck spouted and the fans are known to each other as 'Bluenoses'. The club's correct name is simply Rangers F.C. although it is sometimes incorrectly called Glasgow Rangers. This frequently happens with English commentators seeking to distinguish between them and other similarly-named clubs, particularly Queens Park Rangers F.C. This naming convention is also popular in Europe and further afield, where any club without its location in its name receives it as a prefix or suffix, for example Red Star Belgrade.<br />
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Rangers are the most honoured football club in the world having won 107 trophies in total.<br />
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Rangers hold the world record for number of domestic league championships won, racking up 51 titles. <br />
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They hold the record for domestic trebles, with seven so far. <br />
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Rangers won their 100th major trophy in 2000, the first club in the world to reach that milestone. <br />
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Have competed in European competitions in more seasons than any other British club, 46 times as of and including 2006-07. <br />
First Scottish club to qualify from both the Champions League group stage (2005-06) and the UEFA Cup group stage (2006-07).<br />
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Scottish League championships (51): <br />
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1975 1976 1978 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2003 2005 <br />
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European Cup Winners&#8217; Cup winners: 1972 <br />
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Scottish Cup winners (31): <br />
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1963 1964 1966 1973 1976 1978 1979 1981 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2002 2003 <br />
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League Cup winners (24): <br />
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1947 1949 1961 1962 1964 1965 1971 1976 1978 1979 1982 1984 <br />
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1985 1987 1988 1989 1991 1993 1994 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 <br />
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Other honours<br />
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Emergency War League (1): 1940 <br />
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Southern League : 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 <br />
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Glasgow League (2): 1895/96, 1897/98 <br />
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Milk Cup (3): (Premier) 1984, 1992; (Junior) 1985 <br />
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Drybrough Cup (1): 1979 <br />
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Tennents' Sixes (2): 1984, 1989 <br />
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Glasgow Cup (44): 1893, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975*, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987<br />
*1975 trophy shared with Celtic after 2-2 draw <br />
Glasgow Merchants and Charity Cup (32): 1878-79, 1896-97, 1899-1900, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1918-19, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60 <br />
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Current squad<br />
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1 GK Stefan Klos <br />
2 DF Andy Webster (on loan from Wigan Athletic) <br />
3 DF David Weir <br />
4 FW Thomas Buffel <br />
5 DF Sa&#353;a Papac <br />
6 MF Barry Ferguson (captain) <br />
7 DF Brahim Hemdani <br />
8 MF Kevin Thomson <br />
9 FW Dado Pr&#353;o <br />
10 FW Nacho Novo <br />
11 MF Gavin Rae <br />
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu <br />
14 MF Libor Sionko <br />
15 FW Kris Boyd <br />
17 MF Chris Burke <br />
18 DF Ian Murray <br />
19 DF Karl Svensson <br />
20 DF Alan Hutton <br />
22 GK Allan McGregor <br />
23 FW Filip &#352;ebo <br />
25 MF Charlie Adam <br />
26 DF Steven Smith <br />
28 DF Antoine Ponroy <br />
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Full name St. Mirren Football Club<br />
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Nickname(s) The Buddies, The Saints <br />
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Founded 1877 <br />
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Ground St. Mirren Park<br />
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Love Street<br />
Paisley<br />
Renfrewshire<br />
PA3 2EA <br />
Capacity 10,800 <br />
Chairman Stewart Gilmour <br />
Manager Gus MacPherson <br />
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Saint Mirren Football Club (usually referred to simply as St. Mirren, or by the nicknames The Buddies - a nickname for people from Paisley from &quot;Paisley Bodies&quot; or The Saints - for obvious reasons) are a Scottish football club based in the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire. The team is named after the Irish monk Saint Mirin who is the patron saint of Paisley and is said to have founded the town's Abbey. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League (season 2006-07) having gained promotion from the First Division in 2005-06.<br />
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St. Mirren are managed by Gus MacPherson and the main sponsors are currently Braehead, a local shopping centre located in Renfrewshire close to the border of the City of Glasgow.<br />
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The club are currently enjoying their return to top-flight football in Scotland, the first time the club has been in the Scottish Premier League since 2001<br />
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Scottish First Division: 1976/77, 1999/2000, 2005/06 <br />
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Scottish Cup: 1926, 1959, 1987 <br />
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Scottish League Challenge Cup: 2005 <br />
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Renfrewshire Cup: 1882/1883, 1883/1884, 1887/1888, 1890/1891, 1893/1894, 1896/1897, 1897/1898, 1903/1904, 1909/1910, 1910/1911, 1923/1924, 1924/1925, 1925/1926, 1927/1928, 1928/1929, 1929/1930, 1931/1932, 1932/1933, 1933/1934, 1935/1936, 1937/1938, 1940/1941, 1943/1944, 1945/1946, 1946/1947, 1947/1948, 1949/1950, 1958/1959, 1959/1960, 1960/1961, 1962/1963, 1966/1967, 1973/1974, 1976/1977, 1978/1979, 1979/1980, 1982/1983, 1983/1984, 1984/1985, 1985/1986, 1987/1988, 1989/1990, 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2006/2007 <br />
Victory Cup: 1919 <br />
Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners: 1979/80 <br />
Barcelona Cup 1922 <br />
Summer Cup: 1943 <br />
Epson Invitational Tournament: 1986/87<br />
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Current squad <br />
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1 GK Tony Bullock <br />
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2 DF David van Zanten <br />
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3 DF Kirk Broadfoot <br />
4 DF Andy Millen <br />
5 DF Kevin McGowne (Captain) <br />
6 DF John Potter <br />
7 MF Hugh Murray <br />
8 DF Eddie Malone <br />
9 FW John Sutton <br />
10 FW Stewart Kean <br />
11 FW Alex Burke <br />
12 MF Richard Brittain <br />
13 GK Craig Hinchcliffe <br />
14 MF Garry Brady <br />
15 MF Mark Corcoran <br />
16 DF Ian Maxwell <br />
17 DF Alan Reid <br />
18 FW Brian McGinty <br />
19 FW Billy Mehmet <br />
20 MF Craig Molloy <br />
21 MF Ryan McCay <br />
22 FW David McKenna <br />
23 MF Iain Anderson <br />
24 GK Chris Smith <br />
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Edit - Hopefully everyone is ok with me posting the above. Some cynical bastard has red repped me as he deems that I have just copied and pasted the above from somewhere else. The Pics were made by myself, that size with border and the rest came from a variety of sources, wikipedia, SPL, etc. <br />
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Anyway onto some discussion, Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Rangers tonight in the UEFA Cup. Any predictions?</div></div><hr />


<div class="post"><div class="posttop"><div class="username">Blaze</div><div class="date">02-14-2007, 02:46 PM</div></div><div class="posttext">Rangers will probably be in the last 16, probably not further then that.<br />
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Celtic have a hard tie next week against Milan. Though if Nakamura and Hesslelink are on form, they should be able to put up a good fight</div></div><hr />


<div class="post"><div class="posttop"><div class="username">Bigell</div><div class="date">02-14-2007, 02:51 PM</div></div><div class="posttext">Rangers to go through and beat Sp*rs in the last 16...<br />
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I'll ask the same question as I did in the other thread :mad:<br />
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Anyone think McCleish will do as good as job as Smith?</div></div><hr />


<div class="post"><div class="posttop"><div class="username">Monzon</div><div class="date">02-14-2007, 03:54 PM</div></div><div class="posttext">Nope Bigelll, I for one don't think so and I can already see the bitching now. ''If Rangers hadn't of stole Smith we would have qualified.'' Possibly yes but you just have to move on. With a bit of luck who knows but I doubt Big Eck will do anything special.<br />
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Hapoel Tel Aviv  1 Rangers 0, current half time score.</div></div><hr />


<div class="post"><div class="posttop"><div class="username">Blaze</div><div class="date">02-14-2007, 04:17 PM</div></div><div class="posttext">Rangers to go through and beat Sp*rs in the last 16...<br />
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We are already facing Parma i think in the last 16 :suspic:</div></div><hr />


<div class="post"><div class="posttop"><div class="username">Tenks</div><div class="date">02-14-2007, 05:34 PM</div></div><div class="posttext">Rangers lost 2-1 in the end.<br />
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Wasn't a bad game I heard..</div></div><hr />


<div class="post"><div class="posttop"><div class="username">Monzon</div><div class="date">02-14-2007, 05:59 PM</div></div><div class="posttext">Yeah 2-1. Really sloppy defending for their second goal and Tel Aviv didn't look great shakes. Nor do we however but we should proceed to the next round with a win a confortable win at Ibrox.</div></div><hr />


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