Five classic soccer clubs from Scotland

As part of the English soccer, Scotland has been adhering to the style of physical confrontation and long passes for many years, although the strength of the representative team is not as strong as England, but the history of a total of eight World Cup finalists can not be underestimated, the history of the team has also appeared Dalglish, Dennis Law, Andrew Robertson and other high-quality stars.

In terms of professional league, Scotland has a long history of development, although the overall level of the gap with England is very large, but in the overall market and the level of competition is actually in the whole of Europe is considered noteworthy.

When it comes to the representatives of Scottish soccer clubs, what classic existence do you think of? In this article, I will sort out the Top 5 representatives for your reference. Of course, due to the limitation of space, if there is a debate or the pearl of choice, you are welcome to leave a message in the comments section to share.

V. Hibernian

Founded in 1875, located in Edinburgh, the main honor of the team history: 4 times the Scottish top league champion.

Looking back at Hibernian's team history, their peak years were in the 1950s. At that time, with [Five Smokes] (Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Laurie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull, Willie Ormond) was arguably the most competitive team in Scotland.

The club's glorious history cannot be ignored. Back in 1956, Hibernian participated in the first European Championship tournament and reached the quarter-final stage before being defeated by the runners-up of the tournament, Reims. Hibernian was the first English team in the history of the Champions League to participate in the tournament.

However, after a brief period of glory in the 1950s, Hibernian were never able to deliver a title-winning performance, and have floundered in the first and second divisions on several occasions. In 2017, they returned to the Scottish Premier League from the second tier, and have since enjoyed a relatively stable period of growth again.

Queen's Park

Founded in 1867, located in Glasgow, the main honors of team history: 10 times Scottish FA Cup champion, 2 times English FA Cup runner-up.

It is the oldest soccer club in Scotland and the oldest in the world besides England and Wales, and has been invited to participate in the FA Cup in England.

What's even more special is that QR only officially turned into a professional soccer club in 2019, after remaining an amateur club with the team motto "playing football for the sake of playing football". Incidentally, legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and the current Scotland captain and Liverpool player Andrew Robertson, both played for the team. In the long past, many fans would have confused this team with England's QR.

Third, Aberdeen

Founded in 1903 and located in Aberdeen, the main honors of the team's history: 1983 European Winner's Cup champion, 1983 European Super Cup champion, 4 times the top league champion in Scotland.

For the name of Aberdeen, I believe that fans who know the Red Devils United manager Alex Ferguson will have quite an impression. It was from Aberdeen that Ferguson, the legendary manager of Red Devils United from Scotland, made his name.

Back in 1978, Alex Ferguson arrived at Aberdeen from St Mirren at the age of 37. In the next eight years, he led Aberdeen to three league titles, four Scottish Cup titles, and made Aberdeen CF exultant in the European competition at the time, once becoming the [new] Scottish soccer giants.

After Ferguson's departure, Aberdeen's performance declined significantly, but for many years in Scotland is still among the top teams. It can be said that, to a large extent, Aberdeen can shoot to this position, in fact, because Alex Ferguson this a name.

Second, Rangers

Founded in 1872, located in Glasgow, the team history of the main honors: 1972 European Winner's Cup champion, 55 times Scotland's top local league champion.

When it comes to Scotland's long-established teams, Celtic and Rangers, a pair of rivals in the same city, are often the first to be thought of by many fans. In terms of domestic competition, Rangers is the best, their local top league championship and the number of times to complete the Triple Crown in a season are more than Celtic.

However, Rangers have been relegated and once on the verge of bankruptcy in the team's history; in addition, their one Champions League title in European competition is obviously worse than Celtic's one Champions League title. Therefore, Rangers is often regarded as the second most successful soccer club in Scotland, a little behind Celtic.

I. Celt

Founded in 1888, located in Glasgow, the main honors of the team's history: 1967 Champions League champion, 51 times the Scottish local top league champion.

The classic four-leaf clover logo and the bright green and white jerseys are the deep impression many fans have of the Scottish Premier League giants Celtic. Looking back at the history of the Celtic club team, they were the first English team to reach the top of Europe.

Back in 1967, under the leadership of the famous Scottish coach Jock Stan, Celtic CF, with an all-Scottish squad, achieved the feat of the "Five Fortunes" (winning the Scottish League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Glasgow Cup and most importantly, the Champions League in a single season).

In the Champions League that year, they went all the way to the National Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, where they beat Inter Milan 2-1, winning the legendary name of "Lisbon Lions". With this feat, Celtic has been considered the most iconic giants club in Scottish football. In fact, Celtic has remained strong in Scottish football for many years and has long monopolized the top division of the country with fellow Glasgow-based Rangers CF.

For pan-football fans, Celtic is not considered a popular team, but has a long history of good road appeal and popularity. Throughout European football, Celtic is really considered to be a friendly and open team to Asian players, including the introduction of Asian players such as Shunsuke Nakamura, Seiyu Yuki, Zheng Zhi, Che Duri, Dewei, Furuhashi Henwu, Maeda Daran, Renyo Flagstaff, and Yoke's Touchiness.