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___MASK47___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part ___MASK88___ the United Kingdom and covers the northern third ___MASK88___ the island ___MASK88___ Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the ___MASK1___ , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up ___MASK88___ more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . The Scottish Premier League ( SPL ) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in ___MASK47___ . The league was founded in 1998 , when it broke away from the Scottish Football League ( SFL ). It was abolished in 2013 , when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League , with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership . A total ___MASK88___ 19 clubs competed in the SPL , but only the Old Firm clubs , Celtic and Rangers won the league championship . ___MASK62___ is a town in ___MASK18___ on the southeast coast ___MASK88___ Scotland , approximately east ___MASK88___ Edinburgh and from the English border north ___MASK88___ Berwick - upon - Tweed . The Scottish Junior Football Association , East Region is one ___MASK88___ three regions ___MASK88___ the SJFA which organise their own distinct league and cup competitions . The SJFA used to be split into six regions , but in 2002 they took the decision to reform into three to try to ensure more games between the top clubs and hence increase their revenues . The East Region was created by amalgamating the former East ( Lothians ), Fife and Tayside Regions and currently stretches from Brechin in the North to Dunbar in the South - East . The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers , who are both based in ___MASK89___ . The origin of the term is unclear but may derive from the two clubs ' initial match in which the commentators referred to the teams as " like two old , firm friends ", and represents the commercial benefits of the two clubs ' rivalry . The name may also be a reference to these two teams being among the original 11 members of the Scottish Football League formed in 1890 . The rivalry between the two clubs has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture and has contributed to the political , social and religious division in Scotland and also beyond , especially in neighbouring Northern Ireland . As a result , the fixture was recognised as having enduring appeal . A team sport includes any sport which involves two or more players working together towards a shared objective . A team sport is an activity in which individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win . Examples are basketball , volleyball , water ___MASK87___ , handball , lacrosse , cricket , baseball , and the various forms ___MASK88___ football and hockey . The Scottish Football League ( SFL ) was a league featuring professional and semi - professional football clubs mostly from ___MASK47___ . From its foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League ( SPL ) was formed in 1998 , the SFL represented the top level ___MASK88___ football in ___MASK47___ . After 1998 , the SFL represented levels 2 to 4 ___MASK88___ the Scottish football league system . In June 2013 , the SFL merged with the SPL to form the Scottish Professional Football League . Andy Scott ( born 30 January 1985 ) is a Scottish association football player who plays for Bo ' ness United in the Scottish Junior Football Association , East Region . He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell . Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams ___MASK88___ eleven players with a spherical ball . It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world ' s most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end . The object ___MASK88___ the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal . The Scottish Junior Football Association (" SJFA " for short ) is an affiliated national association ___MASK88___ the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade ___MASK88___ football in Scotland . The term " junior " refers to the level ___MASK88___ football played , not the age ___MASK88___ the players . The closest equivalent terminology would be non - League football in England , the difference being that non - league football in Scotland is not similarly integrated into its football league system . Founded in 1886 , the SJFA is responsible for disciplinary matters within the grade , certain player registration procedures and organising the annual Scottish Junior Cup . Other league and cup competitions are organised by three regional committees . The association headquarters are at Hampden Park , ___MASK89___ , which is Scotland ' s national football stadium . There was an earlier Scottish Junior FA , which was founded in ___MASK89___ in October 1880 . This body also ran a Scottish Junior Cup competition during 1880  81 season but appears to have disbanded at the end ___MASK88___ that season . ___MASK40___ is a former royal burgh in ___MASK21___ , Scotland . Traditionally ___MASK40___ is often described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre - Reformation Roman Catholic diocese ( which continues today as an episcopal seat of the Scottish Episcopal Church ), but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era . Nevertheless , the designation is often incorrectly used , with examples being the City of ___MASK40___ and District Community Council , City of ___MASK40___ and Area Partnership , City of ___MASK40___ Civic Trust and ___MASK40___ City Football Club .