The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.

In 1998, the Premier Division clubs broke away from the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Premier League.

The First Division remained the second tier of the Scottish league system, but was now the top tier of the Scottish Football League.

The SPFL named its second tier as the Scottish Championship, which effectively replaced the First Division.

From 1998, only the winner of the First Division was promoted to the Scottish Premier League (SPL), subject to that club meeting the SPL stadium criteria.