What organization or association or team did Scottish Football Association join in 1886?
Scottish Football Association The Scottish Football Association ( also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA ; ; Scottish Gaelic : Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba ) is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland . Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland , affiliated national associations as well as local associations . It was formed in 1873 , making it the second oldest national football association in the world . It is not to be confused with the Scottish Football Union , which is the name that the SRU was known by until the 1920s . The Scottish Football Association sits on the International Football Association Board which is responsible for the laws of the game . The SFA is also a member of FIFA and founder member of UEFA . It is based at Hampden Park in Glasgow . In addition , the Scottish Football Museum is located there . The Scottish Football Association is responsible for the operation of the Scotland national football team , the annual Scottish Cup and several other duties important to the functioning of the game in Scotland . History . Following the formation of Scotlands earliest football clubs in the 1860s , football experienced a rapid growth but there was no formal structure , and matches were often arranged in a haphazard and irregular fashion . Queens Park , a Glasgow club founded in 1867 , took the lead , and following an advertisement in a Glasgow newspaper in 1873 , representatives from seven clubs – Queens Park , Clydesdale , Vale of Leven , Dumbreck , Third Lanark , Eastern and Granville – attended a meeting on 13 March 1873 . Furthermore , Kilmarnock sent a letter stating their willingness to join . That day , these eight clubs formed the Scottish Football Association , and resolved that : Chief executive . The chief executive of the Scottish Football Association oversees the development of football in Scotland and the administration of disciplinary matters , and is also responsible for the general organisation of the national side . One of the most prominent roles of the chief executive is to hire and dismiss Scotland national football team managers . There have been nine chief executives since 1882 : - John McDowall ( 1882–1928 ) - Sir George Graham ( 1928–1957 ) - Willie Allan ( 1957–1977 ) - Ernie Walker CBE ( 1977–1990 ) - Jim Farry ( 1990–1999 ) - David Taylor ( 1999–2007 ) - Gordon Smith ( 2007–2010 ) - Stewart Regan ( 2010–2018 ) - Ian Maxwell ( 2018–present ) National teams . As well as the Scotland national football team , the Scottish Football Association is also currently responsible for organising the Scotland B national football team , as well as mens national teams at under-21 , under-19 , under-18 and under-17 levels . There was also a semi-professional team , but this was disbanded in 2008 . In womens football , there is the full Scotland womens national football team , under-19 and under-17 teams . In Futsal there is a full national side . Club competitions . The Scottish Football Association organises the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Youth Cup . Although the SFA are not involved in the day-to-day operation of the Scottish Professional Football League or other league competitions , they do appoint referees to officiate the games in these leagues , as well as dealing with player registrations and disciplinary issues . Club licensing . The Scottish Football Association encourages quality of governance in football clubs through a system of club licence awards . All SFA member clubs are assessed annually in four areas ( ground , first team , youth team , and governance ) and , if appropriate , awarded a licence at platinum , gold , silver , bronze or entry level . As of July 2019 , only Celtic have been awarded a platinum-level licence , while three clubs have been awarded gold-level licences : Hibernian , St Johnstone and St Mirren . All clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League , Highland Football League , and Lowland Football League are required to be licensed at entry level or above . Member clubs . As of April 2021,104 clubs are full members of the Scottish Football Association , comprising : - All 42 clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League - All 18 clubs in the Highland Football League - All 16 clubs in the Lowland Football League - 20 clubs in the East of Scotland Football League : - Blackburn United , Broxburn Athletic , Burntisland Shipyard , Camelon Juniors , Coldstream , Dundonald Bluebell , Dunipace , Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare , Haddington Athletic , Hawick Royal Albert , Hill of Beath Hawthorn , Jeanfield Swifts , Linlithgow Rose , Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale , Newtongrange Star , Penicuik Athletic , Preston Athletic , Tranent Juniors , Tynecastle , and Whitehill Welfare - 4 clubs in the South of Scotland Football League : - Newton Stewart , St Cuthbert Wanderers , Threave Rovers , and Wigtown & Bladnoch - 2 clubs in the West of Scotland Football League : - Girvan and Glasgow University - 1 club in the North Caledonian League : Golspie Sutherland - 1 club in SJFA North Region : Banks O Dee Affiliated associations . National associations . The Scottish Football Association has affiliated to it the following six national associations : - Scottish Amateur Football Association - Scottish Junior Football Association - Scottish Schools Football Association - Scottish Youth Football Association - Scottish Welfare Football Association - Scottish Womens Football Local associations . The following nine local associations are affiliated : - Aberdeenshire and District Football Association - East of Scotland Football Association - Fife Football Association - Forfarshire Football Association - Glasgow Football Association - North of Scotland Football Association - Southern Counties Football Association - Stirlingshire Football Association - West of Scotland Football Association - Scottish Futsal League External links . - FIFA profile - UEFA profile