Scottish Amateur Football League

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The Scottish Amateur Football League is a football (soccer) league competition for amateur teams in Scotland. It was formed in 1909 when Scottish Football League club Queen's Park F.C. decided that their fourth team needed regular competition. Queen's Park were successful in winning the first league title, but Edinburgh Civil Service won the league the following year, so Queen's Park decided to enter their third team for the third season of the competition, indicating a high standard of football was played at this level from an early stage.

Despite being called the Scottish Amateur Football League (SAFL) the league has never included clubs from across the country. Prior to the Second World War membership stretched across the Scottish Central Belt, with a number of clubs from the East of the country participating. However, following the end of the war membership became concentrated in the West of the country. The SAFL has been successful in embracing a number of clubs from the Argyll area which otherwise might not have regular competition.

At its peak in the early 1980s the SAFL contained 12 divisions, but this number is now a bit lower at five. The League is split into a Premier section of three divisions, with two divisions below that level.

[edit] Present League Membership

Premier

Busby AFC, Cambria, Duncanrig FP, Greenock HSFP, Inverclyde AFC, Kings Park Rangers AFC, Oban Saints, Pollok AFC, Postal Utd, St Patrick's AFC

Premier 1

Campbeltown Pupils, Centre AFC, Dunoon, Eaglesham, Kilbowie Union, Kilpatrick FC, Moorcroft, Rutherglen, Shawlands FP, St. Joseph's

Premier 2

Aikenhead Th, Arkleston, Campbeltown Boys, Carlton YM, Castlemilk Amateurs, Clydebank College, Dumbarton Harp, Glencastle Sparta, Port Glasgow OBU, Rolls Royce EK

Division 1

Cambria (B), Carlton YM (B), Eaglesham (B), Kings Park Rangers AFC (B), Lochgilphead Red Star, Paisley Reid Kerr, Port Glasgow Amateurs, Rosehill Star, Shawlands FP (B), St Patricks AFC (B), Tarbert

Division 2

Centre AFC (B), Dumbarton Rock, Duncanrig FP (B), East Kilbride YMCA, Hamilton FP, Inverkip Thistle, Jamestown, Lomond Rock, Millerston Thistle, Sporto, Whitehill FP