Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region

The Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region is one of three regions of 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.

History

Although the West Region was formed by the amalgamation of the Central and Ayrshire regions in 2002, a West of Scotland Junior FA has existed since the end of the Intermediate dispute in 1931 and administered the West of Scotland Cup since that time. The first phase of regionalisation in 1968 saw the Central Junior League (based around greater Glasgow) merge with the Lanarkshire Junior League to create the Central region. The Western Junior League became the Ayrshire region with Neilston Juniors and Dunoon Athletic transferring to the Central region.

The league set-up in the region is a combined top division, officially known as the SJFA West of Scotland Region Super League Premier Division (12 teams), with the West of Scotland Region Super League First Division (14 teams) below. There are two regionalised District Leagues that provide the First Division with two clubs each at the end of the season. The District Leagues of Ayrshire and Central below the Super League correspond to the former two regions that combined to create the Western region. There is a Central District League (with two divisions) and an Ayrshire District League. The four teams being relegated from Division One are assigned to their historic region. Although Ayrshire presently only has one division, clubs are also promoted between the two divisions of the Central District League.

Roll of Honour

Season West Super League
Premier Division		 West Super League
First Division		 Ayrshire District League Central District League
First Division		 Central District League
Second Division
2002–03 Pollok Arthurlie Lugar Boswell Thistle Kilsyth Rangers St Anthony's
2003–04 Kilwinning Rangers Bellshill Athletic Maybole Cambuslang Rangers Clydebank
2004–05 Pollok Kilsyth Rangers Largs Thistle Vale of Clyde Lanark United
2005–06 Auchinleck Talbot Neilston Juniors Irvine Meadow Lesmahagow Blantyre Victoria
2006–07 Pollok Irvine Meadow Kilbirnie Ladeside Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Ashfield
2007–08 Pollok Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Hurlford United Port Glasgow Vale of Leven
2008–09 Irvine Meadow Largs Thistle Dalry Thistle Rutherglen Glencairn Blantyre Victoria
2009–10 Beith Juniors Rutherglen Glencairn Hurlford United Cumbernauld United Johnstone Burgh
2010–11 Irvine Meadow Ashfield Ardrossan Winton Rovers Kilsyth Rangers Yoker Athletic
2011–12 Irvine Meadow Glenafton Athletic Maybole Glasgow Perthshire Carluke Rovers
2012–13 Auchinleck Talbot Hurlford United Kilwinning Rangers Greenock Juniors Cambuslang Rangers
2013–14 Auchinleck Talbot Troon Irvine Victoria Neilston Juniors Blantyre Victoria
2014–15 Auchinleck Talbot Pollok Ardrossan Winton Rovers Blantyre Victoria Rossvale

Current cup holders

Member clubs

There are 63 member clubs of the West Region.

Stagecoach Super League Premier Division

Stagecoach Super League First Division

Ayrshire District League

Central District, First Division

Central District, Second Division

Cup competitions

The West Region organise six cup competitions for member clubs:

External links

References

  1. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (1 June 2015). "Sob joy McGregor as Junior beaks allow sent-off skipper Ryan to lift New Coin Holdings Cup after Arthurlie's win over Kilwinning Rangers". Evening Times. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (18 June 2015). "Eight-man Thorniewood lift EuroScot Eng Central League Cup in dramatic penalty shoot-out". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (18 June 2015). "Ayrshire bragging rights go to Hurlford after 2-0 cup triumph over Auchinleck Talbot". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (19 October 2015). "Petershill overcome Vale of Clyde test to clinch cup". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ↑ McNab, Ken (5 October 2015). "Gaffer Darren Henderson keeps it real as Hurlford power to Ardagh Glass League Cup Final triumph over Troon". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pollok 3 Blantyre Victoria 1: Pollok lift Evening Times Champions' Cup". Evening Times. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "West of Scotland Junior Cup". Ants History. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  8. ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 205. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  9. ↑ Jim O'Donnell (26 July 2012). "Champions will battle to become talk of the Times". Evening Times.
  10. ↑ "Evening Times Competitions". Ants History. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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