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. The region currently covers an area from Girvan in South Ayrshire to Denny in Central Scotland.

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 rationalisation 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 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.

Member clubs

There are 64 member clubs of the West Region. The most recent new members are Gartcairn F. A. Juniors who joined for the 2015–16 season.[1]

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:

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
2015–16 Auchinleck Talbot Cumnock Juniors Girvan Renfrew Forth Wanderers

Current cup holders

External links

References

  1. ↑ Paterson, Colin (25 June 2015). "'The hard work starts now': Gartcairn Juniors chairman Robert McCallum ready to get going". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. Daily Record. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "West of Scotland Junior Cup". Ants History. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 205. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  4. ↑ Jim O'Donnell (26 July 2012). "Champions will battle to become talk of the Times". Evening Times.
  5. ↑ "Evening Times Competitions". Ants History. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Sanderson, Chris (22 May 2016). "All White!". The Scottish Sun.
  7. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (16 June 2016). "Greenock no match for rampant Pollok in Euroscot Eng Central Cup Final". Evening Times. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  8. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (15 June 2016). "Richie Burke hat-trick steers Beith to Ayrshire Cup Final honours with victory over Irvine Meadow". Evening Times. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  9. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (3 October 2016). "Rob Roy break 43-year trophy duck after dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Shettleston". Evening Times. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (10 October 2016). "Ardagh Glass Cup: Proud boss Stevie Swift ends silverware drought as Kilbirnie defeat Auchinleck Talbot in final showpiece". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Joy for Auchinleck as Ayrshire cracks' win over Renfrew ensures third trophy win in four years". Evening Times. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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