2018–19 West of Scotland Premiership

West of Scotland Premiership
Season 2018–19
Matches played 82
Goals scored 296 (3.61 per match)
Biggest home win Largs Thistle 7–0 Irvine Meadow
(22 September 2018)
Biggest away win Cumnock 2–6 Hurlford United
(11 August 2018)
Petershill 0–4 Glenafton Athletic
(11 August 2018)
Renfrew 0–4 Kilbirnie Ladeside
(11 August 2018)
Highest scoring Beith 7–2 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
(18 August 2018)
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 13 October 2018.

The 2018–19 West of Scotland Premiership is the first season of the newly formed league by the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. The league is made up of 16 clubs, 10 from the 2017–18 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, four from the 2017–18 West of Scotland Super League First Division and the two play-off winners.[1]

The winners of the Premiership will be eligible to enter the 2019–20 Scottish Cup.

Teams

Member clubs for the 2018–19 season

Beith are the defending champions.

Petershill, Cambuslang Rangers, Largs Thistle and Renfrew were promoted from the old West of Scotland Super League First Division to allow the new division to expand from 12 to 16 teams.

Irvine Meadow and Troon claimed the final spots after beating Arthurlie and Girvan respectively in the West Region League play-offs.

Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2017–18
Auchinleck TalbotAuchinleckBeechwood ParkTommy SloanSuper League Premier Division, 2nd
BeithBeithBellsdale ParkJohn MillarSuper League Premier Division, 1st
Cambuslang RangersCambuslangSomervell ParkPaul McCollSuper League First Division, 2nd
ClydebankClydebankHolm ParkKieran McAnespieSuper League Premier Division, 10th
CumnockCumnockTownhead ParkPeter LeonardSuper League Premier Division, 9th
Glenafton AthleticNew CumnockLoch ParkCraig McEwanSuper League Premier Division, 7th
Hurlford UnitedHurlfordBlair ParkDarren HendersonSuper League Premier Division, 8th
Irvine MeadowIrvineMeadow ParkBrian McGintySuper League First Division, 5th
Kilbirnie LadesideKilbirnieValefield ParkBilly McGhieSuper League Premier Division, 5th
Kilwinning RangersKilwinningAbbey ParkChris StrainSuper League Premier Division, 4th
Kirkintilloch Rob RoyCumbernauldGuy's Meadow1Stuart MaxwellSuper League Premier Division, 6th
Largs ThistleLargsBarrfields StadiumStuart DavidsonSuper League First Division, 3rd
PetershillSpringburn, GlasgowPetershill ParkWillie PatersonSuper League First Division, 1st
PollokNewlands, GlasgowNewlandsfield ParkTony McInallySuper League Premier Division, 3rd
RenfrewRenfrewNew Western ParkColin Clark and Martin FerrySuper League First Division, 4th
TroonTroonPortland ParkJim KirkwoodSuper League First Division, 6th

1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United.[2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hurlford United 10 10 0 0 32 13 +19 30 Qualification to 2019–20 Scottish Cup
2 Clydebank 11 6 1 4 22 14 +8 19
3 Largs Thistle 11 5 3 3 28 11 +17 18
4 Pollok 10 5 3 2 19 13 +6 18
5 Cumnock 11 5 2 4 25 24 +1 17
6 Glenafton Athletic 10 5 1 4 24 15 +9 16
7 Auchinleck Talbot 7 5 1 1 12 4 +8 16
8 Beith 8 4 2 2 21 14 +7 14
9 Cambuslang Rangers 11 4 2 5 19 22 −3 14
10 Kilwinning Rangers 11 3 3 5 13 16 −3 12
11 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 11 3 3 5 19 28 −9 12
12 Troon 11 3 2 6 10 15 −5 11
13 Kilbirnie Ladeside 11 3 1 7 12 17 −5 10
14 Petershill 10 3 1 6 14 29 −15 10 Relegation to 2019–20 West of Scotland Championship
15 Renfrew 11 2 2 7 16 31 −15 8
16 Irvine Meadow 10 2 1 7 10 30 −20 7
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: West Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Home \ Away[1] AUC BEI CAMCLYCMNGLEHURIVMKLBKWNKRRLRGPSHPLKRENTRO
Auchinleck Talbot 1–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 1–1
Beith 2–1 3–4 3–2 7–2
Cambuslang Rangers 1–0 3–2 4–0 2–2
Clydebank 3–3 0–1 2–0 6–1
Cumnock 2–2 3–2 2–6 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–0
Glenafton Athletic 0–2 4–2 6–2 1–2
Hurlford United 4–0 3–2 4–3 1–0 2–1 5–1
Irvine Meadow 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–3
Kilbirnie Ladeside 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Kilwinning Rangers 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–0
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1–2 4–3 1–1 3–2
Largs Thistle 0–1 3–0 3–3 7–0 5–0
Petershill 2–1 0–4 0–1 3–3 1–4
Pollok 1–2 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–3 2–2
Renfrew 1–0 5–1 0–4 3–4 1–1 0–3
Troon 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1

Updated to games played on 13 October 2018.
Source: West Region SJFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ↑ Bark, Stephen (29 June 2017). "Massive majority votes to reconfigure league structure from 2018/19". Cumnock Chronicle. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "End of an era at Adamslie Park for famous Rob Roy". The Scotsman. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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