SJFA West Region Premiership

SJFA West Region Premiership
Founded 2002 (2002)
Country  Scotland
Number of teams 16
Promotion to no promotion
Relegation to West Region Championship
Domestic cup(s) Scottish Junior Cup
Current champions Beith Juniors
(2017–18)
Website SJFA
Current season

The SJFA West Region Premiership (also known as the McBookie.com West of Scotland League Premiership) is a semi-professional football league run by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and is the highest tier of league competition for its member clubs.

The division was created in 2002 with the amalgamation of the top leagues of the Central and Ayrshire districts. The current champions are Beith Juniors.[1]

From the 2007–08 season onwards the champions of the league have been eligible to enter the Scottish Cup at its earliest stage, the first being Pollok, along with the champions of the East Superleague, the North Superleague, and the Junior Cup winners.[2]

Since 2002, two clubs have been automatically relegated to the Super League First Division, and are replaced by the clubs placed first and second in that division. A relegation play-off was added in 2006–07 where the club which finishes third bottom contests a two-legged play-off against the team which finishes third in the Super League First Division. West Region clubs voted in 2017 to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the Super League Premier Division was rebranded as the West Region Premiership from 2018 onwards and will consist of sixteen clubs. Clubs will be relegated to a rebranded Championship also consisting of sixteen teams.[3]

Member clubs for the 2018–19 season

Club Location Home Ground Finishing position 2017–18
Auchinleck TalbotAuchinleckBeechwood Park2nd
Beith JuniorsBeithBellsdale Park1st
Cambuslang RangersCambuslangSomervell Park2nd in Super League First Division
ClydebankClydebankLochburn Park110th
Cumnock JuniorsCumnockTownhead Park9th
Glenafton AthleticNew CumnockLoch Park7th
Hurlford UnitedHurlfordBlair Park8th
Irvine MeadowIrvineMeadow Park5th in Super League First Division
Kilbirnie LadesideKilbirnieValefield Park5th
Kilwinning RangersKilwinningAbbey Park4th
Kirkintilloch Rob RoyCumbernauldGuy's Meadow 26th
Largs ThistleLargsBarrfields Stadium3rd in Super League First Division
PetershillSpringburn, GlasgowPetershill Park1st in Super League First Division
PollokNewlands, GlasgowNewlandsfield Park3rd
RenfrewRenfrewNew Western Park4th in Super League First Division
TroonTroonPortland Park6th in Super League First Division

1Groundsharing with Maryhill FC
2Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United F.C..[4]

Champions and season summaries

Note: Champions in bold completed the 'Double' by also winning the Junior Cup.

Year Winner Runners-up Relegated Promoted West Region League
play-off (aggregate)		 Champions' Progression
in Scottish Cup
2002–03 Pollok Neilston Juniors Benburb
Irvine Meadow XI		 Arthurlie
Troon		 N/A N/A
2003–04 Kilwinning Rangers Arthurlie Kilbirnie Ladeside
Neilston Juniors		 Bellshill Athletic
Renfrew		 N/A N/A
2004–05 Pollok (2) Arthurlie Kilwinning Rangers
Troon		 Kilsyth Rangers
Shotts Bon Accord		 N/A N/A
2005–06 Auchinleck Talbot Renfrew Johnstone Burgh
Larkhall Thistle		 Neilston Juniors
Petershill		 N/A N/A
2006–07 Pollok (3) Auchinleck Talbot Maryhill
Renfrew		 Beith Juniors
Irvine Meadow XI		 Glenafton Athletic 2
Kilwinning Rangers 0		 2nd Round 2007–08[2]
2007–08 Pollok (4) Irvine Meadow XI Kilsyth Rangers
Shotts Bon Accord		 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Vale of Clyde		 Cumnock Juniors 5
Kilwinning Rangers 2		 1st Round 2008–09[5]
2008–09 Irvine Meadow XI Pollok Neilston Juniors
Cumnock Juniors
Glenafton Athletic		 Largs Thistle
Kilbirnie Ladeside
Lanark United		 Lanark United 3
Glenafton Athletic 2		 4th Round 2009–10[6]
2009–10 Beith Juniors Arthurlie Vale of Clyde
Bellshill Athletic		 Rutherglen Glencairn
Cumnock Juniors		 Lanark United 3
Clydebank 2		 3rd Round 2010–11[7]
2010–11 Irvine Meadow (2) Arthurlie Rutherglen Glencairn
Lanark United		 Ashfield
Clydebank		 Petershill 1
Glenafton Athletic 0		 3rd Round 2011–12[8]
2011–12 Irvine Meadow (3) Petershill Kilbirnie Ladeside
Largs Thistle		 Glenafton Athletic
Shotts Bon Accord		 Pollok 5
Renfrew 1		 2nd Round 2012–13[9]
2012–13 Auchinleck Talbot (2) Petershill Shotts Bon Accord
Beith Juniors
Ashfield		 Hurlford United
Kilbirnie Ladeside
Largs Thistle		 Largs Thistle 7
Ashfield 7
4–3 pens.[10]		 3rd Round 2013–14[11]
2013–14 Auchinleck Talbot (3) Irvine Meadow Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Pollok
Largs Thistle		 Troon
Beith Juniors
Shotts Bon Accord		 Shotts Bon Accord 5
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 2[12]		 2nd Round 2014–15[13]
2014–15 Auchinleck Talbot (4) Hurlford United Shotts Bon Accord
Cumnock Juniors
Clydebank		 Pollok
Shettleston
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy		 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 4
Shotts Bon Accord 1[14]		 2nd Round 2015-16[15]
2015–16 Auchinleck Talbot (5) Hurlford United Irvine Meadow
Petershill
Shettleston		 Cumnock Juniors
Largs Thistle
Kilwinning Rangers		 Kilwinning Rangers 5
Shettleston 3[16]		 Preliminary round 2 2016–17[17]
2016–17 Glenafton Athletic Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle
Troon		 Girvan
Clydebank		 Kilwinning Rangers 3
Kilsyth Rangers 2[18]		 3rd Round 2017–18
2017–18 Beith Juniors (2) Auchinleck Talbot Girvan
Arthurlie		 Petershill
Cambuslang
Largs
Renfrew
Irvine Meadow
Troon		 Irvine Meadow 4
Arthurlie 1
Troon 4
Girvan 2		 ?

All-time Super League Premier Division table

This table is a cumulative record of matches played in the Super League Premier Division since its inception in 2002. The table is accurate from the 2002–03 season to the end of the 2017–18 season, inclusive.[19] Teams highlighted in bold are members of the 2018–19 West Region Premiership.

P
Club
Ssn
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
PPG
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Rel
1Auchinleck Talbot 163521986985745392+3436631.885243
2Pollok 1533016266102639492+1475621.741311
3Arthurlie 1533014165124556546+1047311.43411
4Glenafton Athletic 1327611265107416407+94011.451111
5Cumnock Juniors 1430810467137512538−463791.2312
6Irvine Meadow 102201133572414324+903741.703212
7Beith Juniors 102201064767423340+833651.65221
8Petershill 10220875578345341+43161.442111
9Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 9198783585330371−412671.3611
10Kilbirnie Ladeside 10220705199344396−522611.1812
11Hurlford 5110562925218147711971.7921
12Kilwinning Rangers 5110502337202161+411731.57121
13Bellshill Athletic 6132432564175231−561541.171
14Maryhill 5110402446176175+11441.3111
15Clydebank 5110421751162182-201431.3121
16Troon 5110342353170215−4513221.2012
17Neilston Juniors 5110372053171205−341311.19112
18Shotts Bon Accord 5110362054153210−571281.162
19Largs Thistle 5110341561142218−761171.063
20Larkhall Thistle 488222739132164−32931.061
21Johnstone Burgh 488251845100165−65931.061
22Renfrew 36623133091121−30821.2411
23Kilsyth Rangers 36613203379140−61590.891
24Ashfield 2441611178176+5591.341
25Lanark United 244128246693−27441.001
26Vale of Clyde 244892754107−53330.751
27Shettleston 12274112632-6251.141
28Rutherglen Glencairn 12227132457−33130.591
29Girvan 12226142459−35120.541
30Benburb 12212191863−4550.231

P = Position; Ssn = Number of seasons; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; PPG = Points per game; Rel = Relegated
1 Arthurlie deducted 15 points in 2005–06 season.
2 Troon deducted 3 points in 2003–04 season.

References

  1. ↑ Murray, Keir (4 June 2017). "Scottish Junior Cup final: Glenafton seal double with win over Auchinleck". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Pollok 0-1 Montrose". BBC Sport. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Goldthorp, Craig (13 July 2017). "Junior football overhaul sees merger of Scotland's West and Ayrshire clubs". www.carlukegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Full time whistle for historic Adamslie Park". www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Spartans leave it late in City Park's last Scottish Cup tie". The Scotsman. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hibernian 3 - 0 Irvine Meadow". BBC Sport. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Beith 3-4 Airdrie United". BBC Sport. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Robertson, Alan (20 November 2011). "Irvine Meadow 0 Livingston 6". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Shoot-out drama as Largs win". Evening Times. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 3 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Thomson, Nick (11 June 2014). "Things are looking up". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Edinburgh City 2-1 Auchinleck Talbot". BBC Sport. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Hepburn, David (5 June 2015). "Promotion joy for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy". www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Scottish Cup: East Stirlingshire and Clyde eliminated". BBC Sport. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  16. ↑ McGowan, Eric (11 June 2016). "Buffs shoot down Shettleston to win promotion back to the top flight". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  17. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (13 September 2016). "Don't write off Auchinleck Talbot after William Hill Scottish Cup defeat, says victorious Beith skipper John Sheridan". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  18. ↑ McGowan, Eric (3 June 2017). "Kilwinning Rangers retain top flight status after play-off drama at Abbey Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  19. ↑ http://www.west-region-results.co.uk/
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