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==All-time table==
==All-time table==
This table is a cumulative record of matches played in the Super League Premier Division and West Region Premiership since its inception in 2002. The table is accurate from the 2002–03 season to the end of the [[2019–20 West Region Premiership|2019–20]] season, inclusive.<ref>http://www.west-region-results.co.uk/</ref> Teams highlighted in '''bold''' were members of the [[2019–20 West Region Premiership]] – due to that season being curtailed with the number fixtures completed by each club varying widely, their figures do not provide a consistent total.
This table is a cumulative record of matches played in the Super League Premier Division and West Region Premiership since its inception in 2002. The table is accurate from the 2002–03 season to the end of the [[2019–20 West Region Premiership|2019–20]] season, inclusive.<ref>http://www.west-region-results.co.uk/</ref> Teams highlighted in '''bold''' were members of the [[2019–20 West Region Premiership]] – due to that season being curtailed with the number fixtures completed by each club varying widely (e.g Auchinleck had played 16, Clydebank had played 28), their figures do not provide a consistent total.


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Revision as of 08:22, 24 April 2020

SJFA West Region Premiership
Founded2002 (22 years ago) (2002)
Folded2020
Country Scotland
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Promotion tono promotion
Relegation toWest Region Championship
Domestic cup(s)Scottish Junior Cup
Last championsAuchinleck Talbot (7th title)
(2019–20)
Most championshipsAuchinleck Talbot (7 titles)
WebsiteScottish Junior FA

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

Formerly known as the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, the league was created in 2002 with the amalgamation of the top leagues of the Central and Ayrshire regions.

It was abolished in 2020 when all SJFA West Region clubs moved to join the newly-formed senior West of Scotland Football League.

The final champions and most successful club were Auchinleck Talbot, who won seven league titles. A total of 32 clubs competed in the league.

History

Initially two clubs were automatically relegated to the Super League First Division at the end of each season, and replaced by the clubs placed first and second in that division. A relegation play-off was added in 2006–07 which saw the club finishing third bottom contest a two-legged play-off against the team which finished third in the Super League First Division.

From the 2007–08 season, the winners of the league were eligible to enter the senior Scottish Cup at its earliest stage, with Pollok being the first champions to take part in the Scottish Cup.[1]

In 2017 West Region clubs voted to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the Super League Premier Division was rebranded as the West Region Premiership for the 2018–19 season. The league was also expanded to sixteen clubs, and with clubs were relegated to a rebranded Championship also consisting of sixteen teams.[2]

The final season was cancelled due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Member clubs for the 2019–20 season

Club Location Home Ground Finishing position 2018–19
Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Beechwood Park 1st
Beith Juniors Beith Bellsdale Park 4th
Benburb Govan, Glasgow New Tinto Park 2nd in Championship
Clydebank Clydebank Holm Park 8th
Cumnock Juniors Cumnock Townhead Park 10th
Glenafton Athletic New Cumnock Loch Park 5th
Hurlford United Hurlford Blair Park 2nd
Irvine Meadow Irvine Meadow Park 6th
Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Valefield Park 13th
Kilwinning Rangers Kilwinning Kilwinning Sports Club 9th
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow [a] 11th
Largs Thistle Largs Barrfields Stadium 7th
Pollok Newlands, Glasgow Newlandsfield Park 3rd
Rossvale Govan, Glasgow New Tinto Park [b] 3rd in Championship
Rutherglen Glencairn Rutherglen New Southcroft Park 1st in Championship
Troon Troon Portland Park 12th
Notes
  1. ^ Kirkintilloch Rob Roy ground-shared with Cumbernauld United.
  2. ^ Rossvale ground-shared with Benburb.

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[1]
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[3]
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[4]
2009–10 Beith Juniors Arthurlie Vale of Clyde
Bellshill Athletic
Rutherglen Glencairn
Cumnock Juniors
Lanark United 3
Clydebank 2
3rd Round 2010–11[5]
2010–11 Irvine Meadow (2) Arthurlie Rutherglen Glencairn
Lanark United
Ashfield
Clydebank
Petershill 1
Glenafton Athletic 0
3rd Round 2011–12[6]
2011–12 Irvine Meadow (3) Petershill Kilbirnie Ladeside
Largs Thistle
Glenafton Athletic
Shotts Bon Accord
Pollok 5
Renfrew 1
2nd Round 2012–13[7]
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.[8]
3rd Round 2013–14[9]
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[10]
2nd Round 2014–15[11]
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[12]
2nd Round 2015–16[13]
2015–16 Auchinleck Talbot (5) Hurlford United Irvine Meadow
Petershill
Shettleston
Cumnock Juniors
Largs Thistle
Kilwinning Rangers
Kilwinning Rangers 5
Shettleston 3[14]
Preliminary round 2 2016–17[15]
2016–17 Glenafton Athletic Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle
Troon
Girvan
Clydebank
Kilwinning Rangers 3
Kilsyth Rangers 2[16]
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
3rd Round 2018–19
2018–19 Auchinleck Talbot (6) Hurlford United Renfrew
Petershill
Cambuslang
Rutherglen Glencairn
Benburb
Rossvale
3rd Round 2019–20
2019–20[a] Auchinleck Talbot (7) Kilwinning Rangers No promotion or relegation: all clubs moved to the senior West of Scotland Football League.[19][20] TBC 2020–21
  1. ^ Season suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Champions calculated using 'points per game' algorithm, announced on 21 April.[17][18]

All-time table

This table is a cumulative record of matches played in the Super League Premier Division and West Region Premiership since its inception in 2002. The table is accurate from the 2002–03 season to the end of the 2019–20 season, inclusive.[21] Teams highlighted in bold were members of the 2019–20 West Region Premiership – due to that season being curtailed with the number fixtures completed by each club varying widely (e.g Auchinleck had played 16, Clydebank had played 28), their figures do not provide a consistent total.

P Club Ssn Pld W D L F A GD Pts PPG 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Rel
1 Auchinleck Talbot 18 398 238 73 87 878 422 456 787 1.98 7 2 4 3
2 Hurlford 7 159 86 37 36 326 210 116 295 1.86 3 1
3 Pollok 17 382 191 77 114 744 546 198 660 1.73 4 1 5 1 1
4 Irvine Meadow 12 272 139 42 91 497 407 90 459 1.69 3 2 1 2
5 Beith Juniors 12 271 129 64 78 527 417 110 451 1.66 2 2 1
6 Kilwinning Rangers 7 165 78 31 56 294 245 49 265 1.61 1 1 2 1
7 Glenafton Athletic 15 326 137 75 122 509 480 29 486 1.49 1 1 1 1
8 Arthurlie 15 330 141 65 124 556 546 10 473[a] 1.43 4 1 1
9 Ashfield 2 44 16 11 17 81 76 5 59 1.34 1
10 Clydebank 7 168 66 25 77 263 274 -11 223 1.33 1 2 1
11 Petershill 11 250 92 58 100 369 421 -52 331[b] 1.32 2 1 1 2
12 Maryhill 5 110 40 24 46 176 175 1 144 1.31 1 1
13 Rossvale 1 25 10 2 13 33 39 -6 32 1.28
14 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 11 245 88 43 114 379 460 -81 305 1.24 1 1
15 Cumnock Juniors 16 363 123 76 164 597 646 -49 445 1.23 1 2
16 Neilston Juniors 5 110 37 20 53 171 205 -34 131 1.19 1 1 2
17 Kilbirnie Ladeside 12 274 90 56 128 426 497 -71 326 1.19 1 2
18 Largs Thistle 7 165 55 29 81 252 303 -51 194 1.18 3
19 Bellshill Athletic 6 132 43 25 64 175 231 -56 154 1.17 1
20 Renfrew 4 96 31 19 46 132 187 -55 112 1.17 1 2
21 Shotts Bon Accord 5 110 36 20 54 153 210 -57 128 1.16 2
22 Shettleston 1 22 7 4 11 26 32 -6 25 1.14 1
23 Troon 7 164 49 32 83 240 319 -79 186[c] 1.13 1 2
24 Johnstone Burgh 4 88 25 18 45 100 165 -65 93 1.06 1
25 Larkhall Thistle 4 88 22 27 39 132 164 -32 93 1.06 1
26 Lanark United 2 44 12 8 24 66 93 -27 44 1.00 1
27 Kilsyth Rangers 3 66 13 20 33 79 140 -61 59 0.89 1
28 Vale of Clyde 2 44 8 9 27 54 107 -53 33 0.75 1
29 Rutherglen Glencairn 2 39 5 10 24 50 99 -49 25 0.64 1
30 Benburb 2 42 6 6 30 45 102 -57 24 0.57 1
31 Girvan 1 22 2 6 14 24 59 -35 12 0.55 1
32 Cambuslang Rangers 1 30 5 2 23 35 92 -57 14[d] 0.47 1

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

Notes
  1. ^ Arthurlie deducted 15 points in 2005–06 season.
  2. ^ Petershill deducted 3 points in 2018–19 season.
  3. ^ Troon deducted 3 points in 2003–04 season.
  4. ^ Cambuslang Rangers deducted 3 points in 2018–19 season.

References

  1. ^ a b "Pollok 0-1 Montrose". BBC Sport. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Spartans leave it late in City Park's last Scottish Cup tie". The Scotsman. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Hibernian 3 - 0 Irvine Meadow". BBC Sport. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Beith 3-4 Airdrie United". BBC Sport. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ Robertson, Alan (20 November 2011). "Irvine Meadow 0 Livingston 6". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Third Division Montrose and Peterhead exit Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Shoot-out drama as Largs win". Evening Times. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 3 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ^ Thomson, Nick (11 June 2014). "Things are looking up". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Edinburgh City 2-1 Auchinleck Talbot". BBC Sport. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ^ Hepburn, David (5 June 2015). "Promotion joy for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy". www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Scottish Cup: East Stirlingshire and Clyde eliminated". BBC Sport. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  14. ^ McGowan, Eric (11 June 2016). "Buffs shoot down Shettleston to win promotion back to the top flight". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ McGowan, Eric (3 June 2017). "Kilwinning Rangers retain top flight status after play-off drama at Abbey Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  17. ^ Auchinleck Talbot awarded Scottish junior title despite being 12 points off top, BBC Sport, 21 April 2020
  18. ^ Junior football chiefs explain reasoning behind controversial league winners decision, Daily Record, 21 April 2020
  19. ^ Pyramid Update – 67 Applications Approved, Scottish Lowland Football League, 14 April 2020
  20. ^ Junior clubs in the west are about to get the best of both worlds, The Scotsman, 19 April 2020
  21. ^ http://www.west-region-results.co.uk/

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