Lanarkshire Football League

Football tournament

Lanarkshire LeagueFounded| 1898

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Abolished| 1901
Region|  Scotland
Number of teams| 5
Last champions| Albion Rovers (1st title)
Most successful club(s)| Albion Rovers (1 title)
Motherwell (1 title)

The Lanarkshire Football League was a short-lived local football league in Scotland.

## History

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The League was formed in 1898 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs. The new league required home sides to pay a £10 guarantee for visiting clubs, which ensured that only the larger clubs could be members, as crowds of at least 400 were required just to cover the guarantee.[1]

The league existed for only three seasons. Motherwell won the 1898–99 competition by defeating Airdrieonians in a very belated play-off in May 1900 and Albion Rovers the 1900–01 edition; the 1899–1900 edition was unfinished.[2]

A Second League for smaller clubs was held in the second half of the 1898–99 season,[3] but it seems to have fizzled out without completing - fixtures took second place to other competitions such as the Coatbridge Express Cup, and Glengowan was said to be "in a sorry state" by the end of April.[4]

## Membership

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* Airdrieonians 1898–1899, 1900-1901
* Albion Rovers 1898–1901
* Carfin Emmet 1899–1900
* Hamilton Academical 1898–1899, 1900–1901
* Motherwell 1898–1899, 1900–1901
* Royal Albert 1898–1900
* Wishaw 1899–1900
* Wishaw Thistle 1899–1900
* Wishaw United 1900–1901

### Second League members

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* Carfin Rovers
* Dykehead
* East Lanarkshire
* Glengowan
* Uddingston

## See also

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* Scottish Football (Defunct Leagues)

## References

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1. ^ "Notes on sport and pastime". Coatbridge Express: 4. 12 October 1898.
2. ^ "Lanarkshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. ^ "Lanarkshire notes". Scottish Referee: 2. 17 February 1899.
4. ^ "Lanarkshire Notes". Scottish Referee: 4. 28 April 1899.

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Defunct football competitions in Scotland

National leagues|

| Senior|

* Scottish Football League
* Premier Division
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Scottish Premier League
* War Emergency League

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Non league|

* Scottish Football Alliance
* Scottish Football Federation
* Scottish Football Union
* Scottish Junior Football League

Age groups|

* Scottish Premier Reserve League
* SPFL Development League

Regional leagues|

| Supplementary|

* Edinburgh League
* Glasgow and West of Scotland League
* Glasgow League
* Inter City League
* Inter City Midweek League
* Inter County League
* Lanarkshire League
* Renfrewshire League
* Scottish County League

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Junior|

* Ayrshire Junior League
* Central Junior League
* East Junior League
* Fife Junior League
* Glasgow Junior League
* Lanarkshire Junior League
* North Junior League
* Scottish Intermediate League
* Scottish Junior East Region Leagues
* Superleague/Premiership
* Premier League
* North Division
* Central Division
* South Division
* Scottish Junior West Region Leagues
* Premiership
* Championship
* League One
* League Two
* Ayrshire District
* Central 1st
* Central 2nd
* Tayside Junior League

Wartime|

* North Eastern League
* Southern League

Other|

* Combined Reserve League
* Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League
* Ayrshire Combination
* Ayrshire League
* Central Combination
* Central League
* Dumfries and Galloway leagues
* Eastern League
* Midland League
* Northern League
* Perthshire League
* Southern Counties League (Scotland)

Cup competitions|

| Cross border|

* Anglo-Scottish Cup
* British League Cup
* Coronation Cup
* Dubai Champions Cup
* Empire Exhibition Trophy
* Football World Championship
* Friendship Cup
* Texaco Cup

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National|

* Drybrough Cup
* Qualifying Cup
* SFA Challenge Cup
* North Region
* Saint Mungo Cup
* Spring Cup
* Summer Cup
* Supplementary Cup
* Tennents' Sixes

Regional|

* Ayrshire Cup
* Churchill Cup
* Dumbartonshire Cup
* Edinburgh Exhibition Cup
* Glasgow Charity Cup
* Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup
* Glasgow Exhibition Cup
* 1888
* 1901
* Glasgow North Eastern Cup
* Lanarkshire Cup
* Lord Provost's Cup
* North Ayrshire Cup
* Perthshire Cup
* Rosebery Charity Cup
* West of Scotland Junior Cup
* Wilson Cup

Wartime|

* North Eastern League Cup
* Southern League Cup
* Victory Cup
* 1919
* 1946
* War Emergency Cup
* War Fund Shield

Friendly|

* Allison Trophy
* ARR Craib Cup
* Caledonia Trophy
* Evening Telegraph Cup
* Festival Cup
* Glasgow International Tournament
* Ibrox Trophy
* Lord Provost Charity Cup
* Tennent Caledonian Cup

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