SJFA West Region Premiership

Football league

SJFA West Region PremiershipFounded| 2002 (23 years ago) (2002)

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Folded| 2020
Country|  Scotland
Number of clubs| 16
Level on pyramid| 1
Promotion to| no promotion
Relegation to| West Region Championship
Domestic cup(s)| Scottish Junior Cup
Last champions| Auchinleck Talbot (7th title)
(2019–20)
Most championships| Auchinleck Talbot (7 titles)
Website| Scottish 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

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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 curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Champions and season summaries

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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

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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] | Withdrew

1. ^ Season suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Champions calculated using 'points per game' algorithm, announced on 21 April.[17][18]

## References

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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

## External links

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* West Region Super Premier League at Non-League Scotland (archive version, 2007-08 membership)

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Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region

Leagues|

* Premiership
* Championship
* League One
* League Two
* Ayrshire District
* Central 1st
* Central 2nd

Premiership seasons|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

Championship seasons|

* 2016–17
* 2017–18

Cups|

* Evening Times Champions Cup
* West of Scotland Junior Cup

Former teams|

* Annbank United
* Ardeer Thistle
* Ardrossan Winton Rovers
* Arthurlie
* Ashfield
* Auchinleck Talbot
* Baillieston Juniors
* Beith Juniors
* Bellshill Athletic
* Benburb
* Blantyre Victoria
* Cambuslang Rangers
* Carluke Rovers
* Clydebank
* Craigmark Burntonians
* Cumbernauld United
* Cumnock Juniors
* Dalry Thistle
* Darvel
* Dunipace Juniors
* East Kilbride Thistle
* Forth Wanderers
* Gartcairn Juniors
* Girvan
* Glasgow Perthshire
* Glenafton Athletic
* Greenock Juniors
* Hurlford United
* Irvine Meadow XI
* Irvine Victoria
* Johnstone Burgh
* Kello Rovers
* Kilbirnie Ladeside
* Kilsyth Rangers
* Kilwinning Rangers
* Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
* Lanark United
* Largs Thistle
* Larkhall Thistle
* Lesmahagow Juniors
* Lugar Boswell Thistle
* Maryhill
* Maybole Juniors
* Muirkirk Juniors
* Neilston Juniors
* Newmains United
* Petershill
* Pollok
* Port Glasgow Juniors
* Renfrew
* Rossvale
* Royal Albert
* Rutherglen Glencairn
* Saltcoats Victoria
* Shettleston
* Shotts Bon Accord
* St Anthony's
* St Roch's
* Stonehouse Violet
* Thorniewood United
* Troon
* Vale of Clyde
* Vale of Leven
* Whitletts Victoria
* Wishaw Juniors
* Yoker Athletic

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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
* 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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