The 2017β18 West of Scotland Super League was the 16th and final season of the West Super League, the top tier of league competition for SJFA West Region member clubs.
The league comprised two divisions, a West of Scotland Super League Premier Division of 12 clubs and a West of Scotland Super League First Division of 14 clubs. The competition began on Saturday 19 August 2017. [1]
This was the final season using the format ahead of league reconstruction for the 2018β19 season. The West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was renamed the West of Scotland Premiership and expanded to 16 teams. The West of Scotland Super League First Division was renamed the West of Scotland Championship and also expanded to 16 teams. [2]
The winners of the Super League Premier Division entered the preliminary round of the 2018β19 Scottish Cup.
Season | 2017β18 |
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Champions | Beith [3] |
Relegated |
Girvan Arthurlie |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 465 (3.52 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Beith 6β0
Girvan (2 June 2018) |
Biggest away win |
Arthurlie 1β8
Beith (9 May 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Arthurlie 1β8
Beith (9 May 2018) Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 3β6 Girvan (19 May 2018) Hurlford United 6β3 Clydebank (2 June 2018) |
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All statistics correct as of 12 June 2018. |
There were no automatic relegation from the Premier Division to the new Championship, however the bottom two entered the West Region Play-offs for a place in the new Premiership. [2]
Glenafton Athletic were the reigning champions.
Clydebank and Girvan were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Troon and Largs Thistle.
Kilwinning Rangers claimed the final spot after defeating Kilsyth Rangers 3β2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.
Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2016β17 |
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Arthurlie | Barrhead | Dunterlie Park | Billy Ogilvie | 7th |
Auchinleck Talbot | Auchinleck | Beechwood Park | Tommy Sloan | 4th |
Beith | Beith | Bellsdale Park | John Millar | 3rd |
Clydebank | Clydebank | Holm Park | Kieran McAnespie | Super League First Division, 2nd |
Cumnock | Cumnock | Townhead Park | Peter Leonard | 6th |
Girvan | Girvan | Hamilton Park | Lawrie Dinwoodie (interim) | Super League First Division, 1st |
Glenafton Athletic | New Cumnock | Loch Park | Craig McEwan | Champions |
Hurlford United | Hurlford | Blair Park | Darren Henderson | 5th |
Kilbirnie Ladeside | Kilbirnie | Valefield Park | Billy McGhie | 9th |
Kilwinning Rangers | Kilwinning | Abbey Park | Chris Strain | 10th |
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Cumbernauld | Guy's Meadow1 | Stuart Maxwell | 2nd |
Pollok | Newlands, Glasgow | Newlandsfield Park | Tony McInally | 8th |
1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United. [4]
Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Kilbirnie Ladeside | Mark Bradley | Released [5] | 20 May 2017 | Preseason | Billy McGhie [6] | 20 May 2017 |
Cumnock Juniors | John McKeown | Resigned [7] | 7 October 2017 | 12th | Peter Leonard [8] | 13 October 2017 |
Girvan | Peter Leonard | Appointed manager at Cumnock Juniors [8] | 13 October 2017 | 9th | Lawrie Dinwoodie [9] | 15 October 2017 |
Arthurlie | Chris Mackie | Resigned [10] | 21 October 2017 | 10th | Billy Ogilvie [11] | 29 October 2017 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Beith (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 45 | Qualification to 2018β19 Scottish Cup |
2 | Auchinleck Talbot | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 44 | |
3 | Pollok | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 40 | |
4 | Kilwinning Rangers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 40 | |
5 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 34 | |
6 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 31 | |
7 | Glenafton Athletic | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | |
8 | Hurlford United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 29 | |
9 | Cumnock | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 27 | |
10 | Clydebank | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 24 | |
11 | Girvan (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 12 | Qualification to West Region League play-offs |
12 | Arthurlie (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 64 | −44 | 11 |
Season | 2017β18 |
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Champions | Petershill [12] |
Relegated |
Maryhill Shettleston |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 647 (3.55 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Petershill 6β0
Darvel (14 April 2018) |
Biggest away win |
Larkhall Thistle 0β7
Troon (26 April 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Darvel 4β5
Cumbernauld United (2 September 2017) Larkhall Thistle 4β5 Rutherglen Glencairn (16 September 2017) Maryhill 3β6 Cambuslang Rangers (10 February 2018) Kello Rovers 3β6 Renfrew (24 March 2018) |
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All statistics correct as of 3 June 2018. |
The top four were promoted to the new Premiership with fifth and sixth entering the West Region Play-offs. There was no automatic relegation from the First Division to the new League One, however, the bottom two entered the West Region Play-offs for a place in the new Championship. [2]
Troon and Largs Thistle were relegated from the Super League Premier Division.
Darvel and Kello Rovers were promoted from the Ayrshire District League while Cambuslang Rangers and Larkhall Thistle gained promotion from the Central District First Division.
They were joined by Kilsyth Rangers who lost the West Region League play-off 3β2 on aggregate to Kilwinning Rangers.
Irvine Victoria were relegated to the Ayrshire District League and Blantyre Victoria, Shotts Bon Accord and Yoker Athletic were relegated to the Central District First Division.
Club | Outgoing manager(s) | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Shettleston | James McKenna & Keith Doherty | Sacked [13] | 9 July 2017 | Preseason | Hugh Kelly & Bernard Beacom [14] | 16 July 2017 |
Kilsyth Rangers | Keith Hogg | Resigned [15] | 31 July 2017 | Preseason | Chris McGroarty [16] | 5 August 2017 |
Kello Rovers | Geoff Patterson | End of interim | 3 September 2017 | 8th | John Quinn [17] | 3 September 2017 |
Irvine Meadow | Ross Wilson | Sacked [18] | 9 October 2017 | 9th | Brian McGinty [19] | 25 October 2017 |
Darvel Juniors | Scott Clelland | Sacked [20] | 7 November 2017 | 6th | Graeme Neil [21] | 17 November 2017 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Petershill (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 61 | Promotion to West of Scotland Premiership |
2 | Cambuslang Rangers (P) | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 50 | |
3 | Largs Thistle (P) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 50 | |
4 | Renfrew (P) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 49 | |
5 | Irvine Meadow (O, P) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 49 | Qualification to West Region League play-offs |
6 | Troon (O, P) | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 47 | |
7 | Rutherglen Glencairn | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 43 | |
8 | Cumbernauld United | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 41 | |
9 | Darvel | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 31 | |
10 | Kilsyth Rangers | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 28 | |
11 | Larkhall Thistle | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 25 | |
12 | Kello Rovers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 23 | |
13 | Maryhill (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 12 | Qualification to West Region League play-offs |
14 | Shettleston (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 9 |
As the teams finishing 11th and 12th in the Super League Premier Division, Girvan and Arthurie entered a play-off against the teams finishing fifth and sixth ( Troon and Irvine Meadow) in the Super League First Division for the final two places in the new West Region Premiership.
Irvine Meadow | 2β1 | Arthurlie |
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Irvine Meadow won 4β1 on aggregate.
Troon won 4β2 on aggregate.
Maryhill and Shettleston finished as the bottom two of the Super League First Division, they entered a play-off against the teams finishing fourth in the Ayrshire District League ( Whitletts Victoria) and the Central District First Division ( Neilston) for the final two places in the new West Region Championship.
Shettleston | 0β1 | Neilston |
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Whitletts Victoria | 2β1 | Maryhill |
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Whitletts Victoria won 4β1 on aggregate.
Neilston | 1β1 | Shettleston |
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Neilston won 2β1 on aggregate.