2016–17 West of Scotland Super League
The 2016–17 West of Scotland Super League is the fifteenth Super League competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The league comprises two divisions, a West of Scotland Super League Premier Division of twelve clubs and a West of Scotland Super League First Division of fourteen clubs. There are two automatic relegation places between the divisions, while the third-bottom placed side in the Premier Division will enter the West Region league play-off, a two-legged tie against the third placed side in the First Division, to decide the final promotion/relegation spot. The winners of the Super League Premier Division are eligible to enter round one of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup.
Super League Premier Division
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 191 (3.41 per match) |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Member clubs for the 2016–17 season
Auchinleck Talbot are the reigning champions.
Cumnock Juniors and Largs Thistle were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Petershill and Irvine Meadow.
Kiilwinning Rangers claimed a third promotion spot after defeating Shettleston 5–3 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2015–16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthurlie | Barrhead | Dunterlie Park | Steve Kerrigan | 9th |
| Auchinleck Talbot | Auchinleck | Beechwood Park | Tommy Sloan | Champions |
| Beith Juniors | Beith | Bellsdale Park | John Millar | 7th |
| Cumnock Juniors | Cumnock | Townhead Park | John McKeown | Super League First Division, 1st |
| Glenafton Athletic | New Cumnock | Loch Park | Craig McEwan | 6th |
| Hurlford United | Hurlford | Blair Park | Darren Henderson | 2nd |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | Kilbirnie | Valefield Park | Mark Bradley | 3rd |
| Kilwinning Rangers | Kilwinning | Abbey Park | Chris Strain | Super League First Division, 3rd |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Cumbernauld | Guy's Meadow 1 | Stuart Maxwell | 8th |
| Largs Thistle | Largs | Barrfields Stadium | Stuart Davidson | Super League First Division, 2nd |
| Pollok | Newlands, Glasgow | Newlandsfield Park | Tony McInally | 5th |
| Troon | Troon | Portland Park | Gordon Burns | 4th |
1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United F.C..[1]
Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largs Thistle | Bryan Slavin | Resigned [2] | 8 October 2016 | 12th | Stuart Davidson [3] | 8 October 2016 |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | Stephen Swift | Resigned [4] | 13 November 2016 | 11th | Mark Bradley [5] | 27 November 2016 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 21 | Qualification for 2017–18 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Glenafton Athletic | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 17 | |
| 3 | Auchinleck Talbot | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | |
| 4 | Arthurlie | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 16 | |
| 5 | Cumnock Juniors | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Pollok | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 14 | |
| 7 | Hurlford United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Troon | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 13 | |
| 9 | Beith Juniors | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | |
| 10 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 | Qualification for West Region League play-off |
| 11 | Kilwinning Rangers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 7 | Relegation to Super League First Division |
| 12 | Largs Thistle | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 6 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: SJFA West Region
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ART | AUC | BEI | CMN | GLE | HUR | KLB | KWN | KRR | LRG | PLK | TRO |
| Arthurlie | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |||||||
| Auchinleck Talbot | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Beith Juniors | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Cumnock Juniors | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Glenafton Athletic | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Hurlford United | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |||||
| Kilwinning Rangers | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Largs Thistle | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Pollok | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Troon | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: SJFA West Region
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Super League First Division
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 247 (3.86 per match) |
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2017–18 → | |
Member clubs for the 2016–17 season
The First Division has a 50% turnover of membership for the 2016–17 season with seven new clubs. Irvine Meadow and Petershill were automatically relegated from the Super League Premier Division and were joined by Shettleston who lost the West Region League play-off to Kilwinning Rangers.
Girvan and Irvine Victoria were promoted from the Ayrshire District League while Maryhill and Renfrew join after gaining promotion from the Central District First Division.
Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbernauld United | John Queen | Resigned [6] | 3 September 2016 | 12th | George Shaw [7] | 22 September 2016 |
| Maryhill | Jim Delaney | Resigned [8] | 28 September 2016 | 14th | John Hughes [9] | 4 October 2016 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilsyth Rangers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 21 | Promotion to Super League Premier Division |
| 2 | Shettleston | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 21 | |
| 3 | Petershill | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 17 | Qualification for West Region League play-off |
| 4 | Clydebank | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 17 | |
| 5 | Irvine Meadow | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 17 | |
| 6 | Cumbernauld United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 14 | |
| 7 | Girvan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Rutherglen Glencairn | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 13 | |
| 9 | Blantyre Victoria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 11 | |
| 10 | Yoker Athletic | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Renfrew | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 7 | Relegation to Central District First Division/Ayrshire District League |
| 12 | Maryhill | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 6 | |
| 13 | Shotts Bon Accord | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 6 | |
| 14 | Irvine Victoria | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 5 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: SJFA West Region
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BLA | CLY | CUM | GRV | IVM | IVV | KSY | MAR | PSH | REN | RUG | SHE | SBA | YOK |
| Blantyre Victoria | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6–1 | |||||||||||
| Clydebank | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | |||||||||
| Cumbernauld United | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| Girvan | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Irvine Meadow | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Irvine Victoria | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Kilsyth Rangers | 8–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Maryhill | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Petershill | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | |||||||||
| Renfrew | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Rutherglen Glencairn | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Shettleston | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1–3 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 1–4 | |||||||||
| Yoker Athletic | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: SJFA West Region
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
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- ↑ "Managerial changes at Largs Thistle". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Thistle's new boss praises Bryan's impact at Barrfields". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (15 November 2016). "Kilbirnie Ladeside boss Stevie Swift brings five-year tenure to an end after Kirkintilloch Rob Roy defeat". Evening Times. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Jeffrey, John (26 November 2016). "New Kilbirnie Ladeside Manager". www.pitchero.com. Kilbirnie Ladeside FC. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ MacLean, Ian (5 September 2016). "Cumbernauld United boss quits after seven years". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (23 September 2016). "Former Partick and St Mirren stalwart George Shaw sets sights on top flight after taking the reins at Cumbernauld United". Evening Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (6 October 2016). "Maryhill can climb clear of relegation dangers without me, says former boss Jim Delaney". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (11 October 2016). "New Maryhill boss John Hughes looking to continue his good start with cup victory over Lugar Boswell". Evening Times. Retrieved 11 October 2016.