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The Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region is one of three regions of the SJFA which organise their own distinct league and cup competitions. The SJFA used to be split into six regions, but in 2002 they took the decision to reform into three to try to ensure more games between the top clubs and hence increase their revenues. The region currently covers an area from Girvan in South Ayrshire to Denny in Central Scotland.

History

Although the West Region was formed by the amalgamation of the Central and Ayrshire regions in 2002, a West of Scotland Junior FA has existed since the end of the Intermediate dispute in 1931 and administered the West of Scotland Cup since that time. The first phase of rationalisation in 1968 saw the Central Junior League (based around greater Glasgow and essentially a continuation of the Glasgow Junior Football League from 1895)^[1] merge with the even older Lanarkshire Junior League (1891)^[2] to create the Central region. The Western Junior League became the Ayrshire region with Neilston Juniors and Dunoon Athletic transferring to the Central region.

From 2002 to 2018, the league set-up in the region was a combined top division, officially known as the SJFA West of Scotland Region Super League Premier Division (12 teams), with the West of Scotland Region Super League First Division (14 teams) below. There were two district leagues that provide the First Division with two clubs each at the end of the season, the District Leagues of Ayrshire and Central which corresponded to the former two regions that combined to create the new West region: there was a Central District League (with two divisions) and an Ayrshire District League, with the four teams relegated from Division One assigned to their historic region. Although Ayrshire only had one division, clubs were also promoted between the two divisions of the Central District League.

West Region clubs voted in 2017 to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the Super League Premier Division was rebranded as the West Region Premiership from 2018 onwards and will consist of sixteen clubs. Clubs will be relegated to a rebranded Championship also consisting of sixteen teams.^[3]

Member clubs

There are 63 member clubs of the West Region. The most recent new members are Gartcairn F. A. Juniors who joined for the 2015–16 season.^[4] Dunipace F.C. left junior football in 2018 to join the East of Scotland League for season 2018-19.^[5]

SJFA West Region Premiership

SJFA West Region Championship

SJFA West Region League One

SJFA West Region League Two

Cup competitions

Current cup holders

Roll of Honour

References

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