South of Scotland Football
League
Second version 1946-date
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See also South of Scotland
League overview |
When league football was re-established in 1946, the
title Southern Counties League couldn't be used because two members - Ayr
United 'A' and Kilmarnock 'A' - were not members of the Southern Counties FA.
Instead the new competition was called the South of Scotland Football League. This first season saw the league played in
two sections, East and West, but it reverted to a single section and has been
played as such since. By 1950 the league’s membership had been reduced
to seven clubs. To compensate for the lack of fixtures, the League Cup was
introduced. This was played on a league basis with the section winners
meeting in the final. It has also been played as a straight knock-out
competition. During the seasons that it wasn’t played for, 1962-1968 and
1973-1975, it was awarded to the League runners-up. As the league has invariably had a small membership, in a number of seasons clubs
played each other four times instead of twice. There has since been an
increase in membership since the 1990s. |
South of Scotland League
Champions
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South of Scotland League Cup
winners
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1946-47 Ayr United 'A' (beat Stranraer in
play-off) 1947-48 Ayr United 'A' 1948-49 Stranraer 1949-50 Tarff Rovers 1950-51 Newton Stewart 1951-52 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1952-53 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1953-54 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1954-55 Tarff Rovers 1955-56 Tarff Rovers 1956-57 Stranraer reserves 1957-58 Stranraer reserves 1958-59 Newton Stewart 1959-60 Tarff Rovers 1960-61 Tarff Rovers 1961-62 Stranraer reserves 1962-63 Threave Rovers 1963-64 Stranraer reserves 1964-65 Tarff Rovers 1965-66 Tarff Rovers 1966-67 Threave Rovers 1967-68 Threave Rovers 1968-69 Stranraer reserves 1969-70 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1970-71 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1971-72 Threave Rovers 1972-73 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1973-74 Stranraer reserves 1974-75 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1975-76 Girvan Amateurs 1976-77 Stranraer reserves 1977-78 Girvan Amateurs 1978-79 Lincluden Swifts 1979-80 Lincluden Swifts 1980-81 Threave Rovers 1981-82 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1982-83 Annan Athletic 1983-84 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1984-85 Annan Athletic 1985-86 Newton Stewart 1986-87 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1987-88 Threave Rovers 1988-89 Dalbeattie Star 1989-90 Threave Rovers 1990-91 Threave Rovers 1991-92 Girvan 1992-93 Dalbeattie Star 1993-94 Threave Rovers 1994-95 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1995-96 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1996-97 Queen of the South reserves 1997-98 Tarff Rovers 1998-99 Tarff Rovers 1999-00 Tarff Rovers 2000-01 abandoned because of a foot and
mouth outbreak 2001-02 Tarff Rovers 2002-03 Stranraer Athletic 2003-04 Stranraer Athletic 2004-05 Stranraer Athletic 2005-06 Threave Rovers 2006-07 Threave Rovers |
------ ------ ------ ------ Newton Stewart Wigtown & Bladnoch Wigtown & Bladnoch St Cuthbert Wanderers Tarff Rovers Tarff Rovers Stranraer reserves Stranraer reserves Newton Stewart Tarff Rovers Tarff Rovers Stranraer reserves Threave Rovers Stranraer reserves Tarff Rovers Tarff Rovers Threave Rovers Tarff Rovers Stranraer reserves St Cuthbert Wanderers St Cuthbert Wanderers Threave Rovers St Cuthbert Wanderers Stranraer reserves St Cuthbert Wanderers Girvan Stranraer reserves Girvan Lincluden Swifts Lincluden Swifts Threave Rovers St Cuthbert Wanderers Annan Athletic Wigtown & Bladnoch Annan Athletic Newton Stewart Wigtown & Bladnoch Threave Rovers Dalbeattie Star Threave Rovers Threave Rovers Girvan Dalbeattie Star Threave Rovers Wigtown & Bladnoch St Cuthbert Wanderers Queen of the South reserves Tarff Rovers Tarff Rovers Tarff Rovers Newton Stewart Girvan Crichton Stranraer Athletic Annan Athletic reserves Creetown Threave
Rovers |
Note that
between 1962 and 1968, and from 1973 to1975, there wasn’t a separate League Cup
competition. Instead the runner-up in the League were awarded the trophy.
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South of Scotland League Membership |
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Abbey Vale Annan Athletic Annan Athletic reserves Ayr United 'A' Crichton Creetown Dalbeattie Star Dalbeattie Star reserves Dumfries Dumfries High School Former Pupils Dumfries United Fleet Star Girvan Glenluce Gretna reserves Gretna Community Greystone Rovers Heathhall Athletic Kilmarnock 'A' Lincluden Swifts Maxwelltown High School Former Pupils Mid-Annandale Newton Stewart Nithsdale Wanderers (1) Nithsdale Wanderers (2) Queen of the South reserves RAF West Freugh St Cuthbert Wanderers Solway Star Stranraer Stranraer reserves Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Threave Rovers Whithorn Wigtown & Bladnoch |
2001- 1977-1987 1987-1991, 1992- 1946-48 1992- 1946-48, 1972- 1946-47, 1976-2001 2001- 2000- 1994-2000 1987-88 2004- 1951-62, 1975- 1948-50 2001-03 1991-92 1956-58 1948-50 1946-48 1977-80 1990-2000 2003- 1946- 1946-47, 1948-50 2001- 1972-73, 1992-93, 1996-97, 2003-04 1948-49 1946- 1946-47 1946-49 1949-88, 1990-91, 2003-04 1995- 1946-88, 1990-2003 1959-1998, 2004- 1946-59, 1962-63, 1964-69 1946- |
Notes:
Crichton was known as Blackwood Dynamoes until
1999. The club was supposed to be called Crichton Royal, but the suffix has
never been used.
Dumfries was formed by the merger of Dumfries
High School Former Pupils and Dumfries Amateurs.
The following clubs have all resigned during
the season:
Creetown 1975-76
Girvan 1978-79
Gretna Community 1991-92
RAF West Freugh 1948-49
St Cuthbert Wanderers 1977-78
Wigtown & Bladnoch 1962-63 and 1972-73
Dumfries United actually resigned before the
season started.
Three clubs ie Annan Athletic (since 1987),
Dalbeattie Star (since 2001) and Threave Rovers (1998-2004) have all ran teams
in the East of Scotland League.