The 2017–18 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 2018–19 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 2018–19 Scottish Cup.

Super League Premier Division

McBookie.com West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsBeith[3]
RelegatedGirvan
Arthurlie
Matches played132
Goals scored465 (3.52 per match)
Biggest home winBeith 6–0 Girvan
(2 June 2018)
Biggest away winArthurlie 1–8 Beith
(9 May 2018)
Highest scoringArthurlie 1–8 Beith
(9 May 2018)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 3–6 Girvan
(19 May 2018)
Hurlford United 6–3 Clydebank
(2 June 2018)
All statistics correct as of 12 June 2018.

Format changes

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]

Member clubs for the 2017–18 season

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 3–2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.

Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2016–17
ArthurlieBarrheadDunterlie ParkBilly Ogilvie7th
Auchinleck TalbotAuchinleckBeechwood ParkTommy Sloan4th
BeithBeithBellsdale ParkJohn Millar3rd
ClydebankClydebankHolm ParkKieran McAnespieSuper League First Division, 2nd
CumnockCumnockTownhead ParkPeter Leonard6th
GirvanGirvanHamilton ParkLawrie Dinwoodie (interim)Super League First Division, 1st
Glenafton AthleticNew CumnockLoch ParkCraig McEwanChampions
Hurlford UnitedHurlfordBlair ParkDarren Henderson5th
Kilbirnie LadesideKilbirnieValefield ParkBilly McGhie9th
Kilwinning RangersKilwinningAbbey ParkChris Strain10th
Kirkintilloch Rob RoyCumbernauldGuy's Meadow1Stuart Maxwell2nd
PollokNewlands, GlasgowNewlandsfield ParkTony McInally8th

1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United.[4]

Managerial changes

Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kilbirnie LadesideMark BradleyReleased[5]20 May 2017PreseasonBilly McGhie[6]20 May 2017
Cumnock JuniorsJohn McKeownResigned[7]7 October 201712thPeter Leonard[8]13 October 2017
GirvanPeter LeonardAppointed manager at Cumnock Juniors[8]13 October 20179thLawrie Dinwoodie[9]15 October 2017
ArthurlieChris MackieResigned[10]21 October 201710thBilly Ogilvie[11]29 October 2017

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beith (C) 22 14 3 5 61 21 +40 45 Qualification to 2018–19 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
Source: SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ART AUC BEI CLY CMN GRV GLE HUR KLB KWN KRR PLK
Arthurlie 0–5 1–8 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–4 4–3 0–1
Auchinleck Talbot 4–0 2–2 5–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 5–0 0–1 4–1 1–2
Beith Juniors 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 6–0 5–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–3
Clydebank 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 0–1
Cumnock Juniors 4–0 2–2 0–6 5–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–0
Girvan 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–3 0–5
Glenafton Athletic 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1
Hurlford United 4–1 1–0 0–1 6–3 3–2 4–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–5 3–3
Kilbirnie Ladeside 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
Kilwinning Rangers 4–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 4–2 5–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–2
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 3–2 4–3 1–6 2–2 4–2 3–6 2–0 2–2 5–2 2–1 1–1
Pollok 5–0 1–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–4 2–1 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2018. Source: SJFA West Region
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Super League First Division

McBookie.com West of Scotland Super League First Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsPetershill[12]
RelegatedMaryhill
Shettleston
Matches played182
Goals scored647 (3.55 per match)
Biggest home winPetershill 6–0 Darvel
(14 April 2018)
Biggest away winLarkhall Thistle 0–7 Troon
(26 April 2018)
Highest scoringDarvel 4–5 Cumbernauld United
(2 September 2017)
Larkhall Thistle 4–5 Rutherglen Glencairn
(16 September 2017)
Maryhill 3–6 Cambuslang Rangers
(10 February 2018)
Kello Rovers 3–6 Renfrew
(24 March 2018)
2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 3 June 2018.

Format changes

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]

Member clubs for the 2017–18 season

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 3–2 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 Location Ground Manager(s) Finishing position 2016–17
Cambuslang RangersCambuslangSomervell ParkPaul McCollCentral District First Division, 1st
Cumbernauld UnitedCumbernauldGuy's MeadowAndy Frame9th
DarvelDarvelRecreation ParkGraeme NeilAyrshire District League, 1st
Irvine MeadowIrvineMeadow ParkBrian McGinty6th
Kello RoversKirkconnelNithside ParkJohn QuinnAyrshire District League, 2nd
Kilsyth RangersKilsythDuncansfield ParkChris McGroarty3rd
Largs ThistleLargsBarrfields StadiumStuart DavidsonSuper League Premier Division, 11th
Larkhall ThistleLarkhallGasworks ParkDuncan SinclairCentral District First Division, 2nd
MaryhillGlasgowLochburn ParkJohn Hughes10th
PetershillGlasgowPetershill ParkWillie Paterson4th
RenfrewRenfrewNew Western ParkColin Clark and Martin Ferry8th
Rutherglen GlencairnRutherglenCelsius StadiumWillie Harvey5th
ShettlestonGlasgowGreenfield ParkHugh Kelly & Bernard Beacom7th
TroonTroonPortland ParkJim KirkwoodSuper League Premier Division, 12th

Managerial changes

Club Outgoing manager(s) Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
ShettlestonJames McKenna & Keith DohertySacked[13]9 July 2017PreseasonHugh Kelly & Bernard Beacom[14]16 July 2017
Kilsyth RangersKeith HoggResigned[15]31 July 2017PreseasonChris McGroarty[16]5 August 2017
Kello RoversGeoff PattersonEnd of interim3 September 20178thJohn Quinn[17]3 September 2017
Irvine MeadowRoss WilsonSacked[18]9 October 20179thBrian McGinty[19]25 October 2017
Darvel JuniorsScott ClellandSacked[20]7 November 20176thGraeme Neil[21]17 November 2017

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away CAMB CUM DAR IVM KLO KSY LRG LRK MAR PSH REN RUG SHE TRO
Cambuslang Rangers 2–0 2–0 4–3 3–3 2–0 0–3 4–2 5–1 0–4 4–0 2–1 5–0 1–3
Cumbernauld United 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 2–4
Darvel 4–0 4–5 0–0 3–1 0–3 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 4–3 1–2
Irvine Meadow 2–0 0–1 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1
Kello Rovers 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 1–2 2–3 2–0 0–1 3–6 2–2 2–1 1–2
Kilsyth Rangers 0–4 3–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 2–1 4–0 1–1
Largs Thistle 1–0 0–3 3–3 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–4
Larkhall Thistle 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 0–3 4–5 1–1 0–7
Maryhill 3–6 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–7
Petershill 2–2 4–2 6–0 4–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–3
Renfrew 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–3 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–2
Rutherglen Glencairn 3–1 2–3 2–4 0–1 3–1 5–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–2
Shettleston 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–5 2–0 0–3 3–5 0–0 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–2
Troon 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–4 0–2 5–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–4 5–2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2018. Source: SJFA West Region
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

West Region League play-offs

Premiership

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.

First leg

Irvine Meadow2–1Arthurlie
Meadow Park, Irvine
Troon2–1Girvan
Portland Park, Troon

Second leg

Irvine Meadow won 4–1 on aggregate.

Girvan1–2Troon
Hamilton Park, Girvan

Troon won 4–2 on aggregate.

Championship

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.

First leg

Shettleston0–1Neilston
Greenfield Park, Shettleston, Glasgow

Second leg

Whitletts Victoria2–1Maryhill
Dam Park, Ayr

Whitletts Victoria won 4–1 on aggregate.

Neilston1–1Shettleston
Brig O' Lea Stadium, Neilston

Neilston won 2–1 on aggregate.

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