South of Scotland Football League
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The South of Scotland Football League is an amateur football competition based in the south of Scotland
. Another earlier league of the same name briefly existed during the early days of competitive football. The current league is considered to be the weakest of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues (the other two being the Highland Football League
and the East of Scotland Football League
).
The competition was abandoned and no championship was awarded.
Annan Athletic
withdrew their Reserves team from the league at the end of the 2008-09 season so that they could concentrate on the SFL Under 19 league and the Reserve League West.
Stranraer Athletic
resigned from the league in 2008. The newly-formed Gretna 2008
, founded to replace the bankrupted old Gretna
applied to join the South of Scotland League but in the end joined the East of Scotland League instead.
Dalbeattie Star, Newton Stewart, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Threave Rovers and Wigtown & Bladnoch are full members of the SFA
and therefore are allowed to enter the Scottish Cup
. The senior team for Stranraer is automatically allowed to enter by virtue of full SFA membership.
The Southern Counties Cup, also known as the Challenge Cup, is the league's main knockout competition and it has been played since 1891. The first winners were The 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Another earlier league of the same name briefly existed during the early days of competitive football. The current league is considered to be the weakest of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues (the other two being the Highland Football League
Highland Football League
The Press & Journal Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish Highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east lowlands...
and the East of Scotland Football League
East of Scotland Football League
The East of Scotland Football League is a league of football teams from south-east Scotland formed in 1923. It is one of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues which sit below the Scottish Football League , the other two being the Highland Football League and the South of Scotland Football League...
).
Original league
The original South of Scotland Football League was created in 1892–93 and featured these clubs:- 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers F.C.The 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers FC was a football team based in Dumfries, Scotland. The club was founded in 1879 and played their home games on their drill field, Palmerston Park in Dumfries....
- Queen of the South Wanderers
- MauchlineMauchline F.C.Mauchline FC was a senior football team based in the small town of Mauchline in East Ayrshire. The club was founded in 1873 and played their homes matches at Connel Park. They played in a blue and white striped shirt with white shorts...
- Cronberry EglintonCronberry Eglinton F.C.Cronberry Eglinton FC was a football team based in the now tiny hamlet of Cronberry in East Ayrshire, Scotland.The club was originally formed as a junior side in 1885 but between the years of 1891 and 1895 Eglinton were registered as a senior club with the Scottish FA and permitted to enter the...
- Lugar BoswellLugar Boswell Thistle F.C.Lugar Boswell Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the village of Lugar, near Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the Ayrshire District League...
- SpringbankSpringbank F.C.Springbank F.C. was a short-lived Scottish senior football team based in the town of Cumnock, Ayrshire. They were formed in 1892 and that year joined the South of Scotland Football League for its inaugural but ill-fated 1892-93 season...
- LanemarkLanemark F.C.Lanemark Football Club was based in the town of New Cumnock, and was one of a number of football clubs formed in the late nineteenth century in and around the Ayrshire coalfield. The club took its name from the Lanemark Coal Company which was formed in 1865 to work coal in the vicinity of Lanemark...
The competition was abandoned and no championship was awarded.
Current league
The present South of Scotland Football League was formed in 1946 and currently features these clubs:- Abbey ValeAbbey Vale F.C.Abbey Vale Football Club are a football club based in the town of New Abbey in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They started life as an amateur side called Lochvale F.C. in 1971 but as more players joined from the village of New Abbey, the committee decided to change their name and move...
- CreetownCreetown F.C.Creetown Football Club are a football club based in Creetown in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Formed in 1905 as Creetown Rifle Volunteers Football Club they adopted their present name in 1920. They originally played their home matches at Barholm Park, which had been the ground of...
- CrichtonCrichton F.C.Crichton Football Club are a football club based in Dumfries in Scotland. The current incarnation of the club formed in 1972 as Auldgirth Football Club they originally played in local amateur leagues, before adopting the new title of Blackwood Dynamos Football Club...
- Dalbeattie StarDalbeattie Star F.C.Dalbeattie Star F.C. are senior football club currently playing in the South of Scotland Football League. Founded in 1905, the club play their home matches at Islecroft Stadium, Dalbeattie....
- Fleet StarFleet Star F.C.Fleet Star Football Club are a football club from the town of Gatehouse of Fleet in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They originally competed in local amateur football in the Stewartry area, but switched to the South of Scotland Football League in 2004...
- Heston RoversHeston Rovers F.C.Heston Rovers Football Club are a Scottish senior football club whose first team play their home games at Maryfield in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway...
- Mid-AnnandaleMid-Annandale F.C.Mid-Annandale Football Club are a football club from the town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Nicknamed The Mids, they were formed in 1959 as Lockerbie Boys Club FC and played in the Dumfries Amateur Football League until 2003 when they joined the South of Scotland...
- Newton StewartNewton Stewart F.C.Newton Stewart Football Club are a football club from the town of Newton Stewart in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Formed in 1884, they are nicknamed the Creesiders because the town stands on the River Cree....
- Nithsdale WanderersNithsdale Wanderers F.C.Nithsdale Wanderers Football Club are a senior football club based in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway. Their home ground is Lorimer Park and they currently play in the South of Scotland Football League....
- St. Cuthbert WanderersSt. Cuthbert Wanderers F.C.Saint Cuthbert Wanderers Football Club are a football club from the town of Kirkcudbright in the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland.-History:...
- StranraerStranraer F.C.Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the Third Division.-History:...
reserves - Threave RoversThreave Rovers F.C.Threave Rovers Football Club is a football club from Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Formed in October 1953, the club plays its home games at Meadow Park, in Castle Douglas....
- Wigtown & BladnochWigtown & Bladnoch F.C.Wigtown & Bladnoch F.C. are a football club from the town of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland who play in the South of Scotland Football League....
Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic F.C.
Annan Athletic Football Club are an association football club who compete in the Scottish Third Division. They are based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway...
withdrew their Reserves team from the league at the end of the 2008-09 season so that they could concentrate on the SFL Under 19 league and the Reserve League West.
Stranraer Athletic
Stranraer Athletic F.C.
Stranraer Athletic Football Club is a football club from the town of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. They play in the South of Scotland League, although they have announced that they will not participate in 2008–09 following the resignation of their manager and the failure to...
resigned from the league in 2008. The newly-formed Gretna 2008
Gretna F.C. 2008
Gretna F.C. 2008 is a football club from the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway. It was founded in 2008 after the bankruptcy and demise of Gretna F.C., which had existed since 1946...
, founded to replace the bankrupted old Gretna
Gretna F.C.
Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...
applied to join the South of Scotland League but in the end joined the East of Scotland League instead.
Dalbeattie Star, Newton Stewart, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Threave Rovers and Wigtown & Bladnoch are full members of the SFA
SFA
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and therefore are allowed to enter the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
. The senior team for Stranraer is automatically allowed to enter by virtue of full SFA membership.
The Southern Counties Cup, also known as the Challenge Cup, is the league's main knockout competition and it has been played since 1891. The first winners were The 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers
5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers F.C.
The 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers FC was a football team based in Dumfries, Scotland. The club was founded in 1879 and played their home games on their drill field, Palmerston Park in Dumfries....
.