SJFA West Region League One

SJFA West Region League One
Founded2018
Folded2020
Country Scotland
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toWest Championship
Relegation toWest League Two
Domestic cup(s)Scottish Junior Cup
Last championsShettleston (1st title)
(2019–20)
Most championshipsShettleston and Gartcairn Juniors (1 each)

The SJFA West Region League One (also known as the McBookie.com West Region League One for sponsorship reasons) was a Scottish semi-professional football competition run by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and was the third tier of league competition for its member clubs.

The league began in 2018, when West Region clubs voted in 2017 to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result the third tier leagues Ayrshire District League and Central District League First Division merged to form a sixteen team League One.[1] Clubs were promoted to a rebranded Championship and relegated to a regionwide League Two.

The competition was abolished in 2020 when all SJFA West Region clubs moved to join the newly formed senior West of Scotland Football League.

Final member clubs for the 2019–20 season

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Club Location Home Ground Finishing position 2018–19
Ardrossan Winton Rovers Ardrossan Winton Park 4th
Bellshill Athletic Bellshill Rockburn Park 7th
Carluke Rovers Carluke John Cumming Stadium 3rd in League Two
East Kilbride Thistle East Kilbride The Showpark 8th
Girvan Girvan Hamilton Park 14th in Championship
Glasgow Perthshire Possilpark, Glasgow Keppoch Park 9th
Greenock Juniors Greenock Ravenscraig Stadium 5th
Kello Rovers Kirkconnel Nithside Park 15th in Championship
Lanark United Lanark Moor Park 1st in League Two
Larkhall Thistle Larkhall Gasworks Park 16th in Championship
Lesmahagow Lesmahagow Craighead Park 2nd in League Two
Maryhill Maryhill, Glasgow Lochburn Park 12th
Port Glasgow Port Glasgow Parklea Community Stadium 6th
Royal Albert Stonehouse Tilework Park 10th
Shettleston Shettleston, Glasgow Greenfield Park 13th
Wishaw Juniors Wishaw Beltane Park 11th

Season summaries

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Season Champions Also promoted Relegated
2018–19[2] Gartcairn Shotts Bon Accord, Blantyre Victoria Yoker Athletic, Maybole, Lugar Boswell Thistle
2019–20[3][a] Shettleston No promotion or relegation: all SJFA West teams moved to the Senior West of Scotland Football League.[5][6]
  1. ^ Season suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Champions calculated using 'points per game' algorithm, announced on 21 April.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Goldthorp, Craig (13 July 2017). "Junior football overhaul sees merger of Scotland's West and Ayrshire clubs". www.carlukegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region League One (2011–20) | 2018 - 2019, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
  3. ^ {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region League One (2011–20) | 2019 - 2029, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
  4. ^ Junior football chiefs explain reasoning behind controversial league winners decision, Daily Record, 21 April 2020
  5. ^ Pyramid Update – 67 Applications Approved, Scottish Lowland Football League, 14 April 2020
  6. ^ Junior clubs in the west are about to get the best of both worlds, The Scotsman, 19 April 2020