2013–14 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
# 2013–14 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division

The 2013–14 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was the twelfth Super League Premier Division competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The season began on 17 August 2013. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter round one of the 2014–15 Scottish Cup. The two last placed sides were relegated to the Super League First Division. The third-bottom placed side entered the West Region league play-off, a two-legged tie against the third placed side in the Super League First Division, to decide the final promotion/relegation spot.

Auchinleck Talbot won their second successive title on 10 May 2014.

## Member clubs for the 2013–14 season

Auchinleck Talbot were the reigning champions.

Hurlford United and Kilbirnie Ladeside were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Beith Juniors and Shotts Bon Accord.

Largs Thistle claimed a third promotion spot after defeating Ashfield in the West Region League play-off.

| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2012–13 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Arthurlie | Barrhead | Dunterlie Park | Gavin Duncan | 6th |
| Auchinleck Talbot | Auchinleck | Beechwood Park | Tommy Sloan | Champions |
| Clydebank | Clydebank | Holm Park | Billy McGhie | 3rd |
| Cumnock Juniors | Cumnock | Townhead Park | Brian McLuckie | 8th |
| Glenafton Athletic | New Cumnock | Loch Park | Tommy Bryce | 4th |
| Hurlford United | Hurlford | Blair Park | Darren Henderson | Super League First Division, 1st |
| Irvine Meadow | Irvine | Meadow Park | Stevie Rankin | 5th |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | Kilbirnie | Valefield Park | Mark Crilly & Stephen Swift | Super League First Division, 2nd |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Kirkintilloch | Adamslie Park | Stewart Maxwell | 7th |
| Largs Thistle | Largs | Barrfields Stadium | Sandy MacLean | Super League First Division, 3rd |
| Petershill | Springburn, Glasgow | Petershill Park | Willie Paterson | 2nd |
| Pollok | Newlands, Glasgow | Newlandsfield Park | Tony McInally | 9th |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hurlford United | Derek McCulloch | Resigned | 19 June 2013 | Close season | Darren Henderson | 27 June 2013 |
| Glenafton Athletic | Darren Henderson | Appointed manager at Hurlford United | 27 June 2013 | Close season | Tommy Bryce | 13 July 2013 |
| Pollok | John Richardson | Resigned | 23 September 2013 | 5th | Stephen Docherty | 4 October 2013 |
| Pollok | Stephen Docherty | Resigned | 2 December 2013 | 9th | Tony McInally | 26 December 2013 |
| Petershill | Scott Smith | Resigned as co-manager | End of season | 8th | N/A | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Auchinleck Talbot (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 51 | Qualification for 2014–15 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Irvine Meadow | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hurlford United | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 45 | |
| 4 | Clydebank | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 | |
| 5 | Cumnock Juniors | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Glenafton Athletic | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 29 | |
| 7 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 28 | |
| 8 | Petershill | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Arthurlie | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 24 | |
| 10 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (R) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 23 | Qualification for West Region League play-off |
| 11 | Pollok (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 19 | Relegation to Super League First Division |
| 12 | Largs Thistle (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to Super League First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ART | AUC | CLY | CMN | GLE | HUR | IVM | KLB | KRR | LRG | PSH | PLK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arthurlie | | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 6–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Clydebank | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Cumnock Juniors | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Glenafton Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Hurlford United | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Irvine Meadow | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 |
| Largs Thistle | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Petershill | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 3–3 |
| Pollok | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | |

### West Region League play-off

Shotts Bon Accord, who finished third in the Super League First Division, defeated Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 5 – 2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off. Shotts will replace Rob Roy in the 2014–15 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division.

