2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
# 2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division

The 2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was the eleventh Super League Premier Division competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The season began on 18 August 2012. The winners of this competition gain direct entry to round one of the 2013–14 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 the championship on 1 May 2013.

## Member clubs for the 2012–13 season

Irvine Meadow were the reigning champions.

Glenafton Athletic and Shotts Bon Accord were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing Largs Thistle and Kilbirnie Ladeside.

Pollok had retained their place in the league after defeating Renfrew in the West Region League play-off.

| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2011–12 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Arthurlie | Barrhead | Dunterlie Park | Mark Cameron | 7th |
| Ashfield | Possilpark, Glasgow | Saracen Park | Stevie Rankin | 6th |
| Auchinleck Talbot | Auchinleck | Beechwood Park | Tommy Sloan | 3rd |
| Beith Juniors | Beith | Bellsdale Park | John Millar | 5th |
| Clydebank | Clydebank | Holm Park | Billy McGhie | 4th |
| Cumnock Juniors | Cumnock | Townhead Park | Brian McLuckie | 9th |
| Glenafton Athletic | New Cumnock | Loch Park | Darren Henderson | Super League First Division, 1st |
| Irvine Meadow | Irvine | Meadow Park | Mark Campbell (caretaker) | Champions |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Kirkintilloch | Adamslie Park | Jimmy Lindsay & Derek Frye | 8th |
| Petershill | Springburn, Glasgow | Petershill Park | Willie Paterson & Scott Smith | 2nd |
| Pollok | Newlands, Glasgow | Newlandsfield Park | John Richardson | 10th |
| Shotts Bon Accord | Shotts | Hannah Park | Tam McDonald | Super League First Division, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beith Juniors | Stevie Easton | Sacked | 12 November 2012 | 11th | Frank Lynch | 14 November 2012 |
| Cumnock Juniors | Stevie Farrell | Appointed asst. manager at Stranraer | 15 December 2012 | 10th | Brian McLuckie | 18 December 2012 |
| Beith Juniors | Frank Lynch | Resigned | 18 April 2013 | 11th | John Millar | 18 April 2013 |
| Shotts Bon Accord | Tony McInally | Resigned | 27 April 2013 | 12th | Tam McDonald | 4 June 2013 |
| Irvine Meadow XI | Chris Strain | Sacked | 15 May 2013 | 6th | Stevie Rankin | 15 May 2013 |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Jimmy Lindsay & Derek Frye | Resigned | End of season | 7th | Stewart Maxwell | 11 May 2013 |
| Arthurlie | Mark Cameron | Appointed asst. manager at Albion Rovers | End of season | 6th | Gavin Duncan | 20 May 2013 |
| Ashfield | Stevie Rankin | Appointed manager at Irvine Meadow | End of season | 10th | John Conlin | 19 May 2013 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Auchinleck Talbot (C) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | +48 | 62 | Qualification for 2013–14 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Petershill | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 39 | |
| 3 | Clydebank | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 36 | |
| 4 | Glenafton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 32 | |
| 5 | Irvine Meadow | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Arthurlie | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Pollok | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | Cumnock Juniors | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Ashfield (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 25 | Qualification for West Region League play-off |
| 11 | Beith Juniors (R) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 24 | Relegation to Super League First Division |
| 12 | Shotts Bon Accord (R) | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 13 | Relegation to Super League First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ART | ASHF | AUC | BEI | CLY | CMN | GLE | IVM | KRR | PSH | PLK | SBA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arthurlie | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Ashfield | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Beith Juniors | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Clydebank | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Cumnock Juniors | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Glenafton Athletic | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Irvine Meadow | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 7–3 | 0–6 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Petershill | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Pollok | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |

### West Region League play-off

Largs Thistle, who finished third in the Super League First Division, defeated Ashfield 4 – 3 on penalty kicks after a 7 – 7 draw on aggregate in the West Region League play-off. Largs will replace Ashfield in the 2013–14 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division.

