SJFA West Region Premiership
# SJFA West Region Premiership

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

Formerly known as the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, the league was created in 2002 with the amalgamation of the top leagues of the Central and Ayrshire regions.

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

The final champions and most successful club were Auchinleck Talbot, who won seven league titles. A total of 32 clubs competed in the league.

## History

Initially two clubs were automatically relegated to the Super League First Division at the end of each season, and replaced by the clubs placed first and second in that division. A relegation play-off was added in 2006–07 which saw the club finishing third bottom contest a two-legged play-off against the team which finished third in the Super League First Division.

From the 2007–08 season, the winners of the league were eligible to enter the senior Scottish Cup at its earliest stage, with Pollok being the first champions to take part in the Scottish Cup.

In 2017 West Region clubs voted to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the Super League Premier Division was rebranded as the West Region Premiership for the 2018–19 season. The league was also expanded to sixteen clubs, and with clubs were relegated to a rebranded Championship also consisting of sixteen teams.

The final season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Champions and season summaries

Note: Champions in bold completed the 'Double' by also winning the Junior Cup.

| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Relegated | Promoted | West Region League play-off (aggregate) | Champions' Progression in Scottish Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002–03 | Pollok | Neilston Juniors | Benburb Irvine Meadow XI | Arthurlie Troon | N/A | N/A |
| 2003–04 | Kilwinning Rangers | Arthurlie | Kilbirnie Ladeside Neilston Juniors | Bellshill Athletic Renfrew | N/A | N/A |
| 2004–05 | Pollok (2) | Arthurlie | Kilwinning Rangers Troon | Kilsyth Rangers Shotts Bon Accord | N/A | N/A |
| 2005–06 | Auchinleck Talbot | Renfrew | Johnstone Burgh Larkhall Thistle | Neilston Juniors Petershill | N/A | N/A |
| 2006–07 | Pollok (3) | Auchinleck Talbot | Maryhill Renfrew | Beith Juniors Irvine Meadow XI | Glenafton Athletic 2 Kilwinning Rangers 0 | 2nd Round 2007–08 |
| 2007–08 | Pollok (4) | Irvine Meadow XI | Kilsyth Rangers Shotts Bon Accord | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Vale of Clyde | Cumnock Juniors 5 Kilwinning Rangers 2 | 1st Round 2008–09 |
| 2008–09 | Irvine Meadow XI | Pollok | Neilston Juniors Cumnock Juniors Glenafton Athletic | Largs Thistle Kilbirnie Ladeside Lanark United | Lanark United 3 Glenafton Athletic 2 | 4th Round 2009–10 |
| 2009–10 | Beith Juniors | Arthurlie | Vale of Clyde Bellshill Athletic | Rutherglen Glencairn Cumnock Juniors | Lanark United 3 Clydebank 2 | 3rd Round 2010–11 |
| 2010–11 | Irvine Meadow (2) | Arthurlie | Rutherglen Glencairn Lanark United | Ashfield Clydebank | Petershill 1 Glenafton Athletic 0 | 3rd Round 2011–12 |
| 2011–12 | Irvine Meadow (3) | Petershill | Kilbirnie Ladeside Largs Thistle | Glenafton Athletic Shotts Bon Accord | Pollok 5 Renfrew 1 | 2nd Round 2012–13 |
| 2012–13 | Auchinleck Talbot (2) | Petershill | Shotts Bon Accord Beith Juniors Ashfield | Hurlford United Kilbirnie Ladeside Largs Thistle | Largs Thistle 7 Ashfield 7 4–3 pens. | 3rd Round 2013–14 |
| 2013–14 | Auchinleck Talbot (3) | Irvine Meadow | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Pollok Largs Thistle | Troon Beith Juniors Shotts Bon Accord | Shotts Bon Accord 5 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 2 | 2nd Round 2014–15 |
| 2014–15 | Auchinleck Talbot (4) | Hurlford United | Shotts Bon Accord Cumnock Juniors Clydebank | Pollok Shettleston Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 4 Shotts Bon Accord 1 | 2nd Round 2015–16 |
| 2015–16 | Auchinleck Talbot (5) | Hurlford United | Irvine Meadow Petershill Shettleston | Cumnock Juniors Largs Thistle Kilwinning Rangers | Kilwinning Rangers 5 Shettleston 3 | Preliminary round 2 2016–17 |
| 2016–17 | Glenafton Athletic | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Largs Thistle Troon | Girvan Clydebank | Kilwinning Rangers 3 Kilsyth Rangers 2 | 3rd Round 2017–18 |
| 2017–18 | Beith Juniors (2) | Auchinleck Talbot | Girvan Arthurlie | Petershill Cambuslang Largs Renfrew Irvine Meadow Troon | Irvine Meadow 4 Arthurlie 1 Troon 4 Girvan 2 | 3rd Round 2018–19 |
| 2018–19 | Auchinleck Talbot (6) | Hurlford United | Renfrew Petershill Cambuslang | Rutherglen Glencairn Benburb Rossvale | | 3rd Round 2019–20 |
| 2019–20 | Auchinleck Talbot (7) | Kilwinning Rangers | No promotion or relegation: all clubs moved to the senior West of Scotland Football League. | No promotion or relegation: all clubs moved to the senior West of Scotland Football League. | No promotion or relegation: all clubs moved to the senior West of Scotland Football League. | Withdrew |

* ↑ Season suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Champions calculated using 'points per game' algorithm, announced on 21 April.
