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The '''Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League''' was formed in 1898 as one of several [[supplementary football leagues]] that operated at the time to give extra fixtures to the various [[Scottish Football League]] sides.

{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Glasgow and West of Scotland League
| region = {{flag|Scotland}}
| founded = [[1898–99 in Scottish football|1898]]
| abolished = [[1906–07 in Scottish football|1907]]
| teams = 6–8
| champion = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] (2nd title)
| most successful club = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] (2 titles)<br />[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] (2 titles)<br />[[Morton F.C.|Morton]] (2 titles)
}}

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The '''Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League''' was formed in 1898 as one of several [[supplementary football leagues]] that operated at the time to give extra fixtures to the various [[Scottish Football League]] sides.<ref name=sfha1>[http://sfha.org.uk/gwoslg.htm Glasgow & West of Scotland League], Scottish Football Historical Archive, 19 August 2020</ref>


The league folded in 1906 when the Scottish League's First Division expanded to 18 clubs.
The league folded in 1906 when the Scottish League's First Division expanded to 18 clubs.


==Original members==
==Original members==
The eight original members were Abercorn, Ayr Parkhouse (not a Scottish League side), Kilmarnock, Linthouse, Morton, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic and St. Mirren.
The eight original members were Abercorn, Ayr Parkhouse (not a Scottish League side), Kilmarnock, Linthouse, Morton, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic and St Mirren.

==Membership==
==Membership==
*[[Abercorn F.C.|Abercorn]] 1898–1899
*[[Abercorn F.C.|Abercorn]] 1898–1899
*[[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]] 1902–1903
*[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] 1902–1903
*[[Ayr Parkhouse F.C.|Ayr Parkhouse]] 1898–1899
*[[Ayr Parkhouse F.C.|Ayr Parkhouse]] 1898–1899
*[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] 1899–1906
*[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] 1899–1906
*[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] 1903–1906
*[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] 1903–1906
*[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] 1898–1906
*[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] 1898–1906
*[[Linthouse F.C.|Linthouse]] 1898–1899
*[[Linthouse F.C.|Linthouse]] 1898–1899
*[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]] 1898–1906
*[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]] 1898–1906
*[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] 1902–1906
*[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] 1902–1906
*[[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] 1898–1902
*[[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] 1898–1902
*[[Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.|Port Glasgow Athletic]] 1898–1906
*[[Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.|Port Glasgow Athletic]] 1898–1906
*[[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]] 1898–1902
*[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] 1898–1902


==Champions==
==Champions==
*1898–99 St. Mirren
*1898–99 St Mirren
*1899–1900 Morton / Kilmarnock ''(shared)''
*1899–1900 Morton / Kilmarnock ''(shared)''
*1900–01 Morton
*1900–01 Morton
*1901–02 Port Glasgow Athletic
*1901–02 Port Glasgow Athletic
*1902–03 Motherwell
*1902–03 Motherwell
*1903–04 Port Glasgow Athletic
*1903–04 Clyde
*1904–05 Clyde
*1904–05 Clyde
*1905–06 Kilmarnock
*1905–06 Kilmarnock

==Glasgow and West of Scotland Shield==

In 1907 a tournament was staged to determine which club would keep the championship shield for good. Clyde defeated Hamilton Accies in the final, 3–2 on aggregate over two legs.<ref name=sfha1/>

==See also==
==See also==
*[[Scottish Football (Defunct Leagues)]]
*[[Scottish Football (Defunct Leagues)]]


==External links==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/gwosl.htm Full history of league and Shield competition]


{{Football in Scotland}}
{{Defunct football competitions in Scotland}}


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[[Category:1898 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 1898]]
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 26 September 2022

Glasgow and West of Scotland League
Gegründet1898
Abolished1907
Region Scotland
Number of teams6–8
Last championsClyde (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Clyde (2 titles)
Kilmarnock (2 titles)
Morton (2 titles)

The Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League was formed in 1898 as one of several supplementary football leagues that operated at the time to give extra fixtures to the various Scottish Football League sides.[1]

The league folded in 1906 when the Scottish League's First Division expanded to 18 clubs.

Original members

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The eight original members were Abercorn, Ayr Parkhouse (not a Scottish League side), Kilmarnock, Linthouse, Morton, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic and St Mirren.

Membership

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Champions

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  • 1898–99 St Mirren
  • 1899–1900 Morton / Kilmarnock (shared)
  • 1900–01 Morton
  • 1901–02 Port Glasgow Athletic
  • 1902–03 Motherwell
  • 1903–04 Port Glasgow Athletic
  • 1904–05 Clyde
  • 1905–06 Kilmarnock

Glasgow and West of Scotland Shield

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In 1907 a tournament was staged to determine which club would keep the championship shield for good. Clyde defeated Hamilton Accies in the final, 3–2 on aggregate over two legs.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Glasgow & West of Scotland League, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 19 August 2020


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