The Central Scottish Amateur Football League is a football (soccer) league competition for amateur clubs in the Central Belt of Scotland. It was formed in 1927 and is sponsored by Foster's Lager. The association is affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association. As a stand-alone Association and not part of Scotland's pyramid system, the Premier Division does not act as a feeder league and as such there is currently no promotion available.
The Central Scottish AFL are the current holders of the John Smiths Inter League Trophy.
League set-up
The Central Scottish AFL is split into two divisions, a Premier Division of 12 teams and a 24-strong Division One (split into Division 1A and 1B). The bottom two teams from the Premier League are automatically relegated to Division 1, being replaced by the winners of each of the two sections, and the team which finishes 3rd from bottom is entered into a round-robin playoff with the two teams who finished second in each of Division 1A and Division 1B - the winner secures a place in the Premier Division. Division One sections are determined by a draw at the association's Annual General Meeting.
LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)1Central Scottish AFL Premier Division 12 clubs playing 22 games2Central Scottish AFL Division One (A) 12 clubs playing 22 games Central Scottish AFL Division One (B) 12 clubs playing 22 games
Member clubs
The Central Scottish AFL was composed of thirty-six member clubs, listed below in their respective divisions:
Premier Division Bannockburn AFC Cambusnethan Talbot AFC Campsie Minerva AFC Colville Park AFC Drumchapel AFC Eastfield AFC Greenock HSFP AFC Harestanes AFC Southside AFC Steins Thistle AFC St Patricks FP AFC Wishaw HSFP AFC
Division 1A Arthurlie AFC Bearsden AFC Blantyre Celtic AFC Clydebank AFC Drumchapel United PYM AFC Falkirk Community AFC FC Clydebank Gartcosh United AFC Gourock Athletic AFC Stedfast KAFC Tullibody Community AFC Uddingston Anvil AFC
Division 1B Ardencaple AFC Blantyre RGM AFC Bridgewater AFC BSC Glasgow AFC Craigneuk AFC East Kilbride AFC EDU Sport Academy FC Fallin AFC Garrowhill Thistle AFC Mill United AFC Newton Vale AFC Third Lanark AFC
Cup competitions
As well as the league, the association administers three cup competitions for teams in membership: the Cinema Cup, the League Cup (the Bunrigh Trophy) and the McAvoy and McIntyre Trophy.
National and district cups
In addition, member clubs are also likely to play in the Scottish Amateur Cup and one of the two district cups (East or West). Below are teams who have won these trophies, whilst playing in the Central Scottish AFL.
Scottish Amateur Cup 1992–93 Bankhall Villa AFC 1995–96 Bellshill YMCA AFC 2001–02 Harestanes AFC 2002–03 Harestanes AFC 2006–07 Drumchapel United F.C. 2007–08 Eddlewood AFC 2009–10 Eddlewood AFC 2010–11 Wishaw HSFP 2012–13 Wellhouse AFC 2014–15 Harestanes AFC 2015–16 Colville Park A.F.C. 2016–17 Colville Park A.F.C.
West of Scotland Amateur Cup 1951–52 Gartsherrie United AFC 1988–89 Knightswood AFC 1990–91 Bellshill YMCA AFC 2003–04 Wellhouse AFC 2004–05 Drumchapel United AFC 2005–06 Drumchapel United AFC 2007–08 Drumchapel United AFC 2009–10 Harestanes AFC 2010–11 Drumchapel United AFC 2019-20 St Patrick's FP AFC
East of Scotland Amateur Cup 2000–01 Spartans AFC 2001–02 Aberforth Rangers AFC 2002–03 Aberforth Rangers AFC 2003–04 Tullibody AFC
References
External links Website of the Central Scottish AFL Website of the Scottish Amateur FA