The Lewis & Harris Football Association oversees the Lewis & Harris League, an annual football competition featuring clubs from the Lewis and Harris islands, situated off the coast of Scotland. Differing from traditional winter schedules, this league, like many other northern amateur leagues, operates during the summer months.
Comprising eight clubs from Lewis and one from Harris, the league holds full licensing from the Scottish Amateur Football Association. Participating clubs also engage annually in the Highland Amateur Cup, with member clubs having clinched the title eight times throughout its history.
Member clubs
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location GroundBackIsle of Lewis Col UarachCarlowayIsle of Lewis Cnoc a' ChoilichHarrisHarris Rally ParkLochsIsle of Lewis Creagan DubhNessIsle of Lewis FivepennyPointIsle of Lewis GarrabostStornoway AthleticIsle of Lewis Goathill ParkStornoway UnitedWestsideIsle of Lewis Barvas Hall
Lewis & Harris League +List of Lewis & Harris League champions Season Champions (number of titles) Runners-up Third place1980Ness (1)Point (1)Stornoway Rovers (1)1981Point (1)Ness (1)Stornoway Athletic (1)1982Ness (2)Stornoway Athletic (1)Tolsta (1)1983Harris (1)Point (2)Ness (1)1984Ness (3)Back (1)Stornoway Athletic (2)1985Ness (4)Point (3)Stornoway Athletic (3)1986Ness (5)Point (4)Stornoway Athletic (4)1987Ness (6)Stornoway Athletic (2)Lochs (1)1988Stornoway Athletic (1)Ness (2)Lochs (2)1989Ness (7)Lochs (1)Stornoway Athletic (5)1990Ness (8)Stornoway Athletic (3)Stornoway Rovers (2)1991Ness (9)Stornoway Athletic (4)Lochs (3)1992Ness (10)Point (5)Stornoway Athletic (6)1993Point (2)Ness (3)Harris (1)1994Ness (11)Back (2)Point (1)1995Lochs (1)Back (3)Ness (2)1996Point (3)Ness (4)Harris (2)1997Point (4)Stornoway Athletic (5)Harris (3)1998Point (5)Stornoway Athletic (6)Harris (4)1999Ness (12)Point (6)Harris (5)2000Back (1)Harris (1)Point (2)2001Harris (2)Ness (5)Lochs (4)2002Point (6)Harris (2)Back (1)2003Lochs (2)Back (4)Point (3)2004Point (7)Back (5)Lochs (5)2005Lochs (3)Stornoway Athletic (7)Back (2)2006Stornoway Athletic (2)Lochs (2)Point (4)2007Lochs (4)Back (6)Stornoway Athletic (7)2008Lochs (5)Back (7)Carloway (1)2009Lochs (6)Back (8)Carloway (2)2010Lochs (7)Back (9)Westside (1)2011Back (2)Carloway (1)Westside (2)2012Stornoway Athletic (3)Back (10)Lochs (6)2013Carloway (1)Stornoway Athletic (8)Westside (3)2014Westside (1)Lochs (3)Carloway (3)2015Lochs (8)Point (7)Westside (4)2016Lochs (9)Point (8)Westside (5)2017Carloway (2)Westside (1)Point (5)2018Point (8)Lochs (4)Westside (6)2019Westside (2)Point (9)Carloway (4)2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)2021Point (9)Back (11)Westside (7)2022Point (10)Ness (6)Westside (8)2023Westside (3)Back (12)Point (6)2024Stornoway Athletic (4)Point (10)Westside (9)2025Back (3)Westside (2)Point (7)2026Point (11)Stornoway Athletic (9)Harris (6)
Total titles won
Rank Club Winners Winning seasons1Ness1261980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 19992Point11101981, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2021, 2022, 20263Lochs941995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 20164Stornoway Athletic491988, 2006, 2012, 20245Back3122000, 2011, 2025Westside22014, 2019, 20237Harris221983, 2001Carloway12013, 2017
Moldova Lewis Cup +List of Moldova Lewis Cup finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up2015Lochs *1–1Point2016Lochs3–1Carloway2017Ness3–2Stornoway Athletic2018Lochs2–1Carloway2019Westside3–1Point2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)20212022Back*1–1Westside2023Back6–1Westside2024Back3–1Ness2025Point4–3Harris 2026Harris 1–0Back * Won on penalties
Jock Stein Cup +List of Jock Stein Cup finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up2015Point1–0Westside2016Point3–1Westside2017Point4–0Westside2018Ness3–2Westside2019Stornoway Athletic4–0Lochs2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)2021Back*2–2Point2022Back2–1Point2023Back3–1Ness2024Westside2–1Back2025Carloway2–1Point2026Westside3–1Point * Won on penalties
Western Isles Cup The Western Isles Cup is a competition open to all clubs in the Western Isles, including teams from the Uist & Barra Amateur Football Association.
The competition was previously known as the Co-op Cup due to sponsorship by the Co-op. From 2025, the tournament has been sponsored by MAL Civils, a civil engineering company based in the west of Scotland. +List of Western Isles Cup finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up2015Barra*1–1Point2016Westside2–1Iochdar Saints2017Westside3–0Carloway2018Lochs*3–3Westside2019Point*1–1Westside2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)20212022Westside2–1Ness2023Barra*3–3Westside2024Westside6–5Harris2025Back4–3Point * Won on penalties
Acres Boys Club Cup +List of Acres Boys Club Cup finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up2015Lochs2–1Carloway2016Carloway4–3Westside2017Point1–0Westside2018Lochs3–1Westside2019Westside2–0Lochs2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)202120222023Westside2–1Back2024Westside3–0Point2025Back*3–3Harris2026Stornoway Athletic2–1Westside
* Won on penalties
Eilean an Fhraoich Cup
Eilean an Fhraoich Cup, also known as EAF Cup, is a distinctive competition within the Lewis and Harris Football League. What sets this cup apart is that players represent their home village, regardless of which football club they are signed to. Notably, the town clubs do not enter the competition.
The name Eilean Fraoch, which translates to "Heather Isle" in Scottish Gaelic, is another name for the Isle of Lewis.
+List of Eilean Fraoch Cup finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up2015Westside4–2Back2016Carloway4–2Lochs2017Carloway5–0Ness2018Westside3–1Lochs2019Back2–0Point2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)202120222023Carloway3–2Westside2024Westside5–2Harris2025Westside5–3Point2026Harris3–2Back
Highland Amateur Cup
Representative team
A 'select' team representing Lewis & Harris periodically enters cup competitions organized by the North Caledonian Football Association.
This team is not the same as the Western Isles representative team, which competes at the Island Games and usually selects players from both the Lewis & Harris and Uist & Barra amateur leagues.
As of 2017, the squad is managed by Kevin Anderson. The team, to date, has triumphed in one cup competition - when they won 1–0 against Golspie Sutherland in the final of the North Caledonian Cup at Dalmore Park, Alness. The match, contested in November 2014, was broadcast with live commentary on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal.
Honours North Caledonian Cup: 2014–15
References
External links Lewis & Harris AFA League Website