The 2020–21 West of Scotland Football League (known as the PDM Buildbase West of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the West of Scotland Football League, with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.

Originally, the league was set to begin in October 2020 with 67 teams split across two tiers and four leagues. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 14 teams considered pulling out of the league before nine confirmed it was not financially viable to compete while supporters were not allowed into football grounds. The league decided not to penalise teams who chose to withdraw due to the pandemic and introduced proposals to have no promotion and relegation in the inaugural season.

On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by the Scottish Football Association due to the escalating pandemic situation. On 17 March, the board declared the season null and void.

Premier Division

Teams The Premier Division initially consisted of all 16 teams from the 2019–20 West Region Premiership, the top 3 teams based on points per game from the 2019–20 West Region Championship, and Bonnyton Thistle from the 2019–20 South of Scotland Football League.

Due to the start of the season being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the division was split into two groups so that the number of games played by each team would be reduced from 38 to 28.

However, after the start date for the league was confirmed, five teams withdrew so the two groups were scrapped and the division reverted to 28 games played on a home and away basis, with no relegation from the Premier Division at the end of the season.

Stadia and locations ClubLocationGroundCapacitySeats Floodlit Beith Juniors Beith Bellsdale Park 1,500 0 No Benburb Drumoyne, Glasgow New Tinto Park 1,000 500 Yes Blantyre Victoria Blantyre Castle Park 2,500 0 No Bonnyton Thistle Kilmarnock Bonnyton Park 1,000100 Yes Clydebank Clydebank Holm Park 3,500 0 Yes Cumbernauld United Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow 2,500 0 No Darvel Darvel Recreation Park 2,200 60 No Hurlford United Hurlford Blair Park 1,500 0 No Irvine Meadow XI Irvine Meadow Park 5,200 700 Yes Kilwinning Rangers Kilwinning Buffs Park 1,500 0 No Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow 2,500 0 No Largs Thistle Largs Barrfields Stadium 4,500 800 No Rossvale Drumoyne, Glasgow New Tinto Park 1,000 500 Yes Rutherglen Glencairn Rutherglen New Southcroft Park 1,500 0 Yes Troon Troon Portland Park 2,600 0 No Notes

Withdrawn ClubLocationGroundCapacitySeats Floodlit Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Beechwood Park 4,000 500 Yes Cumnock Juniors Cumnock Townhead Park 3,000 0 Yes Glenafton Athletic New Cumnock Loch Park 3,400 250 No Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Valefield Park 3,000 0 No Pollok Pollokshaws, Glasgow Newlandsfield Park 4,000 0 No

League table

Results

Tier 7 Conference A Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitAnnbank UnitedAnnbankNew Pebble Park 2,600 0 NoArdeer ThistleStevenstonArdeer Stadium 3,500 0 NoAshfieldPossilpark, GlasgowAshfield Stadium 3,500 600 YesBellshill AthleticBellshillRockburn Park 500 0 NoCraigmark BurntoniansDalmellingtonStation Park 2,200 0 NoGlasgow University AirdrieExcelsior Stadium 10,101 10,101 YesKello RoversKirkconnelNithside Park 1,700 0 NoMaryhillMaryhill, GlasgowLochburn Park 1,800 205 YesMaybole JuniorsMayboleLadywell Stadium 2,000 0 NoMuirkirk JuniorsMuirkirkBurnside Park 2,300 0 NoRenfrewRenfrewNew Western Park 1,000 0 YesSt Roch'sProvanmill, GlasgowJames McGrory Park 2,000 0 No Notes

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Conference B Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitCarluke RoversCarlukeJohn Cumming Stadium 1,500 0 YesForth WanderersForthKingshill Park 3,500 0 NoGartcairnAirdrieMTC Park 500 0 YesGreenock JuniorsGreenockRavenscraig Stadium 6,000 1,000 YesIrvine VictoriaIrvineVictoria Park 1,800 0 NoJohnstone BurghJohnstoneKeanie Park 5,000 0 NoLugar Boswell ThistleLugarRosebank Park 2,000 0 NoNeilstonNeilstonBrig-o-Lea Stadium 2,000 0 YesPort GlasgowPort GlasgowPort Glasgow Community Stadium 2,000 0 YesSt Cadoc'sShieldhall, GlasgowMcKenna Park 1,000 0 NoVale of ClydeTollcross, GlasgowFullarton Park 2,500 0 NoVale of LevenAlexandriaMillburn Park 3,000 0 NoWishawWishawBeltane Park 1,000 0 No Notes

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Conference C

Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitDrumchapel UnitedDrumchapel, GlasgowDonald Dewar Centre TBC 0 YesEast Kilbride ThistleEast KilbrideThe Showpark 2,300 0 NoGlasgow PerthshirePossilpark, GlasgowKeppoch Park 1,800 0 NoKilsyth RangersKilsythDuncansfield 2,000 0 NoLanark UnitedLanarkMoor Park 4,000 0 NoNewmains UnitedNewmainsVictoria Park 1,000 0 NoSt Anthony'sShieldhall, GlasgowMcKenna Park 1,000 0 NoThorniewood UnitedViewparkRobertson Park 3,000 0 NoYoker AthleticClydebankHolm Park 3,500 0 Yes

League table

Withdrawn Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitArdrossan Winton RoversArdrossanWinton Park 3,000 80 YesArthurlieBarrheadDunterlie Park 3,000 0 NoCambuslang RangersCambuslangSomervell Park 3,000 0 NoDalry ThistleDalryMerksworth Park 3,000 0 NoGirvan GirvanHamilton Park 5,000 200 NoLarkhall ThistleLarkhallGasworks Park 2,000 0 NoLesmahagowLesmahagowCraighead Park 3,500 0 NoPetershillSpringburn, GlasgowPetershill Park 1,500 500 YesRoyal AlbertStonehouseTileworks Park 1,000 0 NoSaltcoats VictoriaSaltcoatsCampbell Park 2,500 0 NoShettlestonShettleston, GlasgowGreenfield Park 1,800 10 NoShotts Bon AccordShottsHannah Park 4,000 0 YesWhitletts VictoriaAyrDam Park Stadium 3,000 478 Yes

Notes Club with an SFA Licence (as of July 2020) eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.

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