The 2023–24 West of Scotland Football League (known as the PDM Buildbase West of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the West of Scotland Football League, with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Beith Juniors were the reigning champions, and successfully defended their title, winning the Premier Division by five points from Auchinleck Talbot.
Teams To West of Scotland Football League Transferred from Saturday Morning Amateur Football League Knightswood
Premier Division
Beith Juniors retained their West of Scotland Football League title, opening up an unassailable lead over Clydebank and Auchinleck Talbot, with a 2–0 home victory over Troon on 4 May 2024. However, just like the previous season, they were ineligible for promotion as they do not hold an SFA club licence.
Promoted from 2022–23 First Division: Gartcairn St Cadoc's Benburb
Relegated to 2023–24 First Division: Petershill Kilwinning Rangers Cambuslang Rangers
Stadia and locations ClubLocationGroundSurfaceCapacitySeats FloodlitArthurlieBarrheadDunterlie ParkGrass 3,000 0 No Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Beechwood ParkGrass 3,500 500 Yes Beith Juniors Beith Bellsdale ParkGrass 1,809 0 No Benburb Drumoyne, Glasgow New Tinto ParkArtificial 1,000 500 Yes Clydebank Clydebank Holm ParkArtificial 1,200 0 Yes Cumnock Juniors Cumnock Townhead ParkArtificial 2,000 0 YesDarvel DarvelRecreation ParkGrass 2,750 60 YesGartcairnAirdrieMTC ParkArtificial 500 50 YesGlenafton Athletic New CumnockLoch ParkGrass 2,000 250 Yes Hurlford United Hurlford Blair ParkGrass 1,500 0 No Irvine Meadow XI Irvine Meadow ParkGrass 2,132 700 YesKirkintilloch Rob RoyCumbernauldGuy's MeadowGrass 1,000 0 NoLargs ThistleLargsBarrfields ParkArtificial 3,000 800 No Pollok Pollokshaws, Glasgow Newlandsfield ParkGrass 2,088 0 YesSt Cadoc's Drumoyne, Glasgow New Tinto ParkArtificial 1,000 0 Yes Troon Troon Portland ParkGrass 2,000 100 Yes Notes
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Results
First Division
Drumchapel United won the league title on 7 May 2024, with their 4–0 win at Thorniewood United taking them out of reach of both Johnstone Burgh (7 points behind with 2 games remaining) and Shotts Bon Accord (10 points behind with 3 games remaining).
Promoted from 2022–23 Second Division: Renfrew Ashfield Maybole Juniors Relegated from 2022–23 Premier Division: Petershill Kilwinning Rangers Cambuslang Rangers
Relegated to 2023–24 Second Division: Bonnyton Thistle Cumbernauld United Rossvale (now Caledonian Locomotives) Promoted to 2023–24 Premier Division: Gartcairn St Cadoc's Benburb
Stadia and locations Team Location Ground SurfaceCapacitySeats Floodlit Ashfield Easterhouse, Glasgow Stepford Football Centre Artificial 500 0 Yes Blantyre Victoria Blantyre Castle Park Grass 1,500 60 No Cambuslang Rangers Cambuslang Somervell Park Grass 2,000 0 No Drumchapel United Drumchapel, Glasgow Donald Dewar Centre 4G Artificial 500 0 Yes Johnstone Burgh Johnstone Keanie Park Grass 2,000 0 No Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Valefield Park Grass 1,000 22 No Kilwinning Rangers Kilwinning Buffs Park Grass 2,800 270 Yes Maybole Juniors Maybole Ladywell Stadium Grass 1,000 124 No Neilston Neilston Brig-o-Lea Stadium Grass 1,000 0 No Petershill Springburn, Glasgow Petershill Park Artificial 1,500 500 Yes Renfrew Renfrew New Western Park Artificial 1,000 0 Yes Rutherglen Glencairn Rutherglen New Southcroft Park Grass 1,683 0 Yes Shotts Bon Accord Shotts Hannah Park Grass 2,000 0 No St Roch's Provanmill, Glasgow James McGrory Park Grass 1,500 0 No Thorniewood United Viewpark Robertson Park Grass 1,000 0 No Whitletts Victoria Ayr Dam Park Stadium Grass 3,000 478 Yes Notes
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Results
Second Division
Ardrossan Winton Rovers won the title on 4 May 2024 with a 5–4 home victory over Caledonian Locomotives – who had changed their name from Rossvale prior to the start of the season – to put the title out of reach of Cumbernauld United.
Promoted from 2022–23 Third Division: Vale of Clyde Larkhall Thistle Ardrossan Winton Rovers Relegated from 2022–23 First Division: Bonnyton Thistle Cumbernauld United Caledonian Locomotives
Relegated to 2023–24 Third Division: Ardeer Thistle Greenock Juniors Glasgow United Promoted to 2023–24 First Division: Renfrew Ashfield Maybole Juniors
Stadia and locations Team Location Ground SurfaceCapacitySeats Floodlit Ardrossan Winton Rovers Ardrossan Winton Park Grass 2,000 80 Yes Bonnyton Thistle Kilmarnock Bonnyton Park Artificial5000Yes Caledonian Locomotives Springburn, Glasgow Petershill Park Artificial 1,500 500 Yes Craigmark Burntonians Dalmellington Station Park Grass 1,500 0 No Cumbernauld United Cumbernauld Village Guy's Meadow Grass 1,000 0 No Forth Wanderers Forth Kingshill Park Grass 1,000 0 No Glasgow Perthshire Possilpark, Glasgow Keppoch Park Grass 1,500 90 No Glasgow University Airdrie Excelsior Stadium Artificial 10,101 10,101 Yes Kilsyth Rangers Kilsyth Duncansfield Grass 1,500 0 No Larkhall Thistle Larkhall Gasworks Park Grass 1,500 0 No Maryhill Maryhill, Glasgow Lochburn Park Grass 1,800 205 Yes Muirkirk Juniors Muirkirk Burnside Park Grass 1,600 0 No St Anthony's Shieldhall, Glasgow McKenna Park Grass 1,000 0 No Vale of Clyde Tollcross, Glasgow Fullarton Park Grass 1,500 0 No Wishaw Wishaw Beltane Park Grass 1,000 0 No Yoker Athletic Clydebank Holm Park Artificial 1,200 0 Yes Notes
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Third Division
Lanark United won the league title on 11 May 2024, with an 8–0 victory over Greenock Juniors giving them an unassailable lead over Lesmahagow, following a run of 18 wins in 19 games.
Relegated from 2022–23 Second Division: Ardeer Thistle Greenock Juniors Glasgow United Promoted from 2022–23 Fourth Division: West Park United Kilsyth Athletic Threave Rovers
Relegated to 2023–24 Fourth Division: Lugar Boswell Thistle East Kilbride Thistle Carluke Rovers Newmains United Royal Albert Saltcoats Victoria Promoted to 2023–24 Second Division: Vale of Clyde Larkhall Thistle Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Stadia and locations Team Location Ground SurfaceCapacitySeats Floodlit Ardeer Thistle Stevenston Ardeer Stadium Grass 1,500 0 No Bellshill Athletic Bellshill Rockburn Park Grass 500 0 No Dalry Thistle Dalry Merksworth Park Grass 1,500 0 No Finnart Springburn, Glasgow Springburn Park Artificial 500 0 Yes Girvan Girvan Hamilton Park Grass 2,000 200 Yes Glasgow United Shettleston, Glasgow Greenfield Park Grass 1,800 10 No Greenock Juniors Greenock Ravenscraig Stadium Grass 6,000 650 Yes Irvine Victoria Irvine Victoria Park Grass 1,000 0 No Kello Rovers Kirkconnel Nithside Park Grass 1,700 0 No Kilsyth Athletic Kilsyth Kilsyth Sports Field Artificial 300 0 Yes Lanark United Lanark Moor Park Grass 1,500 0 No Lesmahagow Lesmahagow Craighead Park Grass 2,000 0 No Port Glasgow Port Glasgow Port Glasgow Community Stadium Artificial 1,500 0 Yes Threave Rovers Castle Douglas Meadow Park Grass 1,500 100 Yes Vale of Leven Alexandria Millburn Park Grass 2,000 0 No West Park United Bishopbriggs Huntershill Artificial5000Yes
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Fourth Division
Glenvale won the league title with a weekend to spare on 4 May 2024, with a 5–0 home victory over St. Peter's, to open an unassailable lead on Thorn Athletic.
Harmony Row F.C. became Giffnock Soccer Centre prior to the start of the season.
Relegated from 2022–23 Third Division: Lugar Boswell Thistle East Kilbride Thistle Carluke Rovers Newmains United Royal Albert Saltcoats Victoria
Transferred from Saturday Morning Amateur Football League Knightswood
Promoted to 2023–24 Third Division: West Park United Kilsyth Athletic Threave Rovers
Stadia and locations Team Location Ground SurfaceCapacitySeats Floodlit BSC Glasgow Yoker, Glasgow Peterson Park Grass 500 0 No Campbeltown Pupils Campbeltown Kintyre Park Grass 1,500 0 No Carluke Rovers Carluke John Cumming Stadium Artificial 1,500 0 Yes East Kilbride Thistle East Kilbride The Showpark Grass 1,500 0 No Easterhouse Academy Easterhouse, Glasgow Stepford Park Artificial 500 0 Yes Eglinton Kilwinning Kilwinning Community Sports Club Artificial 1,000 0 Yes Giffnock SC Giffnock Eastwood Park Artificial 500 0 Yes Glenvale Paisley Ferguslie Sports Centre Artificial 500 0 Yes Knightswood Knightswood, Glasgow Scotstoun Sports Campus Artificial 500 0 Yes Lugar Boswell Thistle Lugar Rosebank Park Grass 1,500 0 No Newmains United Newmains Victoria Park Grass 1,000 0 No Rossvale Bishopbriggs Huntershill Artificial 500 0 Yes Saltcoats Victoria Saltcoats Campbell Park Grass 1,500 0 No Royal Albert Stonehouse Tileworks Park Grass 1,000 0 No St. Peter's Renfrew New Western Park Artificial 1,000 0 Yes Thorn Athletic Johnstone Thorn Athletic Sports Academy Grass 500 0 No Notes
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Results
Notes Club with an SFA licence; eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off (should they win the Premier Division), and also compete in the Scottish Cup.
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