The 2017–18 West of Scotland Super League was the 16th and final season of the West Super League, the top tier of league competition for SJFA West Region member clubs. The league comprised two divisions, a West of Scotland Super League Premier Division of 12 clubs and a West of Scotland Super League First Division of 14 clubs. The competition began on Saturday 19 August 2017. This was the final season using the format ahead of league reconstruction for the 2018–19 season. The West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was renamed the West of Scotland Premiership and expanded to 16 teams. The West of Scotland Super League First Division was renamed the West of Scotland Championship and also expanded to 16 teams. The winners of the Super League Premier Division entered the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.

Super League Premier Division

Format changes

There were no automatic relegation from the Premier Division to the new Championship, however the bottom two entered the West Region Play-offs for a place in the new Premiership.

Member clubs for the 2017–18 season

Glenafton Athletic Glenafton Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they play in the West of Scotland Football League. The club has won the Scottish Junior Cup twice ...

were the reigning champions.

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

and Girvan were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Troon and Largs Thistle.

Kilwinning Rangers Kilwinning Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Formed in 1899, the club competes in the West of Scotland Football League, and are eligible to participate in the Scottish Cup. Nicknam ...

claimed the final spot after defeating

Kilsyth Rangers Kilsyth Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ''The Wee Gers'', they were formed in 1913 and play at Duncansfield Park, which used to be one of the bigger ''non-league'' f ...

3–2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off. ¹ Groundsharing with

Cumbernauld United Cumbernauld United Football Club are a football club based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play at Guy's Meadow in the Cumbernauld Village area of the town. Formed in 1964, they currently compete in the , having previously pla ...

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Super League First Division

Format changes

The top four were promoted to the new Premiership with fifth and sixth entering the West Region Play-offs. There was no automatic relegation from the First Division to the new League One, however, the bottom two entered the West Region Play-offs for a place in the new Championship.

Member clubs for the 2017–18 season

Troon and Largs Thistle were relegated from the Super League Premier Division. Darvel and

Kello Rovers Kello Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Kirkconnel, Dumfries and Galloway. Nicknamed ''Super K'', they were formed in 1903, and they play at Nithside Park. Currently playing in the , they wear black and whi ...

were promoted from the Ayrshire District League while

Cambuslang Rangers Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ''The Lang'', ''Camby'' or ''The Wee Gers'', were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips (uniforms). They ...

and

Larkhall Thistle Larkhall Thistle Football Club is a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878, "the Jags" are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior football club and currently compete in the . The team plays in red and white st ...

gained promotion from the Central District First Division. They were joined by

who lost the West Region League play-off 3–2 on aggregate to

. Irvine Victoria were relegated to the Ayrshire District League and Blantyre Victoria,

Shotts Bon Accord Shotts Bon Accord Football Club are a Scotland, Scottish association football, football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. History Shotts Bon Accord were formed in 1950 and currently compete in the . In 1995 Shotts were s ...

and

Yoker Athletic Yoker Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the ''Whe Ho'', the club wer ...

were relegated to the Central District First Division.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

West Region League play-offs

Premiership

As the teams finishing 11th and 12th in the Super League Premier Division, Girvan and Arthurie entered a play-off against the teams finishing fifth and sixth ( Troon and

Irvine Meadow Irvine Meadow XI Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Irvine, North Ayrshire. They currently compete in the . The club's home ground is Meadow Park in central Irvine, and they play in royal blue strips. History Formed in 1897 ...

) in the Super League First Division for the final two places in the new West Region Premiership.

First leg

Second leg

''Irvine Meadow won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ''Troon won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Championship

Maryhill and Shettleston finished as the bottom two of the Super League First Division, they entered a play-off against the teams finishing fourth in the Ayrshire District League (

Whitletts Victoria Whitletts Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club, historically based in the Whitletts area of Ayr, South Ayrshire. The club currently play in the . Nicknamed ''The Vics'', the club were formed in 1944 and currently play at Dam Par ...

) and the Central District First Division ( Neilston) for the final two places in the new West Region Championship.

First leg

Second leg

''Whitletts Victoria won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ''Neilston won 2–1 on aggregate.''

References

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