The Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League was formed in 1898 as one of several
supplementary football leagues that operated at the time to give extra fixtures to the various
Scottish Football League sides.
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Scottish Football Historical Archive, 19 August 2020
The league folded in 1906 when the Scottish League's First Division expanded to 18 clubs.
Original members
The eight original members were Abercorn, Ayr Parkhouse (not a Scottish League side), Kilmarnock, Linthouse, Morton, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic and St Mirren.
Membership
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Abercorn
Abercorn (Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a pop ...
1898–1899
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Airdrieonians 1902–1903
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Ayr Parkhouse 1898–1899
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Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
1899–1906
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Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the 2020–21 Scotti ...
1903–1906
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Kilmarnock 1898–1906
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Linthouse
Linthouse is a neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated directly south of the River Clyde and lies immediately west of Govan, with other adjacent areas including Shieldhall and the Southern General Hospital to the west, a ...
1898–1899
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Morton Morton may refer to:
People
* Morton (surname)
* Morton (given name)
Fictional
* Morton Koopa, Jr., a character and boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
* A character in the ''Charlie and Lola'' franchise
* A character in the 2008 film '' Horton H ...
1898–1906
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Motherwell 1902–1906
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Partick Thistle 1898–1902
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Port Glasgow Athletic 1898–1906
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St Mirren 1898–1902
Champions
*1898–99 St Mirren
*1899–1900 Morton / Kilmarnock ''(shared)''
*1900–01 Morton
*1901–02 Port Glasgow Athletic
*1902–03 Motherwell
*1903–04 Port Glasgow Athletic
*1904–05 Clyde
*1905–06 Kilmarnock
Glasgow and West of Scotland Shield
In 1907 a tournament was staged to determine which club would keep the championship shield for good. Clyde defeated Hamilton Accies in the final, 3–2 on aggregate over two legs.
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See also
* Scottish Football (Defunct Leagues)
References
Defunct football leagues in Scotland
1898 establishments in Scotland
Sports leagues established in 1898
Sports leagues disestablished in 1907
1907 disestablishments in Scotland
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