The SJFA West Region Championship (known as the McBookie.com West Region Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a Scottish semi-professional football competition run by the
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of the
Scottish Junior Football Association
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and was the second tier of league competition for its member clubs.
Formerly known as the West of Scotland Super League First Division, the league began in 2002 when top sides from the former
Ayrshire
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and
Central Regions agreed to form two combined Super League divisions above the regional competitions. Originally comprising twelve clubs, it was expanded to fourteen after two years as promotion/relegation places were increased.
West Region clubs voted in 2017 to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the second tier Super League First Division was rebranded as the ''Championship'' from 2018 onwards and latterly consisted of sixteen clubs.
Clubs were promoted to a rebranded ''Premiership'' and relegated to a regionwide ''
League One
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'' instead of the previous
Central
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and
Ayrshire
Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...
district divisions.
The competition was abolished in 2020 when all SJFA West Region clubs moved to join the newly formed senior
West of Scotland Football League
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Final member clubs for the 2019–20 season
Season summaries
References
External links
West Region Super First Divisionat ''Non-League Scotland'' (archive version, 2007-08 membership)
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2002 establishments in Scotland
Sports leagues established in 2002
2020 disestablishments in Scotland
Sports leagues disestablished in 2020
Defunct football leagues in Scotland
Defunct Scottish Junior Football Association leagues