2013–14 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Auchinleck Talbot[1] |
| Relegated | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Pollok Largs Thistle |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 429 (3.25 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Auchinleck Talbot 6–0 Arthurlie 30 Aug 2013 |
| Biggest away win | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1–5 Hurlford United 12 Oct 2013 Petershill 1–5 Kilbirnie Ladeside 14 Dec 2013 |
| Highest scoring | Pollok 5–4 Kilbirnie Ladeside 22 Mar 2014 |
| Longest winning run | (6) Hurlford United 28 Apr 2013 – 14 May 2014 Irvine Meadow 12 Oct 2013 – 21 Dec 2013 |
| Longest unbeaten run | (16) Auchinleck Talbot 17 Aug 2013 – 15 Mar 2014 |
| Longest winless run | (10) Largs Thistle 17 Aug 2013 – 16 Nov 2013 |
| Longest losing run | (7) Largs Thistle 7 Sep 2013 – 16 Nov 2013 |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was the twelfth Super League Premier Division competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The season began on 17 August 2013. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter round one of the 2014–15 Scottish Cup. The two last placed sides were relegated to the Super League First Division. The third-bottom placed side entered the West Region league play-off, a two-legged tie against the third placed side in the Super League First Division, to decide the final promotion/relegation spot.
Auchinleck Talbot won their second successive title on 10 May 2014.
Member clubs for the 2013–14 season
[edit]Auchinleck Talbot were the reigning champions.[2]
Hurlford United and Kilbirnie Ladeside were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Beith Juniors and Shotts Bon Accord.
Largs Thistle claimed a third promotion spot after defeating Ashfield in the West Region League play-off.[3]
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2012–13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthurlie | Barrhead | Dunterlie Park | Gavin Duncan | 6th |
| Auchinleck Talbot | Auchinleck | Beechwood Park | Tommy Sloan | Champions |
| Clydebank | Clydebank | Holm Park | Billy McGhie | 3rd |
| Cumnock Juniors | Cumnock | Townhead Park | Brian McLuckie | 8th |
| Glenafton Athletic | New Cumnock | Loch Park | Tommy Bryce | 4th |
| Hurlford United | Hurlford | Blair Park | Darren Henderson | Super League First Division, 1st |
| Irvine Meadow | Irvine | Meadow Park | Stevie Rankin | 5th |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | Kilbirnie | Valefield Park | Mark Crilly & Stephen Swift | Super League First Division, 2nd |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Kirkintilloch | Adamslie Park | Stewart Maxwell | 7th |
| Largs Thistle | Largs | Barrfields Stadium | Sandy MacLean | Super League First Division, 3rd |
| Petershill | Springburn, Glasgow | Petershill Park | Willie Paterson | 2nd |
| Pollok | Newlands, Glasgow | Newlandsfield Park | Tony McInally | 9th |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurlford United | Derek McCulloch | Resigned [4] | 19 June 2013 | Close season | Darren Henderson | 27 June 2013 |
| Glenafton Athletic | Darren Henderson | Appointed manager at Hurlford United[5] | 27 June 2013 | Close season | Tommy Bryce | 13 July 2013 |
| Pollok | John Richardson | Resigned [6] | 23 September 2013 | 5th | Stephen Docherty | 4 October 2013 [7] |
| Pollok | Stephen Docherty | Resigned [8] | 2 December 2013 | 9th | Tony McInally | 26 December 2013 [9] |
| Petershill | Scott Smith | Resigned as co-manager [10] | End of season | 8th | N/A |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auchinleck Talbot (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 51 | Qualification for 2014–15 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Irvine Meadow | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hurlford United | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 45 | |
| 4 | Clydebank | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 | |
| 5 | Cumnock Juniors | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Glenafton Athletic | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 29 | |
| 7 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 28 | |
| 8 | Petershill | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Arthurlie | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 24 | |
| 10 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (R) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 23 | Qualification for West Region League play-off |
| 11 | Pollok (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 19 | Relegation to Super League First Division |
| 12 | Largs Thistle (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]West Region League play-off
[edit]Shotts Bon Accord, who finished third in the Super League First Division, defeated Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 5 – 2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.[11] Shotts will replace Rob Roy in the 2014–15 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division.
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 1 – 1 | Shotts Bon Accord |
|---|---|---|
Ryan Deas  78' |
Report | 44' Gary McStay |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 4 – 1 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Marriott 28' Chris Walker 40', 64'Steven Canning 72' |
Report | 46' Chris Duff |
References
[edit]- ^ {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Premiership (2011–20) | 2013 - 2014, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (2 May 2013). "Auchinleck are crowned Super Premier champs". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (6 June 2013). "Shoot-out drama as Largs win". Evening Times. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (22 June 2013). "Peasy are so Glad to have star back". Evening Times. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Darren Henderson leaves Loch Park". Glenaftonfc.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (24 September 2013). "Richardson quits Lok and calls time on boss career". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Pollok Football Club announce new manager". pollokfc.com. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (3 December 2013). "What's up Docco as Stevie quits at Pollok". Evening Times. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (27 December 2013). "McInally unveiled as Pollok manager". Evening Times. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (22 March 2014). "Scott calling it a day, but he hopes it's not final farewell". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Thomson, Nick (11 June 2014). "Things are looking up". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2014.