Intermediate Competitions

 

 

Page created: 28 August 2020

Updated: 17 July 2023

 

 

The Intermediate dispute was a major football split which lasted from 1927 to 1931 and concerned the compensation that junior clubs received when one of their players moved to a senior Scottish League side.

 

On 19 March 1927, 62 clubs formed the Scottish Intermediate FA and were immediately outlawed by the Scottish FA. In June 1927, the powerful Glasgow Junior League (GJL) dissolved itself at its AGM and made way for the formation of the breakaway Scottish Intermediate League while in Ayrshire the Western Junior League reformed as the Western Intermediate League.

 

When a compromise was reached in 1931, the Scottish Intermediate FA renamed itself the West of Scotland Junior FA. It was also decided not to reform the GJL but to keep the Scottish Intermediate League format as the Scottish Central Junior League. The Scottish Intermediate Cup was also renamed as the West of Scotland Junior Cup.

 

 

 

Winners

 

Scottish Intermediate Cup

1927-28 Ashfield

1928-29 Ashfield

1929-30 Clydebank Intermediates

1930-31 Yoker Athletic

 

Scottish Intermediate Consolation Cup

1927-28 Irvine Meadow XI

1928-29 Port-Glasgow Athletic

1929-30 Ashfield

1930-31 Pollok

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Intermediate League

Play-off Winners

1927-28 Baillieston

1928-29 Ashfield

1929-30 Clydebank Intermediates

1930-31 Bridgeton Waverley

 

 

West Division

1927-28 Ashfield

1928-29 Ashfield

1929-30 Clydebank Intermediates

1930-31 Yoker Athletic

East Division

1927-28 Baillieston

1928-29 Baillieston

1929-30 Bridgeton Waverley

1930-31 Bridgeton Waverley

 

Scottish Intermediate League Cup

1927-28 Kirkintillloch Rob Roy

1928-29 Ashfield

1929-30 Clydebank Intermediates

1930-31 Pollok

 

 

 

 

 

Glasgow Intermediate Cup

1927-28 Ashfield

1928-29 Clydebank Intermediates

1929-30 St Roch's

1930-31 Strathclyde

 

 

 

Glasgow Intermediate Consolation Cup

1927-28 Clydebank Intermediates

1928-29 Glasgow Perthshire

1929-30 Yoker Athletic

1930-31 Blantyre Celtic

North-Eastern Intermediate Cup

1927-28 Glagow Perthshire

1928-29 Bridgeton Waverley

1929-30 Pollok

1930-31 St Roch's

 

Western Intermediate League

1927-28 Kilwinning Rangers

1928-29 Irvine Meadow XI

1929-30 Kilwinning Eglinton

1930-31 Kilwinning Rangers

Western Intermediate League Cup

1927-28 Irvine Meadow XI

1928-29 Troon Athletic

1929-30 Irvine Meadow XI

1930-31 Kilwinning Rangers

 

 

 

 

 

1927-28 Scottish Intermediate League

West Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Ashfield

38

30

3

5

150

51

63

Clydebank Intermediates

38

27

5

6

117

51

59

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

38

25

6

7

109

65

56

St Roch's

38

26

3

9

116

68

55

Glasgow Perthshire

38

22

6

10

100

79

50

St Anthony's

38

20

5

13

83

72

45

Port-Glasgow Athletic

38

19

6

13

83

58

44

Benburb

38

16

9

13

82

79

41

Maryhill

38

17

5

16

78

79

39

Petershill

38

16

6

16

77

84

38

Shawfield

38

16

2

20

78

82

34

Camelon

38

14

6

18

72

80

34

Duntocher Hibernian

38

14

5

19

68

73

33

Renfrew

38

11

11

16

69

83

33

Yoker Athletic

38

13

7

18

69

81

33

Helensburgh

38

12

7

19

62

77

31

Neilston Victoria

38

11

4

23

73

112

26

Dumbarton Harp

38

11

4

23

59

99

26

Pollok

38

4

6

28

53

127

14

Johnstone Rovers

38

2

2

34

32

130

6

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Play-off

Baillieston v Ashfield 1-1, 2-1

 

 

 

 

East Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Baillieston

33

25

3

5

102

44

53

Strathclyde

35

24

5

6

109

57

53

Blantyre Victoria

35

23

5

7

89

52

51

Parkhead

35

19

7

8

101

56

46

Bridgeton Waverley

36

18

7

11

81

59

43

Shieldmuir Celtic

32

20

3

9

84

50

43

Cambuslang Rangers

37

16

9

12

84

77

41

Larkhall Thistle

36

18

4

14

85

84

40

Fauldhouse United

35

17

4

14

75

66

38

Shotts United

34

16

6

12

84

61

38

Wishaw

35

16

4

15

66

65

36

Shettleston

38

14

6

18

79

73

34

Rutherglen Glencairn

35

13

5

16

65

76

31

Lanark United

37

11

7

19

58

97

29

Bellshill Athletic

35

11

6

18

74

100

28

Blantyre Celtic

32

10

6

16

58

77

26

Vale of Clyde

35

8

8

19

61

95

24

Shotts Battlefield

34

7

7

20

59

102

21

Shettleston Celtic

38

4

6

28

45

109

14

Cadzow St Anne's

32

3

4

25

44

103

10

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Table based on available results

Cadzow St Anne's were deducted 2 points

 

Baillieston were East Division champions

 

 

 

1927-28 Western Intermediate League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Kilwinning Rangers

32

19

6

7

93

54

44

Kilwinning Eglinton

32

19

5

8

75

48

43

Kilbirnie Ladeside

32

19

5

8

99

65

43

Ardrossan Winton Rovers

32

18

6

8

67

48

42

Ardeer Thistle

32

13

10

9

56

62

36

Dalry Thistle

32

15

5

12

69

52

35

Irvine Meadow XI

32

14

5

13

77

60

33

Cumnock

32

12

9

11

69

61

33

Troon Athletic

32

13

6

13

58

64

32

Irvine Victoria

32

13

5

14

67

61

31

Darvel

32

12

7

13

87

84

31

Newmilns

32

12

6

14

72

69

30

Glenburn Rovers

32

11

3

18

49

71

25

Largs Thistle

32

10

4

18

57

71

24

Galston

32

10

4

18

60

89

24

Stewarton Thistle

32

9

2

21

58

108

20

Glengarnock Vale

32

5

8

19

44

80

18

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Ayr Fort withdrew and their record (14-0-2-12-16-60-2) was expunged

 

 

 

 

 

1928-29 Scottish Intermediate League

West Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Ashfield

34

22

8

4

92

52

52

Glasgow Perthshire

34

21

7

6

90

54

49

Yoker Athletic

34

22

3

9

100

62

47

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

34

19

6

9

84

46

44

Pollok

34

18

6

10

105

66

42

St Roch's

34

19

3

12

87

61

41

Clydebank Intermediates

34

18

3

13

91

61

39

Petershill

34

15

8

11

53

52

38

Camelon

34

14

9

11

63

64

37

Duntocher Hibernian

34

14

5

15

72

85

33

St Anthony's

34

12

8

14

55

67

32

Renfrew

34

15

2

17

72

92

32

Benburb

34

13

6

15

68

91

32

Maryhill

34

12

4

18

74

80

28

Port-Glasgow Athletic

34

11

5

18

68

75

25

Neilston Victoria

34

8

4

22

50

120

20

Dumbarton Harp

34

5

3

26

48

106

13

Johnstone Rovers

34

2

2

30

25

63

6

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Port-Glasgow Athletic were deducted 2 points

Petershill were awarded 2 points after Yoker Athletic had refused to play their fixture

Johnstone Rovers were suspended and the points for their unplayed matches were awarded to their opponents

 

Play-off

Ashfield v Baillieston 1-0

 

 

 

 

East Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Baillieston

31

22

7

2

88

31

51

Parkhead

30

20

7

3

90

35

47

Blantyre Celtic

32

19

7

6

91

62

45

Cambuslang Rangers

29

16

3

10

66

52

35

Shieldmuir Celtic

28

16

5

7

86

53

37

Bridgeton Waverley

31

16

5

10

79

52

37

Strathclyde

26

16

3

7

85

45

35

Shettleston

30

12

7

11

73

77

31

Shotts United

27

11

5

11

50

69

27

Larkhall United

28

11

4

13

66

65

26

Rutherglen Glencairn

30

9

7

14

57

53

25

Fauldhouse United

30

10

4

16

55

82

24

Blantyre Victoria

31

7

10

14

65

93

24

Vale of Clyde

30

10

3

17

62

90

23

Shotts Battlefield

30

7

9

14

57

91

23

Wishaw

27

7

8

12

48

57

22

Lanark United

31

7

7

17

54

82

21

Bellshill Athletic

32

6

4

22

47

101

16

Shettleston Celtic

28

4

1

23

30

89

9

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Table as of 19 April 1929

 

Baillieston were East Division champions

 

 

 

 

1928-29 Western Intermediate League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Irvine Meadow XI

30

22

1

7

81

33

45

Ardeer Thistle

30

20

3

7

80

48

43

Kilwinning Rangers

30

18

3

9

70

44

39

Kilbirnie Ladeside

30

19

0

11

84

54

38

Glengarnock Vale

30

15

2

13

60

57

32

Kilwinning Eglinton

30

14

3

13

68

63

31

Newmilns

30

12

7

11

55

53

31

Ardrossan Winton Rovers

30

12

6

12

64

48

30

Troon Athletic

30

12

5

13

61

67

29

Dalry Thistle

30

12

5

13

40

46

29

Glenburn Rovers

30

11

7

12

61

68

29

Darvel

30

8

8

14

60

67

24

Galston Jrs

30

8

8

14

55

83

24

Largs Thistle

30

9

4

17

56

99

22

Irvine Victoria

30

9

3

18

53

63

21

Stewarton Thistle

30

5

3

22

28

87

13

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Ayr Ashfield and Cumnock both withdrew and their records were expunged

 

 

 

 

 

 

1929-30 Scottish Intermediate League

West Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Clydebank Intermediates

34

23

6

5

114

40

52

Parkhead

34

24

4

6

83

54

52

Yoker Athletic

34

24

3

7

97

46

51

St Roch's

34

22

6

6

87

55

50

Pollok

34

22

3

9

88

49

47

Maryhill

34

19

2

13

75

67

40

Benburb

34

16

7

11

74

73

39

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

34

16

5

13

66

73

37

Ashfield

34

15

5

14

69

72

35

Glasgow Perthshire

34

14

7

13

66

71

35

St Anthony's

34

12

6

16

71

82

30

Renfrew

34

9

9

16

57

87

27

Duntocher Hibernian

34

11

4

19

59

81

26

Petershill

34

10

5

19

61

93

25

Port-Glasgow Athletic

34

9

5

20

37

45

23

Neilston Victoria

34

8

4

22

40

94

20

Dumbarton Harp

34

5

6

23

39

84

16

Camelon

34

3

1

30

23

40

7

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Camelon, Port-Glasgow Athletic and Dumbarton Harp all withdrew during the season to return to the Scottish Junior League and the points for their unplayed matches were awarded to their opponents

 

West Division play-off at Hawthorn Park, Glasgow

16 Jun Clydebank Intermediates v Parkhead 4-0

 

Play-off at Hawthorn Park, Glasgow

21 Jun Clydebank Intermediates v Bridgeton Waverley 2-2

25 Jun Clydebank Intermediates v Bridgeton Waverley 1-1

28 Jun Clydebank Intermediates v Bridgeton Waverley 3-2

 

 

 

 

East Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Bridgeton Waverley

36

26

2

8

97

57

54

Larkhall Thistle

36

22

5

9

86

62

49

Blantyre Victoria

36

21

4

11

88

68

46

Blantyre Celtic

36

19

8

9

86

67

46

Cambuslang Rangers

36

20

5

11

75

61

45

Strathclyde

36

21

2

13

93

74

44

Rutherglen Glencairn

36

19

5

12

56

53

43

Shotts United

36

17

8

11

101

74

42

Shettleston

36

17

6

13

98

77

40

Fauldhouse United

36

16

7

13

93

84

39

Shieldmuir Celtic

36

18

3

15

79

76

39

Shawfield

36

13

6

17

66

80

32

Shettleston Celtic

36

13

5

18

60

101

31

Wishaw

36

12

6

18

68

83

30

Lanark United

36

15

0

21

65

86

30

Bellshill Athletic

36

11

5

20

60

86

27

Vale of Clyde

36

9

5

22

68

117

23

Baillieston

36

5

5

26

33

46

15

Shotts Battlefield

36

2

5

29

22

42

9

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Baillieston and Shotts Battlefield both withdrew during the season to return to the Scottish Junior League and Lanarkshire Junior League respectively and the points for their unplayed matches were awarded to their opponents

 

 

 

 

1929-30 Western Intermediate League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Kilwinning Eglinton

26

18

3

5

73

48

39

Troon Athletic

26

17

4

5

86

44

38

Irvine Meadow XI

26

17

1

8

93

45

35

Kilwinning Rangers

26

13

3

10

55

49

29

Glenburn Rovers

26

13

1

12

53

56

27

Darvel

26

11

4

11

71

48

26

Newmilns

26

12

2

12

56

55

26

Largs Thistle

26

11

3

12

74

75

25

Dalry Thistle

26

10

4

12

50

58

24

Kilbirnie Ladeside

26

9

5

12

57

62

23

Ardrossan Winton Rovers

26

8

7

11

57

69

23

Saltcoats Victoria

26

7

4

15

60

65

18

Galston

26

7

3

16

52

86

17

Irvine Victoria

26

3

4

19

31

86

10

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Ardeer Thistle, Glengarnock Vale and Stewarton Thistle all withdrew and their records were expunged

 

 

 

 

 

1930-31 Scottish Intermediate League

West Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Yoker Athletic

30

24

2

4

103

38

50

Pollok

30

23

1

6

90

45

47

Renfrew

30

16

6

8

83

63

38

St Roch's

30

16

6

8

71

55

38

Benburb

30

17

2

11

69

45

36

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

30

14

5

11

66

57

33

Glasgow Perthshire

30

12

9

9

61

59

33

Clydebank Intermediates

30

11

9

10

74

57

31

Parkhead

30

11

5

14

53

70

27

Maryhill

30

10

5

15

60

71

25

Ashfield

30

10

4

16

60

73

24

Neilston Victoria

30

8

7

15

56

79

23

Petershill

30

8

7

15

48

73

23

St Anthony's

30

8

4

18

52

82

20

Duntocher Hibernian

30

6

4

20

45

82

16

Arthurlie

30

6

4

20

49

91

16

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Play-off

Bridgeton Waverley v Yoker Athletic 2-0

 

 

 

 

East Division

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Bridgeton Waverley

28

23

3

2

84

20

49

Strathclyde

26

20

2

4

87

32

40

Shettleston

25

15

2

8

65

58

32

Cambuslang Rangers

28

12

6

10

64

52

30

Blantyre Victoria

23

11

6

6

45

31

28

Blantyre Celtic

23

12

3

8

51

49

27

Shieldmuir Celtic

24

11

5

8

63

56

27

Rutherglen Glencairn

27

9

5

13

56

71

23

Shawfield

26

7

9

10

54

54

23

Vale of Clyde

26

10

5

11

68

65

23

Bellshill Athletic

24

9

4

11

45

48

22

Lanark United

21

9

2

10

42

70

20

Fauldhouse United

24

7

3

14

48

71

17

Shotts United

23

5

3

15

37

72

13

Wishaw

21

5

3

13

30

48

13

Shettleston Celtic

19

0

3

16

20

70

3

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Table as of 17 April 1931

 

Larkhall Thistle (which had re-joined the Lanarkshire Junior League) and Shieldmuir Celtic both withdrew during the season and their records were expunged

 

 

 

1930-31 Western Intermediate League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Kilwinning Rangers

20

11

6

3

50

27

28

Irvine Meadow XI

20

13

2

5

44

27

28

Troon Athletic

20

11

4

5

52

44

26

Darvel

20

11

3

6

50

41

25

Saltcoats Victoria

20

8

7

5

36

30

23

Ardrossan Winton Rovers

20

9

3

8

44

35

21

Dalry Thistle

20

6

3

11

38

40

15

Largs Thistle

20

5

5

10

40

53

15

Kilbirnie Ladeside

20

5

3

12

37

51

13

Kilwinning Eglinton

20

4

5

11

38

57

13

Irvine Victoria

20

5

3

12

35

67

13

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Glenburn Rovers, Newmilns and Stewarton Thistle all withdrew and their records were expunged

 

Play-off at Victoria Park, Saltcoats

26 Jun Kilwinning Rangers v Irvine Meadow XI 0-0

3 Jul Kilwinning Rangers v Irvine Meadow XI 4-3