Renfrewshire Junior Leagues

 

including the Greenock & District Junior League and the Western Junior League (1898-1902 and 1904-05 versions)

 

Page created: 6 September 2020

Updated: 1 July 2025

 

The Renfrewshire Junior League was initially formed by clubs in the county's upper ward in June 1897 but it folded after only one season.

It was re-formed in July 1904 although it appears that the first matches were not played until April 1905, this version folded in 1906. After a war-time version was played in 1915-16 the league didn't reappear until 1920, folding in 1926.

It was re-formed in March 1932 and until 1934 the league was played to give clubs more fixtures towards the end of the season.

 

In 1898 it had been replaced by the Western Junior League which encompassed clubs from Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire and Glasgow and existed beyond the turn of the century.

 

The Western Junior League of 1904-05 was a supplementary competition formed in February 1905 by five clubs.

 

A district league had also existed in Greenock in the mid-1890s.

 

 

Winners

 

Renfrewshire Junior League

1897-98 Levern Victoria

1898-1904 no competition

1904-05

1905-06

1906-1915 no competition

1915-16 Greenock Wellington

 

 

1916-1920 no competition

1920-21

1921-22 Greenock Harp

1922-23 Overton Athletic

1923-24 Overton Athletic

1924-25 Millport

 

1925-26

1926-27 Bute Athletic

1927-1933 no competition

1931-32

1932-33 no competition

1933-34

Western Junior League (1)

1898-99 Springhill (Barrhead)

1899-00 Greenock Volunteers

1900-01 Renfrew Victoria

1901-02 Overton

 

Western Junior League (2)

1904-05 Clydebank

1905-06 Clydebank

Greenock & District Junior League

1894-95 Ladyburn

1895-96 Ladyburn

1896-97

 

 

 

 

 

1897-98 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Levern Victoria

10

9

1

0

42

9

19

Springhill

10

8

1

1

30

12

17

Arthurlie Juniors

7

3

0

4

9

13

6

Mearns Pollok

6

1

0

5

4

20

2

Thornliebank Juniors

4

0

0

4

5

20

0

Neilston Juniors

7

0

0

7

8

24

0

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Table as of 21 May 1898

 

 

 

1898-1904 Renfrewshire Junior League

No competition

 

 

1898-99 Western Junior League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Springhill

18

12

2

4

52

27

26

Morton Juniors

18

11

3

4

63

42

25

Greenock Volunteers

18

11

2

5

61

28

24

Levern Victoria

18

12

0

6

67

46

24

Renfrew Victoria

16

7

3

6

39

45

17

Duntocher Hibernian

15

7

2

6

38

38

16

Westmarch XI

18

6

3

9

65

53

15

Yoker Athletic

17

3

5

9

30

50

11

Meadowside

16

2

4

10

29

53

8

Johnstone Rangers

16

1

2

13

18

81

4

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The remaining fixtures were not played

 

 

 

1899-1900 Western Junior League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Greenock Volunteers

13

11

1

1

57

15

23

Renfrew Victoria

16

10

3

3

65

25

23

Westmarch XI

15

7

4

4

42

30

18

Morton 'A'

13

8

0

5

20

24

16

Springhill

13

5

3

5

33

27

13

Port-Glasgow Athletic Jrs

14

6

1

7

35

34

13

Duntocher Hibernian

11

5

1

5

23

26

11

Levern Victoria

10

3

1

6

23

53

7

Yoker Athletic

14

1

4

9

18

39

6

Moorepark

11

0

0

11

9

53

0

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Table as of 20 Apr 1900

 

Morton were awarded points from Yoker and Moorepark

Duntocher were awarded points from Yoker

Greenock Volunteers were Champions

 

 

 

1900-01 Western Junior League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Renfrew Victoria

12

9

1

2

45

21

19

Benburb

11

5

5

1

32

25

15

Overton

13

6

3

4

27

29

15

Western Hibernian

13

4

4

5

24

27

12

Westmarch XI

11

4

2

5

28

26

10

Levern Victoria

12

3

4

5

30

42

10

Greenock Volunteers

12

4

1

7

31

38

9

Port-Glasgow Athletic Jrs

10

1

2

7

20

29

4

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Table as of 19 April 1901

 

 

1901-02 Western Junior League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Western Hibernian

3

2

0

1

7

10

4

Cartside

2

1

1

0

5

3

3

Greenock Volunteers

3

1

1

1

4

4

3

Overton

2

1

0

1

7

4

2

Westmarch XI

2

1

0

1

3

3

2

Levern Victoria

2

1

0

1

4

4

2

Camphill

2

0

2

0

3

3

2

Neilston Victoria

3

0

2

1

5

6

2

Renfrew Victoria

1

0

0

1

3

4

0

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Table as of 6 Sep 1901

 

Renfrew withdrew after one match

Port-Glasgow Athletic Jrs withdrew

 

Decider - 2 legs

Overton v Westmarch XI 1-0, 3-3

 

 

 

1904-05 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Barrhead Ferenenze

Levern Victoria

Neilston Victoria

North Park

 

Known membership

 

1904-05 Western Junior League

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Clydebank

8

6

1

1

22

5

13

Benburb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ferguslie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renfrew Victoria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yoker Athletic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Clydebank were Champions

 

 

 

 

1905-06 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Gourock Juniors

Greenock Belville

Greenock Corinthians

Houston St Fillian's

Mearns Pollok

North Park

Port-Glasgow Athletic Juniors

Port-Glasgow Clydevale

 

Known membership

 

 

 

1905-06 Western Junior League

 

Clydebank

Dumbarton Harp

Renfrew Victoria

Yoker Athletic

 

Clydebank were Champions

 

1906-1915 Renfrewshire Junior League

No competition

1915-16 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Greenock Wellington

Caledonia

Cartvale

Greenfield Athletic

Greenock Ladyburn

Inkerman Rangers

Mearns Pollok

 

Greenock Wellington were Champions

Known membership

 

 

 

1906-1915 Renfrewshire Junior League

No competition

1920-21 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Hartfield

Greenock Wanderers

Georgetown

Gourock

 

Known membership

 

 

 

1921-22 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Greenock Harp

Gourock United Services

Inverkip Victoria

Morton Juniors

Westfield [Paisley]

 

Greenock Harp were Champions

Known membership

 

 

 

1922-23 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Bute Athletic

Greenock Harp

Gourock United Service

Greenock Westfield

Kilbarchan Athletic

Langs

Overton Athletic

Port-Glasgow Amateurs

Rothesay Royal Victoria

 

Overton Athletic were Champions

Known membership

 

 

 

1923-24 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Overton Athletic

Inverkip Victoria

Kirn Thistle

Millport

Port-Glasgow Amateurs

Rothesay Royal Victoria

Ubique

 

Overton Athletic were Champions

Known membership

 

 

 

1924-25 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Millport

Bute Athletic

Kilmacolm Carlton

Kirn Thistle

Overton Athletic

Rothesay Royal Victoria

 

Millport were Champions

Known membership

 

1925-26 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

55th Bute Pack Battery

Bute Athletic

Dunoon United

Kirn Thistle

Overton Athletic

Rothesay Royal Victoria

 

Known membership

 

 

 

1926-27 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Bute Athletic

Overton Athletic

Rothesay Royal Victoria

 

Bute Athletic were Champions

Known membership

 

1927-1931 Renfrewshire Junior League

No competition

 

1931-32 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Arthurlie

Coats' Juniors

Neilston Victoria

Port-Glasgow Athletic

Renfrew

 

 

 

 

 

1932-33 Renfrewshire Junior League

No competition

 

1933-34 Renfrewshire Junior League

 

Arthurlie

Morton Juniors

Neilston Victoria

Port-Glasgow Athletic

 

Known membership