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Шаблон:Short description The Fife Junior Football League was a football league competition under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Junior Football Association, which operated as the top league in Fife until a merger in 2002; it existed for a further four years as a second-tier league before the name was discontinued in 2006.

History

The league was formed in 1913 from a merger between smaller competitions across the county, initially the Howe of Fife League (played between 1892 and 1913) and the West Fife County League (1893 to 1913), later joined by teams from the East Neuk League (1908 to 1924). It continued during World War I and had periods where there were sufficient numbers involved to have West and East sections whose winners would play off for the title.[1] Due to anticipated problems with travelling distances, the Fife clubs chose not to join the Intermediate dispute of the late 1920s, instigated by clubs in the West of Scotland who broke away from the SJFA.

The league stopped for six seasons during World War II and lost a number of member teams in the late 1940s, but was still running in 1968 and considered sufficiently strong to form one of six 'regions' across Scotland in a re-organisation of Junior football at that time.[2] The Fife area suffered from an economic decline in the subsequent decades, owing to the collapse of the mining industry which had provided the main source of employment in most towns and villages, with several teams folding and others struggling to continue as small isolated communities became impoverished and residents moved away.

As membership of the Fife League fell steadily, a few well-run clubs who had joined more recently than its oldest members became dominant, and in 2002 these teams were invited to form the new regional Superleague in the east of the country along with the leading teams in the East (Lothians) League and the Tayside League. Fife's setup was retained as a feeder division to the Superleague along with the other historic districts until 2006, when they were fully integrated into the East Region; Fife's section became the Central Division below the Super League and a new Premier Division, but it was disbanded in 2013, meaning the county was no longer represented separately in the Junior grade.

Later movement of Fife clubs

In 2018, a large group of East Junior clubs (including five from the Kingdom) followed the path taken by Kelty Hearts a year earlier and joined the East of Scotland Football League to take part in the Scottish football pyramid.[3] With Glenrothes making the same switch in 2019, this left eight local clubs in the East Region, including Tayport and Kennoway Star Hearts who never played in the old Fife Junior League. A further seven clubs left for the senior ranks in 2020, leaving Tayport as the only Junior club remaining in Fife.

Champions

1913–1968 era

Key:

Club also won the Scottish Junior Cup[4][5] (doubles in bold).
Club were also runners-up in the Scottish Junior Cup.[4][5]
Season[6][1] Winner Runner-up
1913–14 Glencraig Celtic Kingseat Athletic
1914–15 Windygates Rovers Glencraig Celtic
1915–16 Glencraig Celtic Denbeath Star
1916–17 Denbeath Star Glencraig Celtic
1917–18 Denbeath Star Glencraig Celtic
1918–19 Glencraig Celtic Hearts of Beath
1919–20 Inverkeithing United Glencraig Celtic
1920–21 Kingseat Juniors Hearts of Beath
1921–22Шаблон:Efn Kingseat Juniors Wellesley Juniors
1922–23Шаблон:Efn Dunnikier Colliery Juniors Kelty Rangers
1923–24Шаблон:Efn East Fife Juniors Cupar Juniors
1924–25Шаблон:Efn Newburgh West End Dunnikier Colliery Juniors
1925–26 Anstruther Rangers Kelty Rangers
1926–27 St Andrews United Wellesley Juniors
1927–28 St Andrews United Lochgelly Celtic
1928–29 St Andrews United Wellesley Juniors
1929–30 Rosslyn Juniors Wellesley Juniors
1930–31 Bowhill Rovers Rosslyn Juniors
1931–32 Rosslyn Juniors Bowhill Rovers
1932–33 Rosslyn Juniors Inverkeithing United
1933–34 Inverkeithing United Bowhill Rovers
1934–35 Bowhill Rovers Hearts of Beath
1935–36 Hearts of Beath Bowhill Rovers
1936–37 Blairhall Colliery Hearts of Beath
1937–38Шаблон:Efn Lochgelly Albert Thornton Hibs
1938–39Шаблон:Efn Lochore Welfare Rosslyn Juniors
1939–40Шаблон:Efn Dunnikier Colliery Juniors Hearts of Beath
1940–41 Hearts of Beath Kelty North End
1941–42 Not played
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47 Lochgelly Albert Blairhall Colliery
1947–48 Lochore Welfare Auchtermuchty Juniors
1948–49 Lochgelly Albert Kinglassie Colliery
1949–50 Rosyth Recreation Lochgelly Albert
1950–51 Steelend Victoria Nairn Thistle
1951–52 Dundonald Bluebell St Andrews United
1952–53 Thornton Hibs Dundonald Bluebell
1953–54 Lochore Welfare Glencraig Colliery
1954–55 Lochgelly Albert Dundonald Bluebell
1955–56 Lochore Welfare Lochgelly Albert
1956–57 Dundonald Bluebell Lochore Welfare
1957–58 Dundonald Bluebell St Andrews United
1958–59 Thornton Hibs St Andrews United
1959–60 St Andrews United Frances Colliery
1960–61 St Andrews United Blairhall Colliery
1961–62 Lochore Welfare St Andrews United
1962–63 Lochore Welfare Thornton Hibs
1963–64 Lochore Welfare St Andrews United
1964–65 St Andrews United Lochore Welfare
1965–66 Glenrothes Lochore Welfare
1966–67 Glenrothes Lochore Welfare
1967–68 Glenrothes Newburgh Juniors

Notes Шаблон:Notelist

1968–2002 era

Club also won the Scottish Junior Cup[4][5] (doubles in bold).
Club were also runners-up in the Scottish Junior Cup.[4][5]
Season[6][2] Winner Runner-up
1968–69 Thornton Hibs Lochore Welfare
1969–70 Glenrothes Newburgh Juniors
1970–71 Glenrothes Oakley United
1971–72 Oakley United Lochore Welfare
1972–73Шаблон:Efn Newburgh Juniors Lochgelly Albert
1973–74 Lochgelly Albert Glenrothes
1974–75 Glenrothes Newburgh Juniors
1975–76 Glenrothes Comrie Colliery
1976–77 Newburgh Juniors Glenrothes
1977–78 Glenrothes Newburgh Juniors
1978–79Шаблон:Efn Oakley United Clackmannan JuniorsШаблон:Efn
1979–80Шаблон:Efn Oakley United Tulliallan ThistleШаблон:Efn
1980–81 Halbeath Juniors Kelty Hearts
1981–82 Leven Juniors Lochore Welfare
1982–83 Dundonald Bluebell Kelty Hearts
1983–84 Glenrothes Dundonald Bluebell
1984–85 Glenrothes Clackmannan Juniors
1985–86 Oakley United Glenrothes
1986–87Шаблон:Efn Hill of Beath Hawthorn Oakley United
1987–88Шаблон:Efn Oakley United Halbeath JuniorsШаблон:Efn
1988–89Шаблон:Efn Hill of Beath Hawthorn Thornton HibsШаблон:Efn
1989–90 St Andrews United Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1990–91Шаблон:Efn Kelty Hearts NewburghШаблон:Efn
1991–92 Kelty Hearts Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1992–93 Kelty Hearts Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1993–94 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Oakley United
1994–95 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Kelty Hearts
1995–96 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Kelty Hearts
1996–97 Kelty Hearts Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1997–98 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Kelty Hearts
1998–99 Kelty Hearts Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1999–2000 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Kelty Hearts
2000–01 Oakley United Hill of Beath Hawthorn
2001–02 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Glenrothes

Notes Шаблон:Notelist

List of winners

Club 1919–1968 era 1968–2002 era Overall
Win R-up First win Last win Win R-up First win Last win Win R-up
Glenrothes 3 0 1965–66 1967–68 7 4Шаблон:Efn 1969–70 1984–85 10 4Шаблон:Efn
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 0 0 N/A 8 6 1986–87 2001–02 8 6
Lochore Welfare 7 4 1947–48 1963–64 0 3 N/A 7 7
St Andrews United 6 5 1927–28 1964–65 1 0Шаблон:Efn 1989–90 6 6Шаблон:Efn
Oakley United 0 0 N/A 6 3 1971–72 2000–01 6 3
Kelty Hearts 0 0 N/A 5 6Шаблон:Efn 1990–91 1998–99 5 6Шаблон:Efn
Lochgelly Albert 4 2 1937–38 1954–55 1 1 1973–74 5 3
Dundonald Bluebell 3 2 1951–52 1957–58 1 1 1982–83 4 3
Newburgh 1 1 1924–25 2 3 1972–73 1976–77 3 4
Glencraig Celtic 3 4 1913–14 1918–19 0 0 N/A 3 4
Rosslyn Juniors 3 2 1929–30 1932–33 0 0 N/A 3 2
Hearts of Beath 2 5 1935–36 1940–41 0 0 N/A 2 5
Bowhill Rovers 2 3 1930–31 1934–35 0 0 N/A 2 3
Denbeath Star 2 1 1916–17 1917–18 0 0 N/A 2 1
Inverkeithing United 2 1 1919–20 1933–34 0 0 N/A 2 1
Kingseat Juniors 2 1 1920–21 1921–22 0 0 N/A 2 1
Dunnikier Colliery Juniors 2 1 1922–23 1939–40 0 0 N/A 2 1
Thornton Hibernian 1 2 1958–59 1 1 1968–69 2 3
Blairhall Colliery 1 2 1936–37 0 0 N/A 1 2
Steelend Victoria 1 0 1950–51 0 1 N/A 1 1
Halbeath Juniors 0 0 N/A 1 1Шаблон:Efn 1980–81 1 1Шаблон:Efn
Rosyth Recreation 1 0 1949–50 0 0 N/A 1 0
Windygates Rovers 1 0 1914–15 0 0 N/A 1 0
East Fife Juniors 1 0 1923–24 0 0 N/A 1 0
Anstruther Rangers 1 0 1925–26 0 0 N/A 1 0
Wellesley Juniors 0 4 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 4
Kelty Rangers 0 2 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 2
Clackmannan Juniors 0 0 N/A 0 2 N/A 0 2
Leven Juniors 0 0 N/A 1 0 1981–82 1 0
Cupar Juniors 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Lochgelly Celtic 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Auchtermuchty Juniors 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Kinglassie Colliery 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Nairn Thistle 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Glencraig Colliery 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Frances Colliery 0 1 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1
Tulliallan Thistle 0 0 N/A 0 1 N/A 0 1

Notes Шаблон:Notelist

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Defunct football competitions in Scotland Шаблон:Football in Fife Шаблон:Scottish Junior Football Association

  1. 1,0 1,1 Fife County Junior League, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 20 December 2020
  2. 2,0 2,1 Fife Region Junior League, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 15 December 2020
  3. Шаблон:Cite web
  4. 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Шаблон:Cite web
  6. 6,0 6,1 Towns, Fields and Clubs of Fife, via Scottish Football Historical Archive, 2012