2015–16 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division

The 2015–16 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was the fourteenth Super League Premier Division competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter round one of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup. The two last placed sides are relegated to the Super League First Division. The third-bottom placed side will enter 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.

McBookie.com West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsAuchinleck Talbot[1]
RelegatedShettleston
Petershill
Irvine Meadow
Matches played132
Goals scored423 (3.2 per match)

Auchinleck Talbot won the championship on 25 May 2016, claiming a record fifth West of Scotland Super Premier League title.

Member clubs for the 2015–16 season

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Auchinleck Talbot were the reigning champions.

Pollok and Shettleston were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Clydebank and Cumnock Juniors.

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy claimed a third promotion spot after defeating Shotts Bon Accord in the West Region League play-off.

Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2014–15
Arthurlie Barrhead Dunterlie Park Steve Kerrigan 9th
Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Beechwood Park Tommy Sloan Champions
Beith Juniors Beith Bellsdale Park John Millar 6th
Glenafton Athletic New Cumnock Loch Park Craig McEwan 4th
Hurlford United Hurlford Blair Park Darren Henderson 2nd
Irvine Meadow Irvine Meadow Park Davie Greig 3rd
Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Valefield Park Stephen Swift 8th
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow 1 Stuart Maxwell Super League First Division, 3rd
Petershill Springburn, Glasgow Petershill Park Willie Paterson 5th
Pollok Newlands, Glasgow Newlandsfield Park Tony McInally Super League First Division, 1st
Shettleston Shettleston, Glasgow Greenfield Park Reon Juskowiak Super League First Division, 2nd
Troon Troon Portland Park Gordon Burns 7th

1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United F.C.[2]

Managerial changes

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Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Troon Jim Kirkwood Resigned [3] 10 August 2015 Close season Gordon Burns 10 August 2015
Irvine Meadow Stevie Rankin Sacked [4] 22 December 2015 12th Davie Greig [4] 6 January 2016
Shettleston Hugh Kelly Resigned 18 January 2016 9th Reon Juskowiak 18 January 2016
Arthurlie Robert Downs Resigned [6] 23 January 2016 11th Steve Kerrigan[6] 24 January 2016
Irvine Meadow Davie Greig Resigned [7] End of season 12th Gareth Turner & Michael Wardrope [8] 25 May 2016

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Auchinleck Talbot (C) 22 14 3 5 42 17 +25 45 Qualification for 2016–17 Scottish Cup
2 Hurlford United 22 12 5 5 40 22 +18 41
3 Kilbirnie Ladeside 22 12 4 6 42 25 +17 40
4 Troon 22 12 1 9 51 31 +20 37
5 Pollok 22 10 4 8 38 31 +7 34
6 Glenafton Athletic 22 9 4 9 31 35 −4 31
7 Beith Juniors 22 8 6 8 34 40 −6 30
8 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 22 7 6 9 27 39 −12 27
9 Arthurlie 22 7 5 10 35 40 −5 26
10 Shettleston (R) 22 7 4 11 26 32 −6 25 Qualification for West Region League play-off
11 Petershill (R) 22 5 6 11 27 50 −23 21 Relegation to Super League First Division
12 Irvine Meadow (R) 22 3 4 15 30 61 −31 13
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2016. Source: SJFA West Region
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ART AUC BEI GLE HUR IVM KLB KRR PSH PLK SHE TRO
Arthurlie 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 3–2 2–4 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–2 3–2
Auchinleck Talbot 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–3 3–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–0
Beith Juniors 4–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–2
Glenafton Athletic 2–2 0–2 1–3 3–2 4–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–4 1–2 1–1
Hurlford United 3–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 3–1 3–1
Irvine Meadow 0–1 0–1 7–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–6
Kilbirnie Ladeside 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 6–2 4–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–4
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–4 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–1
Petershill 1–0 0–6 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 3–1 4–2
Pollok 1–3 1–0 4–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2
Shettleston 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–3
Troon 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 8–0 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2016. Source: SJFA West Region
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

West Region League play-off

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Kilwinning Rangers, who finished third in the Super League First Division, defeated Shettleston 5–3 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off. Kilwinning will replace Shettleston in the 2016–17 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division.

Shettleston3 – 2Kilwinning Rangers
Greenfield Park, Glasgow
Referee: Craig Napier
Kilwinning Rangers3 – 0Shettleston
Abbey Park, Kilwinning
Referee: Steven Reid

References

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  1. ^ {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Premiership (2011–20) | 2015 - 2016, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
  2. ^ "End of an era at Adamslie Park for famous Rob Roy". The Scotsman. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "New Management Structure". troonfc.com. Troon FC. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Irvine Meadow appoint new manager". Irvine Times. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Hugh Kelly stands down as Shettleston manager but won't leave club after backroom reshuffle".
  6. ^ a b O'Donnell, Jim (26 January 2016). "Stevie Kerrigan takes up the reins as new Arthurlie manager". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ^ McGowan, Eric (16 May 2016). "Irvine Meadow manager Davie Greig to step down at the end of the season". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. ^ McGowan, Eric (25 May 2016). "Irvine Meadow appoint former legends Turner and Wardrope as new co-managers". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 May 2016.