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2024–25 West of Scotland Football League

The 2024–25 West of Scotland Football League (known as the Greenversity West of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) is the 5th season of the West of Scotland Football League, with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Beith Juniors are the reigning champions for a second consecutive season.

West of Scotland Football League
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025

Premier Division

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West of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played81
Goals scored247 (3.05 per match)
Biggest home winDrumchapel United 6–2 Benburb
(10 August 2024)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
  • Drumchapel United 6–2 Benburb
    (10 August 2024)
  • Gartcairn 4–4 Largs Thistle
    (26 October 2024)
Longest winning run8 matches:
Clydebank
Longest unbeaten run9 matches:
Clydebank
Longest winless run9 matches:
Darvel & Hurlford United
Longest losing run5 matches:
Darvel
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Auchinleck Talbot [SFA] Auchinleck Beechwood Park[1] Grass 3,500 500 Yes
Beith Juniors Beith Bellsdale Park[2] Grass 1,809 0 No
Benburb [SFA] Drumoyne, Glasgow New Tinto Park[3] Artificial 1,000 500 Yes
Clydebank [SFA] Clydebank Holm Park Artificial 1,200 0 Yes
Cumnock Juniors [SFA] Cumnock Townhead Park[4] Artificial 2,000 0 Yes
Darvel [SFA] Darvel Recreation Park Grass 2,750 60 Yes
Drumchapel United Drumchapel, Glasgow Donald Dewar Centre 4G Artificial 500 0 Yes
Gartcairn Airdrie MTC Park Artificial 500 50 Yes
Glenafton Athletic [SFA] New Cumnock Loch Park Grass 2,000 250 Yes
Hurlford United Hurlford Blair Park[5] Grass 1,500 0 No
Johnstone Burgh Johnstone Keanie Park Grass 2,000 0 No
Largs Thistle Largs Barrfields Park Artificial 3,000 800 No
Pollok [SFA] Pollokshaws, Glasgow Newlandsfield Park[6] Grass 2,088 0 Yes
Shotts Bon Accord Shotts Hannah Park Grass 2,000 0 No
St Cadoc's Drumoyne, Glasgow New Tinto Park[a] Artificial 1,000 0 Yes
Troon Troon Portland Park[7] Grass 2,000 100 Yes
Notes
  1. ^ St Cadoc's are ground-sharing with Benburb at New Tinto Park.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Premier Division

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Clydebank 9 8 1 0 18 6 +12 25 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Johnstone Burgh 12 6 4 2 22 12 +10 22
3 Largs Thistle 11 5 5 1 20 12 +8 20
4 Drumchapel United 10 6 1 3 19 12 +7 19
5 Troon 10 6 1 3 21 16 +5 19
6 Gartcairn 12 5 3 4 25 22 +3 18
7 St Cadoc's 9 5 0 4 17 10 +7 15
8 Beith Juniors 11 4 3 4 13 14 −1 15
9 Auchinleck Talbot 9 3 5 1 12 9 +3 14
10 Pollok 9 4 1 4 11 9 +2 13
11 Glenafton Athletic 10 3 2 5 14 23 −9 11
12 Cumnock Juniors 9 3 1 5 9 12 −3 10
13 Benburb 11 2 3 6 18 26 −8 9 Possible relegation to the First Division[a]
14 Hurlford United 11 1 3 7 11 26 −15 6 Relegation to the First Division
15 Shotts Bon Accord 10 1 1 8 7 19 −12 4
16 Darvel[b] 9 0 4 5 10 19 −9 1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: West of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the WoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th placed club will also be relegated.
  2. ^ Darvel deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their 2–2 draw with Shotts Bon Accord on 7 September.[8]

Results

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Home \ Away AUC BEI BNB CLY CMN DAR DRU GAR GLE HUR JOB LRG PLK SBA STC TRO
Auchinleck Talbot 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Beith Juniors 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
Benburb 2–2 0–1 1–5 3–0 3–3 2–0 0–2
Clydebank 1–0 2–1 2–1
Cumnock Juniors 1–1 3–0 1–3
Darvel 2–4 1–2 2–2 1–1
Drumchapel United 1–1 6–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0
Gartcairn 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 4–4 0–3
Glenafton Athletic 1–1 0–4 1–2 3–2 4–3 2–2
Hurlford United 0–2 3–2 1–4 2–3 1–3
Johnstone Burgh 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–0
Largs Thistle 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0
Pollok 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–1
Shotts Bon Accord 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–3
St Cadoc's 3–0 0–1 1–2
Troon 4–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: wosfl.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division

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West of Scotland Football League First Division
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played92
Goals scored322 (3.5 per match)
Biggest home winArthurlie 6–0 Ashfield
(3 August 2024)
Biggest away win5 matches:
4 goals[A]
Highest scoringArdrossan Winton Rovers 7–3 Ashfield
(28 September 2024)
Longest winning run3 matches:
5 teams
Longest unbeaten run8 matches:
Rutherglen Glencairn
Longest winless run12 matches:
Ashfield
Longest losing run10 matches:
Blantyre Victoria
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Ardrossan Winton Rovers Ardrossan Winton Park Grass 3,000 0 No
Arthurlie Barrhead Dunterlie Park Grass 3,000 0 No
Ashfield Easterhouse, Glasgow Stepford Football Centre[a] Artificial 500 0 Yes
Blantyre Victoria Blantyre Castle Park Grass 2,500 60 No
Cumbernauld United Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow Grass 2,500 0 No
Irvine Meadow [SFA] Irvine Meadow Park Grass 5,000 0 Yes
Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Valefield Park Grass 1,000 22 No
Kilwinning Rangers [SFA] Kilwinning Buffs Park Grass 2,800 270 Yes
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex[9] Artificial 1,000 302 Yes
Maybole Juniors Maybole Ladywell Stadium Grass 2,000 0 No
Petershill Springburn, Glasgow Petershill Park Artificial 2,000 500 Yes
Renfrew Renfrew New Western Park Artificial 1,000 0 Yes
Rutherglen Glencairn [SFA] Rutherglen New Southcroft Park Grass 1,500 0 Yes
St Roch's Provanmill, Glasgow James McGrory Park Grass 2,000 0 No
Thorniewood United Viewpark Robertson Park Grass 3,000 0 No
Vale of Clyde Tollcross, Glasgow Fullarton Park Grass 3,000 150 No
Notes
  1. ^ Ashfield are ground-sharing with Easterhouse Academy at Stepford Football Centre.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League First Division
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League First Division in the Greater Glasgow area

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arthurlie 11 8 2 1 28 7 +21 26 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 St Roch's 13 8 2 3 23 16 +7 26
3 Rutherglen Glencairn 12 7 3 2 35 20 +15 24
4 Renfrew 12 6 3 3 27 14 +13 21
5 Maybole Juniors 13 6 3 4 25 21 +4 21
6 Thorniewood United 11 6 1 4 23 27 −4 19
7 Kilwinning Rangers 11 4 5 2 18 15 +3 17
8 Ardrossan Winton Rovers 12 5 2 5 22 24 −2 17
9 Kilbirnie Ladeside 13 3 6 4 24 21 +3 15
10 Petershill 11 4 3 4 19 16 +3 15
11 Cumbernauld United 10 4 3 3 19 18 +1 15
12 Vale of Clyde 12 2 6 4 16 18 −2 12
13 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 11 3 3 5 8 15 −7 12 Possible relegation to the Second Division[a]
14 Irvine Meadow XI 9 2 2 5 11 17 −6 8 Relegation to the Second Division
15 Blantyre Victoria 11 1 0 10 7 30 −23 3
16 Ashfield 12 0 2 10 17 43 −26 2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: West of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the WoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th placed club will also be relegated.

Second Division

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West of Scotland Football League Second Division
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played98
Goals scored410 (4.18 per match)
Biggest home win4 matches:
6 goals[B]
Biggest away winCaledonian Locomotives 0–8 Whitletts Victoria
(7 September 2024)
Highest scoringWhitletts Victoria 8–2 Craigmark Burntonians
(31 July 2024)
Longest winning run8 matches:
Neilston
Longest unbeaten run8 matches:
Neilston
Longest winless run9 matches:
Craigmark Burntonians
Longest losing run9 matches:
Craigmark Burntonians
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Bellshill Athletic Bellshill Rockburn Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Bonnyton Thistle [SFA] Kilmarnock Bonnyton Park Artificial 1,000 100 Yes
Caledonian Locomotives Springburn, Glasgow Petershill Park[a] Artificial 1,500 500 Yes
Cambuslang Rangers Cambuslang Somervell Park Grass 3,000 0 No
Craigmark Burntonians Dalmellington Station Park Grass 2,200 0 No
Forth Wanderers Forth Kingshill Park Grass 3,500 0 No
Kilsyth Rangers Kilsyth Duncansfield Grass 2,000 0 No
Lanark United Lanark Moor Park Grass 1,500 0 No
Larkhall Thistle Larkhall Gasworks Park Grass 2,000 0 No
Lesmahagow Juniors Lesmahagow Craighead Park Grass 3,500 0 No
Maryhill Maryhill, Glasgow Lochburn Park Grass 1,800 205 Yes
Muirkirk Juniors Muirkirk Burnside Park Grass 2,300 0 No
Neilston Neilston Brig O' Lea Stadium Grass 2,000 0 Yes
St Anthony's Shieldhall, Glasgow McKenna Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Whitletts Victoria Ayr New Voluntary Park Artificial TBC TBC Yes
Yoker Athletic Clydebank Holm Park Artificial 3,500 0 Yes
Notes
  1. ^ Caledonian Locomotives are ground-sharing with Petershill at Petershill Park.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Second Division
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Second Division in the Greater Glasgow area

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Muirkirk Juniors 12 10 1 1 37 14 +23 31 Promotion to the First Division
2 Neilston 12 10 0 2 37 20 +17 30
3 Lanark United 13 8 2 3 29 17 +12 26
4 Whitletts Victoria 12 8 1 3 41 20 +21 25
5 Larkhall Thistle 11 7 0 4 25 13 +12 21
6 Caledonian Locomotives 13 6 2 5 22 27 −5 20
7 Lesmahagow 13 6 1 6 33 32 +1 19
8 Yoker Athletic 13 5 3 5 25 18 +7 18
9 Kilsyth Rangers 12 5 3 4 20 23 −3 18
10 Bonnyton Thistle 12 4 2 6 16 22 −6 14
11 Bellshill Athletic 12 4 1 7 16 20 −4 13
12 Cambuslang Rangers 12 4 1 7 29 35 −6 13
13 St Anthony's 14 4 1 9 23 37 −14 13 Possible relegation to the Third Division[a]
14 Maryhill 12 2 5 5 23 25 −2 11 Relegation to the Third Division
15 Forth Wanderers 11 2 1 8 21 40 −19 7
16 Craigmark Burntonians 12 1 0 11 13 47 −34 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: West of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the WoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th placed club will also be relegated.

Third Division

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West of Scotland Football League Third Division
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played92
Goals scored376 (4.09 per match)
Biggest home winThreave Rovers 7–0 Irvine Victoria
(3 August 2024)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringLugar Boswell Thistle 5–5 Irvine Victoria
(26 October 2024)
Longest winning run5 matches:
Thorn Athletic
Longest unbeaten run11 matches:
Thorn Athletic
Longest winless run12 matches:
Wishaw
Longest losing run5 matches:
Wishaw
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Ardeer Thistle Stevenston Ardeer Stadium Grass 3,500 0 No
Dalry Thistle Dalry Merksworth Park Grass 3,000 0 No
Finnart Springburn, Glasgow Springburn Park Artificial 0 Yes
Girvan [SFA] Girvan Hamilton Park Grass 5,000 200 No
Glasgow Perthshire Possilpark, Glasgow Keppoch Park Grass 1,800 0 No
Glasgow University [SFA] Airdrie Excelsior Stadium Artificial 10,171 10,171 Yes
Glasgow United Shettleston, Glasgow Greenfield Park Grass 1,800 10 No
Glenvale Paisley Ferguslie Sports Centre Artificial 1,000 0 Yes
Greenock Juniors Greenock Ravenscraig Stadium Grass 6,000 1,000 Yes
Irvine Victoria Irvine Victoria Park Grass 1,800 0 No
Kilsyth Athletic Kilsyth Kilsyth Sports Field Artificial 0 No
Lugar Boswell Thistle Lugar Rosebank Park Grass 2,000 0 No
Thorn Athletic Johnstone Thorn Athletic Sports Academy Grass 0 No
Threave Rovers [SFA] Castle Douglas Meadow Park Grass 1,500 Yes
Vale of Leven Alexandria Millburn Park Grass 3,000 0 No
Wishaw Wishaw Beltane Park Grass 500 0 No
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Third Division

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Thorn Athletic 11 8 3 0 27 15 +12 27 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Greenock Juniors 11 7 2 2 30 11 +19 23
3 Finnart 11 7 1 3 24 15 +9 22
4 Ardeer Thistle 12 6 2 4 27 20 +7 20
5 Glasgow Perthshire 11 6 2 3 26 20 +6 20
6 Threave Rovers 9 6 1 2 29 14 +15 19
7 Kilsyth Athletic 12 5 3 4 24 21 +3 18
8 Dalry Thistle 12 5 2 5 25 23 +2 17
9 Lugar Boswell Thistle 12 4 5 3 24 23 +1 17
10 Glasgow University 12 4 3 5 21 22 −1 15
11 Glasgow United 10 4 1 5 22 25 −3 13
12 Vale of Leven 12 3 3 6 23 27 −4 12
13 Glenvale 12 3 2 7 23 36 −13 11 Possible relegation to the Fourth Division[a]
14 Girvan 12 2 3 7 21 32 −11 9 Relegation to the Fourth Division
15 Irvine Victoria 13 2 3 8 20 41 −21 9
16 Wishaw 12 0 4 8 12 33 −21 4
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: West of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the WoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th placed club will also be relegated.

Fourth Division

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West of Scotland Football League Fourth Division
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played93
Goals scored406 (4.37 per match)
Biggest home winEglinton 8–0 Campbeltown Pupils
(26 October 2024)
Biggest away winGiffnock SC 0–7 Knightswood
(10 August 2024)
Highest scoringBSC Glasgow 4–7 St. Peter's
(31 July 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches:
Knightswood
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
Knightswood
Longest winless run7 matches:
BSC Glasgow & Royal Albert
Longest losing run7 matches:
BSC Glasgow
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
BSC Glasgow Yoker, Glasgow Peterson Park Grass 500 0 No
Campbeltown Pupils Campbeltown Kintyre Park Grass 0 No
Carluke Rovers [SFA] Carluke John Cumming Stadium Artificial 1,500 0 Yes
East Kilbride Thistle East Kilbride The Showpark Grass 2,300 0 No
Easterhouse Academy Easterhouse, Glasgow Stepford Park Artificial 0 Yes
Eglinton Kilwinning Kilwinning Community Sports Club Artificial 0 Yes
Giffnock SC Giffnock Eastwood Park Artificial 0 Yes
Kello Rovers Kirkconnel Nithsdale Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Knightswood Knightswood, Glasgow Scotstoun Sports Campus Artificial 0 Yes
Newmains United Newmains Victoria Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Port Glasgow Juniors Port Glasgow Parklea Community Stadium Artificial 2,000 0 Yes
Rossvale Bishopbriggs Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex[a] Artificial 1,000 302 Yes
Royal Albert Stonehouse Tileworks Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Saltcoats Victoria Saltcoats Campbell Park Grass 2,500 0 No
St. Peter's Renfrew New Western Park[b] Artificial 1,000 0 Yes
West Park United Bishopbriggs Huntershill Sports Hub Artificial 1,000 0 Yes
Notes
  1. ^ Rossvale are ground-sharing with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy at Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex.[citation needed]
  2. ^ St. Peter's are ground-sharing with Renfrew at New Western Park.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Fourth Division
 
 
BSC Glasgow
 
Easterhouse
 
Giffnock SC
 
Knightswood
 
St Peter's
 
West Park United
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Fourth Division in the Glasgow area
 
 
Campbeltown Pupils
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Location of teams in 2024–25 West of Scotland League Fourth Division in the Argyll and Bute area

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Knightswood 12 11 1 0 44 12 +32 34 Promotion to the Third Division
2 Port Glasgow 12 9 1 2 47 20 +27 28
3 Easterhouse Academy 12 8 1 3 33 20 +13 25
4 Kello Rovers 12 7 3 2 31 12 +19 24
5 West Park United 12 7 1 4 23 17 +6 22
6 Rossvale 12 6 2 4 32 21 +11 20
7 Eglinton 11 6 1 4 30 17 +13 19
8 East Kilbride Thistle 12 5 1 6 29 27 +2 16
9 Newmains United 11 5 0 6 21 26 −5 15
10 St. Peter's 12 4 2 6 23 31 −8 14
11 Giffnock SC 12 3 3 6 19 30 −11 12
12 Saltcoats Victoria 11 2 4 5 17 26 −9 10
13 Carluke Rovers 12 2 3 7 12 24 −12 9
14 Royal Albert 10 2 2 6 12 24 −12 8
15 Campbeltown Pupils 11 2 1 8 17 40 −23 7
16 BSC Glasgow 12 1 0 11 17 60 −43 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: West of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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SFA Club with an SFA licence[10] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off (should they win the Premier Division), and also compete in the Scottish Cup.

  1. ^ The matches were Irvine Meadow XI 1–5 Petershill on 27 July 2024, Kilwinning Rangers 0–4 Rutherglen Glencairn on 3 August 2024, Blantyre Victoria 0–4 Cumbernauld United on 10 August 2024, Blantyre Victoria 1–5 Kilwinning Rangers on 24 August 2024, and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 0–4 Arthurlie on 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ The matches were Larkhall Thistle 6–0 Neilston on 27 July 2024, Whitletts Victoria 8–2 Craigmark Burntonians on 31 July 2024, Muirkirk Juniors 7–1 Craigmark Burntonians on 10 August 2024, and Whitletts Victoria 7–1 Forth Wanderers on 24 August 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Auchinleck Talbot". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Beith". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Benburb". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Cumnock". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Hurlford United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Pollok". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Troon". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ^ Bark, Stephen (19 September 2024). "Darvel deducted three points after "clerical error" in Shotts draw". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  9. ^ "The Scottish Groundhopping Guide".
  10. ^ "Licensed Clubs – 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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