Supplementary football leagues
- Supplementary football leagues
Supplementary football leagues were regional Scottish association football competitions which existed in the early days of competitive football in Scotland. They were set up by clubs which were already members of more senior leagues in order to give the clubs a larger fixture list and fill in "spare" Saturdays which were not being used for cup-ties or league games. The first "supplementary" leagues were created by Scottish Football League clubs as, with only 10 member clubs each playing just 18 games per season, there were plenty of spare Saturdays to fill. The gradual expansion of the Scottish League after 1900 eventually killed these off.
upplementary league competitions
*Edinburgh / East of Scotland Football League
*Glasgow Football League
*Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League
*Inter City Football League
*Inter City Midweek Football League
*Inter County Football League
*Lanarkshire Football League
*Renfrewshire Football League
*Scottish County Football League
ee also
*Scottish Football (Defunct Leagues)
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