Scottish Amateur Football League

The Scottish Amateur Football League is a football (soccer) league competition for amateur teams in Scotland. It was formed in 1909 when Scottish Football League club Queen's Park F.C. decided that their fourth team needed regular competition. Queen's Park were successful in winning the first league title, but Edinburgh Civil Service won the league the following year, so Queen's Park decided to enter their third team for the third season of the competition, indicating a high standard of football was played at this level from an early stage.

Despite being called the Scottish Amateur Football League (SAFL) the league has never included clubs from across the country. Prior to the Second World War membership stretched across the Scottish Central Belt, with a number of clubs from the East of the country participating. However, following the end of the war membership became concentrated in the West of the country. The SAFL has been successful in embracing a number of clubs from the Argyll area which otherwise might not have regular competition.

At its peak in the early 1980s the SAFL contained 12 divisions, but this number is now a bit lower at five. The League is split into a Premier section of three divisions, with two divisions below that level.

Current League Membership 2008/09

Premier
[http://www.cambria.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Cambria]
[http://www.campbeltownpupilsafc.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Campbeltown Pupils]
Duncanrig FP
Greenock HSFP
Inverclyde AFC
Kilpatrick FC

Oban Saints
Pollok AFC
Postal Utd
St. Josephs

Premier 1
[http://www.aikenheadthistle.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Aikenhead Th]
Busby AFC
Castlemilk AFCCentre AFC
[http://www.dunoon.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Dunoon]
Eaglesham
Glencastle Sparta
Kings Park Rangers AFC
Moorcroft
[http://www.shawlands.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Shawlands FP]

Premier 2
Arkleston
Campbeltown Boys
[http://www.carltonymca.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Carlton YM]
Clydebank College
Kilbowie Union
Port Glasgow OBU
Rolls Royce EK
Rutherglen
Thorn Athletic

Divsion 1
[http://www.cambria.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Cambria (B)]
[http://www.carltonymca.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Carlton YM (B)]
Dumbarton Rock
Duncanrig FP (B)
Kings Park Rangers AFC (B)
[http://www.lochgilpheadredstar.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Lochgilphead Red Star]
Rosehill Star
[http://www.shawlands.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Shawlands FP (B)]
Sporto
Tarbert

Division 2
[http://www.aikenheadthistle.amateurfootballclub.co.uk/ Aikenhead Thistle (B)]
Centre AFC (B)
Eaglesham (B)
East Kilbride YMCA
Gourock Thistle
Haldane Utd
Hamilton FP
Inverkip Thistle
Jamestown
Lomond Rock
Millerston Thistle
Paisley Reid Kerr
Port Glasgow Amatuers
Whitehill FP

Past League Winners

External links

* [http://www.safl.co.uk/ Website]