| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
2021–22 → | |
The2020–21 West of Scotland Football League (known as thePDM Buildbase West of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of theWest of Scotland Football League, with its top division as part of the sixth tier of theScottish football pyramid system.
Originally, the league was set to begin in October 2020 with 67 teams split across two tiers and four leagues. However, as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic, 14 teams considered pulling out of the league before nine confirmed it was not financially viable to compete while supporters were not allowed into football grounds. The league decided not to penalise teams who chose to withdraw due to the pandemic and introduced proposals to have no promotion and relegation in the inaugural season.[1][2][3]
On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by theScottish Football Association due to the escalating pandemic situation.[4] On 17 March, the board declared the seasonnull and void.[5]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 October 2020 – 17 March 2021 (abandoned) |
| Matches | 48[N 1] |
| Goals | 164 (3.42 per match)[N 1] |
| Biggest home win | Clydebank 4–0Hurlford United (31 October 2020) Clydebank 4–0Rutherglen Glencairn (5 December 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Bonnyton Thistle 1–6Blantyre Victoria (5 December 2020)[N 2] |
| Highest scoring | Rossvale 3–4Blantyre Victoria (28 November 2020) Bonnyton Thistle 1–6Blantyre Victoria (5 December 2020) Darvel 5–2Troon (27 December 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches: Clydebank |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches: Clydebank |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches: Cumbernauld United |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches: Cumbernauld United |
| All statistics correct as of 29 December 2020. | |
The Premier Division initially consisted of all 16 teams from the2019–20 West Region Premiership, the top 3 teams based on points per game from the 2019–20 West Region Championship, andBonnyton Thistle from the2019–20 South of Scotland Football League.
Due to the start of the season being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the division was split into two groups so that the number of games played by each team would be reduced from 38 to 28.[6]
However, after the start date for the league was confirmed, five teams withdrew so the two groups were scrapped and the division reverted to 28 games played on a home and away basis, with no relegation from the Premier Division at the end of the season.[7]
| Club | Location | Ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beith Juniors | Beith | Bellsdale Park[8] | 1,500 | 0 | No |
| Benburb | Drumoyne,Glasgow | New Tinto Park[9] | 1,000 | 500 | Yes |
| Blantyre Victoria | Blantyre | Castle Park | 2,500 | 0 | No |
| Bonnyton Thistle | Kilmarnock | Bonnyton Park[10] | 1,000 | 100 | Yes |
| Clydebank | Clydebank | Holm Park | 3,500 | 0 | Yes |
| Cumbernauld United | Cumbernauld | Guy's Meadow | 2,500 | 0 | No |
| Darvel | Darvel | Recreation Park | 2,200 | 60 | No |
| Hurlford United | Hurlford | Blair Park[11] | 1,500 | 0 | No |
| Irvine Meadow XI | Irvine | Meadow Park[12] | 5,200 | 700 | Yes |
| Kilwinning Rangers | Kilwinning | Buffs Park | 1,500 | 0 | No |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Cumbernauld | Guy's Meadow[A] | 2,500 | 0 | No |
| Largs Thistle | Largs | Barrfields Stadium[13] | 4,500 | 800 | No |
| Rossvale | Drumoyne, Glasgow | New Tinto Park[B] | 1,000 | 500 | Yes |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | Rutherglen | New Southcroft Park[14] | 1,500 | 0 | Yes |
| Troon | Troon | Portland Park[15] | 2,600 | 0 | No |
| Club | Location | Ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchinleck Talbot | Auchinleck | Beechwood Park[16] | 4,000 | 500 | Yes |
| Cumnock Juniors | Cumnock | Townhead Park[17] | 3,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Glenafton Athletic | New Cumnock | Loch Park[18] | 3,400 | 250 | No |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | Kilbirnie | Valefield Park[19] | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Pollok | Pollokshaws, Glasgow | Newlandsfield Park[20] | 4,000 | 0 | No |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clydebank | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 19 | |
| 2 | Troon | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Kilwinning Rangers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | Irvine Meadow XI | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | |
| 5 | Darvel | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | |
| 6 | Largs Thistle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 7 | Blantyre Victoria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Hurlford United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | |
| 9 | Rossvale | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Beith Juniors | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
| 12 | Bonnyton Thistle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 6 | |
| 13 | Rutherglen Glencairn | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 14 | Cumbernauld United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | |
| 15 | Benburb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; record expunged |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BLV | BON | CLY | CMU | DAR | HUR | IVM | KWN | KRR | LRG | ROS | RUG | TRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beith Juniors | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Blantyre Victoria | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| Bonnyton Thistle | 1–6 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Clydebank | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |||||||||
| Cumbernauld United | — | 0–3 | 1–4 | |||||||||||
| Darvel | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–2[N 3] | ||||||||||
| Hurlford United | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Irvine Meadow XI | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Kilwinning Rangers | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 4–2 | 0–4 | — | |||||||||||
| Largs Thistle | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Rossvale | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Rutherglen Glencairn | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Troon | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annbank United | Annbank | New Pebble Park | 2,600 | 0 | No |
| Ardeer Thistle | Stevenston | Ardeer Stadium | 3,500 | 0 | No |
| Ashfield | Possilpark,Glasgow | Ashfield Stadium | 3,500 | 600 | Yes |
| Bellshill Athletic | Bellshill | Rockburn Park | 500 | 0 | No |
| Craigmark Burntonians | Dalmellington | Station Park | 2,200 | 0 | No |
| Glasgow University[SFA] | Airdrie | Excelsior Stadium[C] | 10,101 | 10,101 | Yes |
| Kello Rovers | Kirkconnel | Nithside Park | 1,700 | 0 | No |
| Maryhill | Maryhill, Glasgow | Lochburn Park | 1,800 | 205 | Yes |
| Maybole Juniors | Maybole | Ladywell Stadium | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Muirkirk Juniors | Muirkirk | Burnside Park | 2,300 | 0 | No |
| Renfrew | Renfrew | New Western Park | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
| St Roch's | Provanmill, Glasgow | James McGrory Park | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annbank United | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 |
| 2 | Bellshill Athletic | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 14 |
| 3 | Muirkirk Juniors | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Renfrew | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Craigmark Burntonians | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 9 |
| 6 | Glasgow University | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 |
| 7 | Kello Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 |
| 8 | St Roch's | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 |
| 9 | Maryhill | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 |
| 10 | Maybole Juniors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 |
| 11 | Ashfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 4 |
| 12 | Ardeer Thistle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 0 |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carluke Rovers | Carluke | John Cumming Stadium | 1,500 | 0 | Yes |
| Forth Wanderers | Forth | Kingshill Park | 3,500 | 0 | No |
| Gartcairn | Airdrie | MTC Park | 500 | 0 | Yes |
| Greenock Juniors | Greenock | Ravenscraig Stadium | 6,000 | 1,000 | Yes |
| Irvine Victoria | Irvine | Victoria Park | 1,800 | 0 | No |
| Johnstone Burgh | Johnstone | Keanie Park | 5,000 | 0 | No |
| Lugar Boswell Thistle | Lugar | Rosebank Park | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Neilston | Neilston | Brig-o-Lea Stadium | 2,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Port Glasgow | Port Glasgow | Port Glasgow Community Stadium | 2,000 | 0 | Yes |
| St Cadoc's | Shieldhall, Glasgow | McKenna Park[D] | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Vale of Clyde | Tollcross, Glasgow | Fullarton Park | 2,500 | 0 | No |
| Vale of Leven | Alexandria | Millburn Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Wishaw | Wishaw | Beltane Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neilston | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 24 |
| 2 | Greenock Juniors | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 19 |
| 3 | Johnstone Burgh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 19 |
| 4 | St Cadoc's | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 18 |
| 5 | Port Glasgow | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 18 |
| 6 | Forth Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Wishaw | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 10 |
| 8 | Gartcairn | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 7 |
| 9 | Vale of Clyde | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 5 |
| 10 | Carluke Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 4 |
| 11 | Irvine Victoria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 3 |
| 12 | Lugar Boswell Thistle | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 2 |
| 13 | Vale of Leven | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumchapel United | Drumchapel, Glasgow | Donald Dewar Centre | TBC | 0 | Yes |
| East Kilbride Thistle | East Kilbride | The Showpark | 2,300 | 0 | No |
| Glasgow Perthshire | Possilpark, Glasgow | Keppoch Park | 1,800 | 0 | No |
| Kilsyth Rangers | Kilsyth | Duncansfield | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Lanark United | Lanark | Moor Park | 4,000 | 0 | No |
| Newmains United | Newmains | Victoria Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| St Anthony's | Shieldhall, Glasgow | McKenna Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Thorniewood United | Viewpark | Robertson Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Yoker Athletic | Clydebank | Holm Park | 3,500 | 0 | Yes |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilsyth Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 16 |
| 2 | Drumchapel United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 |
| 3 | Thorniewood United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Lanark United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 | Yoker Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 |
| 6 | Glasgow Perthshire | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | East Kilbride Thistle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |
| 8 | Newmains United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| 9 | St Anthony's | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | Ardrossan | Winton Park | 3,000 | 80 | Yes |
| Arthurlie | Barrhead | Dunterlie Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Cambuslang Rangers | Cambuslang | Somervell Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Dalry Thistle | Dalry | Merksworth Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Girvan[SFA] | Girvan | Hamilton Park | 5,000 | 200 | No |
| Larkhall Thistle | Larkhall | Gasworks Park | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Lesmahagow | Lesmahagow | Craighead Park | 3,500 | 0 | No |
| Petershill | Springburn, Glasgow | Petershill Park | 1,500 | 500 | Yes |
| Royal Albert | Stonehouse | Tileworks Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Saltcoats Victoria | Saltcoats | Campbell Park | 2,500 | 0 | No |
| Shettleston | Shettleston, Glasgow | Greenfield Park | 1,800 | 10 | No |
| Shotts Bon Accord | Shotts | Hannah Park | 4,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Whitletts Victoria | Ayr | Dam Park Stadium | 3,000 | 478 | Yes |
SFA Club with an SFA Licence (as of July 2020)[21] eligible to participate in theLowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.
