The 2017–18 West of Scotland Super League was the 16th and final season of the West Super League, the top tier of league competition for SJFA West Region member clubs.
The league comprised two divisions, a West of Scotland Super League Premier Division of 12 clubs and a West of Scotland Super League First Division of 14 clubs. The competition began on Saturday 19 August 2017.
This was the final season using the format ahead of league reconstruction for the 2018–19 season. The West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was renamed the West of Scotland Premiership and expanded to 16 teams. The West of Scotland Super League First Division was renamed the West of Scotland Championship and also expanded to 16 teams.
The winners of the Super League Premier Division entered the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.
Super League Premier Division
Format changes There were no automatic relegation from the Premier Division to the new Championship, however the bottom two entered the West Region Play-offs for a place in the new Premiership.
Member clubs for the 2017–18 season Glenafton Athletic were the reigning champions.
Clydebank and Girvan were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Troon and Largs Thistle.
Kilwinning Rangers claimed the final spot after defeating Kilsyth Rangers 3–2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.
ClubLocationGroundManagerFinishing position 2016–17 Arthurlie Barrhead Dunterlie Park Billy Ogilvie 7th Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Beechwood Park Tommy Sloan 4th Beith Beith Bellsdale Park John Millar 3rd Clydebank Clydebank Holm Park Kieran McAnespie Super League First Division, 2nd Cumnock Cumnock Townhead Park Peter Leonard 6th Girvan Girvan Hamilton Park Lawrie Dinwoodie (interim) Super League First Division, 1st Glenafton Athletic New Cumnock Loch Park Craig McEwan Champions Hurlford United Hurlford Blair Park Darren Henderson 5th Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Valefield Park Billy McGhie 9th Kilwinning Rangers Kilwinning Abbey Park Chris Strain 10th Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow1 Stuart Maxwell 2nd Pollok Newlands, Glasgow Newlandsfield Park Tony McInally 8th
1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United.
Managerial changes ClubOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Kilbirnie Ladeside Mark Bradley Released 20 May 2017 Preseason Billy McGhie 20 May 2017 Cumnock Juniors John McKeown Resigned 7 October 2017 12th Peter Leonard 13 October 2017 Girvan Peter Leonard Appointed manager at Cumnock Juniors 13 October 2017 9th Lawrie Dinwoodie 15 October 2017 Arthurlie Chris Mackie Resigned 21 October 2017 10th Billy Ogilvie 29 October 2017
League table
Results
Super League First Division
Format changes The top four were promoted to the new Premiership with fifth and sixth entering the West Region Play-offs. There was no automatic relegation from the First Division to the new League One, however, the bottom two entered the West Region Play-offs for a place in the new Championship.
Member clubs for the 2017–18 season
Troon and Largs Thistle were relegated from the Super League Premier Division.
Darvel and Kello Rovers were promoted from the Ayrshire District League while Cambuslang Rangers and Larkhall Thistle gained promotion from the Central District First Division.
They were joined by Kilsyth Rangers who lost the West Region League play-off 3–2 on aggregate to Kilwinning Rangers.
Irvine Victoria were relegated to the Ayrshire District League and Blantyre Victoria, Shotts Bon Accord and Yoker Athletic were relegated to the Central District First Division.
ClubLocationGroundManager(s)Finishing position 2016–17 Cambuslang Rangers Cambuslang Somervell Park Paul McColl Central District First Division, 1st Cumbernauld United Cumbernauld Guy's Meadow Andy Frame 9th Darvel Darvel Recreation Park Graeme Neil Ayrshire District League, 1st Irvine Meadow Irvine Meadow Park Brian McGinty 6th Kello Rovers Kirkconnel Nithside Park John Quinn Ayrshire District League, 2nd Kilsyth Rangers Kilsyth Duncansfield Park Chris McGroarty 3rd Largs Thistle Largs Barrfields Stadium Stuart Davidson Super League Premier Division, 11th Larkhall Thistle Larkhall Gasworks Park Duncan Sinclair Central District First Division, 2nd Maryhill Glasgow Lochburn Park John Hughes 10th Petershill Glasgow Petershill Park Willie Paterson 4th Renfrew Renfrew New Western Park Colin Clark and Martin Ferry 8th Rutherglen Glencairn Rutherglen Celsius Stadium Willie Harvey 5th Shettleston Glasgow Greenfield Park Hugh Kelly & Bernard Beacom 7th Troon Troon Portland Park Jim Kirkwood Super League Premier Division, 12th
Managerial changes ClubOutgoing manager(s)Manner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Shettleston James McKenna & Keith Doherty Sacked 9 July 2017 Preseason Hugh Kelly & Bernard Beacom 16 July 2017 Kilsyth Rangers Keith Hogg Resigned 31 July 2017 Preseason Chris McGroarty 5 August 2017 Kello Rovers Geoff Patterson End of interim 3 September 2017 8th John Quinn 3 September 2017 Irvine Meadow Ross Wilson Sacked 9 October 2017 9th Brian McGinty 25 October 2017 Darvel Juniors Scott Clelland Sacked 7 November 2017 6th Graeme Neil 17 November 2017
League table
Results
West Region League play-offs Premiership As the teams finishing 11th and 12th in the Super League Premier Division, Girvan and Arthurie entered a play-off against the teams finishing fifth and sixth (Troon and Irvine Meadow) in the Super League First Division for the final two places in the new West Region Premiership. First leg
Second leg
Irvine Meadow won 4–1 on aggregate.
Troon won 4–2 on aggregate.
Championship Maryhill and Shettleston finished as the bottom two of the Super League First Division, they entered a play-off against the teams finishing fourth in the Ayrshire District League (Whitletts Victoria) and the Central District First Division (Neilston) for the final two places in the new West Region Championship. First leg
Second leg
Whitletts Victoria won 4–1 on aggregate.
Neilston won 2–1 on aggregate.
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