The North Ayrshire Cup, also known as the North Ayrshire League or North Ayrshire League Cup. was a league association football tournament for senior teams in the north of Ayrshire, Scotland.
History
The North Ayrshire Football Association was formed at a meeting in Kilwinning in April 1894, to provide competition for senior clubs in the north of the county. The clubs agreed to contribute to a trophy, to be called the North Ayrshire Cup, for the following season. Further funds came from a friendly between Queen's Park and a North Ayrshire select at Stevenston.
The first two seasons were played as a knockout, and from 1895–96 to 1905–06 as a regular league, finishing with a play-off. With the number of clubs diminishing, its last two seasons were played as a two-legged knockout, and the final instalment remained unfinished.
List of champions
1893–94: Saltcoats Victoria
1894–95: Stevenston Thistle
1895–96: Stevenston Thistle (2)
1896–97: Monkcastle
1897–98: Kilwinning Eglinton
1898–99: Galston
1899–00: Kilwinning Eglinton (2)
1900–01: Beith
1901–02: Kilwinning Eglinton (3)
1902–03: Galston (2)
1903–04: Beith (2)
1904–05: Beith (3)
1905–06: Hurlford
1906–07: Galston (3)
1907–08: unfinished
See also Scottish Football (Defunct Leagues)
External links Results and tables
References