Caledonian Amateur Football League
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The Caledonian Amateur Football League is a football (soccer)
league competition for amateur clubs in Scotland
. It was formed in 1983 as an attempt to improve facilities for amateur teams, with high standards being set for admittance to the competition. Since its formation, the teams competing within the league have been of a good standard, with clubs from the league winning the Scottish Amateur Cup
on nine occasions, also providing four losing finalists.
Member clubs are concentrated in the West Central Belt of Scotland, although there is a club from the Isle of Bute
, a club from Edinburgh
, and a few clubs from Stirlingshire
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
league competition for amateur clubs in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was formed in 1983 as an attempt to improve facilities for amateur teams, with high standards being set for admittance to the competition. Since its formation, the teams competing within the league have been of a good standard, with clubs from the league winning the Scottish Amateur Cup
Scottish Amateur Cup
The Scottish Amateur Cup is a nationwide knockout tournament supported and organised by the Scottish Amateur Football Association. The Scottish Amateur Cup is competed for by hundreds of football clubs every year.- Winners :-External links:*...
on nine occasions, also providing four losing finalists.
Member clubs are concentrated in the West Central Belt of Scotland, although there is a club from the Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute
Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:...
, a club from Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, and a few clubs from Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
.
Member Clubs and Home Grounds
- Premier Division
- Balmore, CarnwathCarnwathCarnwath is a moorland village on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies about south of both Edinburgh and Glasgow...
Village Park, BalmoreBalmoreBalmore is a hamlet in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km West of Torrance and 5 km East of Milngavie.... - Bannockburn AmateursBannockburn Amateur F.C.Bannockburn Amateur Football Club are a football club from the village of Bannockburn, near Stirling in Scotland. Established in 1968, they currently compete in the Caledonian Amateur Football League, having previously played in the Stirling Amateur League...
, Ladywell Park, BannockburnBannockburnBannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn running through the village before flowing into the River Forth.-History:...
(homepage) - Cambusbarron Rovers, Mill Road, CambusbarronCambusbarronCambusbarron is a village in Stirling, Scotland. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 3,224. There is evidence of settlement at the site since the Bronze Age, and several forts dating from the Iron Age have been found near the village...
(homepage) - Doune Castle, Moray Park, DouneDouneDoune is a burgh in the district of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. Doune's postal address places the town in Perthshire, although geographically it lies within the District of Stirling, and administratively Doune is under the control of Stirling Council...
(homepage) - Dumbarton Academy FPDumbarton Academy Former Pupils F.C.Dumbarton Academy Former Pupils Amateur Football Club are a football club from Dumbarton in Scotland. They were formed by former pupils of Dumbarton Academy, the local non-denominational secondary school for the town.-Teams:...
, Dumbarton Acad. Playing Fields, Townend Road, Dumbarton (homepage) - Giffnock North AAC, Northolm Sports Complex, Braidbar Farm Road, GiffnockGiffnockGiffnock is a wealthy, dormitory suburb of Glasgow in the East Renfrewshire Council area, within the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
MilngavieMilngavieMilngavie , is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden....
(homepage) - Glasgow HarpGlasgow Harp F.C.Glasgow Harp Football Club are a football club from Glasgow in Scotland. They play their home games at the ground of Allan Glen's RFC and compete in the Caledonian Amateur Football League and have entered teams in the Scottish Amateur Football League as well as the Lanarkshire League in the past....
, Allen Glens Sports Club, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
(homepage) - Glasgow UniversityGlasgow University F.C.Glasgow University are a Scottish amateur football team based at the Garscube Sports Complex in Glasgow. They have participated in the Scottish Cup a few times in recent seasons, losing in the first round to Brechin City in 2004–05, Buckie Thistle in 2007–08. and Vale of Leithen in...
, Garscube Sports Complex, Maryhill RoadMaryhillMaryhill is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. The population of Maryhill is about 52,000. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road...
, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
(homepage) - Milton, Bluebell Wood Park, Bannockburn (homepage)
- St. Mungo, Loretto Playing Fields , BishopbriggsBishopbriggsBishopbriggs is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The area was once part of the historic parish of Cadder - originally lands granted by King William the Lion to the Bishop of Glasgow, Jocelin, in 1180. It was later part of the county of Lanarkshire and subsequently an independent burgh from...
(homepage) - Strathclyde University, University Playing Fields, SteppsSteppsStepps is a small town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. The town consists of Stepps Village, Cardowan, Stepps Hill and Millerston...
(homepage) - Westerlands, Norwood Playingfields, Drumbeck Road, Glasgow (homepage)
- First Division
- Bearsden, Thorn Park, BearsdenBearsdenBearsden ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the City Centre, and is effectively a suburb, with housing development coinciding with the introduction of a railway line in 1863, and from where the town gets its name...
- Dalziel HSFP, Dalziel Park by CarfinCarfinCarfin is a small village to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland on the road to Newarthill.-Local facilities:The closest secondary school is Taylor High School in nearby New Stevenston...
- Drumchapel FP
- East Kilbride YMCA, East Kilbride Stadium, Calderwood Road, East KilbrideEast KilbrideEast Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
- Gartcosh United, Football Park, GartcoshGartcoshGartcosh is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies a few miles east of Glasgow, and about a mile northwest of the town of Coatbridge....
(homepage) - Hamilton FP, Hamilton Palace Grounds HamiltonHamilton, South LanarkshireHamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
- Milngavie Wanderers, Staney Brig, MilngavieMilngavieMilngavie , is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden....
(homepage) - Newton Mearns Rovers, Crookfur Park, Newton MearnsNewton MearnsNewton Mearns is a suburban town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, above sea level. It has a population of approximately 22,637.The town is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
(homepage) - Rhu, Ardenconnel Park, Cumberland Road, RhuRhuRhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly...
(homepage) - Rothesay BrandaneRothesay Brandane F.C.Rothesay Brandane Amateur Football Club are a football club playing in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. They were formed in 1946 and after joining the Scottish Amateur Football Association were accepted to compete in the West of Scotland Amateur League,...
, Rothesay Stadium, High Street, RothesayRothesay, Argyll and ButeThe town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is Rothesay Castle, a ruined castle which dates back to the 13th...
(homepage) - Stirling University, Gannochy Playing Fields, StirlingStirlingStirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
(homepage) - Symington Tinto, Symington Tinto Sports Club, Main Street, SymingtonSymington, South LanarkshireSymington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles southwest of Biggar, 10 miles east of Douglas and 13 miles southeast of Carluke...
- Viewfield Rovers, Viewfield Park, New Street, LochwinnochLochwinnochLochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory village serving nearby urban centres such as Glasgow and Paisley...
- Weir Recreation, Albert Park, Kintore Road, NewlandsNewlands, GlasgowNewlands is an upmarket district in the Southside of the Scottish city of Glasgow.The area is mainly residential in character. House prices in the area are consistently above the national average, with the average house price for 2006 being around £185 000....
, Glasgow