Glasgow District Junior League

1899-1904, 1901-1911, 1923-25

See also Main index Club directory

The Glasgow District Junior League (GDJL) has had several incarnations, many of which were decimated by the Glasgow Junior League’s (GJL) disputes with the Scottish Junior FA. The first league to use the name of Glasgow District Junior League was formed in July 1899. It had been speculated that the GJL was going to reduce its membership to eight clubs and form a Second Division. Instead the unsuccessful clubs formed an eight club Glasgow District Junior League. In August 1900 the league was renamed the Scottish Junior League (SJL), which continued until 1904 when it disbanded. Meanwhile the GDJL name had been resurrected in July 1901 by eight clubs. In July 1904 it lost all of its members except Barrhead Ferenenze to the GJL when it formed a Second Division. The GDJL decided to continue without the city clubs despite the misleading title. After the disbanding of the GJL Division 2 in 1905, the expelled clubs continued as the Glasgow District League with the exception of Parkhead Athetic, but added Barrhead Ferenenze, Dumbarton Harp and Linthouse. In 1906 the league expanded to 12 clubs. In 1907 the league was once again decimated by the GJL’s decision to reform the Second Division , however it soldiered on by including clubs from Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire. The clubs that joined the GJL Div 2 were Dumbarton Corinthians, Dumbarton Harp, Levern Victoria, St Anthony’s and Yoker Athletic. By 1910 the GDJL was reduced to amateur and non-gate taking clubs whilst retaining their SJFA membership. The last mention of the GDJL was in 1924 when the Second GJL changed its name. The league lasted only about another season before disbanding.

Glasgow District Junior League champions

1899-00 Cambuslang Rangers

1900-01 Baillieston Thistle

1901-02 Kilsyth Emmet

1902-03 Airdriehill Shamrock

1903-04 Kilbirnie Ladeside

1901-02

1902-03

1903-04

1904-05

1905-06

1906-07

1907-08

1908-09

1909-10

1910-11

1923-24

1924-25

*Scottish Junior League from 1900.

	1899-00 GDJL	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Cambuslang Rangers Co-operative United Clyde Juniors Jordanhill Petershill And 3 other clubs

The league changed its name to Scottish Junior League on31 August 1900

	1900-01 SJL	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Baillieston Thistle Clyde Juniors Jordanhill Cambuslang Rangers Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Rockbank Uddingston St John’s DY Stewart’s	8 8 10 7 3 6 6 6						12 12 8 7 5 5 3 2

Wishaw Oakfield withdrew on 29 October

Rockbank replaced Belhaven athletic in the league on 5 October

Table as at 11 February

	1901-02 SJL	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6	Kilsyth Emmet Milngavie Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Smithston Albion Jordanhill Old Kilpatrick	4 7 5 5 5 2						7 6 6 6 3 0

Wishaw Clydesdale and Baillieston Thistle were noted in November but not in table by March

Table as at 28 March

	1902-03 SJL	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Airdriehill Shamrock Milngavie Levern Victoria Glenboig Carrick XI Barrhead Fereneze Chryston Athletic Kilsyth Emmet Longriggend Wanderers	14 14 13 14 12 14 14 13	10 9 7 5 5 4 5 2	0 2 4 4 1 3 0 1	4 3 2 5 6 7 9 10	50 48 41 24 23 33 26 29	27 36 28 41 22 36 32 42	20 20 18 14 11 11 10 5

Decider played at start of 1903-04 season : Airdriehill Shamrock 3-2 Milngavie

Table as at 30 May

	1903-04 SJL	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Kilbirnie Ladeside Neilston Victoria Kilsyth Emmet Airdriehill Shamrock Greenock Overton Port Glasgow Athletic Jrs Glenboig Carrick XI Longriggend Wanderers Chryston Athletic Lambhill Harp	18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18						30 27 26 25 23 16 13 13 5 4

	1901-02	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1902-03	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1903-04	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

1 2

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1905-06	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Baillieston Thistle Barrhead Ferenenze Benburb Dumbarton Harp Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Linthouse Neilston Victoria Cambuslang Hibernian Yoker Athletic Co-operative United Levern Victoria Third Lanark Juniors

	1906-07	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1907-08	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1908-09	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1909-10	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1910-11	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1922-23	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

	1923-24	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1 2

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