Southern Counties Football League

First version 1897-98

 

See also

Club directory

Main index

Southern Counties League overview

Stewartry League

 

 

 

 

After the Stewartry League disbanded, the three members joined with the seven other top sides in the Dumfries & Galloway region to form the Southern Counties League. Of the original ten, both Moffat and Vale of Dryfe resigned before the season started, while Thornhill pulled out in the October. Because they hadn't played any games so far, the committee elected Dumfries Hibernian as replacements. However the league suffered another blow when 6th Galloway Rifle Volunteers also resigned. By the turn of the year the competition was seen as nothing more than a side attraction, and by the end of the season it was decided not to revive the league for the following season.

 

Champions

1896-97 unfinished

 

 

1896-97 unfinished

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Newton Stewart Athletic

Dumfries

Nithsdale

Douglas Wanderers

St Cuthbert Wanderers

Dumfries Hibernian

Border

6th Galloway Rifle Volunteers

6

9

11

6

7

6

4

1

5

5

4

3

2

1

1

0

1

0

2

0

2

2

1

0

0

4

5

3

3

3

2

1

24

24

24

24

16

15

6

0

7

12

30

20

24

22

11

3

11

10

10

6

6

4

3

0

 

Thornhill, Vale of Dryfe and Moffat all resigned without playing a game.

 

 

Source: Malcolm Pagan