Southern
Counties Football League
Sixth
version 1927-1937
|
See also Southern Counties League
overview |
After a series of meetings
by the Southern Counties FA in 1927, the Southern Counties League was
re-formed with the St Cuthbert Cup being awarded to the winners. Seven clubs
intimated that they would take part, with only Whithorn declining the invite.
When the league finally got under way, Garlieston and Wigtown & Bladnoch
had withdrawn although Creetown had joined. As in most of the previous
attempts the league was unfinished but the following season saw the league
expand to ten clubs, split into Northern and Southern sections. The league
reverted to a single division for the rest of its history except in 1932-33.
This season saw the inclusion of three Wigtownshire clubs in a Western
section. However this had no bearing on where the title would end up as the
Eastern section winners were declared champions. By 1937 the league had been
losing its importance as more emphasis was put on the cup competitions and
the competition was ultimately dropped from the fixture list. |
Champions
1927-28 unfinished 1928-29 St Cuthbert Wanderers (beat Stranraer 8-3 in
play-off) 1929-30 Dalbeattie Star 1930-31 Dalbeattie Star 1931-32 Dalbeattie Star 1932-33 Dalbeattie Star 1933-34 Dalbeattie Star 1934-35 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1935-36 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1936-37 unfinished |
Membership
Creetown Dalbeattie Star Douglas Wanderers Garlieston Mid-Annandale Newton Stewart Nithsdale Wanderers Queen of the South 'A' St Cuthbert Wanderers Solway Star Stranraer Stranraer 'A' Tarff Rovers Thornhill Whithorn Wigtown & Bladnoch |
Seasons
1927-1930, 1933-1937 1927-1934 1927-1933, 1934-35 1928-1930, 1933-1937 1928-29, 1931-1933 1927-1932, 1934-1937 1930-1933 1930-1933 1927-1937 1928-29, 1930-1933 1928-1932, 1933-1935 1935-1937 1928-29, 1931-1937 1930-31 1932-1937 1930-1937 |
Came
from
Provincial League Provincial League |
Left
for
Scottish Alliance Scottish Combination |
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|
1927-28
unfinished |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 |
St
Cuthbert Wanderers Douglas
Wanderers Dalbeattie
Star Creetown Newton
Stewart |
4 5 4 1 2 |
3 1 0 1 0 |
1 2 3 0 0 |
0 2 1 0 2 |
11 10 8 4 4 |
4 13 10 2 8 |
7 4 3 2 0 |
|
|
1928-29
Northern Section |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 |
Stranraer Newton
Stewart Garlieston Creetown Tarff
Rovers |
8 8 8 8 8 |
6 5 3 1 2 |
1 2 1 2 0 |
1 1 4 5 6 |
29 27 16 22 12 |
18 15 13 32 31 |
13 12 7 4 4 |
|
|
1928-29
Southern Section |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 |
St
Cuthbert Wanderers Solway
Star Mid
Annandale Dalbeattie
Star Douglas
Wanderers |
5 6 6 8 7 |
4 3 3 3 0 |
1 2 1 0 2 |
0 1 2 5 5 |
18 17 18 21 6 |
3 14 16 18 25 |
9 8 7 6 2 |
Championship play-off
St Cuthbert Wanderers beat Stranraer 8-3
|
|
1929-30 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Dalbeattie
Star Stranraer St
Cuthbert Wanderers Douglas
Wanderers Newton
Stewart Garlieston |
10 10 8 10 8 10 |
8 7 5 4 1 0 |
0 0 1 1 2 2 |
2 3 2 5 5 8 |
40 38 29 22 13 14 |
16 27 11 28 34 35 |
16 14 11 9 4 2 |
|
|
1930-31 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Dalbeattie
Star Queen
of the South ‘A’ Nithsdale
Wanderers Stranraer St
Cuthbert Wanderers Solway
Star Douglas
Wanderers Thornhill Wigtown
& Bladnoch Newton
Stewart |
15 17 14 15 16 14 13 16 13 3 |
11 7 8 7 6 5 4 5 3 0 |
1 5 2 3 5 4 2 0 2 0 |
3 5 4 5 5 5 7 11 8 3 |
66 56 42 54 35 40 43 29 30 5 |
27 36 30 36 40 35 36 87 51 22 |
23 19 18 17 17 14 10 10 8 0 |
Newton Stewart resigned during the season.
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|
1931-32 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
Dalbeattie
Star Queen
of the South ‘A’ St
Cuthbert Wanderers Stranraer Wigtown
& Bladnoch Mid
Annandale Tarff
Rovers Douglas
Wanderers Newton
Stewart Nithsdale
Wanderers Solway
Star |
17 18 15 15 16 13 17 10 13 4 10 |
13 11 9 7 7 7 3 3 2 2 1 |
1 1 1 4 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 |
3 6 5 4 7 5 10 7 9 1 8 |
76 54 50 47 34 31 22 21 16 10 20 |
30 32 31 31 46 33 48 28 44 7 51 |
27 23 19 18 16 15 10 6 6 5 3 |
Nithsdale Wanderers and Solway Star both
resigned during the season.
|
|
1932-33
Eastern Section |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Dalbeattie
Star Queen
of the South ‘A’ Nithsdale
Wanderers St
Cuthbert Wanderers Mid
Annandale Solway
Star Douglas
Wanderers |
8 8 5 6 4 6 3 |
7 4 2 2 2 1 0 |
0 1 2 1 0 0 0 |
1 3 1 3 2 5 3 |
39 21 11 12 12 7 5 |
11 20 14 19 13 15 15 |
14 9 6 5 4 2 0 |
|
|
1932-33
Western Section |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 |
Tarff
Rovers Wigtown
& Bladnoch Whithorn |
4 4 4 |
4 2 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 2 4 |
10 13 8 |
6 8 17 |
8 4 0 |
|
|
1933-34 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Dalbeattie
Star Wigtown
& Bladnoch Stranraer Tarff
Rovers Creetown Newton
Stewart Garlieston St
Cuthbert Wanderers Whithorn |
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |
14 10 8 6 6 5 2 4 3 |
1 5 3 3 2 2 6 2 3 |
1 1 5 7 8 9 8 10 10 |
87 43 56 42 45 44 34 31 32 |
23 26 51 37 43 54 65 59 55 |
29 25 19 15 14 12 10 10 9 |
|
|
1934-35 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
St
Cuthbert Wanderers Stranraer Whithorn Creetown Tarff
Rovers Wigtown
& Bladnoch Newton
Stewart Garlieston Douglas
Wanderers |
14 13 14 11 15 8 12 10 5 |
8 7 6 6 6 5 3 1 1 |
3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 |
3 4 5 2 7 2 8 8 4 |
47 44 50 36 33 25 33 17 10 |
28 32 31 23 45 15 43 51 28 |
19 16 15 15 14 11 7 3 2 |
Douglas Wanderers
resigned during the season.
|
|
1935-36 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
St
Cuthbert Wanderers Wigtown
& Bladnoch Creetown Tarff
Rovers Newton
Stewart Stranraer
‘A’ Whithorn Garlieston |
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
12 9 7 7 5 5 3 1 |
0 2 3 1 2 0 3 3 |
2 3 4 6 7 9 8 10 |
62 55 49 51 40 32 35 27 |
28 33 33 34 55 52 53 73 |
24 20 17 15 12 10 9 5 |
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|
1936-37
unfinished |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
St
Cuthbert Wanderers Newton
Stewart Stranraer
‘A’ Wigtown
& Bladnoch Creetown Tarff
Rovers Garlieston Whithorn |
9 12 10 8 7 10 12 4 |
6 5 5 4 4 3 1 0 |
2 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 |
1 4 3 2 2 4 9 3 |
41 31 41 22 26 26 17 5 |
20 27 26 15 21 22 60 18 |
14 13 12 10 9 9 4 1 |
Whithorn resigned
during the season.
Source:
Malcolm Pagan