See also Main index Club directory Lanarkshire Junior League

This league was an early rival to the Lanarkshire Junior League, until it was absorbed by the latter as Division 2.   The following tables were compiled by Stewart Davidson (c), with some early material researched by Jackie Heaney. I have some notes concerning some missing seasons, but these will be added soon, as well as a fuller history.   Champions

 

 

 

Membership

 

 

First played in 1891/92, this may well have been the first ever Junior League.

 

West Benhar                      14           12           1              1              67-16     25

Shotts Shamrock              14           10           1              3              48-30     21

Cleland Thistle   14           8              3              3              52-31     19

Newmains Shamrock     14           7              1              6              46-48     15

Newarthill                           14           6              0              8              45-41     12

Shawsburn Rangers        14           3              1              10           23-33     7

Flemington                         14           3              1              10           27-66     7

Blantyre Bellsfield            14           2              2              10           20-38     6

 

Shotts Shamrock given two points by Shawsburn Rangers

Newmains Shamrock given two points by Blantyre Bellsfield

 

 

1893/94

Palace Rangers  14           24

Shotts Shamrock              14           20

Quarter Huttonbank       14           15

West Benhar                      14           15

Whifflet Rangers              14           14

Newarthill                           14           12

Newmains Rovers           14           9

Flemington                         14           5             

 

 

1894/95 members

Aitkenhead Rovers        

Cambusnethan

East Benhar

Meadowhead Star

Newton Athletic

Overtown

Quarter Huttonbank

Shotts Shamrock

Westburn Hopehill

Wishaw Hibs

 

 

1896/97  members

Berryhill Athletic

Cambusnethan

Lanark Athletic

Nethanvale Thistle

Newarthill

Palace Rangers

Tannochside Rovers

Wishaw Vics

 

 

1897/98

Thorniewood Rangers   17           30

Lanark Athletic                  17           19

Holytown Thistle                              16           19

Newarthill                                           17           71

Haywood Wanderers                     13           18

Shotts Battlefield                             18           18

Nethanvale {Thistle}                       15           16

Strathclyde Rovers                          16           11

Priory Rovers                                     14           9

Newarthill Rangers                          17           3

               

Table as at 14 May

Newarthill Rangers took the place of Waterloo [Rangers} who withdrew some time after September – not known when

 

 

1898/99

East Benhar Heatherbell               16           31

Dykehead Hawthorn                      17           25

Haywood Wanderers                     18           24

Strathclyde Rovers                          17           21

Hamilton Athletic                             16           16

Newmains                                          17           16

Lanark Athletic                  15           16

Glenavon                                            18           12

Netherburn                                        18           5

Nethanvale Thistle                          18           4             

 

Table as at 28 April

“points as from Nethanvale added in 9 matches”

 

 

 

1899/1900

Haywood Wand                18           13           2              3              44-29     28

Carluke Milton Rov          18           14           0              4              61-21     28

Larkhall Bluebell               18           10           3              5              42-24     23

Blantyre Hibs                     18           11           0              7              38-26     22

East Benhar                        18           9              1              8              70-41     19

Acas. Juniors                      18           7              3              8              43-54     17

Dykehead Hawthorn      18           7              2              9              33-42     16

Cadzow Rangers               18           5              3              10           ??-58     13

Motherwell (Glenc.XI)   18           4              1              13           24-44     9

Newmains                          18           3              1              14           28-55     7                                                                             

Haywood Wanderers beat Carluke Milton Rovers 2-0 in a play-off for the title

 

 

1900/01

Cadzow Rangers               18           28

Dykehead Hawthorn      18           26

Motherwell Milton R      18           23

Quarter Huttonbank       18           21

Shotts Harp                        18           20           (-2pts)

Acas. Juniors                      18           16

East Benhar                        18           13

Haywood Wand                18           12           (-2pts)

Morningside Rangers     18           10

Larkhall Bluebell               18           9             

                                               

 

1901/02

Plains                                    18           30

Quarter Huttonbank       18           22

Dykehead Hawthorn      18           21

Forth Thistle                       18           20

Blantyre Vics                      18           20

Cadzow Rangers               18           18

Morningside Rangers     18           15

East Benhar                        18           14

M’well Milton Rovers     18           10

Shotts Harp                        18           10          

 

 

1902/03

Douglas Water Th            18           12           4              2              43-27     28

Quarter Huttonbank       18           10           2              6              47-32     22

Uddingston Rangers       18           10           2              6              32-29     22

Dykehead Hawthorn      18           9              3              6              28-18     21

Earnock Rovers 18           7              5              6              44-42     19

Ashgill Rovers                    ?

East Benhar                        ?

Morningside R. ?

Forth Thistle                       ?

Motherwell Milton Rovers – possibly withdrew after playing nine games