West Highland Amateur Football Association
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| Founded | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | N/A |
| Domestic cup(s) | Highland Amateur Cup |
| Current champions | Mallaig[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
The West Highland Amateur Football Association (WHAFA) is a football association for amateur clubs in Skye, Lochalsh and Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. The association is affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association. Member clubs take part in a summer league as well as a number of domestic cups and the Highland Amateur Cup.[2] Currently, the association is composed of a single division of eight clubs, although numbers of clubs and divisions have varied over the years.
Between 2005 and 2022, the association was known as the Skye and Lochalsh AFA. It reverted to its former name of West Highland AFA at the 2023 AGM to reflect on the widening catchment area of the league with the inclusions of Mallaig in 2018 and Fort William Reserves in 2023.[3]
2023 member clubs[edit]
- Fort William Reserve
- Kyle
- Kyleakin
- Mallaig
- Portree
- Portree Juniors
- North West Skye
- Sleat & Strath
Competitions[edit]
- League - The league competition runs from April to August or September as every team meet home and away to compete for the Bagshaw Cup.
- GF MacRae Cup - All teams in the association take part in this cup.
- Ross Cup - All teams in the association take part in this cup.
- Ewen MacRae Cup - Teams which finished in the top half of the league table meet in this end of season competition.
- Clan Donald Cup - Teams which finished in the bottom half of the league table meet in this end of season competition.
- Highland Amateur Cup - Every season, a number of clubs from the association take on teams from neighbouring leagues in this competition. Portree's run to the final in 2002 remains the best result for a West Highland side.
List of League winners[edit]
These results are for teams who have won the Bagshaw Cup or summer league trophy since 1950.
| Year | Champions |
Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Portree | ||
| 1951 | Portree (2) | ||
| 1952 | Kyle | ||
| 1953 | Portree (3) | ||
| 1954 | Portree (4) | ||
| 1955 | Balmacara | ||
| 1956 | Kyleakin | ||
| 1957 | Portree (5) | ||
| 1958 | Plockton | ||
| 1959 | Plockton (2) | ||
| 1960 | Portree (6) | ||
| 1961 | Plockton (3) | ||
| 1962 | Plockton (4) | ||
| 1963 | Kyle (2) | ||
| 1964 | Kyle (3) | ||
| 1965 | Plockton (5) | ||
| 1966 | Kyleakin (2) | ||
| 1967 | Portree (7) | ||
| 1968 | Plockton (6) | ||
| 1969 | Portree (8) | ||
| 1970 | Plockton (7) | ||
| 1971 | Kyle (4) | ||
| 1972 | Kyle (5) | ||
| 1973 | Kyle (6) | ||
| 1974 | Kyle (7) | ||
| 1975 | Gairloch | ||
| 1976 | Kyle (8) | ||
| 1977 | Kyle (9) | ||
| 1978 | Kyleakin (3) | ||
| 1979 | Kyle (10) | ||
| 1980 | Kyle (11) | ||
| 1981 | Portree United | ||
| 1982 | Portree United (2) | ||
| 1983 | Kyleakin (4) | ||
| 1984 | Kyleakin (5) | ||
| 1985 | Portree United (3) | ||
| 1986 | Portree United (4) | ||
| 1987 | Portree United (5) | ||
| 1988 | Portree United (6) | ||
| 1989 | Portree United (7) | ||
| 1990 | ? | ||
| 1991 | Kyleakin (6) | ||
| 1992 | Portree United (8) | ||
| 1993 | Portree United (9) | ||
| 1994 | Portree United (10) | ||
| 1995 | Dunvegan | ||
| 1996 | Dunvegan (2) | ||
| 1997 | Portree (9) | ||
| 1998 | Portree (10) | ||
| 1999 | Portree (11) | ||
| 2000 | Portree (12) | ||
| 2001 | Portree (13) | Kyleakin | Sleat & Strath |
| 2002 | Portree (14) | Struan | Dunvegan |
| 2003 | Portree (15) | Plockton | Sleat & Strath |
| 2004 | Portree (16) | Kyle | Dunvegan |
| 2005 | Portree (17) | Kyle | Dunvegan |
| 2006 | Portree (18) | Dunvegan | Kyleakin |
| 2007 | Portree (19) | Dunvegan | Kyleakin |
| 2008 | Skeabost | Portree | Sleat & Strath |
| 2009 | Kyleakin (7) | Sleat & Strath | Skeabost |
| 2010 | Sleat & Strath | Dunvegan | Portree |
| 2011 | Sleat & Strath (2) | Kyleakin | Portree |
| 2012 | Kyleakin (8) | Sleat & Strath | Portree Juniors |
| 2013 | Sleat & Strath (3) | Portree | Portree Juniors |
| 2014 | Sleat & Strath (4) | Portree Juniors | Portree |
| 2015 | Portree (20) | Portree Juniors | Sleat & Strath |
| 2016 | Portree Juniors | Kyleakin | Sleat & Strath |
| 2017 | Kyleakin (9) | Portree Juniors | Sleat & Strath |
| 2018 | Mallaig | Kyleakin | Portree Juniors |
| 2019 | Mallaig (2) | Sleat & Strath | Kyleakin |
| 2020 | No Competition held | ||
| 2021 | Sleat & Strath (5) | Mallaig | North West Skye |
| 2022 | Sleat & Strath (6)[4] | Mallaig | North West Skye |
| 2023 | Mallaig (3) | Sleat & Strath | North West Skye |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mallaig win through after eventful Ross Cup semi-final". The Oban Times. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ "Skye and Lochalsh Football season review 2019". West Highland Free Press. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ "Sport | Football | Friday nights are alright for the West Highland Football League". Radio Skye. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "MIDWEEK FOOTBALL: Fort William stun cup holders Sleat and Strath". West Highland Free Press. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
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