Scottish Amateur Districts

[mcruic]

Does anyone know how teams are assigned to districts for the various cups?  Can teams choose their district?

 

For example, East Lothian clubs usually compete in the "South" rather than the "East", but this season, both Tranent and Tranent Foresters played in the East (with all other East Lothian clubs playing in the South).

Also, Kinross play in the North of Tay (located in Perthshire & Kinross), despite playing in the Fife League - but Kinross Colts play in the Fife Cup.

St Andrews (Fife) play in the Fife Cup (naturally), but their Dundee Saturday Morning team plays in the North of Tay.

Bridge of Earn (North of Tay) and Newport (Fife) play in their "correct" geographical cups, despite playing in the Fife and Midlands leagues respectively.

Also, a couple of West teams (notably Lesmahagow) play in the South rather than the West.

 

 

[oldandround]

On 12/12/2022 at 13:16, mcruic said:

Does anyone know how teams are assigned to districts for the various cups?  Can teams choose their district?

 

For example, East Lothian clubs usually compete in the "South" rather than the "East", but this season, both Tranent and Tranent Foresters played in the East (with all other East Lothian clubs playing in the South).

Also, Kinross play in the North of Tay (located in Perthshire & Kinross), despite playing in the Fife League - but Kinross Colts play in the Fife Cup.

St Andrews (Fife) play in the Fife Cup (naturally), but their Dundee Saturday Morning team plays in the North of Tay.

Bridge of Earn (North of Tay) and Newport (Fife) play in their "correct" geographical cups, despite playing in the Fife and Midlands leagues respectively.

Also, a couple of West teams (notably Lesmahagow) play in the South rather than the West.

 

 

Clubs in certain counties are given the option.

 

Take east lothian.  It drags right down to near eyemouth.  But a lot is because in the "olden days"  the east lothian teams actually played in the borders.  Teams like west barns and pencaitland won borders titles.

Thus the SAFA lets them choose. Some go south, some east.

The same applies with west teams. 

Pretty sure the ayrshire teams could play in the south if they wanted to.

Law play south.  wishaw west.  right beside each other.  

The SAFA takes a wholly pragmatic view here.  If you're on the border, then you can choose.

 

If you're firmly in an area.  Eg edinburgh or glasgow.  you cant

[latapythelegend]

My amatuer team are from Falkirk and play in a typically Glasgow based league but play in the east of Scotland cup.