105:, started to push for a resolution. A series of meetings in February 1931 led to one final meeting on 27 May 1931 when the Intermediate clubs and SFA agreed terms with only two clubs voting against. A standard transfer fee of £75 was introduced for a professional Junior player. Provisional transfer arrangements also made it easier for clubs to keep their players whilst still involved in major competitions. With this compromise reached, the Scottish Intermediate Association renamed itself the West of Scotland Junior FA. It was also decided not to reform the GJL but to keep the Scottish Intermediate League format as the
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winners since the turn of the century. Its clubs were increasingly dissatisfied with the behaviour of Senior clubs, in both
Scotland and England, who would often approach a player without first contacting the Junior club themselves, then offering little or no compensation for that player if signed.
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For the next four seasons, despite much negotiation, both sides in the dispute maintained their positions. Numbers in the
Intermediate leagues however were beginning to dwindle. A combination of clubs folding and defections to Junior leagues meant that by 1931, only forty-two Intermediate sides
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also showed an interest however the prospect of increased travel meant their participation was not viable. From the beginning of season 1927–28, Intermediate clubs began to compete in separate competitions, including their own
Scottish Intermediate Cup (i.e. they did not take part in the
73:. The reaction of the SFA was simply to prohibit the signing of any registered Intermediate player. In practice however, once a transfer fee was agreed between Senior and Intermediate clubs, a player's registration was cancelled, evidence destroyed, and the player could sign as a free agent.
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In 1925, the GJL introduced a new player registration form, known as the "White Form". This document gave clubs a two-year option on a players services, enabling greater compensation to be demanded and became the principle to unite the
Intermediate movement.
31:
clubs received when one of their players moved to a Senior football league side. Although largely confined to the West of
Scotland, the dispute involved many of the best Junior clubs in the country, setting them in direct conflict with both the
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became inevitable. The SJFA sympathised with the
Intermediate cause but would not sanction a breakaway. The Intermediates for their part, felt that the SJFA had failed to negotiate powerfully enough on their behalf with the
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In June 1927, the powerful GJL dissolved itself at its AGM and its twenty member clubs were joined by a further twenty from other leagues to form the breakaway
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52:(GJL). The GJL was the strongest Junior league in Scotland, having provided fifteen of the twenty-six
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at the same time with sixteen out of the eighteen clubs supporting the dispute. Clubs in
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84:, previously awarded to the Glasgow Junior League champions. In Ayrshire, the
406:, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 21 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021
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which lasted from 1925 to 1931 and concerned the compensation that
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536:, Scottish Football Historical Archive] (archive version, 2014)
524:, Scottish Football Historical Archive] (archive version, 2014)
109:. The Scottish Intermediate Cup was also renamed as the
497:"Scottish Football Historians – West of Scotland Cup"
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1570:Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region
62:Scottish Intermediate Junior Football Association
522:Scottish Intermediate Football League 1927-1931
60:In March 1927, sixty-two clubs met to form the
534:Western Intermediate Football League 1927-1931
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101:remained. Some influential clubs, including
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600:Defunct football competitions in Scotland
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48:The dispute was principally led by the
36:(SFA) and their own organisation, the
551:McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987),
78:Scottish Intermediate Football League
7:
1392:Scottish Junior Football Association
440:Scottish Football Historical Archive
117:Winners of Intermediate competitions
90:Western Intermediate Football League
80:. Winners of this league lifted the
66:Scottish Junior Football Association
38:Scottish Junior Football Association
1025:Southern Counties League (Scotland)
877:Scottish Junior West Region Leagues
835:Scottish Junior East Region Leagues
744:Glasgow and West of Scotland League
471:"Club History – St Anthony's F.C."
14:
293:1929–30 Kilwinning Eglinton
1331:Glasgow International Tournament
975:Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League
208:Scottish Intermediate League Cup
1565:History of football in Scotland
707:Scottish Premier Reserve League
691:Scottish Junior Football League
314:Western Intermediate League Cup
276:Runners-up: Kilwinning Eglinton
107:Central Junior Football League
86:Western Junior Football League
50:Glasgow Junior Football League
1:
1000:Dumfries and Galloway leagues
71:Scottish Football Association
34:Scottish Football Association
830:Scottish Intermediate League
681:Scottish Football Federation
151:Scottish Intermediate League
1235:West of Scotland Junior Cup
1186:Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup
1077:Football World Championship
266:Western Intermediate League
111:West of Scotland Junior Cup
1596:
676:Scottish Football Alliance
296:Runners-up: Troon Athletic
1210:Glasgow North Eastern Cup
820:Lanarkshire Junior League
759:Inter City Midweek League
458:McGlone & McLure 1987
428:McGlone & McLure 1987
416:McGlone & McLure 1987
392:McGlone & McLure 1987
380:McGlone & McLure 1987
368:McGlone & McLure 1987
356:McGlone & McLure 1987
122:Scottish Intermediate Cup
1341:Lord Provost Charity Cup
1256:North Eastern League Cup
1176:Edinburgh Exhibition Cup
1072:Empire Exhibition Trophy
620:Scottish Football League
445:11 November 2014 at the
237:Glasgow Intermediate Cup
1190:Glasgow Exhibition Cup
970:Combined Reserve League
841:Superleague/Premiership
712:SPFL Development League
686:Scottish Football Union
655:Scottish Premier League
1346:Tennent Caledonian Cup
795:Ayrshire Junior League
779:Scottish County League
97:Scottish Junior Cup).
1575:Sports labor disputes
1321:Evening Telegraph Cup
933:Tayside Junior League
815:Glasgow Junior League
800:Central Junior League
243:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
214:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
64:and a split with the
20:was a major split in
1533:National select team
1523:Intermediate dispute
1457:(Divisions and cups)
1450:(Divisions and cups)
1230:Rosebery Charity Cup
980:Ayrshire Combination
949:North Eastern League
660:War Emergency League
404:Evening Times Trophy
82:Evening Times Trophy
18:Intermediate dispute
1538:Scottish Junior Cup
1261:Southern League Cup
1181:Glasgow Charity Cup
1067:Dubai Champions Cup
990:Central Combination
825:North Junior League
774:Renfrewshire League
764:Inter County League
503:on 16 November 2010
54:Scottish Junior Cup
1220:Lord Provost's Cup
1171:Dumbartonshire Cup
1112:SFA Challenge Cup
1057:British League Cup
1052:Anglo-Scottish Cup
810:Fife Junior League
805:East Junior League
769:Lanarkshire League
332:Kilwinning Rangers
302:Kilwinning Rangers
272:Kilwinning Rangers
196:Bridgeton Waverley
189:Bridgeton Waverley
1580:1920s in Scotland
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1285:War Emergency Cup
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1272:
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1140:Supplementary Cup
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1020:Perthshire League
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226:Clydebank Juniors
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183:Clydebank Juniors
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140:Clydebank Juniors
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1316:Caledonia Trophy
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1042:
1038:Cup competitions
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739:Edinburgh League
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725:Regional leagues
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320:Irvine Meadow XI
308:Irvine Meadow XI
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1290:War Fund Shield
1244:
1215:Lanarkshire Cup
1149:
1145:Tennents' Sixes
1125:Saint Mungo Cup
1091:
1029:
1015:Northern League
985:Ayrshire League
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954:Southern League
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640:Second Division
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1306:Allison Trophy
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1280:
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1263:
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1225:Perthshire Cup
1222:
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1207:
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1205:
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1183:
1178:
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1168:
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1148:
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1142:
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1127:
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1121:
1120:
1110:
1108:Qualifying Cup
1105:
1099:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1084:
1082:Friendship Cup
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1062:Coronation Cup
1059:
1054:
1048:
1046:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1027:
1022:
1017:
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1010:Midland League
1007:
1005:Eastern League
1002:
997:
995:Central League
992:
987:
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977:
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869:South Division
865:
858:
855:North Division
851:
848:Premier League
844:
832:
827:
822:
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749:Glasgow League
746:
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733:
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721:
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633:First Division
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477:on 27 May 2011
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336:1930–31
330:1929–30
324:1928–29
318:1927–28
300:1930–31
288:Ardeer Thistle
280:1928–29
270:1927–28
259:1930–31
253:1929–30
247:1928–29
241:1927–28
230:1930–31
224:1929–30
218:1928–29
212:1927–28
202:Yoker Athletic
194:1930–31
181:1929–30
168:1928–29
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146:Yoker Athletic
144:1930–31
138:1929–30
132:1928–29
126:1927–28
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1529:
1528:List of clubs
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1311:ARR Craib Cup
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1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1166:Churchill Cup
1164:
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1111:
1109:
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1103:Drybrough Cup
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19:
1522:
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1431:Championship
1418:North Region
1336:Ibrox Trophy
1326:Festival Cup
1265:Victory Cup
1161:Ayrshire Cup
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1045:Cross border
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