116:, 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
84:. 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.
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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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at the same time with sixteen out of the eighteen clubs supporting the dispute. Clubs in
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which lasted from 1925 to 1931 and concerned the compensation that
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120:. The Scottish Intermediate Cup was also renamed as the
508:"Scottish Football Historians – West of Scotland Cup"
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73:Scottish Intermediate Junior Football Association
533:Scottish Intermediate Football League 1927-1931
71:In March 1927, sixty-two clubs met to form the
545:Western Intermediate Football League 1927-1931
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59:The dispute was principally led by the
47:(SFA) and their own organisation, the
562:McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987),
89:Scottish Intermediate Football League
18:Scottish Intermediate Football League
7:
1403:Scottish Junior Football Association
451:Scottish Football Historical Archive
128:Winners of Intermediate competitions
101:Western Intermediate Football League
91:. Winners of this league lifted the
77:Scottish Junior Football Association
49:Scottish Junior Football Association
1036:Southern Counties League (Scotland)
888:Scottish Junior West Region Leagues
846:Scottish Junior East Region Leagues
755:Glasgow and West of Scotland League
482:"Club History – St Anthony's F.C."
25:
304:1929–30 Kilwinning Eglinton
1342:Glasgow International Tournament
986:Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League
219:Scottish Intermediate League Cup
1576:History of football in Scotland
718:Scottish Premier Reserve League
702:Scottish Junior Football League
325:Western Intermediate League Cup
287:Runners-up: Kilwinning Eglinton
118:Central Junior Football League
97:Western Junior Football League
61:Glasgow Junior Football League
1:
1011:Dumfries and Galloway leagues
82:Scottish Football Association
45:Scottish Football Association
841:Scottish Intermediate League
692:Scottish Football Federation
162:Scottish Intermediate League
1246:West of Scotland Junior Cup
1197:Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup
1088:Football World Championship
277:Western Intermediate League
122:West of Scotland Junior Cup
1607:
687:Scottish Football Alliance
307:Runners-up: Troon Athletic
1221:Glasgow North Eastern Cup
831:Lanarkshire Junior League
770:Inter City Midweek League
469:McGlone & McLure 1987
439:McGlone & McLure 1987
427:McGlone & McLure 1987
403:McGlone & McLure 1987
391:McGlone & McLure 1987
379:McGlone & McLure 1987
367:McGlone & McLure 1987
133:Scottish Intermediate Cup
1352:Lord Provost Charity Cup
1267:North Eastern League Cup
1187:Edinburgh Exhibition Cup
1083:Empire Exhibition Trophy
631:Scottish Football League
456:11 November 2014 at the
248:Glasgow Intermediate Cup
1201:Glasgow Exhibition Cup
981:Combined Reserve League
852:Superleague/Premiership
723:SPFL Development League
697:Scottish Football Union
666:Scottish Premier League
1357:Tennent Caledonian Cup
806:Ayrshire Junior League
790:Scottish County League
108:Scottish Junior Cup).
1586:Sports labor disputes
1332:Evening Telegraph Cup
944:Tayside Junior League
826:Glasgow Junior League
811:Central Junior League
254:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
225:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
75:and a split with the
31:was a major split in
1544:National select team
1534:Intermediate dispute
1468:(Divisions and cups)
1461:(Divisions and cups)
1241:Rosebery Charity Cup
991:Ayrshire Combination
960:North Eastern League
671:War Emergency League
415:Evening Times Trophy
93:Evening Times Trophy
29:Intermediate dispute
1549:Scottish Junior Cup
1272:Southern League Cup
1192:Glasgow Charity Cup
1078:Dubai Champions Cup
1001:Central Combination
836:North Junior League
785:Renfrewshire League
775:Inter County League
514:on 16 November 2010
65:Scottish Junior Cup
1231:Lord Provost's Cup
1182:Dumbartonshire Cup
1123:SFA Challenge Cup
1068:British League Cup
1063:Anglo-Scottish Cup
821:Fife Junior League
816:East Junior League
780:Lanarkshire League
343:Kilwinning Rangers
313:Kilwinning Rangers
283:Kilwinning Rangers
207:Bridgeton Waverley
200:Bridgeton Waverley
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1136:Saint Mungo Cup
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1119:Qualifying Cup
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1093:Friendship Cup
1090:
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1075:
1073:Coronation Cup
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1057:
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341:1929–30
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311:1930–31
299:Ardeer Thistle
291:1928–29
281:1927–28
270:1930–31
264:1929–30
258:1928–29
252:1927–28
241:1930–31
235:1929–30
229:1928–29
223:1927–28
213:Yoker Athletic
205:1930–31
192:1929–30
179:1928–29
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1177:Churchill Cup
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1114:Drybrough Cup
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1442:Championship
1429:North Region
1347:Ibrox Trophy
1337:Festival Cup
1276:Victory Cup
1172:Ayrshire Cup
1128:North Region
1056:Cross border
901:Championship
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1465:West Region
1458:East Region
1453:and leagues
1411:East Region
936:Central 2nd
929:Central 1st
894:Premiership
187:Baillieston
168:Baillieston
1570:Categories
1251:Wilson Cup
1146:Summer Cup
1141:Spring Cup
1098:Texaco Cup
915:League Two
908:League One
711:Age groups
680:Non league
555:References
518:24 October
1473:Pre-2002
492:8 January
1512:Scottish
1477:Ayrshire
1310:Friendly
1165:Regional
1107:National
454:Archived
260:Ashfield
231:Ashfield
181:Ashfield
174:Ashfield
145:Ashfield
139:Ashfield
51:(SJFA).
36:football
33:Scottish
1554:Seasons
1517:Tayside
1497:Glasgow
1482:Central
1260:Wartime
953:Wartime
55:History
799:Junior
624:Senior
570:
349:Darvel
272:Pollok
243:Pollok
40:Junior
1528:Other
1507:North
974:Other
354:Notes
1492:Fife
1487:East
1288:1946
1281:1919
1213:1901
1206:1888
568:ISBN
520:2009
494:2011
105:Fife
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