Perthshire Junior Football League

1899-1969

See also Main index Club directory

League football in Perthshire began in 1891 when the Perth Junior FA changed from being an association. The Perth & District Junior League was formed in 1899, the winners receiving the Menzies Cup. In 1924 the league disbanded and a new city league formed, with membership restricted to clubs within four miles of Perth. A year later several east Perthshire clubs entered the newly formed Midland Counties Junior League with Dundee and Arbroath sides, but these were ordered to return by the Perthshire JFA in 1927 and the league was reorganised into west and east sections. The Perthshire Junior League was dissolved in 1928 when the city clubs again formed a new Perth & District Junior League. The Perthshire League continued but lost a number of clubs through disbanding or else to the city league which had begun to admit some country clubs. When the league reformed in 1947, it was again open to all clubs in the county, although Jeanfield Swifts elected to stay with the Midland Junior League for one more season. With 18 clubs in membership, the league was split into North and South sections, and, after a ballot in 1949, the South was designated as A Division and promotion and relegation introduced.This lasted until 1951 when a single, 15 club, division was reintroduced. The 1950s saw the number of clubs drop further, but when the senior North Perthshire League sought permission to turn Junior and join with the surviving clubs, this was refused. By the time of reorganisation in 1969, the Perthshire Junior League had a membership of only eight clubs. The final tables were compiled by Martin Bain, Charlie Grieve (of Kinnoull JFC ) and Grant Ritchie (VP of Luncarty). League membership was compiled by John Aitken

Perthshire Junior League champions 1899-00 Perth Celtic 1900-01 St Leonard’s 1901-02 Perth Celtic 1902-03 St Leonard’s 1903-04 Perth Roselea 1904-05 St Leonard’s 1905-06 Perth Roselea 1906-07 Perth Roselea 1907-08 Perth Roselea 1908-09 St Leonard’s 1909-10 Perth Roselea 1910-11 Perth Violet 1911-12 Perth Violet 1912-13 Perth Violet 1913-14 Perth Violet 1914-1919 no competition 1919-20 Perth Celtic 1920-21 Scone Thistle 1921-22 Perth Violet 1922-23 Vale of Earn 1923-24 Scone Thistle 1924-25 St Johnstone YMCA 1925-26 St Johnstone YMCA 1926-27 Vale of Earn 1927-28 Vale of Earn 1928-29 (Perthshire) Vale of Earn 1928-29 (Perth & District) Luncarty 1929-30 St Johnstone YMCA 1930-31 St Johnstone YMCA 1931-32 Luncarty 1932-33 Scone Thistle 1933-34 Perth Celtic

1934-35 Scone Thistle 1935-36 Scone Thistle 1936-37 Perth Craigie 1937-38 Crieff Earngrove 1938-39 Perth Craigie 1939-40 St Johnstone YMCA 1940-41 St Johnstone YMCA 1941-42 Jeanfield Swifts 1942-1946 no competition 1946-47 Newburgh 1947-48 Jeanfield Swifts 1948-49 Jeanfield Swifts 1949-50 Luncarty 1950-51 Comrie Rovers 1951-52 Blairgowrie 1952-53 Blairgowrie 1953-54 Newburgh 1954-55 Newburgh 1955-56 Newburgh 1956-57 Newburgh 1957-58 Blairgowrie 1958-59 Blairgowrie 1959-60 Blairgowrie 1960-61 Blairgowrie 1961-62 Blairgowrie 1962-63 Coupar Angus 1963-64 Jeanfield Swifts 1964-65 Luncarty 1965-66 Jeanfield Swifts 1966-67 Jeanfield Swifts 1967-68 Jeanfield Swifts 1968-69 Blairgowrie

League membership

5th VSBR	1899-00
Allandale	1905 – 07
Alyth United	1921 - 30
Auchtermuchty Bellvue	1946-47
Auchterader Hearts	1904-05
Auchterarder Primrose	1946 - 1958
Auchterarder Thistle	1902-03
Bankfoot	1921 - 24
Bankfoot Athletic	1940-41, 1946 – 62, 1968-69
Black Watch	1925 - 30
Blairgowrie	1921 – 30, 1945 - 68
Blairgowrie Our Boys	1905-06
Blairgowrie United	1939-40
Bridge of Earn	1919 – 23
Brittish Legion	1947 - 49
Cherrybank	1904-05
Comrie Rovers	1946 - 1956
Coupar Angus Juniors	1921 – 23*, 1925 -30 (*Played as Coupar Angus comrades), 1945-46, 1962 - 1968
Coupar Angus Rob Roy	1905-06
Coupar Angus Wanderers	1900-01, 1902-03, 1904-05
Crieff Earngrove	1935 – 41, 1947 - 1966
Creiff Territorials	1923 - 29
Dunkeld JFC	1922-23
Duncurb Park	1899-1900
Erroll	1937 – 40, 1945 -
Erroll Rovers	1923-24, 1928-29
Galfac	1928-29
Harbour Lights	1922-23
Huntingtower	1920 - 22
Invergowrie Wanderers	1904-05, 1907-08
Jeanfield Swifts	1905-06, 1920 – 30, 1938 – 41, 1947 - 68
Kinnoull	1900-01, 1905 – 15, 1920 – 37, 1945 – 68
Kinrossie	1945-46
Ladybank Violet	1905-06
Luncarty	1921 - 41
Norwood	1905-06
Newburgh	1946 - 62
Newburgh West End	1910-11
Parkmore	1905-06
Perth Caledonian	1919 - 24
Perth Celtic	1899 – 1904,1919 – 39, 1946 - 68
Perth Craigie	1901 – 04, 1908 – 15, 1919 – 30, 1934 – 41, 1945-1962
Perth Harp	1900 – 15, 1919 – 24
Perth North End	1934 - 40
Perth Roselea	1902 – 15, 1919, 39,
Perth St. James	1934 – 41, 1946-46, 1950-51
Perth St. Leonards	1899 – 1915, 1919 – 40, 1946-46
Perth Violet	1900 -02, 1905 – 15, 1919 – 34
Perth West End	1919 – 23
Railway Athletic	1946 - 49
St Johns R.C.	1922 – 24
St. Johnstone YMCA	1922 – 41, 1947 - 1960
Scone	1899 – 1901, 1903-04
Scone Thistle	1919 - 40
Stanley	1899 – 1901, 1909 – 15, 1919 – 30, 1947 - 55
Strathbarron Rovers	1899 – 1902, 1904-05
Tayside Albion	1902 - 04
Tulloch	1899 – 1902, 1919 - 24
Vale of Earn	1919 - 34
Vale of Eden	1905 – 07
No. 8ITC C	1945-46
No. 8 ITC B	1945-46
NO.9 ITC A	1945-46

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1950-51 Division A Comrie Rovers Luncarty Blairgowrie Newburgh Auchterarder Primrose Crieff Earngrove St. Johnstone YMCA Perth Celtic

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1950-51 Division B Jeanfield Swifts Stanley Kinnoull Craigie Bankfoot St. James Railway Athletic Errol St. Leonards

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 16 11 9 9 6 6 3 3 2

D 0 3 1 0 3 1 3 1 2

L 0 2 6 7 7 9 10 12 12

F 103 70 52 49 31 50 24 25 22

A 25 24 46 48 39 58 45 70 71

Pts 32 25 19 18 15 13 9 7 6

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1951-52 Blairgowrie Luncarty Newburgh Comrie Rovers        Jeanfield Swifts       Auchterarder Primrose Crieff Earngrove St. Johnstone YMCA Errol Stanley Kinnoull Perth Celtic Perth Craigie Bankfoot St. Leonard’s

P 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

W 25 18 19 18 18 17 15 13 13 9 8 6 7 4 0

D 1 6 2 2 1 3 5 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 1

L 2 4 7 8 9 8 8 12 14 17 17 17 18 22 27

F 126 89 83 94 104 97 79 63 72 55 45 54 40 59 15

A 32 39 37 43 51 50 48 55 96 81 81 95 90 124 155

Pts 51 42 40 38 37 37 35 29 27 20 19 17 17 10 1

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1952-53 Blairgowrie Newburgh Jeanfield Swifts Luncarty Crieff Earngrove Auchterarder Primrose Comrie Rovers St. Johnstone YMCA Stanley Perth Celtic Errol Kinnoull Perth Craigie Bankfoot Athletic

P 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

W 21 22 16 13 13 12 9 9 7 8 4 5 2 2

D 4 2 4 8 7 8 10 5 7 5 7 5 5 1

L 1 2 6 5 6 6 7 12 12 13 15 16 19 23

F 121 123 94 74 66 68 62 47 46 45 35 39 32 28

A 26 27 46 52 48 45 60 75 61 67 81 60 78 153

Pts 46 46 36 34 33 32 28 23 21 21 15 15 9 5

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1953-54 Newburgh Blairgowrie Luncarty Crieff Earngrove Jeanfield Swifts Auchterarder Primrose Comrie Rovers Kinnoull Perth Craigie Perth Celtic St. Johnstone YMCA Stanley Bankfoot Athletic Errol

P 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

W 22 18 17 15 16 16 13 13 7 9 7 4 4 2

D 1 3 4 6 3 3 3 2 6 1 2 3 1 0

L 3 5 5 5 7 7 10 11 13 16 17 19 21 24

F 120 101 72 73 84 77 75 68 53 66 37 36 34 33

A 24 41 53 37 49 48 70 57 72 74 77 98 108 121

Pts 45 39 38 36 35 35 29 28 20 19 16 11 9 4

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1954-55 Newburgh Jeanfield Swifts Blairgowrie Auchterarder Primrose Luncarty Perth Celtic St. Johnstone YMCA Kinnoull Crieff Earngrove Comrie Rovers Errol Bankfoot Athletic Perth Craigie Stanley

P 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 26 26 25 26

W 24 22 16 15 13 12 10 10 8 7 7 5 5 3

D 1 3 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 3 3 3 0 1

L 1 1 6 7 8 10 10 12 11 15 16 18 20 22

F 150 102 94 78 91 58 65 73 57 55 45 39 37 38

A 20 33 46 52 51 67 67 72 63 100 84 91 91 145

Pts 49 47 36 34 31 28 26 24 23 17 17 13 10 7

No details for Perth Craigie v Comrie Rovers

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1955-56 Newburgh Blairgowrie Crieff Earngrove St. Johnstone YMCA Jeanfield Swifts Auchterarder Primrose Kinnoull Luncarty Perth Celtic Stanley Perth Craigie Bankfoot Athletic Errol

P 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

W 20 20 16 13 12 11 11 10 7 6 4 2 1

D 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 2 2

L 1 2 6 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 16 20 21

F 92 88 69 60 77 62 82 57 48 46 45 41 33

A 26 31 34 45 52 40 61 49 62 74 92 119 115

Pts 43 42 34 30 28 26 26 24 19 18 12 6 4

Comrie Rovers folded during the season due to problems forming a committee. Their record was expunged.

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1956-57 Newburgh Blairgowrie Luncarty Crieff Earngrove Kinnoull Jeanfield Swifts Perth Celtic St. Johnstone YMCA Errol Auchterarder Primrose Perth Craigie Stanley Bankfoot Athletic

P 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

W 18 17 15 16 13 12 10 9 8 8 5 5 0

D 5 3 5 1 4 3 3 4 3 1 5 2 1

L 1 4 4 7 7 9 1 1 13 15 14 17 23

F 108 92 84 71 75 76 60 62 53 57 39 49 31

A 31 34 44 39 61 59 60 62 71 86 82 78 150

Pts 41 37 35 33 30 27 23 22 19 17 15 12 1

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1957-58 Blairgowrie Newburgh Jeanfield Swifts Luncarty Crieff Earngrove St. Johnstone YMCA Perth Celtic Bankfoot Athletic Kinnoull Perth Craigie Errol Auchterarder Primrose Stanley

P 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

W 19 18 17 13 15 9 11 6 7 5 3 3 4

D 2 2 2 8 0 7 3 6 3 6 6 4 2

L 3 4 5 3 9 8 10 12 14 13 15 17 18

F 109 82 68 62 84 53 44 37 59 49 39 46 94

A 30 31 44 35 57 46 40 65 84 67 77 94 100

Pts 40 38 36 34 30 26 25 18 17 16 12 10 10

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1958-59 Blairgowrie Newburgh Jeanfield Swifts Perth Celtic Luncarty Crieff Earngrove St. Johnstone YMCA Perth Craigie Kinnoull Errol Bankfoot Athletic

P 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

W 18 14 11 12 6 7 5 6 4 5 3

D 2 3 4 2 7 4 5 3 3 1 4

L 0 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 13

F 82 58 58 64 40 46 34 37 34 27 27

A 24 26 40 50 52 47 44 50 58 61 47

Pts 38 31 26 26 19 18 15 15 11 11 10

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1959-60 Blairgowrie Kinnoull Jeanfield Swifts Newburgh Crieff Earngrove Luncarty Perth Celtic St. Johnstone YMCA Perth Craigie Errol Bankfoot Athletic

P 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

W 18 12 11 10 8 7 7 8 5 5 4

D 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 0 3 2 3

L 0 5 6 6 9 9 10 12 12 13 13

F 90 66 70 60 61 51 51 38 34 55 29

A 19 48 50 43 66 63 58 48 65 82 63

Pts 38 27 25 24 19 18 17 16 13 12 11

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1960-61 Blairgowrie Newburgh Jeanfield Swifts Kinnoull Errol Crieff Earngrove Luncarty Perth Celtic Perth Craigie

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 10 11 8 9 5 6 5 2 2

D 5 3 5 2 4 2 2 4 1

L 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 13

F 60 62 61 43 36 40 26 33 19

A 24 25 40 28 39 54 44 57 70

Pts 25 25 21 20 14 14 12 8 4

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1961-62 Blairgowrie Newburgh Jeanfield Swifts Kinnoull Perth Celtic Bankfoot Athletic Crieff Earngrove Luncarty Errol Perth Craigie

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 17 15 11 10 10 8 6 2 3 2

D 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 0 1

L 1 2 6 6 6 9 11 13 15 15

F 69 79 45 50 44 35 41 27 29 30

A 17 21 42 38 45 41 58 66 60 61

Pts 34 31 23 22 22 17 13 7 6 5

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1962-63 Coupar Angus Blairgowrie Errol Luncarty Bankfoot Athletic Jeanfield Swifts Kinnoull Perth Celtic Crieff Earngrove

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 13 9 9 7 5 5 4 3 4

D 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 4 0

L 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 9 12

F 50 72 46 34 25 34 35 27 30

A 23 30 28 31 48 48 49 43 63

Pts 28 23 20 17 14 13 11 10 8

Perth Craigie folded at the end of August after playing 4 league games due to lack of players and officials. Their record was expunged.

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1963-64 Jeanfield Swifts Luncarty Coupar Angus Blairgowrie Errol Kinnoull Perth Celtic Vale Of Earn Bankfoot Athletic Crieff Earngrove

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 13 12 12 11 8 7 7 3 2 1

D 1 2 2 3 6 6 1 2 3 2

L 4 4 4 4 4 5 10 13 13 15

F 66 66 59 80 51 48 44 32 24 29

A 33 31 29 29 30 49 48 80 85 92

Pts 27 26 226 25 22 20 15 8 7 4

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1964-65 Luncarty Blairgowrie Jeanfield Swifts Errol Crieff Earngrove Kinnoull Coupar Angus Perth Celtic Bankfoot Athletic

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 10 10 8 9 7 6 5 5 0

D 4 3 5 2 4 3 2 0 1

L 2 3 3 5 5 7 9 11 15

F 51 45 54 43 41 37 36 31 13

A 29 18 28 21 29 46 43 50 85

Pts 24 23 21 20 18 15 12 10 1

Vale of Earn pulled out of the league towards the end of September 1964 after 5 games due to lack of players. 1 of the 5 games they scratched against was Kinnoull.

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1965-66 Jeanfield Swifts Kinnoull Coupar Angus Blairgowrie Luncarty Bankfoot Athletic Errol Perth Celtic

P 14 14 13 14 14 13 14 14

W 10 5 7 6 5 5 4 2

D 2 5 1 2 4 2 4 2

L 2 4 5 6 5 6 6 10

F 45 38 31 45 40 26 27 26

A 14 30 33 38 47 32 35 49

Pts 22 15 15 14 14 12 12 6

Crieff Earngrove pulled out the league in Feb 1966 due to lack of interest in getting committee members. Their record was expunged.

The Coupar Angus v Bankfoot game was never played. The game was due on the 18th June but Foxhall Park, Coupar Angus was flooded and due to the season already being extended by 2 weeks, no further extension was allowed.

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1966-67 Jeanfield Swifts Blairgowrie Kinnoull Errol Coupar Angus Luncarty Perth Celtic Bankfoot Athletic

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 10 10 8 6 5 4 2 2

D 2 1 2 2 1 3 5 2

L 2 3 4 6 8 7 7 10

F 39 37 38 33 30 24 24 26

A 16 24 27 33 34 32 37 48

Pts 22 21 18 14 11 11 9 6

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1967-68 Jeanfield Swifts Blairgowrie Perth Celtic Coupar Angus Kinnoull Errol Luncarty Bankfoot Athletic

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 13 10 8 7 5 4 3 1

D 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 2

L 1 4 5 6 6 9 9 11

F 62 38 40 36 30 34 20 19

A 18 34 24 36 37 39 36 55

Pts 26 20 17 15 13 9 8 4

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1968-69 Blairgowrie Jeanfield Swifts Kinnoull Perth Celtic Luncarty Coupar Angus Errol Bankfoot Athletic

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 10 8 8 6 3 3 2 2

D 1 4 2 4 6 6 3 2

L 3 2 4 4 5 5 9 10

F 58 41 35 24 26 18 36 32

A 23 20 27 29 30 27 45 69

Pts 21 20 18 16 12 12 7 6

The Top 4 teams in the division went into the newly formed Midland Junior League 1st Division (later to become the Tayside Junior League).

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