The West Highland League was formed in 1986, uniting island (Skye) and mainland (Lochalsh and Lochaber districts) clubs, with the winners lifting the Bagshaw Cup, a trophy dating back to at least 1950, and used before to honour the champions of the South West Ross Football Association, which was dissolved in the seventies when Skye clubs formed a separate league. Between 2005 and 2023, the West Highland Amateur Football Association was known as the Skye and Lochalsh Amateur Football Association. Year Winners Runners-Up Third South West Ross Football Association 1971 Kyle 1972 Kyle Plockton Kyleakin 1973 Kyle 1974-75 not known 1976 Kyle West Highland Amateur Football Association 1986 Portree United 1987 Portree United 1988 Portree United 1989 Portree United 1990 Gairloch 1991 Kyleakin 1992 Portree United 1993 Portree United 1994 Portree United 1995 Dunvegan 1996 Dunvegan 1997 Portree Sleat & Strath 1998 Portree Sleat & Strath 1999 Portree Sleat & Strath 2000 Portree Sleat & Strath 2001 Portree Kyleakin Sleat & Strath 2002 Portree Struan Dunvegan 2003 Portree Plockton Sleat & Strath 2004 Portree Kyle Dunvegan Skye and Lochalsh Amateur Football Association 2005 Portree Kyle Dunvegan 2006 Portree Dunvegan Kyleakin 2007 Portree Dunvegan Kyleakin 2008 Skeabost Portree Sleat & Strath 2009 Kyleakin Sleat & Strath Skeabost 2010 Sleat & Strath Dunvegan Portree 2011 Sleat & Strath Kyleakin Portree 2012 Kyleakin Sleat & Strath Portree Juniors 2013 Sleat & Strath Portree Portree Junirs 2014 Sleat & Strath Portree Juniors Portree 2015 Portree Portree Juniors Sleat & Strath 2016 Portree Juniors Kyleakin Sleat & Strath 2017 Kyleakin Portree Juniors Sleat & Strath 2018 Mallaig Kyleakin Portree Juniors 2019 Mallaig Sleat & Strath Kyleakin 2020 not played due to Covid-19 pandemic 2021 Sleat & Strath Mallaig North West Skye 2022 Sleat & Strath Mallaig North West Skye West Highland Amateur Football Association 2023 Mallaig Sleat & Strath North West Skye 2024 Sleat & Strath Mallaig North West Skye 2025 Mallaig Sleat & Strath Fort William Reserves NB: Dunvegan FC and Struan FC merged 2015 into Dunvegan Castle FC Number of Wins (39; since 1986) 12 Portree FC 7 Portree United Sleat & Strath AFC 4 Kyleakin FC Mallaig FC [Lochaber] 2 Dunvegan FC 1 Gairloch FC [Wester Ross] Portree Juniors Skeabost NB: clubs from Isle of Skye unless indicated otherwise between square brackets
Year Winners 1985 Brodick 1986 Lamlash 1987 Lamlash 1988 Lamlash 1989 Shiskine 1990 Shiskine 1991 Shiskine 1992 Shiskine 1993 Brodick 1994 Shiskine 1995 Shiskine 1996 Southend 1997 Shiskine 1998 Southend 1999 Brodick 2000 Shiskine 2001 Lamlash 2002 Brodick 2003 Shiskine 2004-05 not known 2006 Brodick 2007 Shiskine 2008 Southend 2009 Brodick 2010 Southend 2011 Southend 2012 Brodick 2013 Southend 2014 Brodick 2015 Brodick 2016 Brodick 2017 Brodick 2018 Southend 2019 Southend 2020 not played due to Covid-19 pandemic 2021-22 not held 2023 Southend 2024 Southend 2025 Lamlash Number of Known Wins (36; since 1985, as listed above) 11 Brodick FC 10 Shiskine FC Southend FC 5 Lamlash FC
There used to be up to seven clubs (Ardbeg, Bowmore, Islay Wanderers, Kilchoman, Laphroaig,
Port Charlotte and Port Ellen) but after Wanderers withdrew from the league in 2015 only
three clubs (Bowmore, Kilchoman and Port Ellen) were left.
Year Winners Runners-Up
2001 Kilchoman
2002-12 not known
2013 Bowmore Kilchoman
2014 Port Ellen
2015-16 not known
2017 Kilchoman Port Ellen
2018 not known
NB: it appears no league competition was held since 2018; however, a team from Islay
entered the Bunessan 11s Tournament on Mull in 2024.
Sources included: (Skye): wikipedia, West Highland Amateur FA, Raphael Fraser; (Arran): Isle of Arran FA, Isle of Arran FA (former page), Danny Head; (Islay): Kilchoman FC
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