The Lewis & Harris Football Association oversees the Lewis & Harris League, an annual football competition featuring clubs from the Lewis and Harris islands, situated off the coast of Scotland. Differing from traditional winter schedules, this league, like many other northern amateur leagues, operates during the summer months.
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| Country | Scotland |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Level on pyramid | N/A |
| Promotion to | None |
| Relegation to | None |
| Domestic cup(s) |
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| Current champions | Stornoway Athletic (4th title) (2024) |
| Website | Official website |
Comprising eight clubs from Lewis and one from Harris, the league holds full licensing from the Scottish Amateur Football Association. Participating clubs also engage annually in the Highland Amateur Cup, with member clubs having clinched the title eight times throughout its history.
Member clubs
edit- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Back | Isle of Lewis (Back) | Col Uarach |
| Carloway | Isle of Lewis (Carloway) | Cnoc a' Choilich |
| Harris | Isle of Harris (Tarbert) | Rally Park |
| Lochs | Isle of Lewis (Lochs) | Creagan Dubh |
| Ness | Isle of Lewis (Ness) | Fivepenny |
| Point | Isle of Lewis (Point) | Garrabost |
| Stornoway Athletic | Isle of Lewis (Stornoway) | Goathill Park |
| Stornoway United | ||
| West Side | Isle of Lewis (Barvas) | Barvas Hall |
Lewis & Harris League
edit| Season | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ness (1) | Point (1) | Stornoway Rovers (1) |
| 1981 | Point (1) | Ness (1) | Stornoway Athletic (1) |
| 1982 | Ness (2) | Stornoway Athletic (1) | Tolsta (1) |
| 1983 | Harris (1) | Point (2) | Ness (1) |
| 1984 | Ness (3) | Back (1) | Stornoway Athletic (2) |
| 1985 | Ness (4) | Point (3) | Stornoway Athletic (3) |
| 1986 | Ness (5) | Point (4) | Stornoway Athletic (4) |
| 1987 | Ness (6) | Stornoway Athletic (2) | Lochs (1) |
| 1988 | Stornoway Athletic (1) | Ness (2) | Lochs (2) |
| 1989 | Ness (7) | Lochs (1) | Stornoway Athletic (5) |
| 1990 | Ness (8) | Stornoway Athletic (3) | Stornoway Rovers (2) |
| 1991 | Ness (9) | Stornoway Athletic (4) | Lochs (3) |
| 1992 | Ness (10) | Point (5) | Stornoway Athletic (6) |
| 1993 | Point (2) | Ness (3) | Harris (1) |
| 1994 | Ness (11) | Back (2) | Point (1) |
| 1995 | Lochs (1) | Back (3) | Ness (2) |
| 1996 | Point (3) | Ness (4) | Harris (2) |
| 1997 | Point (4) | Stornoway Athletic (5) | Harris (3) |
| 1998 | Point (5) | Stornoway Athletic (6) | Harris (4) |
| 1999 | Ness (12) | Point (6) | Harris (5) |
| 2000 | Back (1) | Harris (1) | Point (2) |
| 2001 | Harris (2) | Ness (5) | Lochs (4) |
| 2002 | Point (6) | Harris (2) | Back (1) |
| 2003 | Lochs (2) | Back (4) | Point (3) |
| 2004 | Point (7) | Back (5) | Lochs (5) |
| 2005 | Lochs (3) | Stornoway Athletic (7) | Back (2) |
| 2006 | Stornoway Athletic (2) | Lochs (2) | Point (4) |
| 2007 | Lochs (4) | Back (6) | Stornoway Athletic (7) |
| 2008 | Lochs (5) | Back (7) | Carloway (1) |
| 2009 | Lochs (6) | Back (8) | Carloway (2) |
| 2010 | Lochs (7) | Back (9) | West Side (1) |
| 2011 | Back (2) | Carloway (1) | West Side (2) |
| 2012 | Stornoway Athletic (3) | Back (10) | Lochs (6) |
| 2013 | Carloway (1) | Stornoway Athletic (8) | West Side (3) |
| 2014 | West Side (1) | Lochs (3) | Carloway (3) |
| 2015 | Lochs (8) | Point (7) | West Side (4) |
| 2016 | Lochs (9) | Point (8) | West Side (5) |
| 2017 | Carloway (2) | West Side (1) | Point (5) |
| 2018 | Point (8) | Lochs (4) | West Side (6) |
| 2019 | West Side (2) | Point (9) | Carloway (4) |
| 2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2021 | Point (9) | Back (11) | West Side (7) |
| 2022 | Point (10) | Ness (6) | West Side (8) |
| 2023 | West Side (3) | Back (12) | Point (6) |
| 2024 | Stornoway Athletic (4) | Point (10) | West Side (9) |
Total titles won
edit| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ness | 12 | 6 | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999 |
| 2 | Point | 10 | 10 | 1981, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| 3 | Lochs | 9 | 4 | 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 |
| 4 | Stornoway Athletic | 4 | 8 | 1988, 2006, 2012, 2024 |
| 5 | West Side | 3 | 1 | 2014, 2019, 2023 |
| 6 | Back | 2 | 12 | 2000, 2011 |
| Harris | 2 | 1983, 2001 | ||
| Carloway | 1 | 2013, 2017 |
Moldova Lewis Cup
edit| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2023 | Back | 6–1 | West Side | |
| 2024 | Back | 3–1 | Ness | |
Jock Stein Cup
edit| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Point | 1–0 | West Side | |
| 2016 | Point | 3–1 | West Side | |
| 2017 | Point | 4–0 | West Side | |
| 2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2023 | Back | 3–1 | Ness | |
| 2024 | West Side | 2–1 | Back | |
Co-op Cup
edit| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | West Side | 2–1 | Iochdar Saints | |
| 2017 | West Side | 3–0 | Carloway | |
| 2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2023 | Barra | *3–3 | West side | |
| 2024 | West Side | 6–5 | Harris | |
* Won on penalties
Acres Boys Club Cup
edit| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Carloway | 4–3 | West Side | |
| 2017 | Point | 1–0 | West Side | |
| 2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2023 | West Side | 2–1 | Back | |
| 2024 | West Side | 3–0 | Point | |
Eilean Fraoch Cup
editThe Eilean Fhraoich Cup is a distinctive competition within the Lewis and Harris Football League. What sets this cup apart is that players represent their home village, regardless of which football club they are signed to. Notably, the town clubs do not enter the competition.
The name Eilean Fhraoich, which translates to "Heather Isle" in Scottish Gaelic, is another name for the Isle of Lewis.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | West Side | 4–2 | Back | |
| 2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2023 | Carloway | 3–2 | West Side | |
| 2024 | West Side | 5–2 | Harris | |
Representative team
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A 'select' team representing Lewis & Harris periodically enters cup competitions organized by the North Caledonian Football Association.
This team should not be confused with the Western Isles representative team, which competes at the Island Games and usually selects players from both the Lewis & Harris and Uist & Barra amateur leagues.
As of 2017, the squad is managed by Kevin Anderson. The team, to date, has triumphed in one cup competition - when they won 1–0 against Golspie Sutherland in the final of the North Caledonian Cup at Dalmore Park, Alness. The match, contested in November 2014, was broadcast with live commentary on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal.
Honours
edit- North Caledonian Cup: 2014–15