Lewis & Harris Football Association

Lewis & Harris League
CountryScotland
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of clubs9
Level on pyramidN/A
Promotion toNone
Relegation toNone
Domestic cup(s)
Current championsStornoway Athletic (4th title)
(2024)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

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 Football Association is located in Outer Hebrides
Back
Back
Carloway
Carloway
Harris
Harris
Lochs
Lochs
Ness
Ness
Point
Point
Stornoway
Stornoway
West Side
West Side
Locations of the Lewis & Harris League teams

Lewis & Harris League

List of Lewis & Harris League champions
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

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

List of Moldova Lewis Cup finals
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

List of Jock Stein Cup finals
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

List of Co-op Cup finals
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

List of Acres Boys Club Cup finals
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

The 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.

List of Eilean Fraoch Cup finals
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

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