Strathspey and Badenoch Welfare Football Association

Competitions

There is an annual league competition which runs from April to July/August with each member club playing the others three times over the course of the season. For the 2016 season, all league games take place on Tuesday evenings. The SBWFA League is sponsored by local Carrbridge firm David Ritchie & Sons Ltd. As of the 2017 season it will be known as the David Ritchie & Sons Ltd League for sponsorship purposes.

Each club is also responsible for hosting its own Cup competition, but due to a limited number of competing clubs, as of season 2016 Cup matches will take place on Friday evenings. 2016 has five cups competitions. These are:

McCook Cup (Aviemore Thistle F.C.)

Stewart Cup (Tomatin United F.C.)

MacLean Cup (Grantown United FC)

Revack Cup (Boat of Garten Ospreys FC)

Dalvey Cup (Cromdale FC)

Clubs

Member club numbers tend to fluctuate from season to season, with the most recent notable extinctions being Kingussie F.C. and RBL Aviemore F.C. The 2016 season is being competed for by the following clubs:

Aviemore Thistle

One of two sides based at the village of Aviemore, Thistle shared their home park with local rivals RBL Aviemore before RBL Aviemore were mothballed at the end of the 2015 season. Thistle underwent a rebirth at the end of 2007 when the club almost became extinct, but the name and colours were saved at the 11th hour and a Jags side was successfully fielded for the 2008 season.

Boat of Garten Ospreys

The latest incarnation of Boat of Garten FC, making a return to the SBWFA after a long absence.

Cromdale

Cromdale recently returned to the SBWFA after being unable to field a side in the 2009 season.

Grantown United

Grantown Utd reformed for the 2013 season, having previously played in the SBWFA for several years. They were the last winners of the old SBWFA championship shield.

Tomatin United

United were formed by a group of Tomatin FC (now an Inverness Welfare FA side) players unable to get a regular game for the club due to its impressive squad. In 2011 they finished outside the bottom 2 for the first time since joining the SBWFA.

Previous league winners

The complete list of League winning clubs since the Association's inception is given below:

1929–30 Nethy Bridge

1930–31 Nethy Bridge

1932–33 Nethy Bridge

1933–34 Boat of Garten

1934–37 No competition

1938–39 Boat of Garten

1940–45 No competition

1946–47 Boat of Garten

1947–48 Kingussie F.C.

1948–49 Aviemore F.C.

1949–50 Aviemore F.C.

1950–51 Aviemore F.C.

1951–52 Aviemore F.C.

1952–53 Aviemore F.C.

1954 Aviemore F.C.

1955 REM (Royal Engineers)

1956 Nethy Bridge

1957 Nethy Bridge

1958 Nethy Bridge

1959 Kingussie F.C.

1960 Kingussie F.C.

1961 Kingussie F.C.

1962 Aviemore F.C.

1963 Aviemore F.C.

1964 Kingussie F.C.

1965 Kingussie F.C.

1966 Aviemore Thistle

1967 Kingussie F.C.

1968 Grantown F.C.

1969 Grantown F.C.

1970 Kingussie F.C.

1971 Carrbridge F.C.

1972–76 No competition

1977 Carrbridge F.C.

1978 Carrbridge F.C.

1979 Carrbridge F.C.

1980 Carrbridge F.C.

1981 Kingussie F.C.

1982 Grantown F.C.

1983 Newtonmore F.C.

1984 Coylum Bridge

1985 Grantown F.C.

1986 Grantown F.C.

1987 Kingussie F.C.

1988 Carrbridge F.C.

1989 Grantown United

1990 Grantown United

1991 Grantown United

1992 Grantown F.C.

1993 Coylum Bridge

1994 Coylum Bridge

1995 Kingussie F.C.

1996 Grantown United

1997 Aviemore United

1998 Grantown United

1999 Grantown United

2000 Kingussie F.C.

2001 Kingussie F.C.

2002 Kingussie F.C.

2003 Kingussie F.C.

2004 Cromdale F.C.

2005 Tomatin F.C.

2006 Aviemore Thistle

2007 Tomatin F.C.

2008 Carrbridge F.C.

2009 Royal British Legion Aviemore

2010 Strathspey Thistle Colts

2011 Kingussie F.C.

2012 Kingussie F.C.

2013 Strathspey Thistle Colts

2014 Grantown F.C.

2015 Grantown United

2016 Grantown United