The 2016–17 West of Scotland Super League was the fifteenth Super League competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The league comprised two divisions, a West of Scotland Super League Premier Division of twelve clubs and a West of Scotland Super League First Division of fourteen clubs. There were two automatic relegation places between the divisions, while the third-bottom placed side in the Premier Division entered the West Region league play-off, a two-legged tie against the third placed side in the First Division, to decide the final promotion/relegation spot. The winners of the Super League Premier Division are eligible to enter round one of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup.
| Competition: | McBookie.com West of Scotland Super League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Glenafton Athletic[1] |
| Relegated: | Largs Thistle Troon |
| Biggest Home Win: | Kilbirnie Ladeside 5–0 Largs Thistle |
| Biggest Away Win: | Hurlford United 0–6 Cumnock Juniors |
| Highest Scoring: | Arthurlie 4–5 Hurlford United |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 408 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
Auchinleck Talbot were the reigning champions.
Cumnock Juniors and Largs Thistle were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing the automatically relegated Petershill and Irvine Meadow.
Kiilwinning Rangers claimed a third promotion spot after defeating Shettleston 5–3 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2015–16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthurlie | Dunterlie Park | Chris Mackie | 9th | ||
| Auchinleck Talbot | Beechwood Park | Champions | |||
| Beith Juniors | Bellsdale Park | John Millar | 7th | ||
| Cumnock Juniors | Townhead Park | Super League First Division, 1st | |||
| Glenafton Athletic | Loch Park | 6th | |||
| Hurlford United | Blair Park | 2nd | |||
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 3rd | ||||
| Kilwinning Rangers | Abbey Park | Chris Strain | Super League First Division, 3rd | ||
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Guy's Meadow 1 | Stuart Maxwell | 8th | ||
| Largs Thistle | Barrfields Stadium | Super League First Division, 2nd | |||
| Pollok | Newlands, Glasgow | 5th | |||
| Troon | Portland Park | Jim Kirkwood | 4th |
1 Groundsharing with Cumbernauld United F.C.[2]
| width=120 | Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resigned [3] | 8 October 2016 | 12th | Stuart Davidson[4] | 8 October 2016 | |||
| Resigned [5] | 13 November 2016 | 11th | Mark Bradley[6] | 27 November 2016 | |||
| Resigned [7] | 18 December 2016 | 6th | Chris Mackie | 18 December 2016 | |||
| Released [8] | 20 May 2017 | 9th | Billy McGhie[9] | 20 May 2017 | |||
| Resigned [10] | 23 May 2017 | 12th | Jim Kirkwood | 23 May 2017 | |||
Kilwinning Rangers retained their place in the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division after defeating Kilsyth Rangers 3–2 on aggregate in the West Region League play-off.[11]
| Competition: | McBookie.com West of Scotland Super League First Division |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Girvan[12] |
| Promoted: | Clydebank |
| Relegated: | Yoker Athletic Shotts Bon Accord Blantyre Victoria Irvine Victoria |
| Biggest Home Win: | Kilsyth Rangers 8–0 Cumbernauld United |
| Biggest Away Win: | Shotts Bon Accord 0–7 Kilsyth Rangers |
| Highest Scoring: | Blantyre Victoria 2–8 Petershill Yoker Athletic 6–4 Blantyre Victoria |
| Total Goals: | 640 |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The First Division had a 50% turnover of membership for the 2016–17 season with seven new clubs. Irvine Meadow and Petershill were automatically relegated from the Super League Premier Division and were joined by Shettleston who lost the West Region League play-off to Kilwinning Rangers.
Girvan and Irvine Victoria were promoted from the Ayrshire District League while Maryhill and Renfrew joined after gaining promotion from the Central District First Division.
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager(s) | Finishing position 2015–16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blantyre Victoria | KG Stadium | John Gibson | 5th | ||
| Clydebank | Holm Park | Kieran McAnespie | 4th | ||
| Cumbernauld United | Andy Frame | 8th | |||
| Girvan | Hamilton Park | Peter Leonard | Ayrshire District League, 1st | ||
| Irvine Meadow | Meadow Park | Ross Wilson | Super League Premier Division, 12th | ||
| Irvine Victoria | Victoria Park | Stevie Wilson | Ayrshire District League, 2nd | ||
| Kilsyth Rangers | Duncansfield Park | Keith Hogg | 6th | ||
| Maryhill | Lochburn Park | John Hughes | Central District First Division, 2nd | ||
| Petershill | Petershill Park | Willie Paterson | Super League Premier Division, 11th | ||
| Renfrew | New Western Park | Colin Clark & Martin Ferry | Central District First Division, 1st | ||
| Rutherglen Glencairn | Celsius Stadium | Willie Harvey | 7th | ||
| Shettleston | Greenfield Park | James McKenna | Super League Premier Division, 10th | ||
| Shotts Bon Accord | Hannah Park | Kieran McGuinness | 9th | ||
| Yoker Athletic | Holm Park | Steven Reilly | 10th |
| width=120 | Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Queen | Resigned [13] | 3 September 2016 | 12th | George Shaw[14] | 22 September 2016 | ||
| Jim Delaney | Resigned [15] | 28 September 2016 | 14th | John Hughes [16] | 4 October 2016 | ||
| Resigned [17] | 28 December 2016 | 4th | Kieran McAnespie[18] | 19 January 2017 | |||
| Mutual consent [19] | 8 January 2017 | 2nd | John Fallon [20] | 15 January 2017 | |||
| Sacked [21] | 26 January 2017 | 10th | Andy Frame [22] | ||||
| Gareth Turner & Michael Wardrope | Resigned [23] | End of season | 6th | Ross Wilson [24] | 21 May 2017 | ||
| John Fallon | Mutual consent [25] | End of season | 7th | James McKenna [26] | 4 June 2017 |