Dumfries and District Amateur Football League

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Dumfries and District Amateur Football League
 
The Dumfries and District Amateur Football League is committed to supporting amateur football in Dumfries and the surrounding districts. The league is currently made up of 8 member clubs who come from as far as Annandale as well as the town of Dumfries. Over past 10 years league membership has slowly declined with several clubs moving into senior football and who now compete in the South of Scotland League.
 
The league season for 2011/12 will consist of 21 league games, with each team playing each other 3 times. There will be also 5 cup competitions depending on how  fixtures are progressing. One cup, this year the League Cup, is played at the start of the season in a mini league format, the rest are straight knockout. These are sponsored each season by local business or individuals.
League History 
The league was formed in 1954 with 10 member clubs. Over the years the number of clubs has fluctuated between 6 and 29 with one or two divisions depending on the number of member clubs. Currently there are 8 member clubs who play in a single division. Most of the clubs have been members of the league for many years.

Upper Annandale 45 seasons completed
Morton Thistle 43 seasons completed
Lochar Thistle 42 seasons completed
Lochmaben 41 seasons completed
Dumfries YMCA 35 seasons completed
Terregles Athletic 28 seasons completed
Maxwelltown Thistle 7 seasons completed
Dynamo Star 3 seasons completed

Alex Baxter Trophy
This inter league trophy was named after Alex Baxter who was a reporter on the Glasgow Evening News and has been won by the association on 2 occasions. The costs of entering the cup became unsustainable as league membership has declined and as a result the association has not entered for 10 years or so. The league's first win came against Ayrshire in 1967/68 before The Scottish Amateur League were defeated in the 1971/72 season.
 
Officials
President - Maurice Sproat
Vice President - David Nish
Vice President - Steven Todd
General Secretary - Graham Lockhart
Match Secretary - Graham Lockhart
Registrations Secretary - Steven Todd
Treasurer - Jimmy Kirk
League Sonsors


National Success
The following Clubs have tasted cup success in National Cup Competitions:

Lincluden Swifts - West of Scotland Cup 62/63, 64/65.
Nithsdale Amateurs - West of Scotland Cup 1975/76
Maxwelltown High School FPs - South of Scotland Cup 86/87
Upper Annandale - South of Scotland Cup 97/98
Kirkconnel Amateurs - South of Scotland Cup 01/02

YMCA have contested two South of Scotland finals, losing both.