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The large league I think is the main issue - I don't remember there being a 20-team league at this level previously - in fact in Scotland at any level, it's not common. Scottish Division 2 had 20 teams for one season (1966-67). The Midlands League itself only has 1 cup - the League Cup - but there is also the Inter-Regional Cup (with the North Region League) and the Scottish Junior Cup.
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Paisley United appear to have folded after only being formed in 2022 - they played 2022-23 as a member of the Scottish Welfare Association, finishing 15th of 17 in the Greenock & District Welfare League with only 2 wins in 23 games. They joined the Saturday Morning Amateur FA, at Tier 3 (Division 1A), but failed to win a game. Their record this season was played 11, drew 1, lost 10, scored 9, conceded 85 - they lost by double figures on 5 occasions, their last match being a 15-0 hiding by New Farm Loch in the Scottish Amateur Cup on 7th October.
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Also not sure why the Midlands AFA needs a reserve league? They only have 12 clubs now, 9 of which have reserve teams, which cannot enter any of the national or district cups (there is only one "all-in" Midlands Cup where they can compete against the A teams). The Dundee Saturday Morning League now seems to be more successful, but it has quite a few teams with a "pub team" feel, which I don't think bodes well for longevity.
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WoS, EoS, Lowland League (with a few South of Scotland teams and League 1/2 teams) do U20. SAFA do U21 and U19 (the West of Scotland U21/U19 League joined up with the Caledonian League, but dropped its U19 section, while the SPAFA created a new U19 League - League 2 team Stenhousemuir have both U21 and U19 teams in these leagues, and Dumbarton have an U19 team). The WoS U21 League doesn't seem to have been part of the SAFA until 2022-23, when its teams were allowed to enter the Scottish Amateur Cup. Highland League (with a few North Region Junior and North Caledonian teams) does U20/U21 (Aberdeenshire League and North of Scotland League (not held for last 2 seasons)). SYFA - the Scottish Youth Cup was U20, but it's now U18. SFA also does U18 (Club Academy Scotland leagues - Elite, Performance and "Advanced Youth")
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Does/did anyone keep track of Football Central Sunday scores? Looking for results of the 10 teams who have resigned this season so far, as their games have just been deleted from the league website.
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I think possibly Calderglen in the U19 division as well.