Without being flippant, the Great War brought many problems with it regarding football.

Although it could have been looked at as a way of maintaining camaraderie in times of privation, as the war continued, there was a shortage of the teams' main resource : manpower.

Reporting on football also suffered a lot, as the newspapers were more interested in other things. So reports were more difficukt to find, and news of fixtures for crowds to go to was short.

Denbeath found success in the East of Scotland Cup - a tournament only open, since the end of WW1, to Lothians teams.

Denbeath Star prevailed in the Fife Cup and Glencraig won the league.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Scottish Cup	1	2	3	4
St.Anthonys (Govan)	-	-	-	X
Montrave United	X
Glencraig Celtic	X	X	1	X
Cupar Violet	X
Tayport	X	X
Vale of Grange (Bo'ness)	-	2	0
Bowhill Thistle	X
Crossgates Thistle	X	0
Inverkeithing United	X	2	2:1
Ladybank Violet	X
Oakbank Thistle	-	0
Linlithgow Rose	-	-	2:2
Hill of Beath Hearts	X
Kelty Rangers	X	3	4	X
Denbeath Star	X	1
Newport	X
Anstruther Rangers	X
Lochgelly Hearts	X	X
Leslie Hearts	X	X	1
Windygates Rangers	X
Denny Hibs	-	-	-	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

East of Scotland Junior Cup	1	2	3	4	S	F
Pumpherston Rangers	-	0:3	bye	0:1
Broxburn St.Andrews	3	0:2
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	2
Addiewell United	4	1
Penicuik	1
Loanhead Mayflower	4	3	bye	0:4	X	1
Rosewell Rosedale	1
Dalkeith Thistle	-	-	bye	6	X
Glencraig Celtic	X	X
Lochgelly Hearts	X
Leslie Hearts	X	X	bye	0
Windygates Rangers	X
Anstruther Rangers	X
Montrave United	X	X
Cupar Violet	X
Denbeath Star	X	X	bye	4:X	X	2
Linlithgow Rose	1:X
Wemyss Athletic (Cockenzie)	1:X	-	2:0:5	4:X
Arniston Rangers (Gorebridge)	2	-	2:0:3
Mossend Burnvale	0
Niddrie Bluebell	1
Newtongrange Star	3	-	2	1
Hill of Beath Hearts	bye	X	0
Ladybank Violet	-	X
Crossgates Thistle	X
Kelty Rangers	X	X	bye	2	X
Inverkeithing United	X	X
Bowhill Thistle	X
Wallyford Thistle	1:1
Broxburn Athletic	1:5
Musselburgh Athletic	1:2
Tranent	1:0
Vale of Grange (Bo'ness)	4
Portobello Thistle	0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Cup	Pr	1	S	F
Hill of Beath Hearts	X	0
Crossgates Thistle	X
Denbeath Star	X	1	X	4
Leslie Hearts	X
Glencraig Celtic	X	X	X
Inverkeithing United	X
Montrave United	X	X
Cupar Violet	X
Windygates Rangers	bye	X	1:X	1
Ladybank Violet	X	X
Anstruther Rangers	X
Kelty Rangers	X	2	1:X
Lochgelly Hearts	X
Bowhill Thistle	bye	1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Cowdenbeath Cup	1	S	F
Glencraig Celtic	-	3	4
Inverkeithing United	3	1
Crossgates Thistle	1
Hill of Beath Hearts	-	X
Kelty Rangers	-	X	0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Fife Shield	1	S	F
Denbeath Star		2	XX
Kelty Rangers		1
Lochgelly Hearts	2
Inverkeithing United	0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dunfermline Cup	1	S	F
Inverkeithing United		1	X
Glencraig Celtic		0
Kelty Rangers		2	XX
Hill of Beath Hearts		1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Montrave Cup	1	S	F
Windygates Rangers			2
Denbeath Star		0:X
Montrave United		0:X	1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Junior League	p	w	d	l	f	a	pts
Bowhill Thistle								Wellsgreen Park
Crossgates Thistle								Allan Park
Denbeath Star								Den Park
Glencraig Celtic								North End Park
Hearts of Beath								Keirs Park, Hill of Beath
Inverkeithing United								Games Park
Kelty Rangers								Flowers Park
Leslie Hearts								Prinlaws Park
Lochgelly Hearts								RecreationPark
Montrave United
Windygates Rangers								Greig Park

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

	BT	CT	DS	GC	HB	IU	KR	LH	LH	MU	WR
Bowhill Thistle	X	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Crossgates Thistle	:	X	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Denbeath Star	:	:	X	:	:	3:1	:	:	:	:	:
Glencraig Celtic	:	:	:	X	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Hearts of Beath	:	0:4	:	1:5	X	:	:	:	:	:	:
Inverkeithing United	:	:	0:1	:	:	X	:	:	:	:	:
Kelty Rangers	:	:	:	1:1	:	:	X	:	:	:	:
Leslie Hearts	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	X	:	:	:
Lochgelly Hearts	2:0	w/o	:	:	:	:	:	:	X	:	2:0
Montrave United	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	X	:
Windygates Rangers	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	w/o	:	:	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1915-16 : Review

Only 5 west Fife and one East Fife teams entered the Scottish this year. Hearts of Beath came out best, before falling to Clydebank in the fifth round. The short-lived Dunfermline was the only side to beat a non-Fife team.
 

The Fife grip on the East of Scotland trophy was lost, as Loanhead triumphed. No Fife team got beyond the Third Round.

Glencraig Celtic won the league, Cowdenbeath Cup and West Fife Cup.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Scottish Cup	1	2	3	4	5
Clydebank	-	-	-	-	2
Glencraig Celtic	0
Hearts of Beath	1	3	6	bye	0
Denbeath Star	1	0
Inverkeithing United	0
Lochgelly Hearts	X:0
Dunfermline	X:4	6	1
Broxburn St.Andrew's	-	0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

East of Scotland Junior Cup	1	2	3
Arniston Rangers	-	X
Dunfermline	2	X
Inverkeithing United	0
Broxburn Athletic	-	-	3
Lochgelly Hearts	-	X
Hearts of Beath	-	X	0
Polton Colliery	0
Wemyss Athletic (Cockenzie)	1	-	X
Denbeath Star	-	X
Newtongrange Star	7	X
Portobello Thistle	0
Loanhead Mayflower	-	-	X
Winchburgh Violet	4	X
Pumpherston Rangers	1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Cup	1	2	S	F
Hearts of Beath	X	w/o	4	2
Crossgates Thistle	X
Kelty Rangers	X
Lochgelly Hearts	X	scr
Denbeath Star	X	-	0
Leslie Hearts	X
Dunfermline	bye	-	5:X
Glencraig Celtic	X
Inverkeithing United	X	-	5:X	0
Montrave United	X
Cupar Violet	X
Bowhill Thistle	bye
Windygates Rangers	bye	X
Ladybank Violet	X	X
Anstruther Rangers	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Cowdenbeath Cup	1	S	F
Glencraig Celtic	-	X	XX
Denbeath Star	-	X
Hill of Beath Hearts	5
Crossgates Thistle	2	1	X
Dunfermline	3:1
Inverkeithing United	3:3	0
Kelty Rangers

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

West Fife Cup	1	S	F
Hearts of Beath	-	4
Denbeath Star	2:1	3
Dunfermline	X
Glencraig Celtic			XX

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Montrave Cup	1	S
Windygates Rangers	-	2
Denbeath Star	0:X	1
Montrave United	0:X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Fife Junior League	p	w	d	l	f	a	pts
Denbeath Star								Den Park
Dunfermline								Blackburn Park/West End Park
Glencraig Celtic								North End Park
Hearts of Beath								Keirs Park, Hill of Beath
Inverkeithing United								Games Park
Lochgelly Hearts								RecreationPark

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

	DS	D	GC	HB	IU	LH
Denbeath Star	X	:	:	:	1:0	:
Dunfermline	2:2	X	5:0	5:3	5:1	:
Glencraig Celtic	0:0	:	X	:	1:0	:
Hearts of Beath	:	3:0	:	X	4:0	0:0
Inverkeithing Un	:	0:4	7:0	:	X	:
Lochgelly Hearts	:	:	:	:	:	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1916-17 : Review

The five Fife teams join up with the Lothians teams to take part in their competitions, as well as their own.

The last Fife winners of the East of Scotland Cup, Denbeath Star, triumphed this year.

Denbeath Star also won the league.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Scottish Junior Cup	1	2	3	4
Bellshill Athletic	-	-	-	4
Loanhead Mayflower	-	0
Glencraig Celtic	bye	1	-	0
Renfrew	-	-	2
Denbeath Star	X	4	0
Dunfermline	X
Queensferry Athletic	-	1
Rosyth Recreation
Denny Hibs	-	-	0:0
Hearts of Beath	X	bye	0:0
Inverkeithing United	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

East of Scotland Cup	1	2	S	F
Army Service Corps
Bellstane Birds
Denbeath Star	-	-	3	4
Rosyth Recreation
Dunfermline	2:0
Hearts of Beath	2:2
Civil Service Strollers
Granton Naval Base
Broxburn Athletic	-	4	1
Newtongrange Star	-	1
Royal Field Artillery
Turnhouse
Winchburgh Violet	5	-	-	0
Queensferry Athletic	1
Vale of Forth (Alloa)	1:2
Bo'ness United	1:1
Polton Colliery	1:1
Benburb (Portobello)	1:3

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Musselburgh Cup	1	2	S	F
Army Service Corps	2	X
Rosyth Recreation	0
Bellstane Birds	-	X
Royal Field Artillery	-	X
Winchburgh Violet	-	X	X
Benburb	4
Civil Service Strollers	2
Broxburn Athletic	X
Denbeath Star	X
Granton Naval Base
Newtongrange United
Turnhouse

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Lumley Cup	1	2	S
Army Service Corps
Rosyth Recreation
Winchburgh Violet
Benburb
Denbeath Star
Royal Field Artillery
Bellstane Birds
Civil Service Strollers
Newtongrange United
Broxburn Athletic		0
HMS	4	1
Loanhead Mayflower	1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Junior League	p	w	d	l	f	a	pts
Denbeath Star								Den Park
Dunfermline								East End Park
Glencraig Celtic								North End Park
Hearts of Beath								Keirs Park, Hill of Beath
Inverkeithing United								Kirkgate Park

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

	DS	D	GC	HB	IU
Denbeath Star	X	:	:	:	:
Dunfermline	0:0	X	3:0	2:1	:
Glencraig Celtic	:	3:1	X	:	2:3
Hearts of Beath	:	:	:	X	:
Inverkeithing United	:	:	7:0	:	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Cup	-	--	F
Hill of Beath Hawthorn	-	-	2
Glencraig Celtic	-	1
Denbeath Star	1	0	1
Dunfermline	3

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Shield	-	--	F
Dunfermline	-	X
Inverkeithing United	-	X
Denbeath Star			XX

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

West Fife Cup			F
Dunfermline			0
Denbeath Star			1

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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1917-18 : Review

Only four Fife entrants to the Scottish this year.

Denbeath Star won the league.

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Scottish Junior Cup	1	2	3
Denbeath Star	4	3	1:0
Glencraig Celtic	1
Dunfermline	0:0
Hill of Beath Hearts	0:5	1
Croy Celtic	-	-	1:4

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East of Scotland Cup	1	2	S	F
Winchburgh Violet	X	-	-	1
Bathgate	X
Benburb (Portobello)	X	6	-	0
Civil Service Strollers	X
Hill of Beath Hearts	5	1
Glencraig Celtic	0
Broxburn Athletic	X
Queensferry Athletic	X
HMS --------	X
Newtongrange Star	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Junior League	p	w	d	l	f	a	pts
Denbeath Star								Den Park
Dunfermline								East End Park
Glencraig Celtic								North End Park
Hearts of Beath								Keirs Park, Hill of Beath

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

	DS	D	GC	HB
Denbeath Star	X	:	:	:
Dunfermline	:	X	:	1:1
Glencraig Celtic	:	:	X	2:1
Hearts of Beath	3:1	1:0	:	X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Fife Cup	S	F
Glencraig Celtic	X
Dunfermline	X
Hearts of Beath	0
Denbeath Star	0

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1918-19 : Review

Rosyth Recreation reached the third round of the Scottish, but I have no other scores available. Fife domestic competition was suspended.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Scottish Junior Cup	3
Rosyth Recreation	1:0
Parkhead	1:5

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East of Scotland League	p	w	d	l	f	a	pts
Army Service Corps
Bellstane Birds								South Queensferry
Benburb								Chancelot Park, Leith
Broxburn Athletic
Civil Service Strollers								Hawkhill
Denbeath Star								Den Park, Buckhaven
Granton Naval Base
HMS Tyne
Newtongrange United
Rosyth Recreation								Recreation Park
Royal Field Artillery
RAF Turnhouse
Winchburgh Violet

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

AS

BB

LB

Bx

CS

DS

Gr

HM

NU

RR

RF

Trn

WV

Army SC

X

1:3

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

Bellstane B

:

X

:

1:7

3:2

:

:

:

1:1

5:3

1:1

:

2:1

Lei Benburb

2:1

:

X

:

:

0:1

:

:

:

0:3

:

:

11:1

Broxburn A

2:1

:

:

X

:

5:4

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

CSStrollers

:

:

0:2

:

X

:

:

:

:

2:3

:

:

1:1

Denbeath St

:

:

1:3

:

:

X

1:0

:

:

1:0

:

0:0

:

Gran Nv B

:

:

:

:

:

:

X

:

:

:

:

:

:

HMS

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

X

:

:

:

:

:

Newtgra Un

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

X

2:1

:

:

:

Rosyth Rec

3:2

0:0

:

2:2

:

2:4

:

:

1:1

X

2:2

8:0

:

RFA

:

:

:

:

6:3

:

:

:

:

0:6

X

:

:

Turnhouse

:

0:0

:

:

:

0:3

:

:

:

0:1

1:6

X

2:3

Wnch Violet

:

2:1

:

2:1

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

X

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

East of Scotland Cup	1	2	S	F
Army Service Corps
Bellstane Birds
Benburb
Broxburn Athletic	-	2
Denbeath Star	1	0
Rosyth Recreation	0
Hearts of Beath	bye
Civil Service Strollers
Granton Naval Base
Newtongrange United
Royal Field Artillery
Turnhouse
Winchburgh Violet	-	-	-	XX

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Leith Burghers Cup	1	2	S	F
Army Service Corps	2	X
Rosyth Recreation	0
Bellstane Birds	X
Royal Field Artillery	X
Winchburgh Violet	X	X
Benburb	4			XX
Civil Service Strollers	2
Broxburn Athletic	X
Denbeath Star	X
Granton Naval Base
Newtongrange United
Turnhouse

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Lumley Cup	1	2	S	F
Broxburn Athletic	bye	0:3	X	XX
Army Service Corps	bye	0:1
Rosyth Recreation	bye	0
Winchburgh Violet	2	2	X
Benburb	0
Denbeath Star	bye	X	1
Royal Field Artillery	bye	X
Bellstane Birds	bye	X	3	X
Civil Service Strollers	X
Newtongrange United	X

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