Scottish Amateur League
The Scottish Amateur Ice Hockey League was a competition held in Scotland during the 1955-56 season. It was formed after all the Scottish teams save the Paisley Pirates withdrew from the British National League.
Five teams participated in the league. The Falkirk Lions won the playoffs for the Scottish Cup with a 13-1 trouncing of the Edinburgh Royals. The top four teams from the Coronation Cup, which began in late December, qualified for the playoffs. The first part of the season, which concluded in December, was known as the National League.
The following trophies were also competed for in 1955-56: Bairns Trophy (Falkirk-based), Canada Cup (Ayr-based), and the Simpson Trophy (Perth-based).
After one season of play, the league folded as the rink directors deemed there to be an insufficient number of teams for a viable competition to be staged.
Participating teams
National League standings
The National League consisted of 16 fixtures for each team. These were the standings as reported in the December 24, 1955, edition of the Falkirk Herald:
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falkirk Lions | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 30 | 24 |
| 2. | Edinburgh Royals | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 43 | 16 |
| 3. | Glasgow Mohawks | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
| 4. | Perth Panthers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 60 | 10 |
| 5. | Ayr Raiders | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 91 | 2 |
It was noted that the Lions only needed to obtain one point in their remaining three games to clinch the title.
A later table was presented as follows:
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falkirk Lions | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 38 | 28 |
| 2. | Edinburgh Royals | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 54 | 18 |
| 3. | Perth Panthers | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 73 | 16 |
| 4. | Glasgow Mohawks | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 64 | 12 |
| 5. | Ayr Raiders | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 108 | 4 |
Coronation Cup
| Club | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falkirk Lions | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 49 | 29 |
| 2. | Edinburgh Royals | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 83 | 14 |
| 3. | Glasgow Mohawks | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 89 | 13 |
| 4. | Perth Panthers | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 73 | 116 | 10 |
Ayr withdrew and had their record erased.
Scottish Cup
Top four teams qualified.
- Semifinals
- Edinburgh Royals - Perth Panthers 11:8, 10:6
- Falkirk Lions - Glasgow Mohawks 10:4, 5:1
- Final
- Falkirk Lions - Murrayfield Royals 6:1, 7:0
Sources
- Falkirk Herald
- Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).
| Competitions in Scotland (1929-1956) |
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| Major Competitions
Scottish National League (1929-1954) - Points Competition (1929-1940) - Mitchell Trophy (1929-1939) - Scottish Canada Cup (1931-1954) - President's Pucks (1933-1939) - Coronation Cup (1937-1953) - Scottish Cup (1939-1955) - Anderson Trophy (1939-1954) - Scottish League Flag (1946-1947) - Scottish Autumn Cup (1947-1953) - Scottish Amateur League (1955-1956) Airlie Trophy (1939-1953) - Alexander Trophy (1940-1951) - Association Cup (1949-1950) - Bairns Trophy (1939-1953) - Coronation Tournament (1937) - Fife Championship (1949-1951) - Silver Jubilee Cup (1948-1951) - Simpson Trophy (1938-1956) - West of Scotland Challenge Cup (1949-1955) |