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

• Ayr Raiders
• Edinburgh Royals
• Falkirk Lions
• Glasgow Mohawks
• Perth Panthers

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	L	T	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.

Sources

• Falkirk Herald
• Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).

Competitions in Scotland (1929-1956)

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) Minor Competitions 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)