There have been at least three competitions in Scotland known as the Central Football League

The first was originally formed in 1896 by five clubs - Cowdenbeath F.C., Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Fair City Athletic F.C., Kirkcaldy F.C. and St Johnstone F.C. In 1897 this version was superceded by the Central Football Combination.

Champions

1896-97 Cowdenbeath F.C.

1897-98 not completed

Membership

Alloa Athletic F.C. 1897-98 Alloa Athletic F.C. are a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League second division. ...

Cowdenbeath F.C. 1896-98 Cowdenbeath F.C. is a part-time Scottish football team currently playing in the third division of the Scottish Football League. ...

Dundee 'A' F.C. 1897-98

Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 1896-98 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Also known as DAFC, or the DA by local fans, and are nicknamed the Pars, Dunfermline were once managed by Jock Stein of Celtic and Scotland fame, and thanks to a good season in 2003/2004 they were back in Europe for the first time in...

Fair City Athletic F.C. 1896-97

Hearts of Beath F.C. 1897-98

Kirkcaldy F.C. 1896-98

Lochgelly United F.C. 1896-98

St Johnstone F.C. 1896-97 St Johnstone are a Scottish football team. ...

The Central League was reformed in 1909 with twelve members - Alloa Athletic F.C., Arbroath F.C., Bathgate F.C., Bo'ness F.C., Broxburn Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic F.C., East Fife F.C., King's Park F.C., Kirkcaldy United F.C., Lochgelly United F.C. and St Johnstone F.C.. The League closed down after 1915 because of World War One and a number of clubs transferred to the new Eastern Football League. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

Champions

1909-10 Bo'ness F.C.

1910-11 Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

1911-12 Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

1912-13 Alloa Athletic F.C.

1913-14 Armadale F.C.

1914-15 Armadale F.C.

Membership

Alloa Athletic F.C. 1909-15 Alloa Athletic F.C. are a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League second division. ...

Arbroath F.C. 1909-15 Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...

Armadale F.C. 1911-15

Bathgate F.C. 1909-14

Bo'ness F.C. 1909-15

Broxburn F.C. 1911-12

Broxburn Athletic F.C. 1909-10

Broxburn United F.C. 1912-15

Clackmannan F.C. 1914-15 Clackmannan F.C. were a Scottish football (soccer) club best known for the four seasons they spent in the Scottish League in the 1920s. ...

Dundee 'A' F.C. 1912-15

Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 1909-12 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Also known as DAFC, or the DA by local fans, and are nicknamed the Pars, Dunfermline were once managed by Jock Stein of Celtic and Scotland fame, and thanks to a good season in 2003/2004 they were back in Europe for the first time in...

East Fife F.C. 1909-15 East Fife F.C. is a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...

Falkirk 'A' F.C. 1912-12

Forfar Athletic F.C. 1913-15 Forfar Athletic FC are a football club with membership of the Scottish Football League. ...

Heart of Midlothian 'A' F.C. 1910-11

King's Park F.C. 1909-15

Kirkcaldy United F.C. 1909-15

Lochgelly United F.C. 1909-12, 1913-14

Montrose F.C. 1914-15 Montrose F.C. is a football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...

St Johnstone F.C. 1909-11 St Johnstone are a Scottish football team. ...

Stenhousemuir F.C. 1909-15 Stenhousemuir F.C. are a Scottish football team, based in the small town of Stenhousemuir near Falkirk. ...

The league closed down in 1915 because of the War but when the Scottish Football League refused to re-institute the Second Division in 1919, the Central Football League was re-formed. The Scottish Football League is a league of football (soccer) teams in Scotland. ...

Champions

1919-20 Bo'ness F.C.

1920-21 Bo'ness F.C.

Membership

Alloa Athletic F.C. 1919-21

Armadale F.C. 1919-21

Bathgate F.C. 1919-21

Bo'ness F.C. 1919-21

Broxburn United F.C. 1919-21

Clackmannan F.C. 1920-21

Cowdenbeath F.C. 1920-21

Dundee Hibernians F.C. 1920-21 Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dundee. ...

Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 1919-21

East Fife F.C. 1919-21

East Stirlingshire F.C. 1919-21 East Stirlingshire Football Club, also known as East Stirling, is a member of the Scottish Football League, where it plays in the Third Division. ...

Falkirk 'A' F.C. 1919-21

Heart of Midlothian 'A' F.C. 1919-21

King's Park F.C. 1919-21

Lochgelly United F.C. 1920-21

St Bernards F.C. 1919-21

St Johnstone F.C. 1920-21

Stenhousemuir F.C. 1919-21

In 1921, the Central League was absorbed by the Scottish League as the Second Division.

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