GFA Premier Division 2016-17
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Athenry (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 47 |
| Mervue United | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 35 |
| West United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 31 |
| Corrib Celtic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 23 |
| St. Bernard’s | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 21 |
| Salthill Devon | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 21 |
| Loughrea | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 20 |
| Galway Hibs | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
| Corrib Rangers (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 18 |
| Colemanstown United (R) | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 14 |
Promoted from Division 1 for 2017-18 season: Renmore and Maree/Oranmore.
GFA Premier Division 2017-18
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Athenry (C) | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 21 | 46 |
| Mervue United | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 43 |
| West United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 31 |
| Loughrea | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 26 |
| Galway Hibs | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 44 | 24 |
| Corrib Celtic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 23 |
| Salthill Devon | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 22 |
| Maree/Oranmore | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 21 |
| St. Bernard’s (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 13 |
| Renmore (R) | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 9 |
Promoted from Division 1 for 2018-19 season: Galway Bohs and Merlin Woods FC /Medtronic.
GFA Western Hygiene Premier Division 2018-19
| GFA Premier Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Mervue United (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 23 | 45 |
| Athenry | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 44 |
| West United | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 38 |
| Salthill Devon | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 36 |
| Maree/Oranmore | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 26 |
| Corrib Celtic | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
| Loughrea | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 17 |
| Galway Hibs | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 17 |
| Merlin Woods FC/Medtronic (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 10 |
| Galway Bohs (R) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 85 | 3 |
Promoted from Division 1 for 2019-20 season: St. Bernards and Corrib Rangers.
GFA Western Hygiene Premier Division 2019-20
| GFA Premier Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Athenry | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 22 |
| Mervue United | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 21 |
| Salthill Devon | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 17 |
| West United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| Loughrea | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 15 |
| Corrib Celtic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 13 |
| Corrib Rangers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 |
| Maree/Oranmore | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 8 |
| Galway Hibs | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
| St. Bernard’s | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 6 |
League suspended midway due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. No Promotion and Relegation to and from Division 1 for 2020-21 season.
GFA Western Hygiene Premier Division 2020-21
| GFA Premier Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Corrib Celtic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Mervue United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| St. Bernards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Galway Hibs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| Salthill Devon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Athenry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Corrib Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Loughrea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Maree/Oranmore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| West United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Suspended after 3 weeks due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.
Report
Athenry won the Galway Football Association Western Hygiene Supplies Premier Division in both 2016-17 and 2017-18, the latter after a playoff with Mervue United. Mervue United, after being runners-up two years running finally won the Premier Division in 2018-19 by a single point from Athenry. The League was suspended halfway through in 2019-20 due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic and then again after 3 weeks of the 2020-21 season due to the same Pandemic.
References
Images
[1] Galway Football Association (2016) Galway FA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://wordpress-1-1635781927.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com/galwayfa/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/logo-1.png [Accessed 3 September 2018]
Internet Archive
[2] Galway Football Association Wayback Machine (2017) League Table Western Hygiene Premier Division [2016-17] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170622160834if_/http://galwayfa.ie/league/111017/ [Accessed 3 November 2017]
[3] Galway Football Association Wayback Machine (2018) League Table Western Hygiene Premier Division [2017-18] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180714192659if_/http://galwayfa.ie/league/121062 [Accessed 3 September 2018]
[4] Galway Football Association Wayback Machine (2019) League Table Western Hygiene Premier Division [2018-19] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20190727181513if_/http://galwayfa.ie/league/131143 [Accessed 30 March 2021]
[5] Galway Football Association Wayback Machine (2019) League Table Western Hygiene Premier Division [2019-20] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20191228233011if_/http://galwayfa.ie/league/142903/ [Accessed 30 March 2021]
[6] Galway Football Association Wayback Machine (2019) League Table Western Hygiene Supplies Premier Division [2020-21] [Internet] Available from: http://galwayfa.ie/league/152925/ [Accessed 30 March 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Chris Frawley.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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