Football became very popular in the West Lothian mining towns in the period after the First World War.

[2] Armadale was established as a strong side: having lost narrowly to eventual winners Kilmarnock at the quarter-final stage of the Scottish Cup in 1919–20,[3] they took the runners-up of that year, Albion Rovers, to a third replay in the 1920–21 competition.

[7] The League management committee issued guidance that greyhound racing tracks should not interfere with the football pitch.

the compulsory £50 guarantee for the 19 November fixture (which only attracted a crowd of 300),[9] Armadale proposed issuing I.O.U.

The club did not do so and, despite an offer of £30 to Raith,[11] was duly thrown out of the League; an appeal against expulsion did not proceed.