Formed in 1891 by Annbank, Ayr Parkhouse, Beith, Galston, Irvine, Kilwinning Monkcastle, Mauchline, Newmilns, Saltcoats Victoria and Stevenston Thistle F.C.
So 7 clubs broke away to form the Ayrshire Football Combination.
The Ayrshire Football League continued with a less powerful membership but finally disbanded in 1895.
The league was briefly revived in 1900–01 by Ayr Parkhouse, Beith, Galston, Kilwinning Eglinton, Maybole, and Stevenston Thistle F.C.
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