2023–24 North Region Junior Football League

McBookie.com North Championship
Season	2023–24
Dates	12 August 2023 – 18 May 2024
Champions	Islavale
Promoted	Banks o' Dee Juniors; Islavale;
Matches played	182
Goals scored	874 (4.8 per match)
Biggest home win	Deveronside 14–0 Cruden Bay; (22 August 2023); Islavale 14–0 Whitehills; (24 February 2024);
Biggest away win	Cruden Bay 0–11 Islavale; (27 January 2024)
Highest scoring	Deveronside 14–0 Cruden Bay; (22 August 2023); Islavale 14–0 Whitehills; (24 February 2024);
Longest winning run	17 matches:; Islavale
Longest unbeaten run	18 matches:; Islavale
Longest winless run	26 matches:; Cruden Bay
Longest losing run	26 matches:; Cruden Bay
	← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 18 May 2024.

McBookie.com North Premier League
Season	2023–24
Dates	5 August 2023 – 15 June 2024
Champions	Culter
Relegated	Nairn St Ninian; Stoneywood Parkvale;
Matches played	240
Goals scored	884 (3.68 per match)
Biggest home win	Culter 8–0 Nairn St Ninian; (19 August 2023); Culter 8–0 Maud; (3 February 2024); Culter 8–0 Stoneywood Parkvale; (23 March 2024);
Biggest away win	Stoneywood Parkvale 0–7 Stonehaven; (11 May 2024)
Highest scoring	Stonehaven 7–4 Stoneywood Parkvale; (22 August 2023)
Longest winning run	11 matches:; Culter
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches:; 3 teams
Longest winless run	16 matches:; Stoneywood Parkvale
Longest losing run	16 matches:; Stoneywood Parkvale
	← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 15 June 2024.

North Region Junior Football League
Season	2023–24
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 North Region Junior Football League was the 22nd season of the North Region Junior Football League for SJFA North Region member clubs, and the 3rd season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Reigning champions Culter defended their title, finishing 14 points clear of their closest rivals Bridge of Don Thistle and Dyce.

Teams

From North Region

Transferred to Midlands Football League

Montrose Roselea

Withdrew

Aberdeen University

To North Region

Returned from Abeyance

Premier League

Culter won their second consecutive league title on 15 May 2024, following a 7–0 home victory over Newmachar United, giving them an unassailable points margin over Bridge of Don Thistle, who were the only team that could have denied them the honours.

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Ground
Bridge of Don Thistle	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Sports Village
Buchanhaven Hearts	Peterhead	Raemoss Park
Colony Park	Inverurie	Colony Park
Culter	Peterculter	Crombie Park
Dyce	Dyce	Ian Mair Park
East End	Aberdeen	New Advocates Park
Ellon United	Ellon	The Meadows
Fraserburgh United	Fraserburgh	College Park
Hermes	Bridge of Don	Lochside Park
Maud	Maud	Maud Pleasure Park
Nairn St Ninian	Nairn	Showfield Park
Newmachar United	Newmachar	Charles Gordon Park
Stoneywood Parkvale	Aberdeen	Clark Commercial Park
Sunnybank	Aberdeen	Heathryfold Park
Stonehaven	Stonehaven	Glenury Park
Rothie Rovers	Rothienorman	Forgue Road

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Culter (C)	30	25	2	3	106	24	+82	77	Ineligible for the Highland League play-off
2	Bridge of Don Thistle	30	19	6	5	71	26	+45	63
3	Dyce^[a]	30	22	3	5	69	28	+41	63
4	Hermes	30	17	5	8	70	42	+28	56
5	Rothie Rovers	30	14	6	10	58	48	+10	48
6	Ellon United	30	14	5	11	61	56	+5	47
7	Fraserburgh United	30	12	7	11	50	58	−8	43
8	Sunnybank	30	11	7	12	55	55	0	40
9	Stonehaven^[b]	30	13	4	13	60	56	+4	36
10	Maud	30	11	3	16	48	70	−22	36
11	Newmachar United	30	9	6	15	47	68	−21	33
12	Buchanhaven Hearts	30	8	7	15	37	55	−18	31
13	Colony Park	30	8	7	15	35	56	−21	31
14	East End^[c] (O)	30	11	3	16	41	49	−8	30	Qualification for the Premier League play-offs^[1]
15	Nairn St Ninian (R)	30	3	11	16	42	73	−31	20	Relegation to the Championship
16	Stoneywood Parkvale (R)	30	2	0	28	34	120	−86	6	Relegation to the Championship

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Dyce deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player in their 3–1 win against Stoneywood Parkvale on 16 December.^[2]
^ Stonehaven deducted seven points for fielding an ineligible player.
^ East End deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player.

Play-offs

For the 2023–24 season, play-offs were introduced, incorporating the third-bottom team from the Premier League, plus the teams finishing between third and fifth in the Championship.^[1] The Premier League team faced off against the fifth-placed Championship team, with the third- and fourth-placed teams facing one another over two legs.^[1]

Semi-finals				Final

East End	1	1	2

Deveronside	1	0	1
				East End (pen.)	0

				Longside	0
Lossiemouth United	3	0	3

Longside (pen.)	1	2	3

Semi-finals

First leg

25 May 2024	East End	1–1	Deveronside	Aberdeen
14:00		Report^[4]		Stadium: New Advocates Park Referee: Jonatan Siluk

25 May 2024	Lossiemouth United	3–1	Longside	Lossiemouth
14:00		Report^[5]		Stadium: Phoenix Park Referee: Rhys Jones

Second leg

28 May 2024	Deveronside	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	East End	Macduff
20:00				Stadium: Macduff Community & Sports Centre Referee: Dave McLaren

28 May 2024	Longside	2–0 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (3–1 p)	Lossiemouth United	Longside
20:00				Stadium: Davidson Park Referee: Graeme Smith

Final

1 June 2024	East End	0–0 (5–4 p)	Longside	Peterhead
14:00				Stadium: Raemoss Park Referee: Paulina Ruszniak

Championship

With a run of 21 wins in 22 games, Islavale clinched the league title on 14 May 2024, with a 4–0 win at Deveronside.

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Ground
Banchory St Ternan	Banchory	Milton Park
Banks o' Dee Juniors	Aberdeen	Spain Park
Burghead Thistle	Burghead	Forest Park
Cruden Bay	Cruden Bay	Watson Park
Deveronside	Banff	Myrus Centre
Dufftown	Dufftown	Westburn Park
Forres Thistle	Forres	Logie Park
Glentanar	Woodside	Woodside Sports Complex
Hall Russell United	Bridge of Don	Denmore Park
Islavale	Keith	Simpson Park
Longside	Longside	Davidson Park
Lossiemouth United	Lossiemouth	Phoenix Park
New Elgin	Elgin	Nicol-Togneri Park
Whitehills	Whitehills	Daniel Morgan Arena

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Islavale (C, P)	26	22	1	3	105	19	+86	67	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Banks o' Dee Juniors (P)	26	19	1	6	84	28	+56	58	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Longside	26	16	5	5	79	36	+43	53	Qualification for the Premier League play-offs^[1]
4	Lossiemouth United	26	16	2	8	85	47	+38	50
5	Deveronside	26	16	2	8	85	48	+37	50
6	Burghead Thistle	26	14	2	10	54	39	+15	44
7	Forres Thistle	26	12	5	9	56	46	+10	41
8	Banchory St Ternan	26	11	6	9	62	51	+11	39
9	Hall Russell United	26	9	7	10	60	46	+14	34
10	Dufftown	26	8	3	15	73	81	−8	27
11	Glentanar	26	8	3	15	47	86	−39	27
12	New Elgin	26	7	3	16	46	72	−26	24
13	Whitehills	26	4	0	22	25	135	−110	12
14	Cruden Bay^[a]	26	0	0	26	13	140	−127	−3

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Cruden Bay deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Constitution and Rules - North Region - Season 2023 – 2024" (PDF). Scottish Junior Football Association. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ Birnie, Syd (4 January 2024). "Club Statement". Dyce F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Aberdeen East End F.C. v Deveronside F.C." Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "Lossiemouth United F.C. v Longside F.C." Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

External links

Official website

[table_note_DYC0.19977877670889-3] Dyce deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player in their 3–1 win against Stoneywood Parkvale on 16 December.^[2]

[table_note_SHN0.19977877670889-4] Stonehaven deducted seven points for fielding an ineligible player.

[table_note_EAS0.19977877670889-5] East End deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player.

[table_note_CRU0.54401521456615-9] Cruden Bay deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

[North_playoff-1] "Constitution and Rules - North Region - Season 2023 – 2024" (PDF). Scottish Junior Football Association. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[2] Birnie, Syd (4 January 2024). "Club Statement". Dyce F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[League_tables-6] "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[7] "Aberdeen East End F.C. v Deveronside F.C." Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[8] "Lossiemouth United F.C. v Longside F.C." Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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