2024–25 Highland Football League
- Clachnacuddin 7–0 Wick Academy
(28 August 2024) - Brechin City 7–0 Strathspey Thistle
(7 September 2024)
(3 August 2024)
(3 August 2024)
Brechin City & Brora Rangers
Brechin City
Strathspey Thistle
Strathspey Thistle
The 2024–25 Highland Football League (known as the Breedon Highland League for sponsorship reasons) is the 122nd season of the Highland Football League, and the 11th season as part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Buckie Thistle are the reigning champions.
Teams
![2024–25 Highland Football League is located in Scotland North](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Scotland_North.png/500px-Scotland_North.png)
![Clachnacuddin](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Deveronvale](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Fraserburgh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Stadia and locations
All grounds are equipped with floodlights as required by league regulations.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Banks o' Dee | Aberdeen | Spain Park | 876 | 122 |
Brechin City | Brechin | Glebe Park | 4,083 | 1,519 |
Brora Rangers | Brora | Dudgeon Park | 2,000 | 250 |
Buckie Thistle | Buckie | Victoria Park | 3,000 | 400 |
Clachnacuddin | Inverness | Grant Street Park | 2,074 | 154 |
Deveronvale | Banff | Princess Royal Park | 2,651 | 360 |
Formartine United | Pitmedden | North Lodge Park | 1,800 | 300 |
Forres Mechanics | Forres | Mosset Park | 2,700 | 502 |
Fraserburgh | Fraserburgh | Bellslea Park | 1,865 | 480 |
Huntly | Huntly | Christie Park | 2,200 | 270 |
Inverurie Loco Works | Inverurie | Harlaw Park | 2,500 | 250 |
Keith | Keith | Kynoch Park | 2,362 | 370 |
Lossiemouth | Lossiemouth | Grant Park | 2,050 | 250 |
Nairn County | Nairn | Station Park | 2,250 | 250 |
Rothes | Rothes | Mackessack Park | 1,731 | 167 |
Strathspey Thistle | Grantown-on-Spey | Seafield Park | 1,600 | 150 |
Turriff United | Turriff | The Haughs | 2,135 | 135 |
Wick Academy | Wick | Harmsworth Park | 2,412 | 300 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brechin City | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 25 | Qualification for the Pyramid play-off |
2 | Brora Rangers | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 24 | |
3 | Inverurie Loco Works | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | |
4 | Banks o' Dee | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 17 | |
5 | Huntly | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 | |
6 | Clachnacuddin | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 16 | |
7 | Buckie Thistle | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 13 | |
8 | Formartine United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 13 | |
9 | Fraserburgh | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | |
10 | Forres Mechanics | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 11 | |
11 | Turriff United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 | |
12 | Wick Academy | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 10 | |
13 | Keith | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 9 | |
14 | Nairn County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 8 | |
15 | Deveronvale | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 8 | |
16 | Lossiemouth | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | |
17 | Rothes | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 6 | |
18 | Strathspey Thistle | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 3 | Qualification for the Highland League play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results
Home \ Away | BAN | BRE | BRO | BUC | CLA | DEV | FOU | FOM | FRA | HUN | INV | KEI | LOS | NAI | RTH | STR | TUR | WIC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banks o' Dee | 18 Sep | 2 Nov | 1 Feb | 22 Feb | 1–0 | 23 Nov | 12 Apr | 4 Jan | 2–3 | 1–1 | 14 Dec | 0–0 | 4–0 | 12 Oct | 8 Mar | 22 Mar | 18 Jan | |
Brechin City | 8 Feb | 12 Oct | 18 Jan | 14 Sep | 2–0 | 2 Nov | 22 Mar | 21 Dec | 2–1 | 2–0 | 23 Nov | 12 Apr | 30 Nov | 21 Sep | 7–0 | 8 Mar | 4 Jan | |
Brora Rangers | 29 Mar | 15 Mar | 5 Oct | 19 Oct | 22 Feb | 6–2 | 14 Dec | 25 Jan | 14 Sep | 3–0 | 2–3 | 28 Dec | 11 Jan | 12 Apr | 30 Nov | 5–0 | 18 Sep | |
Buckie Thistle | 14 Sep | 0–2 | 8 Mar | 25 Jan | 4 Jan | 22 Mar | 12 Oct | 1–3 | 21 Dec | 30 Nov | 12 Apr | 2 Nov | 16 Oct | 8 Feb | 8–2 | 21 Sep | 2–2 | |
Clachnacuddin | 21 Sep | 1 Feb | 22 Mar | 0–2 | 18 Jan | 12 Apr | 2 Nov | 0–0 | 4 Jan | 21 Dec | 2–0 | 23 Nov | 0–2 | 8 Mar | 18 Sep | 12 Oct | 7–0 | |
Deveronvale | 25 Jan | 11 Jan | 21 Sep | 1–7 | 1–3 | 15 Mar | 8 Mar | 30 Nov | 2–2 | 0–2 | 29 Mar | 19 Oct | 16 Nov | 14 Sep | 3–2 | 8 Feb | 21 Dec | |
Formartine United | 0–2 | 29 Mar | 21 Dec | 19 Oct | 16 Nov | 12 Oct | 2–3 | 8 Feb | 21 Sep | 14 Sep | 4–1 | 11 Jan | 25 Jan | 30 Nov | 4 Jan | 1–2 | 8 Mar | |
Forres Mechanics | 16 Nov | 19 Oct | 1–4 | 15 Mar | 29 Mar | 5 Oct | 28 Dec | 14 Sep | 8 Feb | 25 Jan | 11 Jan | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 21 Dec | 30 Nov | 21 Sep | |
Fraserburgh | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 14 Dec | 28 Dec | 1–1 | 18 Sep | 1 Feb | 12 Apr | 19 Oct | 5 Oct | 22 Feb | 15 Mar | 11 Jan | 29 Mar | 18 Jan | 23 Nov | |
Huntly | 11 Jan | 28 Dec | 1 Feb | 0–1 | 1–2 | 14 Dec | 22 Feb | 18 Sep | 16 Nov | 29 Mar | 15 Mar | 5 Oct | 19 Oct | 3–1 | 5–0 | 25 Jan | 3–0 | |
Inverurie Loco Works | 28 Dec | 14 Dec | 18 Jan | 2–1 | 2–0 | 23 Nov | 1 Feb | 4–1 | 22 Mar | 2 Nov | 22 Feb | 18 Sep | 5 Oct | 4 Jan | 15 Mar | 4–0 | 12 Apr | |
Keith | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4 Jan | 16 Nov | 30 Nov | 2 Nov | 18 Jan | 4–0 | 8 Mar | 12 Oct | 21 Sep | 0–4 | 8 Feb | 21 Dec | 1 Feb | 0–1 | 22 Mar | |
Lossiemouth | 30 Nov | 16 Nov | 0–2 | 29 Mar | 0–2 | 22 Mar | 0–2 | 4 Jan | 21 Sep | 8 Mar | 8 Feb | 25 Jan | 14 Sep | 3–2 | 18 Jan | 21 Dec | 12 Oct | |
Nairn County | 21 Dec | 0–3 | 1–5 | 23 Nov | 14 Dec | 12 Apr | 1–1 | 18 Jan | 12 Oct | 22 Mar | 8 Mar | 18 Sep | 1 Feb | 2–3 | 21 Sep | 4 Jan | 2 Nov | |
Rothes | 15 Mar | 22 Feb | 16 Nov | 18 Sep | 5 Oct | 1 Feb | 2–10 | 23 Nov | 0–7 | 18 Jan | 0–4 | 0–1 | 14 Dec | 28 Dec | 19 Oct | 2 Nov | 2–3 | |
Strathspey Thistle | 5 Oct | 25 Jan | 0–7 | 11 Jan | 8 Feb | 28 Dec | 0–4 | 1–6 | 2 Nov | 23 Nov | 12 Oct | 14 Sep | 3–0 | 22 Feb | 22 Mar | 12 Apr | 14 Dec | |
Turriff United | 19 Oct | 5 Oct | 23 Nov | 22 Feb | 15 Mar | 18 Sep | 14 Dec | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 11 Jan | 28 Dec | 1–0 | 0–2 | 29 Mar | 16 Nov | 1 Feb | |
Wick Academy | 1–6 | 1–4 | 8 Feb | 28 Dec | 11 Jan | 0–1 | 5 Oct | 22 Feb | 2–0 | 30 Nov | 16 Nov | 19 Oct | 15 Mar | 29 Mar | 25 Jan | 2–1 | 14 Sep |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Highland League play-off
Subject to the tier 6 champion clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion, a play-off is scheduled to place between the winners of the 2024–25 Midlands Football League, 2024–25 North Caledonian Football League and the 2024–25 North Region Junior Football League, with the winners then playing the team finishing bottom of the Highland League.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Highland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Highland Football League, Scotland - League Table". Highland Football League. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Highland League Results". Highland Football League. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Chalk, Paul. "George Manson takes over top Highland League role at AGM". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Alasdair. "Relegation dawns for Highland League clubs as tier six north set for next season". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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