2022–23 North Region Junior Football League
Season | 2022–23 |
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← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 North Region Junior Football League was the 21st season of the North Region Junior Football League for SJFA North Region member clubs, and the 2nd season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The league reverted back to a two-tier setup, featuring a 14-team Premier League and 16-team Championship.
Banks O' Dee were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the Highland League. Culter won a record eighth title, and their first since 2013–14, winning all but two of their first twenty-four games, giving them an unassailable five-point lead over Hermes, ahead of the latter's final game.
As a result, Culter will enter the 2023–24 Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.
Teams
[edit]From North Region
[edit]Promoted to Highland Football League
In Abeyance
To North Region
[edit]Premier League
[edit]Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 20 May 2023 |
Champions | Culter |
Relegated | |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 658 (3.62 per match) |
Biggest home win | Culter 8–0 Colony Park (19 November 2022) |
Biggest away win | Stoneywood Parkvale 0–8 Stonehaven (9 May 2023) |
Highest scoring | Culter 8–2 Dufftown (7 January 2023) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches: Culter |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches: Hermes |
Longest winless run | 18 matches: Banchory St Ternan |
Longest losing run | 7 matches: Banchory St Ternan |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
Maud were spared relegation after Banks O' Dee's promotion and Dufftown were also promoted after Hall Russell United went into abeyance before the season began.
Stadia and locations
[edit]Club | Location | Ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
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Banchory St Ternan | Banchory | Milton Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
Bridge of Don Thistle | Aberdeen | Aberdeen Sports Village | 2,000 | 500 | No |
Colony Park | Inverurie | Colony Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
Culter | Peterculter | Crombie Park | 1,000 | 40 | No |
Dufftown | Dufftown | Westburn Park | 2,000 | 30 | No |
Dyce | Dyce | Ian Mair Park | 1,200 | 0 | Yes |
East End | Aberdeen | New Advocates Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
Ellon United | Ellon | The Meadows | 600 | 0 | No |
Hermes | Bridge of Don | Lochside Park | 1,500 | 0 | Yes |
Maud | Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
Montrose Roselea | Montrose | Links Park | 4,936 | 1,338 | Yes |
Nairn St Ninian | Nairn | Showfield Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
Stonehaven | Stonehaven | Glenury Park | 1,300 | 0 | No |
Stoneywood Parkvale | Aberdeen | New Polo Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Culter (C) | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 17 | +73 | 73 | Ineligible for the Highland League play-off |
2 | Hermes | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 16 | +78 | 65 | |
3 | Dyce | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 49 | |
4 | Stonehaven | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 45 | |
5 | Bridge of Don Thistle | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 42 | |
6 | Stoneywood Parkvale | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 40 | |
7 | East End | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 38 | |
8 | Ellon United | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 34 | |
9 | Montrose Roselea | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 33 | Transfer to the Midlands League[1] |
10 | Maud | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 24 | |
11 | Colony Park | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 69 | −41 | 23 | |
12 | Nairn St Ninian | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 20 | |
13 | Banchory St Ternan[a] (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 9 | Relegation to the Championship |
14 | Dufftown[b] (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Championship
[edit]Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 27 May 2023 |
Champions | Sunnybank |
Promoted | |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 892 (3.72 per match) |
Biggest home win | Forres Thistle 9–1 Deveronside (15 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Lossiemouth United 1–10 Banks O' Dee Juniors (17 September 2022) |
Highest scoring | Lossiemouth United 1–10 Banks O' Dee Juniors (17 September 2022) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches: Newmachar United |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches: Sunnybank |
Longest winless run | 10 matches: New Elgin |
Longest losing run | 8 matches: New Elgin |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The First and Second Divisions were merged to form the Championship. Sunnybank won the division by seven points over Fraserburgh United
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sunnybank (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 23 | +57 | 73 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Fraserburgh United (P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 66 | |
3 | Rothie Rovers (P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 27 | +49 | 65 | |
4 | Buchanhaven Hearts (P) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 61 | |
5 | Newmachar United (P) | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 60 | |
6 | Forres Thistle | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 59 | |
7 | Banks O' Dee Juniors | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 49 | |
8 | Islavale[a] | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 43 | |
9 | Longside | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 37 | |
10 | Burghead Thistle | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 33 | |
11 | Glentanar | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 31 | |
12 | Deveronside | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 28 | |
13 | Aberdeen University[b] | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 25 | |
14 | Cruden Bay | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 20 | |
15 | Lossiemouth United[c] | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 93 | −60 | 13 | |
16 | New Elgin | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 105 | −81 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Islavale deducted three points for fielding ineligible players in their match against Buchanhaven Hearts on 22 April.
- ^ Aberdeen University deducted six points for fielding ineligible players in their matches against Lossiemouth United on 29 April and Buchanhaven Hearts on 13 May.
- ^ Lossiemouth United deducted six points for fielding ineligible players.
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gill, Roy (20 February 2023). "Roselea confirm Midlands move". Pitchero.com. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen East End F.C. v Bridge Of Don Thistle". ScottishJuniorFA.com. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ East End FC [@EastEndFC2] (11 August 2022). "Back to league action this weekend..." (Tweet). Retrieved 13 August 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hermes FC [@Hermes_FC1968] (26 November 2022). "Matchday ⚽ @montroseroselea (Away) Broomfield Park 🏟️ 1:30pm kick off 🕓 Come on the Hermes!! 🔵⚫" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "North Region Premier League Results". North Region JFA. North Region JFA. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Junior football: Former Don breaks Hermes' hearts with late winner in Quest Engineering Cup". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
The games between Aberdeen University and Lossiemouth United and Banks o' Dee and Longside finished 0-0 and 1-1 respectively.
- ^ Christie, Craig (5 August 2022). "North Region Junior FA football league season kicks off with two-tier Premier League and Championship format following summer reconstruction". Grampian Online. Highland News & Media Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
Lossiemouth United return to the league set-up on Saturday with a visit to Deveronside at Canal Park in Banff.
- ^ "Islavale 4-3 Buchanhaven Hearts". Islavale F.C. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Lossiemouth United F.C. 2 - 2 Fraserburgh United F.C." ScottishJuniorFA.com. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2023.