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 is 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 are the reigning champions but are unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the Highland League.
The Premier Division winners will enter the 2023–24 Scottish Cup at the Preliminary Round stage.
Teams
From North Region
Promoted to Highland Football League
In Abeyance
To North Region
Premier League
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 1 April 2023 |
Matches played | 76 |
Goals scored | 285 (3.75 per match) |
Biggest home win | Hermes 7–0 Dufftown (6 August 2022) |
Biggest away win | Colony Park 0–7 Hermes (16 August 2022) |
Highest scoring | Maud 3–5 Nairn St Ninian (1 October 2022) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches: Culter |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches: Culter |
Longest winless run | 12 matches: Dufftown |
Longest losing run | 5 matches: Banchory St Ternan & Dufftown |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 29 October 2022. |
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
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hermes | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | +35 | 28 | Qualification for the Highland League play-off |
2 | Culter | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 25 | |
3 | Bridge of Don Thistle | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 22 | |
4 | Dyce | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 21 | |
5 | East End | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 20 | |
6 | Ellon United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 | |
7 | Stonehaven | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 18 | |
8 | Maud | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 12 | |
9 | Montrose Roselea | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 11 | |
10 | Nairn St Ninian | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 11 | |
11 | Colony Park | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 11 | |
12 | Stoneywood Parkvale | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 10 | |
13 | Banchory St Ternan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 6 | Relegation to the Championship |
14 | Dufftown | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Results
Championship
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 22 April 2023 |
Matches played | 91 |
Goals scored | 361 (3.97 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 | 8 matches: Rothie Rovers |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches: Fraserburgh United & Rothie Rovers |
Longest winless run | 8 matches: Lossiemouth United |
Longest losing run | 7 matches: Lossiemouth United & New Elgin |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 29 October 2022. |
The First and Second Divisions were merged to form the Championship.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sunnybank | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 31 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Rothie Rovers | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 27 | |
3 | Banks O' Dee Juniors | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 27 | |
4 | Fraserburgh United | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 24 | |
5 | Buchanhaven Hearts | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 21 | |
6 | Newmachar United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 17 | |
7 | Forres Thistle | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 16 | |
8 | Longside | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 15 | |
9 | Aberdeen University | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 15 | |
10 | Burghead Thistle | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 15 | |
11 | Islavale | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 15 | |
12 | Glentanar | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 13 | |
13 | Deveronside | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 11 | |
14 | Cruden Bay | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 10 | |
15 | New Elgin | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 4 | |
16 | Lossiemouth United[a] | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 45 | −37 | −2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Lossiemouth United deducted six points for fielding ineligible players.
Results
References
- ^ a b "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "North Region Premier League Results". North Region JFA. North Region JFA. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ 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.