2021–22 North Caledonian Football League
Football league season
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The 2021–22 North Caledonian Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Macleod & MacCallum North Caledonian League) was the 113th season of the North Caledonian Football League, and the first season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.[citation needed]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2021 – 16 April 2022 |
| Champions | Invergordon[1] |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 453 (4.12 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Golspie Sutherland 9–0 Bonar Bridge (2 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Orkney 1–8 Golspie Sutherland (25 September 2021) |
| Highest scoring | 4 matches: 9 goals[A] |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches: Loch Ness |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches: Loch Ness |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches: Alness United |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches: Nairn County A |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2022. | |
Invergordon won the league title for the sixth time, with a 1–0 victory over Orkney on 2 April 2022 securing an unassailable five-point lead over long-time league leaders Loch Ness, ahead of Loch Ness' final league game. Following a Scottish FA rule change in June 2020, champions Invergordon were awarded a place in the preliminary round of the 2022–23 Scottish Cup.[2]
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alness United | Alness | Dalmore Park[3] | TBC | 0 | No |
| Bonar Bridge | Bonar Bridge | Migdale Playing Fields[4] | 500 | 0 | No |
| Golspie Sutherland [SFA] | Golspie | King George V Park[5] | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Halkirk United | Halkirk | Morrison Park[6] | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Invergordon | Invergordon | Recreation Grounds[7] | 500 | 0 | No |
| Inverness Athletic | Inverness | Inverness Royal Academy[8] | 500 | 0 | No |
| Loch Ness | Fortrose | King George V Park[9] | 500 | 0 | No |
| Nairn County 'A' | Nairn | Riverside Park[10] | 500 | 0 | No |
| Orkney | Holm | The Rockworks[11] | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| St Duthus | Tain | Grant Park[12] | 500 | 0 | No |
| Thurso | Thurso | Sir George's Park[13] | 1,000 | 0 | No |
Withdrew
Having withdrawn from the 2020–21 North Caledonian Football League, Bunillidh Thistle announced their intention to withdraw from the 2021–22 season as well, in June 2021.[14] In the week leading up to the start of the season, Scourie also resigned their membership of the North Caledonian Football Association.[15]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invergordon (C) | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 45 | Ineligible for the Highland League play-off |
| 2 | Loch Ness | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 43 | |
| 3 | Halkirk United | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 40 | |
| 4 | Golspie Sutherland | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 38 | |
| 5 | St Duthus | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | Orkney | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Thurso[a] | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Nairn County A[b] | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 18 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 9 | Inverness Athletic | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 16 | |
| 10 | Alness United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 13 | |
| 11 | Bonar Bridge | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Notes
SFA Club with an SFA Licence (as of May 2021)[18] eligible to participate in the Highland League play-off should they win the league.
- The matches were Orkney 1–8 Golspie Sutherland on 25 September 2021, Golspie Sutherland 9–0 Bonar Bridge on 2 October 2021, Golspie Sutherland 7–2 Thurso on 3 December 2021 and Loch Ness 6–3 Inverness Athletic on 11 December 2021.