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2023–24 North Caledonian Football League

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The 2023–24 North Caledonian Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Macleod & MacCallum North Caledonian League) was the 115th season of the North Caledonian Football League, and the third season as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.

Season2023–24
Dates12 August 2023 – 13 April 2024
ChampionsInvergordon
Matches132
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
North Caledonian Football League
Season2023–24
Dates12 August 2023 – 13 April 2024
ChampionsInvergordon
Matches132
Goals586 (4.44 per match)
Biggest home winInverness Athletic 13–0 Thurso
(2 March 2024)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringInverness Athletic 13–0 Thurso
(2 March 2024)
Longest winning run9 matches:
Loch Ness
Longest unbeaten run16 matches:
Loch Ness
Longest winless run14 matches:
Bonar Bridge
Longest losing run7 matches:
Bonar Bridge
All statistics correct as of 13 April 2024.
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Invergordon won their seventh North Caledonian Football League title[1] – and their second in three seasons; a 2–0 win over Inverness Athletic on 23 March 2024 gave them an unassailable seven-point lead over Loch Ness, with Loch Ness still having two games to play.

Teams

Location of mainland teams in the 2023–24 North Caledonian League
Location of Orkney in the 2023–24 North Caledonian League

From North Caledonian Football League

Withdrew

Stadia and locations

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Alness United Alness Dalmore Park[2] 500 0 Yes
Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge Migdale Playing Fields[3] 500 0 No
Clachnacuddin Reserves Inverness Grant Street Park 2,074 154 Yes
Fort William [SFA] Fort William Claggan Park 1,800 200 Yes
Golspie Sutherland [SFA] Golspie King George V Park[4] 1,000 0 Yes
Halkirk United Halkirk Morrison Park[5] 1,000 0 Yes
Invergordon Invergordon Recreation Grounds[6] 500 0 No
Inverness Athletic North Kessock Ferry Brae Park[7] 500 0 No
Loch Ness Fortrose King George V Park[8] 500 0 No
Orkney Holm The Rockworks[9] 1,000 0 No
St Duthus Tain Grant Park[10] 500 0 No
Thurso Thurso Sir George's Park[11] 1,000 0 No
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Invergordon (C) 22 18 3 1 61 23 +38 57 Ineligible for the Highland League play-off
2 Loch Ness[a] 22 17 3 2 78 24 +54 51
3 Halkirk United 22 15 2 5 59 21 +38 47
4 Golspie Sutherland 22 14 1 7 56 42 +14 43
5 Fort William 22 13 2 7 61 37 +24 41
6 St Duthus 22 9 2 11 44 59 −15 29
7 Inverness Athletic 22 7 2 13 57 51 +6 23
8 Orkney 22 7 2 13 38 52 −14 23
9 Clachnacuddin Reserves[b] 22 4 5 13 37 63 −26 20 Ineligible for promotion
10 Alness United 22 5 4 13 42 68 −26 19
11 Thurso 22 5 1 16 25 81 −56 16
12 Bonar Bridge 22 4 1 17 28 65 −37 13
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Source: North Caledonian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Loch Ness deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their match on 19 August against Clachnacuddin Reserves.[12]
  2. [b]
    Clachnacuddin Reserves awarded 3 points, after Loch Ness fielded an ineligible player in their match on 19 August.[12]

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALN ...
Home \ Away ALN BON CLA FOW GOL HAL INV INA LOC ORK STD THU
Alness United — 3–2 2–2 1–4 2–6 1–3 2–4 1–2 3–3 3–3 5–1 3–1
Bonar Bridge 1–0 — 4–3 0–4 1–3 0–2[a] 0–3[b] 1–1[c] 0–4[d] 1–4 0–3 3–4[e]
Clachnacuddin Reserves 0–2[f] 7–3[g] — 2–3[h] 0–2[i] 1–7[j] 0–1 2–4[k] 1–7[l] 6–1[m] 4–4[n] 1–0[o]
Fort William 8–3[p] 4–1[q] 1–1 — 3–1 0–4 3–4 2–0 2–5[r] 7–1[s] 0–1 7–0
Golspie Sutherland 3–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 — 0–5 2–4 4–2 0–3 1–0[t] 2–0 3–1
Halkirk United 0–2 3–0 4–0 1–0[u] 2–1 — 0–0 2–0 0–1 6–1 5–0 2–0
Invergordon 3–0 3–2 3–0[v] 3–0 0–3 1–1 — 4–2 4–4 2–1 3–0 4–0
Inverness Athletic 6–1[w] 2–5 1–1 2–3[x] 4–2[y] 3–4 0–2[z] — 3–4[aa] 2–0 5–2[ab] 13–0[ac]
Loch Ness 7–0 3–1[ad] 5–0 3–0 6–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 — 2–0[ae] 4–2[af] 7–0
Orkney 3–3[ag] 1–0[ah] 0–1 1–2[ai] 0–1[aj] 2–1 2–3 4–2 0–3 — 5–3 6–0
St Duthus 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 2–8 2–1 1–3 4–3 2–2 2–3 — 3–1
Thurso 4–2 1–2 3–3 1–5 3–4 3–6[ak] 0–4[al] 1–0 1–0[am] 1–0 0–3 —
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Source: [51]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[13]
  2. [b]
    Match played at the Recreation Grounds, Invergordon.[14]
  3. [c]
    Match played on the second pitch at Dalmore Park, Alness.[15]
  4. [d]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[16]
  5. [e]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[17]
  6. [f]
    Match played at Culcairn Park, Evanton.[18]
  7. [g]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[19]
  8. [h]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[20]
  9. [i]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[21]
  10. [j]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[22]
  11. [k]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[23]
  12. [l]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[24]
  13. [m]
    Match played at Culcairn Park, Evanton.[25]
  14. [n]
    Match played at Culcairn Park, Evanton.[26]
  15. [o]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[27]
  16. [p]
    Match played at Lochaber High School 3G.[28]
  17. [q]
    Match played at Lochaber High School 3G.[29]
  18. [r]
    Match played at Lochaber High School 3G.[30]
  19. [s]
    Match played at Recreation Grounds, Invergordon.[31]
  20. [t]
    Match awarded 1–0 to Golspie Sutherland,[32] as Orkney were unable to field a team.
  21. [u]
    Match awarded 1–0 to Halkirk United,[33] as Fort William were unable to field a team.
  22. [v]
    Match played at Highland Football Academy 3G, Dingwall.[34]
  23. [w]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[35]
  24. [x]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[36]
  25. [y]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[37]
  26. [z]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[1]
  27. [aa]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[38]
  28. [ab]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[39]
  29. [ac]
    Match played at Inverness Royal Academy.[40]
  30. [ad]
    Match played on the second pitch at Dalmore Park, Alness.[41]
  31. [ae]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[42]
  32. [af]
    Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[43]
  33. [ag]
    Match played at Kirkwall Grammar School, Kirkwall.[44]
  34. [ah]
    Match awarded 1–0 to Orkney,[45] as Bonar Bridge were unable to field a team.
  35. [ai]
    Match played at Naver 3G, Thurso.[46]
  36. [aj]
    Match played at Stromness 3G, Stromness.[47]
  37. [ak]
    Match played at Naver 3G.[48]
  38. [al]
    Match played at Naver 3G.[49]
  39. [am]
    Match awarded 1–0 to Thurso,[50] as Loch Ness were unable to field a team.

Notes

SFA Club with an SFA licence (as of June 2023)[52] eligible to participate in the Highland League play-off should they win the league.

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