North
Caledonian Football League
1896-date
See also |
Founded
in 1896, the North Caledonian League (NCL) is a league which has existed
under a number of different names. The league mostly consists of amateur
clubs that play on public parks, although Golspie
Sutherland have full membership of the SFA, while the long defunct Thurso Pentland were also a
senior club in the NCL that competed in the Scottish Cup in the 19th century.
The present amateur side which plays in the Caithness County League were
formed in 1918. During the 1920s, a number of clubs also competed in the
Scottish Junior Cup. From 1948 the league was known variably as the North of
Scotland 2nd XI League or Highland Reserve League, and the Highland League
reserve teams which had dominated the championship continued to do so until
the late 1960s. Since then the league has been called the NCL. |
Champions
1896–97
Inverness Celtic 1897–98
Inverness Citadel ‘A’ 1898–99
Nelson 1899–00
Nelson 1900–01
Inverness Thistle ‘A’ 1901–02
Inverness Citadel ‘A’ 1902–03
Inverness Citadel ‘A’ 1903–04
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1904–05
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1905–06
Nelson 1906–07
Nelson 1907–08
Nelson 1908–09
Nelson 1909–10
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1910–11
Inverness Citadel ‘A’ 1911–12
Nelson 1912–13
Nelson 1913–14
Albert 1914–19
No Competition 1919–20
Dingwall Victoria United 1920–21
Nelson 1921–22
Inverness Citadel ‘A’ 1922–23
Inverness Caledonian ‘A’ 1923–24
Fortrose Union 1924–25
Catch-My-Pal 1925–26
Nelson 1926–27
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1927–28
Dingwall Victoria United 1928–29
Inverness Thistle ‘A’ 1929–30
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1930–31
Inverness Thistle ‘A’ 1931–32
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1932–33
I.D.A. 1933–34
I.D.A. 1934–35
Inverness Thistle ‘A’ 1935–36
Nairn County ‘A’ 1936–37
Clachnacuddin ‘A’ 1937–38 no
Competition 1938–39
Highland Light Infantry 1939–46
No Competition 1946–47
Invergordon 1947–48
Inverness Thistle reserves 1948–49
Inverness Caledonian reserves 1949–50
Clachnacuddin reserves 1950–51
Clachnacuddin reserves 1951–52
Inverness Caledonian reserves 1952–53
Inverness Caledonian reserves 1953–54
Elgin City reserves 1954–55
Nairn County reserves & Buckie Thistle reserves 1955–56
Clachnacuddin reserves 1956–57
Clachnacuddin reserves 1957–58
Clachnacuddin reserves |
1958–59
Inverness Thistle reserves 1959–60
Inverness Thistle reserves 1960–61 incomplete
1961–62
incomplete
1962–63
Inverness Thistle reserves 1963–64
Clachnacuddin reserves 1964–65
Avoch Rovers 1965–66
Ross County reserves 1966–67
Brora Rangers reserves 1967–68
Brora Rangers reserves 1968–69
Dingwall Thistle 1969–70
Inverness Caledonian reserves 1970–71
Dingwall Thistle 1971–72
Dingwall Thistle 1972–73
Alness United 1973–74
Alness United 1974–75
Golspie Sutherland 1975–76
Golspie Sutherland 1976–77
Invergordon 1977–78
Dingwall Thistle 1978–79
Wick Academy 1979–80
Wick Academy 1980–81
Wick Academy 1981–82
Wick Academy 1982–83
Bunillidh Thistle 1983–84
Muir of Ord 1984–85
Fort William 1985–86
Muir of Ord 1986–87
Wick Academy 1987–88
Invergordon 1988–89
Bunillidh Thistle 1989–90
Balintore 1990–91
Balintore 1991–92
Clachnacuddin reserves 1992–93
Golspie Sutherland 1993–94
Halkirk United 1994–95
Caledonian Thistle reserves 1995–96
Fearn Thistle 1996–97
Ross County reserves 1997–98
Inverness Caledonian Thistle reserves 1998–99
Golspie Sutherland 1999–00
Thurso 2000–01
Alness United 2001–02
Invergordon 2002–03
Thurso 2003–04
Golspie Sutherland 2004–05
Alness United 2005–06
Balintore 2006–07
Golspie Sutherland 2007–08
Golspie Sutherland 2008–09
Golspie Sutherland |
|
1948-49 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 |
Inverness
Caledonian reserves Clachnacuddin reserves Inverness
Thistle reserves Forres Mechanics
reserves Nairn
County reserves Ross
County reserves Corinthians Muir
of Ord |
|
1972-73 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Easter
Ross Dingwall Thistle Golspie Sutherland Wick
Academy Bunilidh Thistle Invergordon Tain St Duthus Ross
County reserves Bonar
Bridge Black
Rock |
18 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
1988-89 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 |
Balintore Bonar
Bridge Dornoch Bunillidh Thistle Invergordon Golspie Sutherland Tain St Duthus Brora
Rangers reserves Inverness
Caledonian reserves Wick
Academy Ross
County reserves Fearn Thistle |
1990-91 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 |
Balintore Inverness
Thistle reserves Wick
Academy Inverness
Caledonian reserves Invergordon Brora
Rangers reserves Tain St Duthus Ross
County reserves Fearn Thistle |
1994-95 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 |
Caledonian
Thistle reserves Balintore Bonar
Bridge Bunillidh Thistle Clachnacuddin reserves Dornoch Fearn Thistle Fort
William reserves Golspie Sutherland Halkirk United Invergordon Muir
SC Ross
County reserves Tain St Duthus |
1997-98 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
Inverness
Caledonian Th res Balintore Golspie Sutherland Alness United Ross
County reserves Halkirk United Invergordon Tain St Duthus Bunillidh Thistle Bonar
Bridge Dornoch |
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
16 15 13 10 10 8 10 7 4 4 0 |
2 2 4 3 2 5 0 3 2 2 1 |
2 3 3 7 8 7 10 10 14 14 19 |
84 70 72 45 76 55 44 43 30 30 15 |
23 27 25 40 37 38 46 34 66 87 141 |
34 32 30 23 22 21 20 17 10 10 1 |
|
1998-99 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
Golspie Sutherland Balintore Inverness
Caledonian Th res Thurso Alness United Halkirk United Invergordon Tain St Duthus Bonar
Bridge Bunillidh Dornoch |
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
16 14 12 10 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 |
0 3 2 4 4 4 5 1 1 2 0 |
4 3 6 6 6 7 8 13 14 14 16 |
80 59 71 57 41 36 53 35 27 24 17 |
22 25 27 25 28 34 46 51 86 61 75 |
32 31 26 24 24 22 19 13 11 10 8 |
|
1999-00 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Thurso Golspie Sutherland Invergordon Balintore Alness United Halkirk United Tain St Duthus Bonar
Bridge Dornoch Bunillidh Thistle |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
13 13 12 11 9 5 3 4 3 1 |
3 2 2 3 4 4 6 3 1 4 |
2 3 4 4 5 9 9 11 14 13 |
58 67 51 59 43 20 29 26 18 16 |
16 26 27 26 23 37 43 48 80 61 |
29 28 26 25 22 14 12 11 7 6 |
|
2000-01 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Alness United Thurso Golspie Sutherland Balintore Halkirk United Invergordon Tain St Duthus Bunillidh Thistle Bonar
Bridge Dornoch |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
15 14 13 12 7 8 5 4 3 2 |
1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 2 1 |
2 3 5 6 7 8 11 13 13 15 |
68 59 63 47 51 47 27 23 22 27 |
15 22 20 35 31 41 42 56 83 89 |
31 29 26 24 18 18 12 9 8 5 |
|
2001-02 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Invergordon Alness United Golspie Sutherland Thurso Halkirk United Tain St Duthus Bunillidh Thistle Balintore Bonar
Bridge Dornoch |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
14 12 12 10 7 7 5 4 4 2 |
3 3 2 4 4 1 4 3 1 1 |
1 3 4 4 7 10 9 11 13 15 |
58 53 45 33 39 39 26 33 35 21 |
13 21 24 22 28 36 47 52 50 89 |
45 39 38 34 25 22 19 15 13 7 |
|
2002-03 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Thurso Alness United Golspie Sutherland Balintore Dornoch Bonar
Bridge Halkirk United Invergordon Tain St Duthus Bunillidh Thistle |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
14 14 12 8 8 7 6 5 2 1 |
3 0 3 4 1 3 4 2 2 4 |
1 4 3 6 9 8 8 11 14 13 |
63 42 46 46 40 37 45 41 28 19 |
14 21 23 27 55 53 37 56 78 43 |
45 42 39 28 25 24 22 17 8 7 |
|
2003-04 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Golspie Sutherland Balintore Alness United Thurso Invergordon Dornoch Halkirk United Bunillidh Thistle Tain St Duthus Bonar
Bridge |
18 18 18 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 |
18 14 12 11 6 6 5 4 4 3 |
0 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 |
2 4 5 4 10 11 10 10 12 13 |
53 57 53 54 31 41 20 23 30 31 |
14 21 26 22 45 69 37 43 61 55 |
48 42 37 35 20 19 18 15 14 11 |
Bunillidh Thistle v Thurso
not played
|
2004-05 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Thurso Alness United Golspie Sutherland Balintore Dornoch Bonar
Bridge Halkirk United Invergordon Tain St Duthus Bunillidh Thistle |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
14 14 12 8 8 7 6 5 2 1 |
3 0 3 4 1 3 4 2 2 4 |
1 4 3 6 9 8 8 11 14 13 |
63 42 46 46 40 37 45 41 28 19 |
14 21 23 27 55 53 37 56 78 43 |
45 42 39 28 25 24 22 17 8 7 |
|
2005-06 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Balintore Dornoch Halkirk United Golspie Sutherland Thurso Invergordon Alness United Bonar
Bridge Bunillidh Thistle |
16 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 16 |
12 11 9 8 8 7 5 3 0 |
3 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 0 |
1 3 5 5 6 6 10 11 16 |
46 48 44 48 48 41 36 25 12 |
13 26 22 29 33 40 36 66 84 |
39 35 28 27 26 24 16 10 0 |
Bonar
Bridge v Halkirk United not played
|
2006-07 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Golspie Sutherland Thurso Inverness
City Halkirk United Balintore Alness United Invergordon Bunillidh Thistle Dornoch |
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |
13 13 10 10 9 4 2 2 2 |
1 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 |
2 3 4 5 5 9 11 12 14 |
50 60 46 57 50 40 34 20 26 |
21 23 29 27 26 40 49 79 89 |
40 39 32 31 29 15 9 8 6 |
|
2007-08 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
Golspie Sutherland Thurso Inverness
City Muir
of Ord Rovers Halkirk United Balintore Invergordon Bunillidh Thistle Alness United Bonar
Bridge Dornoch |
19 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
16 14 13 12 12 8 5 5 4 3 2 |
2 2 2 5 4 5 4 2 3 1 0 |
1 4 4 3 4 7 11 13 13 16 18 |
75 72 73 64 62 44 32 35 25 22 18 |
20 30 31 32 31 39 57 76 51 61 94 |
50 44 41 41 40 29 19 17 15 10 6 |
Golspie Sutherland v Inverness City not played
|
2008-09 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Golspie Sutherland Halkirk United Balintore Muir
of Ord Rovers Bonar
Bridge Thurso Bunillidh Thistle Alness United Invergordon Tain Thistle |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
16 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 1 |
1 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 1 |
1 3 6 7 8 7 10 10 12 16 |
82 77 47 35 42 33 26 27 20 23 |
15 26 37 38 48 30 47 43 56 72 |
49 41 32 29 26 25 20 18 16 4 |