2016–17 Highland Football League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Buckie Thistle |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,250 (4.08 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Buckie Thistle 9–0 Strathspey Thistle |
| Biggest away win | Rothes 0–9 Wick Academy |
| Highest scoring |
Deveronvale 2–9 Buckie Thistle Fort William 3–8 Wick Academy Nairn County 3–8 Buckie Thistle Strathspey Thistle 2–9 Buckie Thistle |
| Longest winning run | Buckie Thistle (10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Cove Rangers (13) |
| Longest winless run | Fort William (16) |
| Longest losing run |
Fort William (8) Strathspey Thistle (8) |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Highland Football League started in July 2016 and ended on 22nd April 2017.
For promotion to Scottish League Two, the league champions playoff with the Lowland Football League champions (or other eligible team from outside the SPFL to be nominated by the Scottish FA), with the winner then playing the team finishing 10th and bottom in Scottish League Two in a promotion and relegation playoff to determine the entrants for the 2017–18 League Two season.[1][2]
Teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckie Thistle (C) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 36 | +94 | 82 | Qualification to League Two play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 109 | 30 | +79 | 82 | |
| 3 | Brora Rangers | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 116 | 36 | +80 | 81 | |
| 4 | Formartine United | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 73 | |
| 5 | Fraserburgh | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 63 | |
| 6 | Forres Mechanics | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 63 | +21 | 58 | |
| 7 | Turriff United | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 58 | |
| 8 | Wick Academy | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 53 | |
| 9 | Inverurie Loco Works | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 50 | |
| 10 | Keith | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 74 | 88 | −14 | 47 | |
| 11 | Clachnacuddin | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 41 | |
| 12 | Lossiemouth | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 38 | |
| 13 | Nairn County | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Huntly | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 97 | −43 | 34 | |
| 15 | Deveronvale | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 30 | |
| 16 | Rothes | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 106 | −69 | 26 | |
| 17 | Fort William | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 44 | 136 | −92 | 11 | |
| 18 | Strathspey Thistle | 34 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 120 | −92 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | BROR | BUCK | CLAC | COVE | DEVE | FORM | FORR | FORT | FRAS | HUNT | LOCO | KEITH | LOSS | NAIRN | ROTH | STRA | TURR | WICK |
| Brora Rangers | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Buckie Thistle | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Clachnacuddin | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cove Rangers | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |
| Deveronvale | 1–2 | 2–9 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Formartine United | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Forres Mechanics | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Fort William | 1–5 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–8 | |
| Fraserburgh | 2–0 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Huntly | 1–6 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | |
| Inverurie Loco Works | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Keith | 1–4 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lossiemouth | 4–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Nairn County | 0–4 | 3–8 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Rothes | 0–6 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–9 | |
| Strathspey Thistle | 0–5 | 2–9 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Turriff United | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Wick Academy | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Updated to games played on 22 April 2017.
Source: highlandfootballleague.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion Play-offs
Buckie Thistle qualified for the Play-offs after a 9-0 win against Strathspey Thistle on 22 April 2017 secured them the Highland Football League title for the 11th time.[3]
As Highland League champions, Buckie Thistle played East Kilbride, champions of the 2016–17 Lowland League, over two legs. Buckie Thistle drew the first leg at home 2–2 and lost 2–1 away, losing 3–4 on aggregate. Therefore, Buckie Thistle will remain in the Highland League for the 2017–18 season.
References
- ↑ "The Rules of the SPFL" (PDF). Scottish Professional Football League. 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "The pyramid system and how it affects the SHFL". Scottish Highland Football League. 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Douglass, Sean (22 April 2017). "Buckie demolish Strathspey 9-0 to secure Highland League title on final day". Evening Express. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. Retrieved 23 April 2017.