Season | 2016β17 |
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Champions | Buckie Thistle |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,250 (4.08 per match) |
Biggest home win | Buckie Thistle 9β0 Strathspey Thistle |
Biggest away win | Rothes 0β9 Wick Academy |
Highest scoring |
Deveronvale 2β9
Buckie Thistle Fort William 3β8 Wick Academy Nairn County 3β8 Buckie Thistle Strathspey Thistle 2β9 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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The 2016β17 Highland Football League started in July 2016 and ended on 22 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 2017β18 League Two season. [1] [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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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 |
Buckie Thistle qualified for the Play-offs after a 9β0 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 2016β17 Lowland League, over two legs. Buckie Thistle drew the first leg at home 2β2 and lost 2β1 away, losing 3β4 on aggregate. Therefore, Buckie Thistle will remain in the Highland League for the 2017β18 season.