| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Scotland |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Promotion to | no promotion |
| Relegation to | North First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Junior Cup |
| Current champions | Banks O' Dee (6th title) (2018–19) |
| Most championships | Culter (7 titles) |
| Website | SJFA North Region |
| Current: 2019–20 North Superleague | |
The Scottish Junior Football North Super League (also known as the McBookie.com North Superleague for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. It was established in 2001 and since 2007, the league champions have qualified for the following season's Scottish Cup.[1]
Member clubs for the 2020–21 season
Beginning from the 2013–14 season, the two automatically relegated clubs drop into one of two regional divisions below the North Superleague.[2] In 2016–17, a play-off was introduced between the third bottom Superleague side and the runners-up in the East and West sections of the North First Division, potentially adding a third relegation place.
Membership of the North Superleague is dependent on more stringent ground criteria than the general entry requirements to the North Region and in recent years, both Inverness City (twice), and Grantown were refused promotion to the North Superleague on this basis.[3][4]
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2018–19[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen East End | Aberdeen | New Advocates Park | Lee Youngson | 11th |
| Banchory St Ternan | Banchory | Milton Park | Ewan Robb | 1st in North First Division |
| Banks O' Dee | Aberdeen | Spain Park | Tommy Forbes & Sandy McNaughton | 1st |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | Newburgh | Gallowshill Park | Lewis Muirhead | 2nd |
| Colony Park | Inverurie | Colony Park | Richard Davidson | 9th |
| Culter | Peterculter | Crombie Park | Duncan Ord | 5th |
| Deveronside | Macduff | Myrus Centre | John McLeay & Michael Duncan | 2nd in North First Division |
| Dyce Juniors | Dyce | Ian Mair Park | Allan Youngson | 8th |
| Ellon United | Ellon | The Meadows | Steven Main | 12th |
| Hall Russell United | Bridge of Don | Denmore Park | John Carroll | 10th |
| Hermes | Bridge of Don | Uniconn Park | Neil Dawson | 4th |
| Maud | Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | Chris Allsop & Mike Cramp | 6th |
| Montrose Roselea | Montrose | Broomfield Park | James Collier | 3rd |
| Nairn St. Ninian | Nairn | Showfield Park | Mike Hendry | 7th |
Champions and season summaries
| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Relegated | Promoted | Champions' progression in Scottish Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Formartine United | Culter | Buchanhaven Hearts | Aberdeen Lads Club | N/A |
| 2002–03 | Sunnybank | Culter | Deveronside | Turriff United | N/A |
| 2003–04 | Culter | Sunnybank | Cruden Bay Aberdeen Lads Club | Maud Ellon United | N/A |
| 2004–05 | Culter | Glentanar | East End Maud | Parkvale Fraserburgh United | N/A |
| 2005–06 | Culter | Formartine United | Fraserburgh United FC Stoneywood | Dyce Juniors Islavale | N/A |
| 2006–07 | Culter | Sunnybank | Islavale Glentanar | East End Maud | 3rd Round 2007–08 |
| 2007–08 | Banks O' Dee | Sunnybank | Formartine United Parkvale | Banchory St. Ternan Lewis United | 2nd Round 2008–09 |
| 2008–09 | Banks O' Dee | Sunnybank | Hillhead Stonehaven | Buchanhaven Hearts FC Stoneywood | 2nd Round 2009–10 |
| 2009–10 | Sunnybank | Culter | East End Buchanhaven Hearts | Fraserburgh United Stonehaven | 3rd Round 2010–11 |
| 2010–11 | Culter | Hall Russell United | Fraserburgh United | Forres Thistle | 3rd Round 2011–12 |
| 2011–12 | Hermes | Stonehaven | Forres Thistle Sunnybank | Fraserburgh United Deveronside | 1st Round 2012–13 |
| 2012–13 | Culter | Dyce Juniors | Lewis United Fraserburgh United | New Elgin East End | 3rd Round 2013–14 |
| 2013–14 | Culter | Banks O' Dee | East End Longside | Inverness City Cruden Bay | 2nd Round 2014–15 |
| 2014–15 | Hermes | Maud | New Elgin Cruden Bay | Bridge of Don Thistle Dufftown | 2nd Preliminary round 2015–16 |
| 2015–16 | Banks o' Dee | Hermes | Ellon United FC Stoneywood | Buckie Rovers Colony Park | 2nd Round 2016–17 |
| 2016–17 | Banks o' Dee | Dyce Juniors | Buckie Rovers Deveronside | Ellon United Montrose Roselea | 3rd Round 2017–18 |
| 2017–18 | Banks o' Dee | Hermes | Banchory St. Ternan Inverness City | Aberdeen East End Nairn St. Ninian | 1st Preliminary round 2018–19 |
| 2018–19[6] | Banks o' Dee | Bridge of Don Thistle | Dufftown Stonehaven | Banchory St. Ternan Deveronside | 2nd Round 2019–20 |
| 2019–20[7] | Season declared Null and void on 2 May 2020 after vote among SJFA North clubs, no champion was decalted and no relegation applied.[5][a] | TBC 2020–21 | |||
- ^ Using a 'points per game' algorithm applied in other leagues, Banks O' Dee (who were leading the table by a big margin) would have been nominal champions.
All-time Superleague table
This table is a cumulative record of matches played in the North Superleague since its inception in 2001. The table is accurate from the 2001–02 season to the end of the 2011–12 season, inclusive.[8] Teams highlighted in bold are members of the 2012–13 North Superleague.
Aberdeen Lads Club withdrew from Junior football on the eve of the 2008–09 season.[9] Formartine United and Turriff United joined the Highland Football League in 2009.[10]
| P | Club | Ssn | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | PPG | 1st | 2nd | Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culter | 11 | 286 | 189 | 40 | 57 | 764 | 355 | +409 | 607 | 2.12 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | Banks O' Dee | 11 | 286 | 151 | 57 | 88 | 602 | 398 | +204 | 510 | 1.78 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sunnybank | 11 | 286 | 158 | 42 | 86 | 653 | 431 | +224 | 507 1 | 1.77 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Hermes | 11 | 286 | 121 | 43 | 122 | 542 | 517 | +25 | 406 | 1.42 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Longside | 11 | 286† | 85 | 41 | 69 | 309 | 278 | −119 | 365 | 1.28 | |||
| 6 | Stonehaven | 10 | 260 | 102 | 53 | 104 | 469 | 470 | -1 | 358 | 1.38 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Formartine United | 7 | 182 | 90 | 34 | 58 | 391 | 328 | +63 | 304 | 1.67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ellon United | 8 | 208 | 70 | 49 | 89 | 300 | 352 | -52 | 259 | 1.25 | |||
| 9 | F.C. Stoneywood | 8 | 208 | 75 | 28 | 105 | 359 | 425 | -66 | 256 2 | 1.23 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Turriff United | 6 | 156 | 73 | 28 | 55 | 280 | 250 | +30 | 245 | 1.57 | |||
| 11 | Bridge of Don Thistle[a] | 9 | 234 | 74 | 47 | 113 | 354 | 445 | -91 | 266 3 | 1.14 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Dyce Juniors | 5 | 130 | 72 | 32 | 37 | 238 | 173 | +65 | 237 | 1.82 | |||
| 13 | Glentanar | 6 | 156 | 64 | 24 | 68 | 313 | 287 | +26 | 216 | 1.39 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | East End | 7 | 182 | 62 | 28 | 92 | 276 | 342 | −66 | 214 | 1.18 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Maud | 6 | 156 | 56 | 23 | 77 | 303 | 332 | −29 | 191 | 1.22 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Banchory St. Ternan | 4 | 104 | 49 | 16 | 39 | 198 | 200 | −2 | 163 | 1.57 | |||
| 17 | Lewis United | 4 | 104 | 35 | 16 | 53 | 169 | 243 | −74 | 121 | 1.16 | |||
| 18 | Hall Russell United | 3 | 78 | 31 | 12 | 146 | 129 | 56 | +17 | 105 | 1.35 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Cruden Bay | 3 | 78 | 24 | 12 | 115 | 169 | 40 | −54 | 84 | 1.08 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Parkvale | 3 | 78 | 17 | 10 | 102 | 247 | 60 | −145 | 61 | 0.78 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Aberdeen Lads Club | 2 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 70 | 121 | −51 | 56 | 1.08 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Fraserburgh United | 2 | 52 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 70 | 132 | −62 | 37 | 0.71 | 2 | ||
| 23 | Buchanhaven Hearts | 2 | 52 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 58 | 152 | −94 | 34 | 0.65 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Deveronside | 2 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 56 | 169 | −113 | 22 | 0.42 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Islavale | 1 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 20 | 0.77 | 1 | ||
| 26 | Forres Thistle | 1 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 16 | 0.62 | 1 | ||
| 27 | Dufftown | 4 | 104 | 33 | 11 | 60 | 185 | 281 | -96 | 110 | 0 | 1 |
P = Position; Ssn = Number of seasons; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; PPG = Points per game; Rel = Relegated
1 Sunnybank deducted nine points in 2003–04.
2 Wilson's XI deducted three points in 2003–04.
3 FC Stoneywood awarded three points in 2003–04.
- ^ Previously known as Wilson's XI, Hillhead and Newburgh Thistle.
References
- ^ "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Easton, Richard (9 June 2013). "Clubs agree to league reconstruction". SJFA, North Region. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Inverness City's future under threat". Inverness Courier. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Easton, Richard. "Superleague play off to take place at Colony Park". North Region SJFA. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b Clark, Will (2 May 2020). "North junior football season is declared null and void as season over for Nairn St Ninian". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ McBookie.Com Superleague Table 18/19, North Region Junior Football League
- ^ McBookie.Com Superleague Table 19/20, North Region Junior Football League
- ^ Richard Easton (14 March 2013). "Culter top all time Superleague table". North Region SJFA. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Ross McTavish (15 July 2008). "Lads Club to take a break from Junior football". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Dave Edwards (26 February 2009). "Turriff United, Formartine and Strathspey in". The Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
External links
- North Region Premier Division at Non-League Scotland (archive version, 2007-08 membership)