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The North Caledonian Football League (NCFL) is an amateur football league operating in the highlands of Scotland.
It currently consists of 10 teams for the 2008–09 season:
Previous members include Wick Academy and Fort William who both left to join the Highland Football League and the reserve teams of the Scottish Football League clubs Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County. A number of Highland Football League clubs used to run reserve teams in the North Caledonian Football League.
At the start of season 2003–2004 the league was due to consist of 11 clubs when Inverness City were elected to replace Alness United who had applied to join the Scottish Junior Football Association's North Region.
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The North Caledonian Football League (NCFL) is an amateur football league operating in the highlands of Scotland.
It currently consists of 10 teams for the 2008–09 season:
Previous members include Wick Academy and Fort William who both left to join the Highland Football League and the reserve teams of the Scottish Football League clubs Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County. A number of Highland Football League clubs used to run reserve teams in the North Caledonian Football League.
At the start of season 2003–2004 the league was due to consist of 11 clubs when Inverness City were elected to replace Alness United who had applied to join the Scottish Junior Football Association's North Region. However Alness' application was unsuccessful and they returned to the NCFL. The league returned to 10 clubs when Inverness City withdrew at the last minute owing to their failure to secure a viable ground at which to play their home fixtures.
The start of the 2005–06 season saw the withdrawal from the league of Tain St. Duthus due to financial problems, reducing the league to only 9 teams. It was hoped that this would be a mere season's abeyance, but they did not re-enter the following season, and have now gone out of existence entirely. They are succeeded by Tain Thistle.
Inverness City finally joined in 2006–07 season having found a home ground at North Kessock. However, the league was left with the uneven number of 9 clubs as Bonar Bridge withdrew from the competition. The league title was won by Golspie Sutherland.
The 2008–09 season will start with ten teams. This is due to the withdrawal of Dornoch FC and Inverness City joining the Junior leagues. The league is also joined by newcomers, Tain Thistle.
The NCFL is characterized by the number of clubs who use it as a 'stepping-stone' to try and either join the Highland League or join the 'junior' grade of football.
Previous Champions
- 1896–97 Inverness Celtic
- 1897–98 Citadel
- 1898–99 Nelson
- 1899–00 Nelson
- 1900–01 Inverness Thistle
- 1901–02 Citadel
- 1902–03 Citadel
- 1903–04 Clachnacuddin
- 1904–05 Clachnacuddin
- 1905–06 Nelson
- 1906–07 Nelson
- 1907–08 Nelson
- 1908–09 Nelson
- 1909–10 Clachnacuddin
- 1910–11 Citadel
- 1911–12 Nelson
- 1912–13 Nelson
- 1913–14 Albert
- 1914–19 No Competition
- 1919–20 Dingwall Victoria United
- 1920–21 Nelson
- 1921–22 Citadel
- 1922–23 Caledonian
- 1923–24 Fortrose Union
- 1924–25 Catch-My-Pal
- 1925–26 Nelson
- 1926–27 Clachnacuddin
- 1927–28 Dingwall Victoria United
- 1928–29 Inverness Thistle
- 1929–30 Clachnacuddin
- 1930–31 Inverness Thistle
- 1931–32 Clachnacuddin
- 1932–33 I.D.A.
- 1933–34 I.D.A.
- 1934–35 Inverness Thistle
- 1935–36 Nairn County
- 1936–37 Clachnacuddin
- 1937–38 No Competition
- 1938–39 H.L.I.
- 1939–46 No Competition
- 1946–47 Invergordon
- 1947–48 Inverness Thistle
- 1948–49 Caledonian
- 1949–50 Clachnacuddin
- 1950–51 Clachnacuddin
- 1951–52 Caledonian
- 1952–53 Caledonian
- 1953–54 Elgin City
- 1954–55 Nairn County/Buckie Thistle
- 1955–56 Clachnacuddin
- 1956–57 Clachnacuddin
- 1957–58 Clachnacuddin
- 1958–59 Inverness Thistle
- 1959–60 Inverness Thistle
- 1960–61 Competition Incomplete
- 1961–62 Competition Incomplete
- 1962–63 Inverness Thistle
- 1963–64 Clachnacuddin
- 1964–65 Avoch Rovers
- 1965–66 Ross County
- 1966–67 Brora Rangers
- 1967–68 Brora Rangers
- 1968–69 Dingwall Thistle
- 1969–70 Caledonian
- 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
- 1992–93 Golspie Sutherland
- 1993–94 Halkirk United
- 1994–95 Caledonian Thistle
- 1995–96 Fearn Thistle
- 1996–97 Ross County
- 1997–98 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- 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
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