2023-24 Midlands Football League season
Football league season
Midlands Football League Season 2023–24 Dates 22 July 2023 – 3 June 2024 Champions Dundee North End Matches played 380 Goals scored 1,599 (4.21 per match) Biggest home win Lochee United 10–0 Letham (30 September 2023)Biggest away win Highest scoring 8 matches:10 goals [ A] Longest winning run 16 matches: Dundee North End Longest unbeaten run 34 matches: Dundee North End Longest winless run 22 matches:Coupar Angus Longest losing run 13 matches: Forfar West End
All statistics correct as of 3 June 2024.
The 2023–24 Midlands Football League was the third season of the Midlands Football League , part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system . Carnoustie Panmure were the reigning champions for the second season in a row, but could only finish fifth in the table.
Dundee North End won their first title following the culmination of a 34-match unbeaten run, overhauling Broughty Athletic 's tally of 103 points by a point. Dundee North End had won their last thirteen games, seven of which were played after Broughty Athletic's final match.
Teams
Location of teams in
2023-24 Midlands Football League
Location of teams in
2023–24 Midlands Football League within Dundee
Location of teams in
2023–24 Midlands Football League within Angus and Fife
Montrose Roselea rejoined the SJFA East Region to increase the league's membership to 20 teams, having spent six seasons playing in the North Region .
To Midlands League
Transferred from North Region Premier League
Stadia and locations
Club
Location
Home Ground
Surface
Capacity
Seats
Floodlit
Arbroath Victoria
Arbroath
Ogilvy Park[ 1]
Grass
1,000
0
No
Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie
Davie Park[ 2]
Artificial
1,200
0
Yes
Brechin Victoria
Brechin
Victoria Park[ 3]
Grass
800
100
No
Broughty Athletic
Dundee
Whitton Park[ 4]
Artificial
1000
0,
Yes
Carnoustie Panmure
Carnoustie
Laing Park[ 5]
Grass
1,500
0
No
Coupar Angus
Coupar Angus
Foxhall Park[ 6]
Grass
800
0
No
Downfield
Dundee
Downfield Park[ 7]
Grass
2,000
13
No
Dundee North End
Dundee
North End Park[ 8]
Grass
2,000
0
No
Dundee St James
Dundee
Fairfield Park
Grass
1,200
0
No
Dundee Violet
Dundee
Glenesk Park[ 9]
Grass
1,500
0
No
East Craigie
Dundee
Craigie Park[ 10]
Grass
2,000
0
No
Forfar United
Forfar
Guthrie Park[ 11]
Grass
1,500
0
No
Forfar West End
Forfar
Strathmore Park[ 12]
Grass
1,200
0
No
Kirriemuir Thistle
Kirriemuir
Westview Park[ 13]
Grass
1,500
32
No
Letham
Perth
Seven Acres Park
Artificial
300
0
Yes
Lochee Harp
Dundee
Lochee Community Sports Hub
Artificial
500
0
Yes
Lochee United [SFA]
Dundee
Thomson Park[ 14]
Grass
2,000
0
Yes
Montrose Roselea
Montrose
Links Park
Artificial
4,936
1,338
Yes
Scone Thistle
Scone
Farquharson Park[ 15]
Grass
800
0
No
Tayport [SFA]
Tayport
Canniepairt[ 16]
Grass
2,500
0
Yes
League table
Source:
[ 17] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
Source:
[ 29] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^ The match initially finished 2–0 to Blairgowrie,[ 18] but was later awarded 3–0 to Dundee Violet.[ 19]
^ Match played at Station Park, Forfar ,[ 20] due to flooding caused by Storm Babet .
^ Match played at Links Park , Montrose .[ 21]
^ Match played at Station Park, Forfar .[ 22]
^ Match played at Station Park, Forfar .[ 23]
^ Match played at Station Park, Forfar .[ 24]
^ Match played at Broomfield Park,[ 25] due to a clashing Scottish League One fixture for Montrose at Links Park .
^ Match played at Broomfield Park,[ 26] due to a clashing Scottish League One fixture for Montrose at Links Park .
^ Match played at Broomfield Park,[ 27] due to a clashing Scottish Cup third round fixture for Montrose at Links Park .
^ Match awarded to Forfar West End,[ 28] following a protest of the original match result – which was an abandonment with 81 minutes played (1–2).
Notes
SFA Club with an SFA licence[ 30] eligible to participate in the Highland League promotion play-off should they win the league.
^ The matches were Arbroath Victoria 1–9 Lochee United on 12 August 2023, Lochee Harp 4–6 East Craigie on 23 August 2023, Lochee United 9–1 Forfar United on 23 August 2023, Lochee United 10–0 Letham on 30 September 2023, Brechin Victoria 0–10 Broughty Athletic on 10 February 2024, Arbroath Victoria 0–10 Kirriemuir Thistle on 4 May 2024, Forfar West End 0–10 Dundee North End on 4 May 2024, and Downfield 5–5 Dundee St James on 22 May 2024.
References
External links
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