2017–18 North Caledonian Football League

The 2017–18 North Caledonian Football League was the 109th season of the North Caledonian Football League. The season began on 2 September 2017 and ended on 21 April 2018. Invergordon were the defending champions.

North Caledonian Football League

Season	2017–18
Dates	2 September 2017 – 21 April 2018
Champions	Orkney
Matches played	72
Goals scored	349 (4.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Thorfinn Stout (20 goals)
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 21 April 2018.

Bunillidh Thistle returned to the league following an eight-year absence, increasing the league membership to nine teams.

Orkney won their first league title, becoming the first Scottish Islands club to win a Scottish FA affiliated senior league.

Teams

Alness United

Bunillidh Thistle

Golspie Sutherland

Halkirk United

Invergordon

Inverness Athletic

Orkney

St Duthus

Thurso

Location of teams in 2017–18 North Caledonian League

Team	Location	Team Manager	Top Scorer	Home ground	Ref.
Alness United	Alness	Tommy Regan	Gordon Finlayson (6)	Dalmore Park	[1]
Bunillidh Thistle	Helmsdale	Graham Grant	Billy Cairns (2)	Couper Park	[2]
Golspie Sutherland	Golspie	Andrew Banks	Liam Bremner (9)	King George V Park	[3]
Halkirk United	Halkirk	Gordon Macdonald	Marc Gunn (5)	Morrison Park	[4]
Invergordon	Invergordon	Gary Campbell	Ryan MacLeod (12)	Recreation Grounds	[5]
Inverness Athletic	Muir of Ord	Tommy Wilson / Shane Carling	Phil MacDonald (8)	Pavilion Park	[6]
Orkney	Kirkwall	Charlie Alway	Thorfinn Stout (20)	The Pickaquoy Centre	[7]
St Duthus	Tain	Stuart Ross	Finn As-Chainey (6)	Links Playing Fields	[8]
Thurso	Thurso	Stevie Reid	Nigel Mackenzie (7)	Sir George's Park	[9]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Orkney (C)	16	13	0	3	82	16	+66	39
2	Invergordon	16	12	2	2	48	21	+27	38
3	Golspie Sutherland	16	11	2	3	51	23	+28	35
4	Thurso	16	9	2	5	38	23	+15	29
5	Alness United	16	8	1	7	31	55	−24	25
6	St Duthus	16	4	2	10	28	28	0	14
7	Inverness Athletic	16	4	1	11	31	56	−25	13
8	Halkirk United	16	4	1	11	23	54	−31	13
9	Bunillidh Thistle	16	1	1	14	17	73	−56	4

Source: North Caledonian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results

Home \ Away	ALN	BUN	GOL	HAL	INV	INA	ORK	STD	THU
Alness United		4–0	1–4	2–1	3–2	3–2	2–3	4–3	1–4
Bunillidh Thistle	1–2		1–3	1–2	2–2	0–2	0–6	3–2	0–3
Golspie Sutherland	10–0	5–1		2–1	1–2	3–1	2–3	3–0	4–1
Halkirk United	5–6	3–2	1–4		1–3	4–2	1–5	0–7	2–2
Invergordon	7–0	7–0	2–2	3–0		5–2	1–0	2–1	3–2
Inverness Athletic	1–1	9–2	1–4	3–1	2–3		0–4	2–1	1–3
Orkney	10–0	12–1	7–1	9–0	2–3	13–1		2–1	2–3
St Duthus	1–2	4–1	0–0	3–0	2–3	2–1	0–2		1–3
Thurso	1–0	7–2	1–3	0–1	1–0	7–1	0–2	0–0

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: North Caledonian FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. Alness United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 May 2015.
2. "Bunillidh Thistle FC - North Caledonian Football Association". North Caledonian FA Official Website. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
3. Golspie Sutherland, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 May 2015.
4. Halkirk United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 May 2015.
5. Invergordon, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 1 October 2017.
6. "Inverness Athletic F.C." nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
7. Orkney, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 May 2015.
8. "St Duthus F.C." nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
9. Thurso, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 May 2015.