2015–16_Highland_Football_League
2015–16 Highland Football League
Football league season
The 2015–16 Highland Football League started on 25 July 2015 and ended on 7 May 2016.
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Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cove Rangers |
| Biggest home win | Brora Rangers 11–0 Rothes |
| Biggest away win | Strathspey Thistle 0–10 Formartine United |
| Highest scoring | Clachnacuddin 12–2 Rothes |
| Longest winning run | 16 – Cove Rangers |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 – Cove Rangers F.C. |
| Longest winless run | 29 – Rothes |
| Longest losing run | 15 – Fort William 15 – Rothes |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 98 | 28 | +70 | 89 | Qualification to League Two play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | Formartine United | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 137 | 35 | +102 | 85 | |
| 3 | Brora Rangers | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 128 | 35 | +93 | 85 | |
| 4 | Turriff United | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 88 | 31 | +57 | 68 | |
| 5 | Wick Academy | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 60 | |
| 6 | Inverurie Loco Works | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 58 | |
| 7 | Buckie Thistle | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 77 | +3 | 58 | |
| 8 | Nairn County | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 57 | |
| 9 | Fraserburgh | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 53 | |
| 10 | Keith | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 52 | |
| 11 | Forres Mechanics | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Lossiemouth | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 38 | |
| 13 | Deveronvale | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Clachnacuddin | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 32 | |
| 15 | Huntly | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 49 | 89 | −40 | 26 | |
| 16 | Strathspey Thistle | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 38 | 118 | −80 | 20 | |
| 17 | Fort William | 34 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 116 | −78 | 16 | |
| 18 | Rothes | 34 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 165 | −149 | 4 |
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Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
More information Home \ Away, BROR ...
| Home \ Away | BROR | BUCK | CLAC | COVE | DEVE | FORM | FORR | FORT | FRAS | HUNT | LOCO | KEITH | LOSS | NAIRN | ROTH | STRA | TURR | WICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brora Rangers | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 11–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Buckie Thistle | 1–8 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Clachnacuddin | 1–10 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 12–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Cove Rangers | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Deveronvale | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–8 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Formartine United | 3–3 | 10–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 9–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Forres Mechanics | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Fort William | 3–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Fraserburgh | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Huntly | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Inverurie Loco Works | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Keith | 2–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lossiemouth | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–8 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| Nairn County | 1–7 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| Rothes | 0–7 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–9 | 1–5 | |
| Strathspey Thistle | 1–6 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–10 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Turriff United | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 9–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | |
| Wick Academy | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 |
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Source: highlandfootballleague.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Two § League Two Play-offs
As Highland League champions, Cove Rangers played Edinburgh City, champions of the 2015–16 Lowland League, over two legs. Cove Rangers lost the first leg at home 0–3 and drew 1–1 away, losing 1–4 on aggregate. Therefore, Cove Rangers will remain in the Highland League for the 2016–17 season.