2015–16 North Superleague
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Banks O' Dee |
| Relegated |
Ellon United FC Stoneywood |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 684 (3.76 per match) |
|
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 North Superleague is the fifteenth staging of the North Superleague, the highest tier of league competition in the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The season began on 11 August 2015. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter the 2016–17 Scottish Cup
Banks O' Dee won the championship on 14 May 2016, to claim their third North Superleague title.[1]
Member clubs for the 2015–16 season
1: Banks O' Dee
2: Culter
3: Dyce Juniors
4: Hall Russell United
5: Hermes
6: Stoneywood
Hermes are the reigning champions.
North First Division (East) champions Bridge of Don Thistle replaced the relegated New Elgin. North First Division (West) champions Grantown were refused promotion due to ground criteria.[2] Runners-up Dufftown were eventually promoted after defeating Cruden Bay, 7–1 in a play-off match.
| Club | Location | Ground | Finishing position 2014–15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banchory St. Ternan | Crathes | Milton Park | 10th |
| Banks O' Dee | Aberdeen | Spain Park | 3rd |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | Newburgh | Gallowshill Park | North First Division (East) 1st |
| Culter | Peterculter | Crombie Park | 4th |
| Deveronside | Banff | Canal Park | 5th |
| Dufftown | Dufftown | Westburn Park | North First Division (West) 2nd |
| Dyce Juniors | Dyce | Ian Mair Park | 8th |
| Ellon United | Ellon | The Meadows | 10th |
| Hall Russell United | Bridge of Don | Denmore Park | 11th |
| Hermes | Bridge of Don | Uniconn Park | 1st (Champions) |
| Inverness City | Inverness | Lister Park | 7th |
| Maud | Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | 2nd |
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | Glenury Park | 9th |
| FC Stoneywood | Aberdeen | Clark Commercial Park | 6th |
League table
FC Stoneywood played an ineligible player in their 0–0 draw with Hall Russell United in February 2016 and were deducted four points with Hall Russell being awarded two points.[3]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banks O' Dee (C) | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 87 | 23 | +64 | 61 | Qualification for 2016–17 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Hermes | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 55 | |
| 3 | Stonehaven | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 51 | |
| 4 | Dyce Juniors | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | Culter | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 45 | |
| 6 | Inverness City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Hall Russell United | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Dufftown | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Maud | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 | |
| 10 | Deveronside | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 27 | |
| 11 | Newburgh Thistle | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 26 | |
| 12 | Banchory St. Ternan | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 25 | |
| 13 | Ellon United (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to North First Division |
| 14 | FC Stoneywood (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 17 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016.
Source: North Region JFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BST | BOD | NEW | CUL | DVS | DUF | DYC | ELLO | HRU | HER | IVC | MAU | SHV | STWD |
| Banchory St. Ternan | 1–9 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | |
| Banks O' Dee | 9–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Newburgh Thistle | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Culter | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 10–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–6 | |
| Deveronside | 3–2 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Dufftown | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| Dyce Juniors | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ellon United | 3–2 | 0–5 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 4–1 | |
| Hall Russell United | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Hermes | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inverness City | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Maud | 2–8 | 0–9 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Stonehaven | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| FC Stoneywood | 3–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016.
Source: North Region JFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ↑ Easton, Richard. "Home win secures first title since 2009". North Region SJFA. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Easton, Richard. "Superleague play off to take place at Colony Park". North Region SJFA. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Easton, Richard. "FC Stoneywood deducted four points". www.northregionjfa.co.uk. North Region SJFA. Retrieved 26 May 2016.