2022–23 North Caledonian Football League Explained

The 2022–23 North Caledonian Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Macleod & MacCallum North Caledonian League) was the 114th season of the North Caledonian Football League, and the second season as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.

Loch Ness won the league title for the first time; their 5–0 victory over Fort William coupled with Invergordon's 1–1 draw against Orkney on 8 April 2023, gave them an unassailable 10-point lead over Invergordon with 3 games remaining (the margin was 4 points at the end of the season). As such, they entered the 2023–24 Scottish Cup at the Preliminary Round stage, as they had not already qualified as a non-SFA member.^[2]

Teams

To North Caledonian Football League

• Clachnacuddin Reserves

Relegated from Highland Football League

• Fort William

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Home ground	data-sort-type="number"	Capacity	data-sort-type="number"	Seats	Floodlit
Alness United	Alness	Dalmore Park[3]	align=right	TBC	align=right	0	align=right	Yes
Bonar Bridge	Bonar Bridge	Migdale Playing Fields[4]	align=right	500	align=right	0	align=right	No
Clachnacuddin Reserves	Inverness	Grant Street Park	3,000	154	Yes
	Fort William	Claggan Park	4,000	400	align=right	Yes
	Golspie	King George V Park[5]	align=right	1,000	align=right	0	align=right	Yes
Halkirk United	Halkirk	Morrison Park[6]	align=right	1,000	align=right	0	align=right	Yes
Invergordon	Invergordon	Recreation Grounds[7]	align=right	500	align=right	0	align=right	No
Inverness Athletic	North Kessock	Ferry Brae Park[8]	align=right	500	align=right	0	align=right	No
Loch Ness	Fortrose	King George V Park[9]	align=right	500	align=right	0	align=right	No
Nairn County 'A'	Nairn	Riverside Park[10]	align=right	500	align=right	0	align=right	No
Orkney	Holm	The Rockworks[11]	align=right	1,000	align=right	0	align=right	No
St Duthus	Tain	Grant Park[12]	align=right	500	align=right	0	align=right	No
Thurso	Thurso	Sir George's Park[13]	align=right	1,000	align=right	0	align=right	No

League table

Notes

Club with an SFA licence (as of June 2022)^[14] eligible to participate in the Highland League play-off should they win the league.

Notes and References

1. Loch Ness Football Club. LochNessFC. Loch Ness F.C.. 1644728798905090053. 8 April 2023. WE ARE North Caledonian FA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2022/2023! #FORZALOCHNESS. 8 April 2023. yes.
2. Web site: SCOTTISH CUP ENTRY Latest News North Caledonian FA . 2022-06-25 . www.northcaleyfa.co.uk . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623175231/http://www.northcaleyfa.co.uk/news_article.php?id=158 . dead .
3. Web site: Alness United FC - North Caledonian Football Association. 22 April 2022. North Caledonian FA Official Website. en.
4. News: Bonar Bridge FC - North Caledonian Football Association. en. North Caledonian FA Official Website. 22 April 2022.
5. Web site: Golspie Sutherland . Non League Scotland . 22 April 2022.
6. Web site: Halkirk United . Non League Scotland . 22 April 2022.
7. Web site: Invergordon . Non League Scotland . 22 April 2022.
8. Web site: Inverness Athletic F.C.. 22 April 2022. Non League Scotland.
9. Web site: Loch Ness. 22 April 2022. Non League Scotland.
10. Web site: Nairn County 'A'. https://web.archive.org/web/20220424014310/https://www.nonleaguescotland.org.uk/nairncountya.html. dead. 24 April 2022. 22 April 2022. Non League Scotland.
11. Web site: Orkney . Non League Scotland . 22 April 2022.
12. Web site: St Duthus F.C.. 22 April 2022. Non League Scotland.
13. Web site: Thurso . Non League Scotland . 22 April 2022.
14. Web site: Licensed Clubs - June 2022. 2 August 2022.