2025–26 North Caledonian Football League

North Caledonian Football League
Season2025–26
Dates9 August 2025 – TBC
ChampionsInvergordon
Matches119
Goals491 (4.13 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winThurso 1–8 Invergordon
(16 August 2025)
Highest scoringClachnacuddin 'A' 10–2 Halkirk United
(6 December 2025)
Longest winning run19 matches:
Invergordon
Longest unbeaten run19 matches:
Invergordon
Longest winless run11 matches:
Bonar Bridge
Longest losing run6 matches:
Orkney
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 14 March 2026.

The 2025–26 North Caledonian Football League (known as the Macleod & MacCallum North Caledonian League for sponsorship reasons) is the 117th season of the North Caledonian Football League, and the fifth season as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.[1] The defending champions are Invergordon, having won the title for the second consecutive season.

Invergordon retained their title, winning each of their first 16 games, sealing a third consecutive title with a 5–0 win over Orkney on 14 February,[2] to open an unassailable lead over their closest rivals Alness United and Inverness Athletic.

Teams

Location of mainland teams in the 2025–26 North Caledonian League
Location of Orkney in the 2025–26 North Caledonian League

Inverness Thistle joined the league for the first time, whilst Bunillidh Thistle withdrew from the league but retained membership in the hopes of playing in the 2026–27 season.[3]

From North Caledonian League

Withdrew

To North Caledonian League

Joined

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Alness United Alness New Dalmore Park Artificial 500 0 Yes
Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge Migdale Playing Fields Grass 500 0 No
Clachnacuddin 'A' Evanton Culcairn Park Grass 500 0 No
Fort William Fort William Claggan Park Grass 1,800 200 Yes
Golspie Sutherland [SFA] Golspie King George V Park Grass 1,000 0 Yes
Halkirk United Halkirk Morrison Park Grass 1,000 0 Yes
Invergordon Invergordon Recreation Grounds Grass 800 0 No
Inverness Athletic Muir of Ord Pavilion Park Grass 500 0 No
Inverness Thistle North Kessock Ferry Brae Park Grass 500 0 No
Orkney Kirkwall Kirkwall Grammar School Artificial 500 0 Yes
St Duthus Tain Grant Park Grass 500 0 No
Thurso Thurso Sir George's Park Grass 1,000 0 No

SFA Club with an SFA licence[4] eligible to participate in the Highland League promotion play-off should they win the league, and also compete in the Scottish Cup.

Withdrew

Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Bunillidh Thistle Helmsdale Couper Park Grass 500 0 No

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Invergordon (C) 20 19 0 1 89 15 +74 57 Qualification for the Highland League play-off
2 Inverness Athletic 21 12 7 2 44 27 +17 43
3 Alness United 20 12 4 4 39 24 +15 40
4 Golspie Sutherland 20 10 2 8 37 43 −6 32
5 Fort William 19 7 4 8 44 47 −3 25
6 Thurso 17 7 2 8 38 36 +2 23
7 Inverness Thistle 20 7 2 11 24 37 −13 23
8 Halkirk United 18 6 4 8 49 53 −4 22
9 Clachnacuddin 'A' 20 6 2 12 40 46 −6 20 Ineligible for promotion
10 St Duthus 21 6 2 13 25 48 −23 20
11 Bonar Bridge 21 5 4 12 31 50 −19 19
12 Orkney 21 4 3 14 31 65 −34 15
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: North Caledonian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ALN BON CLA FOW GOL HAL INV INA INT ORK STD THU
Alness United 4–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 7–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–0
Bonar Bridge 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–6 1–2 2–0 3–3 3–2
Clachnacuddin 'A' 0–2 2–1[a] 2–3[b] 0–2 10–2 1–5 1–3[c] 0–2 6–1 2–1
Fort William 0–0 3–1 3–1 5–2[d] 3–4 5–1 2–0 3–6
Golspie Sutherland 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–4 1–3 4–0 4–1 4–2
Halkirk United 6–0 4–4 4–2 2–3 2–3 3–3 6–0 4–1 0–2
Invergordon 3–0 2–0[e] 3–0[f] 8–0 6–0 5–1[g] 2–0[h] 8–0 7–1 3–2
Inverness Athletic 2–1 1–1[i] 3–3[j] 1–1 6–2[k] 5–1[l] 4–0[m] 1–0 2–1 2–1[n] 3–0
Inverness Thistle 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Orkney 1–2[o] 1–2[p] 3–2[q] 4–4[r] 1–4[s] 4–5[t] 0–5[u] 1–1 4–2 1–2[v] 0–1[w]
St Duthus 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 4–2 1–5 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–1
Thurso 3–5 4–2 4–0 1–1 1–8 1–1 4–1 6–1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at Grant Street Park, Inverness.
  2. ^ Match played at Grant Street Park, Inverness.[5]
  3. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.[6]
  4. ^ Match played at Lochaber High School.
  5. ^ Match played at the Highland Football Academy, Dingwall.
  6. ^ Match played at the Highland Football Academy, Dingwall.
  7. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.
  8. ^ Match played at the Highland Football Academy, Dingwall.
  9. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.
  10. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.
  11. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.
  12. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.
  13. ^ Match played at Dalmore Park, Alness.
  14. ^ Match played at the Highland Football Academy, Dingwall.
  15. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.
  16. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.
  17. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.
  18. ^ Match played at Couper Park, Helmsdale.
  19. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.
  20. ^ Match played at Stromness 3G, Stromness.
  21. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.
  22. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.
  23. ^ Match played at The Rockworks, Holm.

References

  1. ^ "North Caledonian Football League". northcaleyfa.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  2. ^ Clark, Will (14 February 2026). "Invergordon are crowned North Caledonian League champions after five star performance in Orkney". Ross-shire Journal. Highland News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ Chalk, Paul (2025-08-06). "North Caledonian League 2025-26 season preview: Views from all the clubs including newcomers Inverness Thistle". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  4. ^ "Licensed Clubs – 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ Fort William FC [@FortWilliamFC] (30 August 2025). "Today we face Clachancuddin [sic] 'A' in the North Caledonian League. The tie will also be competed for the Simon Shields Memorial Trophy. Kickoff is at 1pm at Grant Street Park" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ^ "Clach Res 1 - 3 Inverness Ath". Inverness Athletic F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ^ North Caledonian League "North Caledonian League Results". North Caledonian League. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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