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2022–23 Midlands Football League

This article is about the Scottish football league. For the English football league, see 2022–23 Midland Football League.

The 2022–23 Midlands Football League was the second season of the Midlands Football League, part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Reigning champions Carnoustie Panmure defended their title, taking the championship win on the final day of the season with an 8–1 win over Blairgowrie; they finished three points clear of Broughty Athletic.

Midlands Football League
Season2022–23
Dates23 July 2022 - 27 May 2023
ChampionsCarnoustie Panmure
Matches played342
Goals scored1,414 (4.13 per match)
Biggest home winDownfield 9–0 Forfar West End
(4 March 2023)
Biggest away winLochee Harp 1–10 East Craigie
(3 September 2022)
Forfar West End 0–9 Broughty Athletic
(25 March 2023)
Highest scoringDundee North End 11–3 Scone Thistle
(12 November 2022)
Longest winning run11 matches:
Downfield
Longest unbeaten run20 matches:
Downfield
Longest winless run22 matches:
Forfar West End
Longest losing run21 matches:
Forfar West End
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2023.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2022-23 Midlands Football League
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Location of teams in 2022–23 Midlands Football League within Dundee
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Location of teams in 2022–23 Midlands Football League within Angus and Fife

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Home Ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Arbroath Victoria Arbroath Ogilvy Park[1] 4,000 0 Yes
Blairgowrie Blairgowrie Davie Park[2] 2,500 0 Yes
Brechin Victoria Brechin Victoria Park[3] 600 100 Yes
Broughty Athletic Dundee Whitton Park[4] 2,500 0 Yes
Carnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing Park[5] 1,500 0 No
Coupar Angus Coupar Angus Foxhall Park[6] 1,800 0 Yes
Downfield Dundee Downfield Park[7] 2,500 13 Yes
Dundee North End Dundee North End Park[8] 2,000 0 Yes
Dundee St James Dundee Fairfield Park TBC 0 No
Dundee Violet Dundee Glenesk Park[9] 2,000 0 No
East Craigie Dundee Craigie Park[10] 3,300 0 No
Forfar United Forfar Guthrie Park[11] 2,500 0 No
Forfar West End Forfar Strathmore Park[12] 2,500 0 No
Kirriemuir Thistle Kirriemuir Westview Park[13] 2,000 32 Yes
Letham Perth Seven Acres Park TBC 0 Yes
Lochee Harp Dundee Lochee Community Sports Hub TBC 0 Yes
Lochee United [SFA] Dundee Thomson Park[14] 3,200 0 Yes
Scone Thistle Scone Farquharson Park[15] 1,000 0 No
Tayport [SFA] Tayport Canniepairt[16] 2,000 0 Yes

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carnoustie Panmure (C) 36 28 4 4 131 33 +98 88 Ineligible for the Highland League play-off
2 Broughty Athletic 36 27 4 5 121 34 +87 85
3 Downfield 36 26 4 6 104 41 +63 82
4 Lochee United 36 25 6 5 112 45 +67 81
5 Dundee North End 36 24 4 8 97 43 +54 76
6 East Craigie 36 23 6 7 94 44 +50 75
7 Kirriemuir Thistle 36 20 9 7 102 65 +37 69
8 Tayport 36 19 3 14 74 58 +16 60
9 Letham 36 15 8 13 64 56 +8 53
10 Arbroath Victoria 36 12 7 17 57 73 −16 43
11 Forfar United 36 12 6 18 61 95 −34 42
12 Dundee Violet 36 11 6 19 65 102 −37 39
13 Coupar Angus 36 10 5 21 58 91 −33 35
14 Scone Thistle 36 10 5 21 50 96 −46 35
15 Dundee St James 36 8 7 21 47 99 −52 31
16 Blairgowrie 36 7 4 25 48 114 −66 25
17 Lochee Harp 36 5 5 26 57 108 −51 20
18 Brechin Victoria 36 4 7 25 36 94 −58 19
19 Forfar West End 36 5 2 29 36 123 −87 17
Source: [17]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ARB BLA BRE BRO CAR COU DOW DNE DUV ECR FUN FWE KIR LET LHA LOU SCO DSJ TAY
Arbroath Victoria — 5–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–6 1–4 0–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 4–1 2–2
Blairgowrie 2–2 — 1–1 0–7 0–5 1–4 3–3 0–5 0–2 1–6 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–5 0–3[a] 3–1 0–2
Brechin Victoria 0–4 0–3 — 0–3 0–5 2–2[b] 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 5–1 2–4 1–2 2–2 0–5 3–3 1–2 1–3
Broughty Athletic 8–0 6–0 4–0 — 4–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 5–0 5–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 5–3 5–2 5–0 2–0
Carnoustie Panmure 5–0 8–1 6–2 3–2 — 3–0[c] 0–1 4–0 3–2 3–0 5–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–2 5–1 4–0 4–2
Coupar Angus 2–3 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 2–4 4–2 4–1 4–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–4 2–4 5–1 0–2
Downfield 4–2 4–0 5–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–4 9–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–3
Dundee North End 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 — 8–0 1–2 6–1 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 4–1 11–3 4–0 1–0
Dundee Violet 0–1 4–3 0–1 1–2 1–9 5–1 1–5 0–4 — 1–3 1–3 3–2 3–3 1–7 3–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–3
East Craigie 3–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–3 2–2 5–1 — 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 4–0
Forfar United 1–3 0–4 4–0 1–2 0–4 2–2 1–5 2–4 6–2[d] 1–3 — 4–0 1–5 2–2 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–2 2–4
Forfar West End 2–3 1–5 2–0 0–9 0–6 3–2 3–4 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 — 2–5 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–3
Kirriemuir Thistle 4–2 3–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 8–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 — 2–2 2–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 4–1
Letham 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–5 0–3 7–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–7 5–1 3–0 0–1
Lochee Harp 1–3 4–1 2–3 1–3 2–7 0–2 1–6 0–4 2–5 1–10 3–1 7–0 3–3 1–1 — 2–4 1–3 1–1 4–5
Lochee United 1–1 8–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 5–3 2–0[e] 5–0 5–5 3–2 5–1 — 6–0 4–2 5–1
Scone Thistle 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–5 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–2 — 3–1 2–1
Dundee St James 2–2 2–1 4–0 0–7 1–7 2–3 0–6 0–0 3–4 0–2 4–0 1–0 3–6 1–4 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–3
Tayport 3–1 5–0 1–0 0–3 0–3 5–1 0–4 1–2 2–2 0–1 8–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 —
Source: [23]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match initially finished 3–2 to Blairgowrie,[18] but was later awarded 3–0 to Scone Thistle as Blairgowrie fielded an ineligible player.
  2. ^ Match played at Glebe Park, Brechin.[19]
  3. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Carnoustie Panmure, as Coupar Angus were unable to field a team.[20]
  4. ^ Match played at Station Park, Forfar.[21]
  5. ^ Match played at Station Park, Forfar.[22]

Notes

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SFA Club with an SFA licence[24] eligible to participate in the Highland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

References

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  1. ^ "Arbroath Victoria". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Blairgowrie". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Brechin Victoria". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Broughty Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Carnoustie Panmure". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Coupar Angus". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Downfield". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Dundee North End". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Dundee Violet". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  10. ^ "East Craigie". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Forfar United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Forfar West End". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Kirriemuir Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Lochee United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Scone Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Tayport". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. ^ "League Table". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. ^ Scone Thistle FC [@SconeThistleFC] (1 April 2023). "🔴⚫️ FULL TIME ⚫️🔴 A disappointing day on the road today losing 3-2 after being 2-0 up with 30 mins to play. Ally Alcorn and Paul Leask with the Scone goals. #TheJaggies" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Brechin City FC [@BrechinCityFC] (17 May 2023). "⚽ Needing your football fix? Our neighbours @BrechinVics are playing their final home league fixture of the season against @CouparAngusJFC at Glebe Park this coming Saturday. Season ticket holders of Brechin City FC can gain entry for half price and the club shop will be open" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Carnoustie Panmure F.C. v Coupar Angus F.C." Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Forfar United JFC v Dundee Violet F.C." Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Lochee United F.C. v Forfar United JFC". Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Midlands League Results". Scottish Junior FA. Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Licensed Clubs - June 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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