North Eastern Football League (Scotland)
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The North Eastern League was a regional Scottish
football
competition held during the Second World War, due to the suspension of Scottish Football League
. Held between 1941 and 1945, the competition was played in two stages each season (autumn and spring), with bonus points awarded in the second stage: initially, for teams with higher aggregate scores over the two series; latterly, for away draws/wins. There was also a North Eastern League Cup
, which - along with other regional league cup competitions - helped to contribute to the present-day Scottish League Cup
in 1946. As the war ended, regular league football returned in 1946, with the regional leagues disbanded.
BP - an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent
BP - an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent
BP - 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
BP - 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
Scotland
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football
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competition held during the Second World War, due to the suspension of Scottish Football League
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
. Held between 1941 and 1945, the competition was played in two stages each season (autumn and spring), with bonus points awarded in the second stage: initially, for teams with higher aggregate scores over the two series; latterly, for away draws/wins. There was also a North Eastern League Cup
North Eastern Football League Cup
The North Eastern League Cup was a regional Scottish football competition held during the Second World War, due to the suspension of Scottish Football League. Held between 1941 and 1945, the competition was played in two stages each season , mirroring the North Eastern League...
, which - along with other regional league cup competitions - helped to contribute to the present-day Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
in 1946. As the war ended, regular league football returned in 1946, with the regional leagues disbanded.
First Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 22 |
| 2 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 21 |
| 3 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 19 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 44 | 15 |
| 5 | St Bernard's St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 48 | 13 |
| 6 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 45 | 10 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 57 | 7 |
| 8 | Leith Athletic Leith Athletic F.C. Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a member of the East of Scotland Football League. It plays most of its home games at Leith Links. The club was originally formed in 1887 and played in the Scottish Football League in four different... |
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 57 | 5 |
Second Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 33 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 42 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Leith Athletic Leith Athletic F.C. Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a member of the East of Scotland Football League. It plays most of its home games at Leith Links. The club was originally formed in 1887 and played in the Scottish Football League in four different... |
14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | St Bernard's St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 4 |
BP - an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent
First Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
| 3 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 17 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... 'A' |
14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 12 |
| 5 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12 |
| 6 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 10 |
| 7 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... 'A' |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 44 | 9 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 9 |
Second Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... 'A' |
14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 45 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... 'A' |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
BP - an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent
First Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 22 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... 'A' |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 19 |
| 3 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 17 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 17 |
| 5 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 14 |
| 6 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 9 |
| 7 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 9 |
| 8 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... 'A' |
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 |
Second Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... 'A' |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... 'A' |
14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 10 |
BP - 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
First Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 28 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 22 |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 36 | 21 |
| 4 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 16 |
| 5 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 44 | 16 |
| 6 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| 7 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 49 | 13 |
| 8 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... 'A' |
18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 49 | 12 |
| 9 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... 'A' |
18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 9 |
| 10 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 21 | 7 |
Second Series
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 33 | 20 |
| 6 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 54 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 47 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... 'A' |
18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... 'A' |
18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 2 | 9 |
BP - 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw