2022–23 Midlands Football League

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Midlands Football League
Season 2022–23
Dates23 July 2022 - 27 May 2023
Champions Carnoustie Panmure
Matches played342
Goals scored1,414 (4.13 per match)
Biggest home win Downfield 9–0 Forfar West End
(4 March 2023)
Biggest away win Lochee Harp 1–10 East Craigie
(3 September 2022)
Forfar West End 0–9 Broughty Athletic
(25 March 2023)
Highest scoring Dundee 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
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2023.

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.

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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

ClubLocationHome GroundCapacitySeatsFloodlit
Arbroath Victoria Arbroath Ogilvy Park [1] 4,0000Yes
Blairgowrie Blairgowrie Davie Park [2] 2,5000Yes
Brechin Victoria Brechin Victoria Park [3] 600100Yes
Broughty Athletic Dundee Whitton Park [4] 2,5000Yes
Carnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing Park [5] 1,5000No
Coupar Angus Coupar Angus Foxhall Park [6] 1,8000Yes
Downfield DundeeDownfield Park [7] 2,50013Yes
Dundee North End DundeeNorth End Park [8] 2,0000Yes
Dundee St James DundeeFairfield ParkTBC0No
Dundee Violet DundeeGlenesk Park [9] 2,0000No
East Craigie DundeeCraigie Park [10] 3,3000No
Forfar United Forfar Guthrie Park [11] 2,5000No
Forfar West End ForfarStrathmore Park [12] 2,5000No
Kirriemuir Thistle Kirriemuir Westview Park [13] 2,00032Yes
Letham Perth Seven Acres ParkTBC0Yes
Lochee Harp DundeeLochee Community Sports HubTBC0Yes
Lochee United [SFA] DundeeThomson Park [14] 3,2000Yes
Scone Thistle Scone Farquharson Park [15] 1,0000No
Tayport [SFA] Tayport Canniepairt [16] 2,0000Yes

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Carnoustie Panmure (C)36284413133+9888Ineligible for the Highland League play-off
2 Broughty Athletic 36274512134+8785
3 Downfield 36264610441+6382
4 Lochee United 36256511245+6781
5 Dundee North End 3624489743+5476
6 East Craigie 3623679444+5075
7 Kirriemuir Thistle 36209710265+3769
8 Tayport 36193147458+1660
9 Letham 36158136456+853
10 Arbroath Victoria 36127175773−1643
11 Forfar United 36126186195−3442
12 Dundee Violet 361161965102−3739
13 Coupar Angus 36105215891−3335
14 Scone Thistle 36105215096−4635
15 Dundee St James 3687214799−5231
16 Blairgowrie 36742548114−6625
17 Lochee Harp 36552657108−5120
18 Brechin Victoria 3647253694−5819
19 Forfar West End 36522936123−8717
Source: [17]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away ARB BLA BRE BRO CAR COU DOW DNE DUV ECR FUN FWE KIR LET LHA LOU SCO DSJ TAY
Arbroath Victoria —5–11–20–22–30–11–21–61–40–31–22–22–10–12–00–03–04–12–2
Blairgowrie 2–2—1–10–70–51–43–30–50–21–62–00–10–21–12–41–50–3 [lower-alpha 1] 3–10–2
Brechin Victoria 0–40–3—0–30–52–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0–11–21–10–31–35–12–41–22–20–53–31–21–3
Broughty Athletic 8–06–04–0—4–11–13–11–32–01–25–05–03–21–14–15–35–25–02–0
Carnoustie Panmure 5–08–16–23–2—3–0 [lower-alpha 3] 0–14–03–23–05–14–13–02–04–11–25–14–04–2
Coupar Angus 2–30–32–21–21–3—0–21–32–44–24–14–12–22–32–11–42–45–10–2
Downfield 4–24–05–23–11–12–0—1–23–12–12–49–02–33–12–10–03–11–11–3
Dundee North End 0–04–32–01–22–22–00–2—8–01–26–13–01–30–12–14–111–34–01–0
Dundee Violet 0–14–30–11–21–95–11–50–4—1–31–33–23–31–73–01–31–01–13–3
East Craigie 3–12–13–00–01–14–00–32–25–1—1–22–13–13–15–11–22–23–04–0
Forfar United 1–30–44–01–20–42–21–52–46–2 [lower-alpha 4] 1–3—4–01–52–22–11–04–22–22–4
Forfar West End 2–31–52–00–90–63–23–41–22–13–31–3—2–51–22–11–20–11–30–3
Kirriemuir Thistle 4–23–22–14–00–04–11–01–28–32–22–24–0—2–22–10–43–13–14–1
Letham 0–14–12–10–50–37–01–31–22–00–21–12–02–2—1–10–75–13–00–1
Lochee Harp 1–34–12–31–32–70–21–60–42–51–103–17–03–31–1—2–41–31–14–5
Lochee United 1–18–13–02–22–04–11–33–10–05–32–0 [lower-alpha 5] 5–05–53–25–1—6–04–25–1
Scone Thistle 2–10–11–10–40–41–21–52–11–30–21–14–10–40–20–23–2—3–12–1
Dundee St James 2–22–14–00–71–72–30–60–03–40–24–01–03–61–43–11–32–2—0–3
Tayport 3–15–01–00–30–35–10–41–22–20–18–04–13–21–03–10–12–00–1—
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

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

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    3. ↑ "Brechin Victoria". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
    4. ↑ "Broughty Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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    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.
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