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The Scottish Highland Football League is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scottish Professional Football League.
Brora Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club from the village of Brora, Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They play in the Highland Football League, of which they have been champions four times, having won their first title in 2013–14 and successfully defended it in the 2014–15 season. They were awarded the title in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons which were incomplete due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ross Tokely is a Scottish professional football player and coach who plays for Nairn County in the Highland League. Tokely previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ross County and Brora Rangers.
Grant Munro is a Scottish former footballer. He was, most recently, with Rothes in the Highland Football League.
Richard Hart is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Brora Rangers.
Jimmy Allan is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Swindon Town.
Turriff United Football Club are a senior football club currently playing in the Highland Football League in Scotland. They play their matches at The Haughs, beside the River Deveron in Turriff, Aberdeenshire. They joined the Highland League for the 2009–10 season, having been accepted into the league on 25 February 2009. Prior to joining the Highland League, they were a Scottish Junior Football Association club, playing in the Scottish Junior Football North Premier League.
Joseph Malin is a Scottish football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Brora Rangers. Malin has previously played for Ross County and Elgin City.
The 2013–14 Highland Football League kicked off on 3 August 2013 with the final round of fixtures being played on or before 10 May 2014. The defending champions were Cove Rangers. Brora Rangers were crowned champions for the first time in their history, while Fort William finished last. Brora set new Highland League records by achieving the highest points total and largest margin of victory in the league's history, and their win rate of 31 out of 34 (91.2%) was the highest since Clachnacuddin achieved 11 wins out of 12 (91.7%) in the 1903–04 season. In conceding just 16 goals during the season, Brora also beat Peterhead's previous postwar record of 19 conceded in the 1998–99 season, and became the first club ever to achieve a positive goal difference in excess of 100.
The 2013–14 Scottish Cup was the 129th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 14 September 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014. It was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in the third season of a five-year partnership after a two-year extension was agreed, and was known as the William Hill Scottish Cup. The winner of the competition qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
The 2014–15 Scottish League Two is the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League to determine which team entered League Two in the 2015–16 season.
The 2014–15 Highland Football League kicked off on 2 August 2014. Due to the introduction of end-of-season promotion playoffs, all matches affecting the title or involving the champions had to be completed on or before 18 April 2015, though other matches could still take place after this date. The last match of the season was played on 9 May 2015.
The 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Petrofac, was the 24th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2014–15 Scottish Championship-League Two, the top Highland League club with a valid SFA club licence and the highest placed team from the previous season in the Lowland League with a valid SFA club licence (Spartans).
Steven Mackay is a Scottish football manager and player. After a spell as assistant manager of Scottish League Two club Elgin City, he now manages Highland League club, Nairn County.
Dillon Barnes is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Haringey Borough. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team.
The 2017–18 Scottish Cup was the 133rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the seventh season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.
Ross Alexander Munro is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Ross County having previously played for Brora Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Annan Athletic and Raith Rovers on loan.
The 2019–20 Highland Football League was the 117th season of the Highland Football League, and the 6th season as the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 27 July 2019 and was scheduled to end on 18 April 2020. Cove Rangers were the reigning champions, but could not defend their title after being promoted to Scottish League Two.
The 2020–21 Highland Football League was the 118th season of the Highland Football League, and the 7th season as the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.
Daniel Hoban is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League Two club Elgin City.
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- ↑ "Storming start to season for Brora Rangers". The Northern Times . Golspie. 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Division Two preview". Daily Record . Glasgow. 1 October 2011.
