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{{Infobox football league
| logo =
| pixels =
| country = {{SCO}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|2003|paren=yes}}
| teams = 21
| promotion = [[Scottish Junior Football North Premier League|North Superleague]]
| relegation = [[Scottish Junior Football North Second Division|North Second Division]]
| level =
| domest_cup = [[Scottish Junior Cup]]
| champions = [[Nairn St. Ninian F.C.|Nairn St. Ninian]] (West)<br>[[East End F.C.|Aberdeen East End]] (East)
| season = 2017–18
| current =
| website = [http://northregionjfa.pitchero.com/ SJFA North Region]
}}
The '''Scottish Junior Football North First Division''' known as the '''McBookie.com First Division''' is the second-tier of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association, North Region|North Region]] of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]]. Clubs at the end of the season are promoted to the [[Scottish Junior Football North Premier League|North Superleague]]. From 2013, the division has comprised two West and East sections running in parallel. The [[Scottish Junior Football North Division Two|North Second Division]], which clubs had previously been relegated into, was abolished as part of this change.<ref>{{cite web|last=Easton|first=Richard|title=Clubs agree to league reconstruction|url=http://northregionjfa.pitchero.com/clubs-agree-to-league-reconstruction-14777/|publisher=SJFA, North Region|accessdate=10 June 2013|date=9 June 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214648/http://northregionjfa.pitchero.com/clubs-agree-to-league-reconstruction-14777/|archivedate=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> From the 2016–17 season, the runners-up in each section will play-off for the right to meet the third bottom club in the North Superleague for an extra promotion/relegation spot.

==Member clubs for the 2017–18 season==
===First Division (West)===

[[Whitehills F.C.|Whitehills]] return to the league from a season in abeyance. [[Spey Valley United F.C.|Spey Valley United]] are a new club formed from the merger of Grantown and Spey Valley who finished 7th and 5th respectively in the 2015–16 First Division (West). Two clubs were also moved to the West Division to balance league numbers. This was done according to rule of which club lay furthest West by longitude. The two clubs switched were [[Newmachar United F.C.|Newmachar United]] and [[Montrose Roselea F.C.|Montrose Roselea]]. Roselea are new members of the North Region having transferred from the [[Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region|East Region]] in 2016. In September 2016, [[Fochabers F.C.|Fochabers]] left their facility in the village and relocated to [[Bishopmill United F.C.|Bishopmill United]]'s old ground in [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Easton|first1=Richard|title=Fochabers relocate to Elgin|url=http://www.northregionjfa.co.uk/fochabers-relocate-to-elgin-32890|publisher=North Region SJFA|accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Club
!Location
!Home Ground
!Finishing position [[2016-17 in Scottish football|2016-17]]
|-
|[[Buckie Rovers F.C.|Buckie Rovers]]|| [[Buckie]] || Merson Park ||align="center" | [[Scottish Junior Football North |North Superleague]] 13th
|-
|[[Burghead Thistle F.C.|Burghead Thistle]]|| [[Burghead]] || Forest Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Deveronside F.C.| Deveronside]]|| [[Macduff, Aberdeenshire|Macduff]] || Myrus Centre ||align="center" | [[Scottish Junior Football North |North Superleague]] 14th
|-
|[[Fochabers F.C.|Fochabers]]|| [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] || Pinefield|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Forres Thistle F.C.|Forres Thistle]]|| [[Forres]] || Logie Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Islavale F.C.|Islavale]]|| [[Keith, Moray|Keith]] || Simpson Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Nairn St. Ninian F.C.|Nairn St. Ninian]]|| [[Nairn]] || Showfield Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[New Elgin F.C.|New Elgin]]|| [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] || Nicol-Togneri Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
|[[Spey Valley United F.C.|Spey Valley United]]|| [[Cromdale]] || Cromdale Park|| style="text-align:center;" | 1st N/A
|-
|[[Whitehills F.C.|Whitehills]]|| [[Whitehills]] || School Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|}

===First Division (East)===

[[Stoneywood Parkvale F.C.|Stoneywood Parkvale]] are a new club formed from the merger of F.C. Stoneywood who finished 14th (last) in the [[2015–16 North Superleague]], and Parkvale, who finished 6th in the First Division (East).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allan|first1=Charlie|title=Two Junior sides from the North East join forces|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/junior-sides-stoneywood-and-parkvale-join-forces/|accessdate=27 June 2016|work=Evening Express|date=27 May 2016}}</ref> [[Aberdeen University F.C.|Aberdeen University]] were expelled from the association at the 2016 AGM for non-attendance and non-payment of subscriptions but were re-admitted shortly after.<ref>{{cite tweet |author= Scottishjuniorfa |user= scottishjuniors|number= 751349888865144832 |date= 8 July 2016 |title= The North Region Junior clubs have unanimously agreed to re-admit Aberdeen University to the Region |access-date= 13 July 2016 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Club
!Location
!Home Ground
!Finishing position [[2016–17 in Scottish football|2016–17]]
|-
|[[Aberdeen University F.C.|Aberdeen University]]|| [[Aberdeen]] || Hillhead Centre|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.|Buchanhaven Hearts]]|| [[Peterhead]] || Raemoss Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Cruden Bay F.C.|Cruden Bay]]|| [[Cruden Bay]] || Watson Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Aberdeen East End F.C.|East End]]|| [[Aberdeen]] || New Advocates Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]]|| [[Fraserburgh]] || College Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Glentanar F.C.|Glentanar]]|| [[Aberdeen]] || Woodside Sports Complex|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]]|| [[Aberdeen]] || Aberdeen Sports Village|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Longside F.C.|Longside]]|| [[Longside]] || Davidson Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|[[Newmachar United F.C.|Newmachar United]]|| [[Newmachar]] || Charles Gordon Park|| style="text-align:center;" | North First Division (West)
|-
|[[Stoneywood Parkvale F.C.|Stoneywood Parkvale]]|| [[Aberdeen]] || Clark Commercial Park || style="text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
|[[Sunnybank F.C.|Sunnybank]]|| [[Aberdeen]] || Heathryfold Park|| style="text-align:center;" |
|}

==Past champions==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Winners
!Runner Up
!Third
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1990–91 || [[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]] || [[Crombie Sports F.C.|Crombie Sports]] || [[Longside F.C.|Longside]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1991–92 || [[Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.|Buchanhaven Hearts]] || [[Longside F.C.|Longside]] || [[Insch F.C.|Insch]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1992–93 || [[Aberdeen East End F.C.|East End]] || [[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]] || [[Formartine United F.C.|Formartine United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1993–94 || [[Longside F.C.|Longside]] || [[Hall Russell United F.C.|Hall Russell United]] || [[Crombie Sports F.C.|Crombie Sports]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1994–95 || [[Hermes F.C.|Hermes]] || [[Formartine United F.C.|Formartine United]] || [[Banks O' Dee F.C.|Banks O' Dee]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1995–96 || [[Banks O' Dee F.C.|Banks O' Dee]] || [[Banchory St. Ternan F.C.|Banchory St. Ternan]] || [[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1996–97 || [[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]] || [[Hermes F.C.|Hermes]] || [[Formartine United F.C.|Formartine United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1997–98 || [[Cruden Bay F.C.|Cruden Bay]] || [[Aberdeen Lads Club F.C.|Aberdeen Lads Club]] || [[Aberdeen East End F.C.|East End]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99 || [[Banks O' Dee F.C.|Banks O' Dee]] || [[Aberdeen East End F.C.|East End]] || [[Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.|Buchanhaven Hearts]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 || [[Cruden Bay F.C.|Cruden Bay]] || [[Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.|Buchanhaven Hearts]] || [[Hall Russell United F.C.|Hall Russell United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 || [[Culter F.C.|Culter]] || [[Bridge of Don Thistle F.C.|Wilson's XI]] || [[Glentanar F.C.|Glentanar]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 || [[Aberdeen Lads Club F.C.|Aberdeen Lads Club]] || [[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]] || [[Banchory St. Ternan F.C.|Banchory St. Ternan]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 || [[Turriff United F.C.|Turriff United]] || [[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]] || [[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 || [[Maud F.C.|Maud]] || [[Ellon United F.C.|Ellon United]] || [[Deveronside F.C.|Deveronside]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 || [[Parkvale F.C.|Parkvale]] || [[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]] || [[Islavale F.C.|Islavale]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 || [[Dyce Juniors F.C.|Dyce]] || [[Islavale F.C.|Islavale]] || [[Maud F.C.|Maud]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 || [[Aberdeen East End F.C.|East End]] || [[Maud F.C.|Maud]] || [[Banchory St. Ternan F.C.|Banchory St. Ternan]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 || [[Banchory St. Ternan F.C.|Banchory St. Ternan]] || [[Lewis United F.C.|Lewis United]] || [[Aberdeen Lads Club F.C.|Aberdeen Lads Club]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 || [[Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.|Buchanhaven Hearts]] || [[Formartine United F.C.|Formartine United]] || [[Strathspey Thistle F.C.|Strathspey Thistle]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 || [[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]] || [[Inverness City F.C.|Inverness City]] || [[Stonehaven F.C.|Stonehaven]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 || [[Inverness City F.C.|Inverness City]] || [[Forres Thistle F.C.|Forres Thistle]] || [[Glentanar F.C.|Glentanar]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 || [[Inverness City F.C.|Inverness City]] || [[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]] || [[Deveronside F.C.|Deveronside]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 || [[New Elgin F.C.|New Elgin]] || [[Aberdeen East End F.C.|East End]] || [[Inverness City F.C.|Inverness City]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Winners
!Runner Up
!Third
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || (West) [[Inverness City F.C.|Inverness City]]<br />(East) [[Cruden Bay F.C.|Cruden Bay]] || [[Dufftown F.C.|Dufftown]]<br />[[Bridge of Don Thistle F.C.|Bridge of Don Thistle]] || [[Islavale F.C.|Islavale]]<br />[[Colony Park F.C.|Colony Park]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || (West) [[Grantown F.C.|Grantown]]<br />(East) [[Bridge of Don Thistle F.C.|Bridge of Don Thistle]] || [[Dufftown F.C.|Dufftown]]<br />[[Parkvale F.C.|Parkvale]] || [[Islavale F.C.|Islavale]]<br />[[Colony Park F.C.|Colony Park]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || (West) [[Buckie Rovers F.C.|Buckie Rovers]]<br />(East) [[Colony Park F.C.|Colony Park]] || [[Forres Thistle F.C.|Forres Thistle]]<br />[[Fraserburgh United F.C.|Fraserburgh United]] || [[Nairn St. Ninian F.C.|Nairn St. Ninian]]<br />[[Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.|Buchanhaven Hearts]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || (West) [[Spey Valley United F.C.|Spey Valley United]]<br />(East) [[Ellon United F.C.| Ellon United]] || [[Montrose Roselea F.C.]]<br />[[Sunnybank F.C.]] || [[Nairn St. Ninian F.C.|Nairn St. Ninian]]<br />[[East End F.C.|Aberdeen East End]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 || (West) [[Nairn St. Ninian F.C.|Nairn St. Ninian]]<br />(East) [[East End F.C.|Aberdeen East End]] || [[Deveronside F.C.|Deveronside]]<br />[[Sunnybank F.C.]] || [[Forres Thistle F.C.|Forres Thistle]]<br />[[Longside F.C.|Longside]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Scottish Junior Football Association}}
{{Football in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2011}}
[[Category:Scottish Junior Football Association, North Region|2]]

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