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The '''Highland Football League''' (HFL) is a league of [[football (soccer)]] clubs operating not in just the [[Scottish highlands]] as the name may suggest, but across all of the North of [[Scotland]]. Formed in [[1893]], it is one of the three 'senior' non-leagues (that is a league that is not the [[Scottish Football League]] (SFL), [[Scottish Premier League]] or one of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]]'s leagues) in Scotland. It is considered by many the best of the senior non-league associations in Scotland.

Many of the member clubs have performed very well when competing against SFL clubs in the [[Scottish Cup]].

The league has been somewhat weakened in recent years by the departure of many former members who have subsequently joined the SFL. This happened in [[1994]] when [[Caledonian F.C.]], [[Inverness Thistle F.C.]] and [[Ross County F.C.]] left. Until then the HFL operated with 18 clubs, which was reduced by the departure of the three mentioned clubs who were replaced by the election of [[Wick Academy F.C.]] from the [[North Caledonian Football League]] to create a league of 16 clubs. This was the state of affairs till [[2000]] when [[Elgin City F.C.]] and [[Peterhead F.C.]] were elected into the SFL. In [[2002]] [[Inverurie Loco Works F.C.]] were elected into the HFL to give it a membership of 15 clubs, with which it continues to operate.

==HFL Members==

*[[Brora Rangers F.C.]]
*[[Buckie Thistle F.C.]]
*[[Clachnacuddin F.C.]]
*[[Cove Rangers F.C.]]
*[[Deveronvale F.C.]]
*[[Forres Mechanics F.C.]]
*[[Fort William F.C.]]
*[[Fraserburgh F.C.]]
*[[Huntly F.C.]]
*[[Inverurie Loco Works F.C.]]
*[[Keith F.C.]]
*[[Lossiemouth F.C.]]
*[[Nairn County F.C.]]
*[[Rothes F.C.]]
*[[Wick Academy F.C.]]

The HFL is a full member of the [[Scottish Football Association]]


==List of HFL championship winners:==


<br>'''1893-94''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1894-95''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1895-96''' Inverness Caledonian (won after a play-off)
<br>'''1896-97''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1897-98''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1898-99''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1899-00''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1900-01''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1901-02''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1902-03''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1903-04''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1904-05''' Clachnacuddin (won after a play-off)
<br>'''1905-06''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1906-07''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1907-08''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1908-09''' Inverness Citadel
<br>'''1909-10''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1910-11''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1911-12''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1912-13''' Aberdeen 'A'
<br>'''1913-14''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1914-15''' unfinished
<br>'''1915-16''' - '''1918-19''' No HFL championship competed for during the [[World War I|First World War]]
<br>'''1919-20''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1920-21''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1921-22''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1922-23''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1923-24''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1924-25''' Aberdeen 'A'
<br>'''1925-26''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1926-27''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1927-28''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1928-29''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1929-30''' Huntly
<br>'''1930-31''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1931-32''' Elgin City
<br>'''1932-33''' Fraserburgh
<br>'''1933-34''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1934-35''' Elgin City
<br>'''1935-36''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1936-37''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1937-38''' Fraserburgh
<br>'''1938-39''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1939-40''' - '''1945-46''' No HFL championship competed for during the [[Second World War]]
<br>'''1946-47''' Peterhead
<br>'''1947-48''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1948-49''' Peterhead
<br>'''1949-50''' Peterhead
<br>'''1950-51''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1951-52''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1952-53''' Elgin City
<br>'''1953-54''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1954-55''' Winner undecided.
<br>'''1955-56''' Elgin City
<br>'''1956-57''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1957-58''' Buckie Thistle
<br>'''1958-59''' Rothes (won after a play-off)
<br>'''1959-60''' Elgin City
<br>'''1960-61''' Elgin City (won after a play-off)
<br>'''1961-62''' Keith
<br>'''1962-63''' Elgin City
<br>'''1963-64''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1964-65''' Elgin City
<br>'''1965-66''' Elgin City
<br>'''1966-67''' Ross County
<br>'''1967-68''' Elgin City
<br>'''1968-69''' Elgin City
<br>'''1969-70''' Elgin City
<br>'''1970-71''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1971-72''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1972-73''' Inverness Thistle (won after a play-off)
<br>'''1973-74''' Elgin City
<br>'''1974-75''' Clachnacuddin
<br>'''1975-76''' Nairn County (won after a play-off)
<br>'''1976-77''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1977-78''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1978-79''' Keith
<br>'''1979-80''' Keith
<br>'''1980-81''' Keith
<br>'''1981-82''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1982-83''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1983-84''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1984-85''' Keith
<br>'''1985-86''' Forres Mechanics
<br>'''1986-87''' Inverness Thistle
<br>'''1987-88''' Inverness Caledonian
<br>'''1988-89''' Peterhead
<br>'''1989-90''' Elgin City
<br>'''1990-91''' Ross County
<br>'''1991-92''' Ross County
<br>'''1992-93''' Championship withheld (Elgin City had won the league, but had the title removed from them)
<br>'''1993-94''' Huntly
<br>'''1994-95''' Huntly
<br>'''1995-96''' Huntly
<br>'''1996-97''' Huntly
<br>'''1997-98''' Huntly
<br>'''1998-99''' Peterhead
<br>'''1999-00''' Keith
<br>'''2000-01''' Cove Rangers
<br>'''2001-02''' Fraserburgh
<br>'''2002-03''' Deveronvale
<br>'''2003-04''' Clachnacuddin

==External link==

[http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/ HFL Website]

[[Category:Scottish football competitions]]

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