North Eastern Football League (Scotland)

North Eastern League

Sport	Football
Founded	1941
No. of teams	10
Country(ies)	Scotland
Ceased	1945
Last champion(s)	Aberdeen
Most titles	Aberdeen (4)
Related competitions	North Eastern League Cup

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.

Tables

1941–42

First Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Rangers 'A' 14 10 2 2 52 22 22 2 East Fife 14 8 5 1 34 16 21 3 Aberdeen 14 8 3 3 49 23 19 4 Dunfermline Athletic 14 6 3 5 38 44 15 5 St Bernard's 14 5 3 6 36 48 13 6 Dundee United 14 3 4 7 32 45 10 7 Raith Rovers 14 3 1 10 40 57 7 8 Leith Athletic 14 2 1 11 31 57 5

Second Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts 1 Rangers 'A' 14 10 1 3 49 33 5 21 2 Aberdeen 14 9 2 3 37 15 6 20 3 East Fife 14 8 2 4 32 27 4 18 4 Dundee United 14 7 3 4 37 25 4 17 5 Raith Rovers 14 6 2 6 38 38 3 14 6 Dunfermline Athletic 14 4 2 8 30 42 2 10 7 Leith Athletic 14 3 2 9 29 46 1 8 8 St Bernard's 14 1 2 11 19 45 0 4 BP - an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent

1942–43

First Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Aberdeen 14 11 1 2 51 16 23 2 Dunfermline Athletic 14 10 0 4 28 23 20 3 East Fife 14 8 1 5 27 19 17 4 Heart of Midlothian 'A' 14 6 0 8 26 32 12 5 Rangers 'A' 14 6 0 8 30 31 12 6 Dundee United 14 5 0 9 24 36 10 7 Hibernian 'A' 14 4 1 9 29 44 9 8 Raith Rovers 14 4 1 9 23 37 9

Second Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts 1 Aberdeen 14 10 2 2 39 12 7 22 2 East Fife 14 9 2 3 38 23 5 20 3 Raith Rovers 14 9 1 4 42 34 4 19 4 Dunfermline Athletic 14 6 3 5 30 28 3 15 5 Rangers 'A' 14 5 2 7 32 23 3 12 6 Dundee United 14 5 1 8 25 32 2 11 7 Heart of Midlothian 'A' 14 4 3 7 36 45 2 11 8 Hibernian 'A' 14 1 0 13 19 64 0 2 BP - an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent

1943–44

First Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Raith Rovers 14 11 0 3 42 24 22 2 Heart of Midlothian 'A' 14 9 1 4 35 27 19 3 Aberdeen 14 7 3 4 36 22 17 4 Dunfermline Athletic 14 8 1 5 35 22 17 5 Dundee United 14 7 0 7 36 43 14 6 East Fife 14 4 1 9 22 31 9 7 Rangers 'A' 14 4 1 9 24 22 9 8 Falkirk 'A' 14 2 1 11 15 4 5

Second Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts 1 Aberdeen 14 9 2 3 40 18 4 20 2 Rangers 'A' 14 9 2 3 42 25 4 20 3 East Fife 14 6 3 5 26 14 3 15 4 Dundee United 14 6 1 7 30 39 2 13 5 Heart of Midlothian 'A' 14 5 2 7 28 33 2 12 6 Dunfermline Athletic 14 5 1 8 27 33 2 11 7 Raith Rovers 14 4 3 7 19 29 2 11 8 Falkirk 'A' 14 4 2 8 27 48 2 10 BP - 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

1944–45

First Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Dundee 18 13 2 3 56 30 28 2 Raith Rovers 18 10 2 6 42 32 22 3 Dunfermline Athletic 18 8 5 5 49 36 21 4 Arbroath 18 6 4 8 30 43 16 5 East Fife 18 6 4 8 31 44 16 6 Rangers 'A' 18 7 2 9 32 32 16 7 Dundee United 18 5 3 10 34 49 13 8 Heart of Midlothian 'A' 18 5 2 11 31 49 12 9 Falkirk 'A' 18 3 3 12 16 47 9 10 Aberdeen 18 3 1 14 65 21 7

Second Series P Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts 1 Aberdeen 18 11 3 4 63 19 6 25 2 East Fife 18 10 3 5 39 29 5 23 3 Rangers 'A' 18 10 3 5 41 25 4 23 4 Dunfermline Athletic 18 9 3 6 38 35 4 21 5 Dundee 18 10 0 8 49 36 33 20 6 Dundee United 18 7 2 9 31 54 3 16 7 Raith Rovers 18 7 1 10 39 47 3 15 8 Arbroath 18 5 4 9 28 43 4 14 9 Heart of Midlothian 'A' 18 5 4 9 27 42 4 14 10 Falkirk 'A' 18 4 1 13 32 57 2 9 BP - 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

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