2025-26 New Angus Premier League

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New Angus Premier League
Season2025-26
ChampionsDundee Athletic
7th Premier League title
RelegatedKirriemuir
Carnoustie
Champions LeagueDundee Athletic
Delusia LeagueDouglas
Broughty Ferry
Top goalscorerMark O'Halloran (Dundee Athletic) (15 goals)
Biggest home winDundee Athletic 4 - 0 Birkhill Rovers
Biggest away winBirkhill Rovers 1 - 6 Broughty Ferry
Highest scoringBirkhill Rovers 1 - 6 Broughty Ferry

The 2025-26 New Angus Premier League was the ninth season of the New Angus Premier League, the top tier division of New Angusian football. The season began in September 2025 and finished in May 2026.

Eight teams contested the league: Arbroath United, Birkhill Rovers, Brechin, Broughty Ferry, Carnoustie, Douglas, Dundee Athletic and Kirriemuir.

Teams

From the 2024-25 Premier League

  • Arbroath United
  • Brechin
  • Broughty Ferry
  • Carnoustie
  • Douglas
  • Dundee Athletic
  • Kirriemuir

Promoted from the 2024-25 Challenge League

  • Birkhill Rovers

Pre-season news

Birkhill Rovers are taking part in the Premier League after winning the Challenge League title.

International representation

For the second season running, 3 sides will take part in international competition. Dundee Athletic will play in the play-offs for the Champions League, but are guaranteed a Delusia League place at worst. Broughty Ferry will be in the Delusia League group stages and Brechin will play in the play-offs for the Delusia League.

Tournament format and regulations

Format

Each team will play each other 4 times, a total of 28 matches. When the regular season finishes, the bottom placed side is relegated to the Challenge League, the 7th placed side enters a playoff with the winner of the Premier League play-off semi final to decide who plays in the following season's Premier League.

Promotion and relegation

The second and third placed sides in the Challenge League face off in a two-legged semi final, the winner of that semi final faces the seventh placed side in the Premier League in a two-legged final to decide who will play in the Premier League next season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundee Athletic (C) 28 12 13 3 35 13 +22 49 Champions, Qualification for Champions League playoff
2 Douglas (Q) 28 13 9 6 27 17 +10 48 Qualification for Delusia League
3 Broughty Ferry (Q) 28 11 10 7 39 27 +12 43 Qualification for Delusia League playoff
4 Arbroath United 28 11 10 7 31 22 +9 43
5 Brechin 28 9 12 7 30 25 +5 39
6 Birkhill Rovers 28 8 10 10 19 34 −15 34
7 Kirriemuir (R) 28 6 4 18 16 39 −23 22 Qualification to Relegation playoff
8 Carnoustie (R) 28 4 8 16 5 25 −20 20 Relegation to 2026-27 New Angus Challenge League
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Premier League play-offs

Semi Finals

Forfar AFC 2 - 0 Monifieth Town

Monifieth Town 1 - 1 Forfar AFC

Forfar AFC win 3 - 1 on aggregate.

Final

Forfar AFC 2 - 0 Kirriemuir

Kirriemuir 2 - 1 Forfar AFC (a.e.t.)

Forfar AFC win 3 - 2 on aggregate.