2018-19 New Angus Premier League

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New Angus Premier League
Season2018-19
ChampionsDundee Athletic
1st Premier League title
RelegatedGlamis
Top goalscorerKieran McGechan
(21 goals)
Biggest home winDundee Athletic 5 - 0 Wellbank
Biggest away winWellbank 0 - 3 Birkhill Rovers
Highest scoringDundee Athletic 4 - 2 Montrose City

The 2018-19 New Angus Premier League was the fourth season of the New Angus Premier League, the highest division of New Angusian football. The season began in August 2018.

Eight teams contested the league: Birkhill Rovers, Dundee Athletic, Friockheim, Glamis, Monifieth Town, Montrose City, Myrekirk FC and Wellbank.

Teams

From the 2017-18 Premier League

  • Birkhill Rovers
  • Dundee Athletic
  • Friockheim
  • Glamis
  • Monifieth Town
  • Montrose City
  • Myrekirk

Promoted from 2017-18 Challenge League

  • Wellbank

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

  • 1. Dundee Athletic (C)
  • 2. Monifieth Town
  • 3. Montrose City
  • 4. Birkhill Rovers
  • 5. Myrekirk FC
  • 6. Friockheim
  • 7. Wellbank (O)
  • 8. Glamis (R)

Premier League play-offs

Semi Finals

Forfar AFC 3 - 0 Lochee FC

Lochee FC 1 - 0 Forfar AFC

Final

Forfar AFC 0 - 1 Wellbank

Wellbank 2 - 1 Forfar AFC