2023-24 New Angus Premier League

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New Angus Premier League
Season2023-24
ChampionsBrechin
1st Premier League title
RelegatedMontrose City
Forfar AFC
Champions LeagueBrechin
Delusia LeagueDundee Athletic
Broughty Ferry
Top goalscorerIain McDonald
(20 goals)
Biggest home winBrechin 3 - 0 Montrose City
Brechin 3 - 0 Dundee Athletic
Dundee Athletic 3 - 0 Montrose City
Broughty Ferry 3 - 0 Forfar AFC
Arbroath United 3 - 0 Forfar AFC
Biggest away winForfar AFC 0 - 5 Carnoustie
Highest scoringDundee Athletic 2 - 5 Brechin

The 2023-24 New Angus Premier League was the ninth season of the New Angus Premier League, the highest division of New Angusian football. The season began in August 2023 and came to an end in May 2024.

Eight teams contested the league: Arbroath United, Brechin, Broughty Ferry, Carnoustie, Douglas, Dundee Athletic, Forfar AFC and Montrose City.

Teams

From the 2022-23 Premier League

  • Arbroath United
  • Brechin
  • Broughty Ferry
  • Carnoustie
  • Dundee Athletic
  • Forfar AFC
  • Montrose City

Promoted from 2022-23 Challenge League

  • Douglas

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 Brechin (C) 28 19 6 3 52 18 +34 63 Champions, Qualification for Champions League playoff
2 Dundee Athletic (Q) 28 17 6 5 51 30 +21 57 Qualification for Delusia League
3 Broughty Ferry (Q) 28 13 6 9 42 32 +10 45 Qualification for Delusia League playoff
4 Carnoustie 28 12 7 9 41 33 +8 43
5 Arbroath United 28 9 10 9 30 27 +3 37
6 Douglas 28 8 6 14 22 36 −14 30
7 Montrose City (R) 28 6 3 19 30 50 −20 21 Qualification to Relegation playoff
8 Forfar AFC (R) 28 4 4 20 13 55 −42 16 Relegation to 2024-25 New Angus Challenge League
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Premier League play-offs

Semi Finals

Arbroath Rovers 0 - 2 Monifieth Town

Monifieth Town 3 - 0 Arbroath Rovers

Monifieth Town win 5 - 0 on aggregate.

Final

Monifieth Town 2 - 0 Montrose City

Montrose City 1 - 1 Monifieth Town

Monifieth Town win 3 - 1 on aggregate.