The Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League North also known for sponsorship reasons as the McBookie.com East Premier League North, was the second-tier division of the
East Region of the
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the level of football ...
and sat parallel with the
East Region Premier League South.
The league came into existence under the 'North' name for the 2006–07 season, although a 'Tayside District league' had been in place below the East Super League since 2002–03, using the structure of a common 'East Region' top tier and lower regional divisions in place of the old structure of three separate regional leagues in that part of Scotland, with the
Tayside Junior Football League
The Tayside Junior Football League, originally called the ''Midlands League'', was a football league competition operated in Tayside under the Scottish Junior Football Association which operated as the top league in the territory from 1969 until a ...
the historic local competition. The North Division was further expanded for 2013–14 season following league reconstruction in the East Region, by absorbing the more northerly clubs from the dissolved
East Region Central Division.
Up until season 2017–18, there was a
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
at tier 2 and North and South Divisions at tier 3. The large-scale movement of clubs to the
East of Scotland Football League
The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.
Fo ...
has resulted in the structure being flattened. Further league reconstruction for the 2019–20 season split the Super League into North and South divisions, reducing the number of Premier League North teams. It now comprises 8 clubs who each play each other home and away to give 28 league fixtures.
Member clubs for the 2019–20 season
Winners
*As Tayside District, one of three third-tier divisions:
**2002–03:
Lochee United
**2003–04:
Carnoustie Panmure
**2004–05:
Dundee North End
**2005–06:
Kinnoull
Kinnoull is a parish in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately half a mile northeast of Perth city centre. Beginning at the level of the River Tay, Kinnoull's terrain continues to rise as it continues southeast, culminating in Kinno ...
*As East Region North, one of three third-tier divisions:
**2006–07:
Forfar West End
**2007–08:
Blairgowrie
**2008–09:
Montrose Roselea
**2009–10:
Broughty Athletic
**2010–11:
Downfield
**2011–12:
Dundee Violet
**2012–13:
Kirriemuir Thistle
*As one of two third-tier divisions:
**2013–14: Dundee North End (2)
**2014–15:
Thornton Hibernian
**2015–16: Downfield (2)
**2016–17: Kirriemuir Thistle (2)
**2017–18: Dundee North End (3)
*As one of two second-tier divisions:
**2018–19: Dundee North End (4)
**2019-20: ''No champion''
Notes
References
External links
East Region North Divisionat ''Non-League Scotland'' (archive version, 2007-08 membership)
Premier League North tableat ''East Region SJFA''
{{SJFA East Region
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Sports leagues established in 2002
2002 establishments in Scotland
Sports leagues disestablished in 2020
Football in Angus, Scotland
Football in Dundee
Football in Perth and Kinross
2020 disestablishments in Scotland