The 2023–24 Highland Football League (known as the Breedon Highland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the

Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scott ...

, and the 10th season as part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

were the reigning champions, and were one of three teams that could have won the title in the final round of games, along with Buckie Thistle and

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. Buckie Thistle's 1–0 win – a sixth consecutive win to finish the season – over Keith gave them their 12th Highland League title on goal difference from Brechin City, with Fraserburgh three points behind in third, having won their last ten games. However, Buckie Thistle were not eligible for the pyramid play-off (they would have played the winners of the

2023–24 Lowland Football League The 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 11th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The Spartans were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title ...

(

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)) as they did not hold a bronze-level club licence.

Teams

Stadia and locations

All grounds are equipped with floodlights as required by league regulations.

League table

Results

Highland League play-off

Subject to the tier 6 champion clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion, a play-off was scheduled to take place between the winners of the

2023–24 Midlands Football League The 2023–24 Midlands Football League was the third season of the Midlands Football League, part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Carnoustie Panmure were the reigning champions for the second season in a row, but coul ...

, 2023–24 North Caledonian Football League and the 2023–24 North Region Junior Football League, with the winners then playing Strathspey Thistle, who finished bottom of the Highland League. However, none of the tier 6 champions had the required SFA licence and as such there was no promotion to, or relegation from, the Highland League.

References

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* {{2023–24 in Scottish football Highland Football League seasons 2023–24 in Scottish football leagues

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