The 2023–24 Highland Football League (known as the Breedon Highland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the Highland Football League, and the 10th season as part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Brechin City 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 Fraserburgh.
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 (East Kilbride)) 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. TeamLocationStadiumCapacitySeats Banks o' Dee Aberdeen Spain Park 876 122Brechin CityBrechinGlebe Park4,0831,519Brora RangersBroraDudgeon Park2,000250Buckie ThistleBuckieVictoria Park3,000400ClachnacuddinInvernessGrant Street Park2,074154DeveronvaleBanffPrincess Royal Park2,651360Formartine UnitedPitmeddenNorth Lodge Park1,800300Forres MechanicsForresMosset Park2,700502FraserburghFraserburghBellslea Park1,865480HuntlyHuntlyChristie Park2,200270Inverurie Loco WorksInverurieHarlaw Park2,500250KeithKeithKynoch Park2,362370LossiemouthLossiemouthGrant Park2,050250Nairn CountyNairnStation Park2,250250RothesRothesMackessack Park1,731167Strathspey ThistleGrantown-on-SpeySeafield Park1,600150Turriff UnitedTurriffThe Haughs2,135135Wick AcademyWickHarmsworth Park2,412300
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 (Dundee North End), 2023–24 North Caledonian Football League (Invergordon) and the 2023–24 North Region Junior Football League (Culter), 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.
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