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| Founded | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Number of clubs | 9 (2024–25) |
| Current champions | Fraserburgh (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Buckie Thistle (12) |
TheAberdeenshire and District League, usually known as theAberdeenshire League, is afootball tournament forclubs in membership of theAberdeenshire and District Football Association. The clubs are drawn from thehistoric counties ofAberdeenshire andBanffshire. Historically, clubs fromMoray andAngus also competed.
The competition began in1919 as the North Eastern League and renamed in1921. It ran until the end of season1952–53 when it was disbanded due to clubs' priorities being primarily on theHighland League.
The league was revived in1994 as an Under-21 league. Currently, teams are allowed to field three over-age players in their match squad.[1]
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1919–20 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1920–21 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1921–22 | Montrose |
| 1922–23 | Fraserburgh |
| 1923–24 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1924–25 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1925–26 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1926–27 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1927–28 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1928–29 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1929–30 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1930–31 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1931–32 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1932–33 | Fraserburgh |
| 1933–34 | Fraserburgh |
| 1934–35 | Elgin City |
| 1935–36 | Keith |
| 1936–37 | not completed |
| 1937–38 | Fraserburgh |
| 1938–39 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1939–45 | Second World War |
| 1945–46 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1946–47 | Aberdeen University |
| 1947–48 | Aberdeen 'A' |
| 1948–49 | Peterhead |
| 1949–50 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1950–51 | Fraserburgh |
| 1951–52 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1952–53 | Buckie Thistle |
| 1953–94 | not contested |
| 1994–95 | Fraserburgh |
| 1995–96 | Fraserburgh |
| 1996–97 | Keith |
| 1997–98 | Fraserburgh |
| 1998–99 | Keith |
| 1999–00 | Keith |
| 2000–01 | Cove Rangers |
| 2001–02 | Keith |
| 2002–03 | Buckie Thistle |
| 2003–04 | Buckie Thistle |
| 2004–05 | Deveronvale |
| 2005–06 | Deveronvale |
| 2006–07 | Keith |
| 2007–08 | Peterhead |
| 2008–09 | Cove Rangers |
| 2009–10 | Deveronvale |
| 2010–11 | Cove Rangers |
| 2011–12 | Cove Rangers |
| 2012–13 | Cove Rangers |
| 2013–14 | Banks o' Dee |
| 2014–15 | Cove Rangers |
| 2015–16 | Formartine United |
| 2016–17 | Huntly |
| 2017–18 | Banks o' Dee |
| 2018–19 | Inverurie Loco Works |
| 2019–20 | Inverurie Loco Works |
| 2020–21 | No Competition |
| 2021–22 | Turriff United |
| 2022–23 | Fraserburgh |
| 2023–24 | Formartine United |
| 2024–25 | Fraserburgh |