TheScottish Junior Football Association, North Region was one of the two regions of theScottish Junior Football Association. Its area coveredGrampian andMoray as well as part of theHighland andAngus council areas – fromMontrose in the south toNairn in the west. The North Region featured three region-wide divisions, having reverted from the previous setup of two regional divisions below the North Superleague used for five seasons prior to 2018.[1] It replaced theNorth Junior Football League (1968 to 2001) which had a similar territory and structure.[2] On 5 July 2021, it was announced that the North Region leagues are joined from tier 6 by theNorth Caledonian League andMidlands League to form a fully-integrated lower tiers below the Highland League from 2021-22.[3] In 2025 the league severed its membership with the Scottish Junior FA and became affiliated directly with theScottish FA instead, altering its name to theNorth of Scotland Football League.
There were seven cup competitions in the North Region:
The Jim McPherson Trophy This is a pre-season charity match, similar to theFA Community Shield, played between the previous seasons North Superleague champions and North Regional Cup winners. First played for in 2015, it is named after the late Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of the North Region.[4]
The North Regional Cup. Known as theDomino's Pizza North Regional Cup under a sponsorship arrangement, this is aknockout tournament for all North Region clubs.
Grill League Cup. This is the opening tournament of the season. Clubs are drawn in eight groups with the group winners advancing to a knockout competition.
McLeman Cup. Known as thePMAC Group McLeman Cup under a sponsorship arrangement, this is a knockout tournament for clubs in theNorth Superleague.
Morrison Cup. Known as theAM Property Maintenance Morrison Cup under a sponsorship arrangement, this is a knockout tournament for clubs in theNorth First Division (East).
Elginshire Cup. This is a tournament for clubs in theNorth First Division (West). Clubs are drawn in two groups with winners and runners-up advancing to the semi-final stage.
North and Tayside Inter-Regional Cup. Known as theSignature Signs Cup for sponsorship purposes, this is a knockout tournament involving North Region clubs and Midlands League clubs. First played for in 1988, the cup is administered by a joint committee and clubs play early rounds in their own region with eight sides from each area progressing to the last sixteen.
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The Archibald Cup This was added for North First Division (West) clubs in 2015–16 to bolster their fixture programme after the withdrawal of clubs from the league. The tournament is played in two groups with winners and runners-up progressing to the semi-finals.[5]
^Using a 'points per game' algorithm applied in other leagues,Banks O' Dee (who were also leading the table when play stopped) would have been nominal champions of the Superleague;Aberdeen University would have been nominal champions in the First Division, andForres Thistle in the Second Division.
