North Eastern Football League (Scotland)

North Eastern LeagueSport| Football

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Founded| 1941
Ceased| 1945
No. of teams| 10
Country| Scotland
Last
champion(s)| Aberdeen
Most titles| Aberdeen (4)
Related
competitions| North Eastern League Cup

The North Eastern League was a regional Scottish football competition held during the Second World War, due to the suspension of the Scottish Football League. Held between 1941 and 1945 (an interim nationwide War Emergency League was played in the 1939–40 season followed by one year of hiatus), the competition was played in two stages each season (autumn and spring), with bonus points awarded in the second stage: initially, for teams with higher aggregate scores over the two series; latterly, for away draws/wins. Some reserve teams from the bigger clubs competing in the other region, the Southern League, entered the North Eastern League, with the Rangers 'A' team winning both stages in the first season.

In the 1945–46 season, with the war itself at an end, the North Eastern League merged with the Southern League; however, only Aberdeen participated in the A Division (finishing in third position); the rest of the clubs were placed in the B Division along with some from the Southern region including those who had finished at the foot of the table in its previous edition.

There was also a North Eastern League Cup. Regular football returned in 1946, with the regional competitions disbanded.

## Tables

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### 1941-42

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#### First Series

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| P  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts

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1 | Rangers 'A' | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 22
2 | East Fife | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 21
3 | Aberdeen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 19
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 44 | 15
5 | St Bernard's | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 48 | 13
6 | Dundee United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 45 | 10
7 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 57 | 7
8 | Leith Athletic | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 57 | 5

#### Second Series

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1 | Rangers 'A' | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 33 | 5 | 21
2 | Aberdeen | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 20
3 | East Fife | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 18
4 | Dundee United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 17
5 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 14
6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 42 | 2 | 10
7 | Leith Athletic | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 1 | 8
8 | St Bernard's | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 4

BP – an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent

### 1942-43

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#### First Series

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1 | Aberdeen | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 23
2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 20
3 | East Fife | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 17
4 | Heart of Midlothian 'A' | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 12
5 | Rangers 'A' | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12
6 | Dundee United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 10
7 | Hibernian 'A' | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 44 | 9
8 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 9

#### Second Series

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1 | Aberdeen | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 22
2 | East Fife | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 20
3 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 19
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 15
5 | Rangers 'A' | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 12
6 | Dundee United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 2 | 11
7 | Heart of Midlothian 'A' | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 45 | 2 | 11
8 | Hibernian 'A' | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 0 | 2

BP – an extra point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent

### 1943-44

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#### First Series

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1 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 22
2 | Heart of Midlothian 'A' | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 19
3 | Aberdeen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 17
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 17
5 | Dundee United | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 14
6 | East Fife | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 9
7 | Rangers 'A' | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 9
8 | Falkirk 'A' | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5

#### Second Series

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1 | Aberdeen | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 20
2 | Rangers 'A' | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 20
3 | East Fife | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 15
4 | Dundee United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 2 | 13
5 | Heart of Midlothian 'A' | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 12
6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 11
7 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 11
8 | Falkirk 'A' | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 10

BP – 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

### 1944-45

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#### First Series

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| P  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts

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1 | Dundee | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 28
2 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 22
3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 36 | 21
4 | Arbroath | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 16
5 | East Fife | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 44 | 16
6 | Rangers 'A' | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 16
7 | Dundee United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 49 | 13
8 | Heart of Midlothian 'A' | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 49 | 12
9 | Falkirk 'A' | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 9
10 | Aberdeen | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 21 | 7

#### Second Series

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1 | Aberdeen | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 25
2 | East Fife | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 23
3 | Rangers 'A' | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 23
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 21
5 | Dundee | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 3 | 20
6 | Dundee United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 54 | 3 | 16
7 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 47 | 3 | 15
8 | Arbroath | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 14
9 | Heart of Midlothian 'A' | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 14
10 | Falkirk 'A' | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 2 | 9

BP – 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

## See also

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* Association football during World War II

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Defunct football competitions in Scotland

National leagues|

| Senior|

* Scottish Football League
* Premier Division
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Scottish Premier League
* War Emergency League

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Non league|

* Scottish Football Alliance
* Scottish Football Federation
* Scottish Football Union
* Scottish Junior Football League

Age groups|

* Scottish Premier Reserve League
* SPFL Development League

Regional leagues|

| Supplementary|

* Edinburgh League
* Glasgow and West of Scotland League
* Glasgow League
* Inter City League
* Inter City Midweek League
* Inter County League
* Lanarkshire League
* Renfrewshire League
* Scottish County League

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Junior|

* Ayrshire Junior League
* Central Junior League
* East Junior League
* Fife Junior League
* Glasgow Junior League
* Lanarkshire Junior League
* North Junior League
* Scottish Intermediate League
* Scottish Junior East Region Leagues
* Superleague/Premiership
* Premier League
* North Division
* Central Division
* South Division
* Scottish Junior West Region Leagues
* Premiership
* Championship
* League One
* League Two
* Ayrshire District
* Central 1st
* Central 2nd
* Tayside Junior League

Wartime|

* North Eastern League
* Southern League

Other|

* Combined Reserve League
* Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League
* Ayrshire Combination
* Ayrshire League
* Central Combination
* Central League
* Dumfries and Galloway leagues
* Eastern League
* Midland League
* Northern League
* Perthshire League
* Southern Counties League (Scotland)

Cup competitions|

| Cross border|

* Anglo-Scottish Cup
* British League Cup
* Coronation Cup
* Dubai Champions Cup
* Empire Exhibition Trophy
* Football World Championship
* Friendship Cup
* Texaco Cup

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National|

* Drybrough Cup
* Qualifying Cup
* SFA Challenge Cup
* North Region
* Saint Mungo Cup
* Spring Cup
* Summer Cup
* Supplementary Cup
* Tennents' Sixes

Regional|

* Ayrshire Cup
* Churchill Cup
* Dumbartonshire Cup
* Edinburgh Exhibition Cup
* Glasgow Charity Cup
* Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup
* Glasgow Exhibition Cup
* 1888
* 1901
* Glasgow North Eastern Cup
* Lanarkshire Cup
* Lord Provost's Cup
* North Ayrshire Cup
* Perthshire Cup
* Rosebery Charity Cup
* West of Scotland Junior Cup
* Wilson Cup

Wartime|

* North Eastern League Cup
* Southern League Cup
* Victory Cup
* 1919
* 1946
* War Emergency Cup
* War Fund Shield

Friendly|

* Allison Trophy
* ARR Craib Cup
* Caledonia Trophy
* Evening Telegraph Cup
* Festival Cup
* Glasgow International Tournament
* Ibrox Trophy
* Lord Provost Charity Cup
* Tennent Caledonian Cup

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