2000–01 Highland Football League

Highland League
Season 2000–01
Champions Cove Rangers
Goals scored 622
Average goals/game 3.42

The 2000–01 Highland Football League was won by Cove Rangers. Fort William finished bottom. Elgin City & Peterhead left the Highland League to join the Scottish Football League, reducing the number of teams from 16 to 14 this season.

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Cove Rangers (C) 26 20 3 3 74 32 +42 63
2 Huntly 26 19 2 5 61 29 +32 59
3 Buckie Thistle 26 13 7 6 46 33 +13 46
4 Clachnacuddin 26 13 5 8 47 35 +12 44
5 Keith 26 11 9 6 54 43 +11 42
6 Deveronvale 26 11 8 7 40 32 +8 41
7 Forres Mechanics 26 10 10 6 44 39 +5 40
8 Fraserburgh 26 12 3 11 47 38 +9 39
9 Nairn County 26 8 7 11 44 58 −14 31
10 Wick Academy 26 8 5 13 39 43 −4 29
11 Rothes 26 6 5 15 30 45 −15 23
12 Lossiemouth 26 6 4 16 27 60 −33 22
13 Brora Rangers 26 4 3 19 42 78 −36 15
14 Fort William 26 3 5 18 27 57 −30 14

Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive - Highland League Final Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.