2018–19 Highland Football League
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The 2018–19 Highland Football League (known as the Breedon Highland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of the Highland Football League, and the fifth season as the fifth-tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 28 July 2018 and ended on 27 April 2019.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 28 July 2018 – 27 April 2019 |
Champions | Cove Rangers |
Promoted | Cove Rangers |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,260 (4.12 per match) |
Biggest home win | Fraserburgh 13–0 Fort William (10 November 2018) Formartine United 14–1 Fort William (5 January 2019) |
Biggest away win | Fort William 0–11 Brora Rangers (27 February 2019) |
Highest scoring | Formartine United 14–1 Fort William (5 January 2019) |
Longest winning run | 16 matches: Cove Rangers |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches: Cove Rangers |
Longest winless run | 34 matches: Fort William |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Cove Rangers were the defending champions and retained the title on 13 April 2019 with one match still to play, after a 1–0 win away to Forres Mechanics.
They faced the winners of the 2018–19 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride) in the Pyramid play-off, winning 5–1 on aggregate. Cove then defeated Berwick Rangers 7–0 on aggregate in the League Two play-off final to gain a place in Scottish League Two.