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The leagues for season 2011-12 were confirmed at the Association’s AGM on Thursday 30th June.

Five new clubs were welcomed into the Association at the AGM and they will all be in Division Three next season. The new clubs are – Broomhill BC, Byron FC, Dee Amateurs, Great Northern Athletic and Turriff Thistle.

Hilton resigned from membership of the Association just prior to the AGM. This means that University Strollers are promoted to fill the vacant position in Division One (North) and Glentanar Reflex are promoted to Division Two. Hilton’s resignation meant that there was an additional promoted position from Division Three to both Second Division sections and this means that Northern United will now go into Division Two (North) alongside other promoted sides JS XI (1st), Alford (3rd) and Cammachmore (5th), while Glentanar Reflex will go into Division Two (East) alongside other promoted sides St Laurence (2nd), West End Electrical (4th) and Torphins (6th). The confirmed leagues for next season are set out below.

The Association will have a total membership of 85 clubs for season 2011-12. All of the Divisions will have 14 clubs with the exception of Division Three which will have 15 clubs.

The new season gets underway on Saturday 6th August.

The confirmed leagues for season 2011-12 are as follows:

Premier Division (14 clubs)

Blackburn
Bon-Accord City
Cove Thistle
Cowie Thistle
Dyce ITC Hydraulics
Echt
Great Western United
Kincorth
Kintore
Mearns United
Sportsmans Club
University
Westdyke
Woodside

Division One (North) (14 clubs)

Beacon Rangers
Burghmuir
Don Athletic
Ellon Amateurs
Glendale
Insch
Kaimhill United
Nicolls Amateurs
Rattrays XI
Stoneywood Amateurs
Tarves
University Strollers
West End
Westhill

Division One (East) (14 clubs)

AC Mill Inn
Banchory
Halliburton
Johnshaven Athletic
Lads Club Amateurs
Luthermuir
MS United
Newmachar United
Newtonhill
Old Aberdonians
Portlethen United
Rothie Rovers
RGU
Stonehaven Athletic

Division Two (North) (14 clubs)

Alford
Bervie Caley
Bucksburn United
Cammachmore
Continental
Ellon Thistle
FC Polska
Feughside
Grammar FPs
JS XI
Mintlaw
Northern United
Torry United
University Colts

Division Two (East) (14 clubs)

Glendale XI
Glendale Youth
Glentanar Reflex
Hazlehead United
Kemnay Youth
McTeagle
Mugiemoss Youth
Postal ALC
Scotstown Rovers
St Laurence
Torphins
Theologians
Trophies International
West End Electrical

Division Three (15 clubs)

ARI Thistle
Auchnagatt Barons
Bankhead
Broomhill BC
BSFC
Byron FC
Dee Amateurs
Ferryhill
Fintray Thistle
Great Northern Athletic
Highland Hotel
Huntly Amateurs
Monymusk
Newburgh Thistle
Turriff Thistle

The Association’s Annual General Meeting took place at Pittodrie on Thursday 30th June.

Five new clubs were welcomed into the Association at the AGM – Broomhill BC, Byron FC, Dee Amateurs, Great Northern Athletic and Turriff Thistle.

After many years of outstanding service to the Association, Richard and Alice Forbes stepped down from their positions as Association Secretary and Association Treasurer at the AGM. Richard has been the Association’s Treasurer since 1988 while Alice has held the position of Association Secretary since 1993. In addition to his duties as Treasurer, Richard has also contributed weekly match reports and photos of amateur games to the website and to the local press over many years. Both Richard and Alice have made an enormous contribution to the running of the Association over the past two decades and thanks were expressed at the AGM for all of the work that they have carried out.

There will be two new Office Bearer positions created from season 2011-12, with the Association now having a Registrations Secretary and a Disciplinary Secretary, in addition to the existing positions of President, Vice-President, Association Secretary, Match Secretary and Treasurer. Brian Christie has taken on the roles of Association Secretary and Registrations Secretary, Larry Officer is the new Disciplinary Secretary and Raymond Morrison has assumed the Treasurer’s role in addition to his existing duties as Vice-President of the Association.

The full list of Office Bearers for season 2011-12 is as follows:

President – Jim Napier
Vice-President and Treasurer – Raymond Morrison
Association Secretary and Registrations Secretary – Brian Christie
Match Secretary – Adrian Forrest
Disciplinary Secretary – Larry Officer

The new Office Bearers take up their positions with immediate effect and club secretaries are asked to note that the new Association Secretary’s contact details can be found on the “Contacts” page of the website.

The new season will get underway on Saturday 6th August.

League Champions – Season 2010-11

The league championship shields for season 2010-11 were presented at the AGM. The winners were:

Premier Division – Kincorth
Division One (North) – Mearns United
Division One (East) – Cove Thistle
Division Two (North) – Don Athletic
Division Two (East) – Rothie Rovers
Division Three – JS XI

The Frank Waugh Shield was presented to University as the runners-up in the Premier Division.

Players of the Year – Season 2010-11

The Divisional Player of the Year Awards are made based on the number of man of the match votes which each player receives from opposition teams in league matches throughout the season. The Divisional Players of the Year for season 2010-11 were:

Premier Division – Lee McKenzie, Sportsmans Club
Division One (North) – Ross Mair, Lads Club Amateurs
Division One (East) – Ian Campbell, RGU
Division Two (North) – Chris Robertson, Trophies International
Division Two (East) – Clark Milton, Westhill
Division Three – Ryan Causby, Cammachmore

Fair Play Awards – Season 2010-11

The Divisional Fair Play Awards are presented to the teams with the fewest disciplinary points over the course of the season. The winners of the Divisional Fair Play Awards for season 2010-11 were:

Premier Division – Kintore
Division One (North) – Stonehaven Athletic
Division One (East) – RGU
Division Two (North) – University Strollers
Division Two (East) – McTeagle
Division Three – Northern United

Secretary’s Award

The AAFA Club Secretary’s Award for 2010-11 was presented by Alice Forbes to Terry Massie of Kincorth.

The resignation of FC Geldie during season 2010/11 meant that there was an additional promotion place available from Division Two which was taken by Burghmuir following a play-off against University Strollers on Saturday 28th May and an additional promotion place available from Division Three which was taken by Northern United.

There is one name change for season 2011/12 with Newburgh changing to Newburgh Thistle.

The likely composition of the leagues for season 2011/12, based on the guide set out in the AAFA Handbook, is set out below. Please note that this is a provisional list and is subject to confirmation at the Association’s AGM on Thursday 30th June.

Premier Division (14 clubs)

Blackburn
Bon-Accord City
Cove Thistle
Cowie Thistle
Dyce ITC Hydraulics
Echt
Great Western United
Kincorth
Kintore
Mearns United
Sportsmans Club
University
Westdyke
Woodside

Division One (North) (14 clubs)

Tarves (11th – Premier)
Beacon Rangers (13th – Premier)
Insch (3rd – 1N)
Hilton (4th – 1E)
Rattrays XI (5th – 1N)
Stoneywood Amateurs (6th – 1E)
West End (7th – 1N)
Ellon Amateurs (8th – 1E)
Nicolls Amateurs (9th – 1N)
Glendale (10th – 1E)
Don Athletic (1st – 2N)
Westhill (2nd – 2E)
Kaimhill United (3rd – 2N)
Burghmuir (4th – 2E)

Division One (East) (14 clubs)

Old Aberdonians (12th – Premier)
AC Mill Inn (14th – Premier)
RGU (3rd – 1E)
MS United (4th – 1N)
Luthermuir (5th – 1E)
Lads Club Amateurs (6th – 1N)
Halliburton (7th – 1E)
Banchory (8th – 1N)
Newtonhill (9th – 1E)
Stonehaven Athletic (10th – 1N)
Newmachar United (11th – 1E)
Rothie Rovers (1st – 2E)
Portlethen United (2nd – 2N)
Johnshaven Athletic (3rd – 2E)

Division Two (North) (14 clubs)

Ellon Thistle (11th – 1N)
Bucksburn United (13th – 1E)
Bervie Caledonian (13th – 1N)
University Strollers (4th – 2N)
Feughside (5th – 2E)
Torry United (6th – 2N)
FC Polska (7th – 2E)
Continental (8th – 2N)
Mintlaw (9th – 2E)
Grammar FPs (10th – 2N)
University Colts (11th – 2E)
JS XI (1st – 3)
Alford (3rd – 3)
Cammachmore (5th – 3)

Division Two (East) (14 clubs)

Glendale Youth (12th – 1E)
Hazlehead United (12th – 1N)
Glendale XI (14th – 1E)
Scotstown Rovers (5th – 2N)
Kemnay Youth (6th – 2E)
Theologians (7th – 2N)
McTeagle (8th – 2E)
Postal ALC (9th – 2N)
Mugiemoss Youth (10th – 2E)
Trophies International (11th – 2N)
St Laurence (2nd – 3)
West End Electrical (4th – 3)
Torphins (6th – 3)
Northern United (7th – 3)

Division Three (up to 16 clubs)

ARI Thistle (12th – 2N)
Highland Hotel (12th – 2E)
Newburgh Thistle (13th – 2N)
Huntly Amateurs (13th – 2E)
Bankhead (14th – 2N)
Ferryhill (14th – 2E)
Glentanar Reflex (8th – 3)
Auchnagatt Barons (10th – 3)
BSFC (11th – 3)
Monymusk (12th – 3)
Fintray Thistle (14th – 3)
Broomhill BC (if application accepted at AGM)
Byron FC (if application accepted at AGM)
Dee Amateurs (if application accepted at AGM)
Great Northern Athletic (if application accepted at AGM)
Turriff Thistle (if application accepted at AGM)

* The teams finishing 11th, 12th and 13th in Division One (North) at the end of season 2010/11 have been allocated to the North and East sections in Division Two in accordance with the allocations which would have applied to the bottom three teams in Division One (North) in the event that it had a full complement of 14 teams. This is in accordance with the practice on the North/East allocation of relegated teams which has previously been adopted in the event that a league contains fewer than the standard number of teams at the end of a season. The teams relegated from Division One (North) are therefore placed in 2N (11th), 2E (12th) and 2N (13th). The teams relegated from Division One (East) are placed in 2E (12th), 2N (13th) and 2E (14th).