Lossiemouth United celebrate North Region Junior Championship title success after rivals Longside slip up against Forres Thistle
The celebration went long into the night in the Jewel of the North.
Lossiemouth United are the champions of north junior football’s second tier after their nearest rivals faltered on Saturday.
In only their third season back from a six-year stint of abeyance, United won the Championship crown having recently secured promotion to the Premier Division.
After defeating New Elgin 1-0 in their final league game, Lossie were guaranteed a top two place and a step up in divisions.
They also held a handsome lead at the top of the table and only Buchan side Longside could catch them if they won all of their remaining games.
That possibility crashed on Saturday when United manager Scott Campbell’s former club Forres Thistle held Longside to a 1-1 draw, making the coast side uncatchable in the title race.
It kicked off a big celebration in Lossiemouth on Saturday night, but the club’s season doesn’t end there.
United are still in two cup competitions and must shake off any hangovers in time for tomorrow night’s trip to face Premier Division side Dyce in the quarter-finals of the Domino’s North Regional Cup.
Victory would keep Lossie’s treble hopes alive, as they also face New Elgin in the semi-finals of the Elginshire Cup sponsored by Alex Lauriston Industrial and Garage Doors Ltd, on Saturday at their Phoenix Park home.
United will also be presented with the Championship trophy that day.
