Keiss top of the table for fair play in Caithness first division
Keiss may be propping up Division One in the county league but they are leading the way in the Caithness AFA fair play standings.
The villagers are the best-behaved team in the top flight so far, with an average of 1.167 points against them so far this season.
The scoring system is based on the number of yellow and red cards received in county competitions (one point for a yellow card and either three points or five points for red cards, depending on the seriousness of the offence).
Staxigoe United are at the foot of the Division One fair play table with an average of 3.882 points per game.
Thurso Acks (0.200) are the most well-behaved side in the second division (0.200), with Thurso Pentland at the bottom on 2.444.
Caithness AFA fair play league standings (up to June 20) – Division One: 1 Keiss, average points per game 1.167; 2 Wick Groats, 1.308; 3 Castletown, 1.667; 4 High Ormlie Hotspur, 2.200; 5 Pentland United, 2.231; 6 John O’Groats, 2.308; 7 Lybster, 2.500; 8 Staxigoe United, 3.882.
Division Two: 1 Acks, 0.200; 2 Top Joe’s, 0.444; 3 Swifts, 1.000; 4 Wick Thistle, 1.273; 5 Watten, 1.778; 6 Halkirk, 2.333; 7 Thurso Pentland, 2.444.
Meanwhile, there is a three-way tie in the Division One scoring charts. Lybster’s Bobby Gunn, Marc Macgregor of John O’Groats and Staxigoe United’s Graham MacNab are all on six goals (league games only).
Leading scorer so far in Division Two is Wick Thistle’s Jayden Bremner, with seven, followed by his team-mate Ryan Henderson on four goals alongside Liam Wann (Thurso Pentland).
Fixtures – Friday – Division Two: Top Joe’s v Thurso Pentland; Watten v Halkirk (both 7.30pm).
Saturday – Highland Amateur Cup, round three (ties involving Caithness clubs): High Ormlie Hotspur v Staxigoe United; Inver v Thurso Acks; Pentland United v Inverness Athletic; Wick Groats v Avoch (all 3pm).
Sunday – SWF Highlands and Islands League: Caithness v Sutherland (2pm, Castletown).
Tuesday, June 24 – Division One: John O’Groats v Castletown; Keiss v Staxigoe United; Pentland United v Lybster; Wick Groats v High Ormlie Hotspur (all 7.30pm).
Wednesday, June 25 – Division Two: Swifts v Thurso Pentland; Top Joe’s v Acks; Watten v Wick Thistle (all 7.30pm).
CAFA standings – Division One: 1 Pentland United (played 8, points 22); 2 Wick Groats (8, 19); 3 High Ormlie Hotspur (8, 16); 4 Lybster (8, 12); 5 Staxigoe United (8, 11); 6 John O’Groats (8, 5); 7 Castletown (8, 4); 8 Keiss (8, 3).
Division Two: 1 Wick Thistle (played 6, points 18); 2 Thurso Pentland (6, 12); 3 Acks (6, 12); 4 Watten (6, 8); 5 Swifts (6, 5); 6 Top Joe’s (6, 0); 7 Halkirk (6, -1). Halkirk deducted six points for playing an ineligible player in two league fixtures.