Lowland League
Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – April 2024
Matches played198
Goals scored698 (3.53 per match)
Biggest home winHeart of Midlothian B 12–0 Edinburgh University
(5 January 2024)
Biggest away winEdinburgh University 0–9 East Kilbride
(2 September 2023)
Highest scoringHeart of Midlothian B 12–0 Edinburgh University
(5 January 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches:
East Kilbride
Longest unbeaten run15 matches:
East Kilbride
Longest winless run13 matches:
Edinburgh University
Longest losing run7 matches:
Gretna 2008
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League is the 11th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The Spartans are the reigning champions but are unable to defend their title following their promotion to Scottish League Two.

Teams

Albion Rovers became the fourth club to join the league via relegation from the SPFL, having lost the previous season's League Two play-off against The Spartans. East of Scotland League champions Linlithgow Rose were promoted to the league, replacing founding league member Dalbeattie Star who were relegated to the South of Scotland League.

Rangers B withdrew prior to the start of the season.[1]

From Lowland League

Promoted to League Two

Relegated to South of Scotland League

Withdrew

To Lowland League

Relegated from League Two

Promoted from East of Scotland League

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Surface Capacity Seats
Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill Grass 1,238 489
Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park Grass 4,099 1,366
Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Artificial 2,000 0
Broomhill Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium[lower-alpha 1] Grass 2,020 2,020
Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park Artificial 800 102
Celtic B Airdrie Excelsior Stadium[lower-alpha 2] Artificial 10,101 10,101
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Christie Gillies Park Grass 1,596 96
Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park Grass 4,309 1,622
Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium Artificial 8,086 8,086
East Kilbride East Kilbride K-Park Artificial 700 400
East Stirlingshire Falkirk Falkirk Stadium[lower-alpha 3] Artificial 7,937 7,937
Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium Grass 1,100 100
Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale Artificial 2,000 500
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park Artificial 1,030 138
Heart of Midlothian B Edinburgh Ainslie Park[lower-alpha 4] Artificial 3,700 854
Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield Grass 1,730 301
Tranent Tranent Foresters Park Grass 1,200 44
University of Stirling Stirling Forthbank Stadium[lower-alpha 5] Grass 3,808 2,508
Notes
  1. ↑ Broomhill are ground-sharing with Dumbarton.
  2. ↑ Celtic B are ground-sharing with Airdrieonians.
  3. ↑ East Stirlingshire are ground-sharing with Falkirk.
  4. ↑ Heart of Midlothian B are ground-sharing with The Spartans.
  5. ↑ University of Stirling are ground-sharing with Stirling Albion.

All grounds are equipped with floodlights.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Kilbride 22 17 3 2 63 25 +38 54 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Heart of Midlothian B 22 13 6 3 66 25 +41 45 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
3 Cumbernauld Colts 23 13 5 5 48 29 +19 44
4 Bo'ness United 22 14 2 6 47 32 +15 44
5 Tranent 20 13 3 4 48 20 +28 42
6 Civil Service Strollers 22 11 3 8 36 29 +7 36
7 Linlithgow Rose 20 9 6 5 46 25 +21 33
8 Celtic B 22 10 3 9 49 31 +18 33 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
9 University of Stirling 21 9 5 7 33 29 +4 32
10 Cowdenbeath 21 7 8 6 36 34 +2 29
11 Caledonian Braves 24 7 7 10 31 33 −2 28
12 Broomhill 22 8 3 11 35 34 +1 27
13 Berwick Rangers 24 7 6 11 25 38 −13 27
14 Gala Fairydean Rovers 24 7 4 13 35 61 −26 25
15 Albion Rovers 18 6 6 6 25 21 +4 24
16 East Stirlingshire 23 5 4 14 33 45 −12 19
17 Gretna 2008 24 2 2 20 19 93 −74 8 Possible relegation to Tier 6[lower-alpha 1]
18 Edinburgh University 22 1 2 19 23 94 −71 5
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ If the Lowland League does not lose a club on net to the SPFL, the worst placed non-B team will be relegated. If the Lowland League gains a club on net then the second worst non-B team will also be relegated. However if the Lowland League loses a club on net to the SPFL, no team will be relegated.

Results

Home \ Away ALB BER BNS BRO CAL CEL CSS COW CUM EKB EAS EDU GFR GRE HEA LIN TRA STI
Albion Rovers 1–0 24 Feb 2–1 16 Mar 13 Apr 0–1 3–1 27 Jan 17 Feb 1–2 1–3 0–1
Berwick Rangers 20 Apr 1–2 27 Jan 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 17 Feb 2–0 3–3 9 Mar 2–2 6 Apr 2–2 2–2
Bo'ness United 0–1 5–1 3–0 17 Feb 1–0 9 Mar 4–2 0–3 3–4 4–2 27 Jan 3–0 2–0 3–3 0–0 0–2 20 Apr
Broomhill 10 Feb 2–0 6 Apr 2–0 1–2 4–2 17 Feb 2–2 20 Apr 4–0 2–3 4–1 2–0 25 Feb 0–4
Caledonian Braves 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 4–2 0–1 20 Apr 1–2 1–2 16 Mar 6 Apr 2–1 4–0 10 Feb 0–1 2–2 9 Mar
Celtic B 2–1 24 Feb 2–0 5–1 10 Feb 2–2 0–2 1–2 4–0 5–0 7–0 20 Apr 3–0 9 Mar 1–0
Civil Service Strollers 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–1 27 Jan 3–1 6 Apr 0–0 7–0 16 Mar 2–3 20 Apr 24 Feb
Cowdenbeath 0–0 16 Mar 0–2 0–0 2–2 3–3 2–2 0–2 10 Feb 7–1 2–2 13 Apr 2–1 1–1 0–2
Cumbernauld Colts 1–1 2–1 10 Feb 2–1 2–0 1–0 17 Feb 6 Apr 1–2 1–1 13 Apr 20 Apr 6–0 1–2 9 Mar 1–5 3–3
East Kilbride 1–3 13 Apr 16 Mar 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 17 Feb 4–2 4–1 2–4 2–1 27 Jan
East Stirlingshire 3–2 1–2 3–4 3–4 1–1 13 Apr 0–2 2–3 0–3 9 Mar 24 Feb 10 Feb 27 Jan 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–3
Edinburgh University 2–2 1–3 2–4 16 Mar 1–3 1–3 3–4 9 Mar 2–3 0–9 0–3 0–5 3–2 0–4 10 Feb 1–6 1–4
Gala Fairydean Rovers 0–0 2–0 9 Mar 13 Apr 17 Feb 1–2 24 Feb 1–4 1–6 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–6 0–2 2–0
Gretna 2008 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 2–3 24 Feb 0–7 1–4 20 Apr 6 Apr 2–9 10 Feb 1–1
Heart of Midlothian B 8 Mar 6–0 12 Apr 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 26 Jan 23 Feb 5 Apr 12–0 3–1 7–0 2–2 3–0 0–1
Linlithgow Rose 1–1 1–0 24 Feb 27 Jan 2–0 2–4 2–2 2–0 2–2 5–0 5–0 16 Mar 13 Apr 3–1
Tranent 6 Apr 0–1 1–2 0–0 27 Jan 0–1 1–0 16 Mar 20 Apr 6–2 2–1 8–0 17 Feb 2–1
University of Stirling 2–2 10 Feb 3–1 13 Apr 1–0 7 Apr 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 16 Mar 3–1 17 Feb 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match was abandoned after 77 minutes due to a medical emergency, with the score at the time standing as the final result.[2]

Lowland League play-off

A three match round robin play-off will take place between the winners of the 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League, the 2023–24 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2023–24 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. If two clubs meet the criteria they will face each other home and away, if only one club meets the criteria they will be promoted without a play-off. However, if no club meets the criteria there will be no promotion to the Lowland League.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: SCOTTISH LOWLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE". Rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Update: Hearts B vs Civil Service Strollers". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lowland League Results". Lowland Football League. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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