2023–24 Lowland Football League

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.

Lowland League
Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – April 2024
Matches played118
Goals scored419 (3.55 per match)
Biggest home winTranent 8–0 Gretna 2008
(2 September 2023)
Biggest away winEdinburgh University 0–9 East Kilbride
(2 September 2023)
Highest scoringGretna 2008 2–9 Linlithgow Rose
(29 July 2023)
Longest winning run5 matches:
3 teams
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
East Kilbride
Longest winless run13 matches:
Edinburgh University
Longest losing run7 matches:
Gretna 2008
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

Teams
Location of teams in 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League

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 12 10 2 0 40 10 +30 32 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Cumbernauld Colts 15 10 2 3 35 17 +18 32
3 Heart of Midlothian B 15 8 6 1 39 19 +20 30 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
4 Tranent 11 8 1 2 30 11 +19 25
5 Bo'ness United 13 8 1 4 23 17 +6 25
6 Broomhill 13 6 2 5 25 18 +7 20
7 Gala Fairydean Rovers 14 6 2 6 24 32 −8 20
8 Linlithgow Rose 12 5 4 3 30 18 +12 19
9 Caledonian Braves 14 5 3 6 17 18 −1 18
10 Cowdenbeath 13 4 5 4 24 21 +3 17
11 Civil Service Strollers 13 5 2 6 20 23 −3 17
12 Berwick Rangers 14 4 4 6 14 21 −7 16
13 University of Stirling 12 4 3 5 15 19 −4 15
14 Celtic B 12 4 1 7 20 17 +3 13 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
15 Albion Rovers 9 4 1 4 14 11 +3 13
16 East Stirlingshire 15 3 4 8 21 26 −5 13
17 Edinburgh University 14 1 1 12 18 57 −39 4 Possible relegation to Tier 6[lower-alpha 1]
18 Gretna 2008 15 1 0 14 10 64 −54 3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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 11 Nov 16 Mar 13 Apr 23 Dec 6 Jan 30 Dec 3–1 27 Jan 17 Feb 1–2 2 Dec 1–3 0–1
Berwick Rangers 20 Apr 1–2 27 Jan 2 Dec 2–1 13 Jan 0–2 0–0 0–1 17 Feb 16 Dec 30 Dec 9 Mar 2–2 6 Apr 4 Nov 2–2
Bo'ness United 0–1 23 Dec 3–0 17 Feb 1–0 9 Mar 11 Nov 0–3 8 Nov 6 Jan 27 Jan 3–0 2–0 3–3 26 Dec 9 Dec 20 Apr
Broomhill 10 Feb 7 Nov 6 Apr 2–0 11 Nov 4–2 17 Feb 16 Dec 2 Dec 20 Apr 4–0 2–3 13 Jan 30 Dec 2–0 25 Feb
Caledonian Braves 13 Jan 1–0 1–2 9 Dec 23 Dec 0–1 20 Apr 30 Dec 4 Nov 16 Mar 6 Apr 2–1 4–0 10 Feb 0–1 7 Nov 9 Mar
Celtic B 2–1 24 Feb 5 Jan 5–1 10 Feb 2–2 2 Dec 16 Dec 1–2 4 Nov 5–0 30 Dec 20 Apr 7 Nov 9 Mar 1–0
Civil Service Strollers 11 Nov 2–0 0–3 16 Dec 3–1 27 Jan 3–1 6 Apr 0–0 2 Dec 6 Jan 16 Mar 2–3 20 Apr 30 Dec 24 Feb
Cowdenbeath 16 Mar 13 Jan 0–0 2–2 9 Dec 2–2 0–2 10 Feb 30 Dec 7–1 2–2 13 Apr 16 Dec 4 Nov 0–2 2 Dec
Cumbernauld Colts 4 Nov 9 Dec 10 Feb 2–1 26 Dec 1–0 17 Feb 6 Apr 13 Jan 1–1 13 Apr 20 Apr 6–0 1–2 9 Mar 1–5 23 Dec
East Kilbride 26 Dec 13 Apr 16 Mar 2–1 6 Jan 2–1 2–0 4–2 11 Nov 2–1 17 Feb 9 Dec 23 Dec 2–1 27 Jan
East Stirlingshire 16 Dec 1–2 4 Nov 3–4 1–1 13 Apr 23 Dec 26 Dec 0–3 9 Mar 24 Feb 10 Feb 27 Jan 1–1 13 Jan 1–2 2–3
Edinburgh University 9 Dec 1–3 2–4 16 Mar 1–3 13 Jan 3–4 9 Mar 2–3 0–9 0–3 0–5 3–2 11 Nov 10 Feb 23 Dec 26 Dec
Gala Fairydean Rovers 7 Nov 26 Dec 2 Dec 9 Mar 13 Apr 17 Feb 4 Nov 24 Feb 1–4 1–6 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 16 Dec 13 Jan 2–0
Gretna 2008 0–4 0–1 16 Dec 4 Nov 0–1 26 Dec 2–1 2–3 24 Feb 0–7 1–4 20 Apr 6 Apr 2 Dec 2–9 10 Feb 6 Jan
Heart of Midlothian B 8 Mar 6–0 12 Apr 3–2 1–1 2–1 8 Dec 1–2 26 Jan 23 Feb 5 Apr 5 Jan 22 Dec 7–0 2–2 3–0 3 Nov
Linlithgow Rose 1–1 30 Dec 23 Dec 24 Feb 27 Jan 2–0 6 Jan 2–4 2–2 11 Nov 2–2 5–0 9 Dec 16 Mar 13 Apr 3–1
Tranent 6 Apr 6 Jan 1–2 0–0 27 Jan 26 Dec 1–0 16 Mar 20 Apr 2 Dec 6–2 11 Nov 8–0 17 Feb 16 Dec
University of Stirling 2–2 10 Feb 3–1 13 Apr 1–0 7 Apr 8 Nov 0–3 1–1 9 Dec 30 Dec 16 Mar 11 Nov 13 Jan 17 Feb 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.[3]

References
  1. "CLUB STATEMENT: SCOTTISH LOWLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE". Rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. "Lowland League Results". Lowland Football League. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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