2023–24 South of Scotland Football League

The 2023–24 South of Scotland Football League is the 78th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 10th season as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Abbey Vale are the reigning champions.

South of Scotland Football League
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 27 April 2024
Matches played52
Goals scored252 (4.85 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winSt Cuthbert Wanderers 0–13 Newton Stewart
(5 August 2023)
Highest scoringSt Cuthbert Wanderers 0–13 Newton Stewart
(5 August 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches:
Creetown
Longest unbeaten run9 matches:
Creetown
Longest winless run7 matches:
St Cuthbert Wanderers
Longest losing run7 matches:
St Cuthbert Wanderers
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 24 October 2023.

Teams
Location of teams in 2023–24 South of Scotland Football League

The following team changed divisions after the 2022–23 season.

To South of Scotland League

Relegated from Lowland Football League

From South of Scotland League

Resigned

Stadia and locations
Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Abbey ValeNew AbbeyMaryfield Park Grass500[1]48No
Creetown[SFA]CreetownCastlecary Park Grass500[2]0Yes
Dalbeattie Star[SFA]DalbeattieIslecroft Stadium Grass1,320[3]100Yes
Lochar ThistleDumfriesWilson Park Grass1,000[4]0Yes
LochmabenLochmabenWhitehills Park Grass1,000[5]0No
Mid-AnnandaleLockerbieNew King Edward Park Artificial500[6]0Yes
Newton Stewart[SFA]Newton StewartBlairmount Park Artificial1,000[7]0Yes
Nithsdale WanderersSanquharLorimer Park Grass1,000[8]0Yes
St Cuthbert Wanderers[SFA]KirkcudbrightSt Mary's Park Artificial1,000[9]0Yes
Stranraer reservesStranraerStair Park Grass4,178[10]1,830Yes
Upper AnnandaleMoffatMoffat Academy Grass1,000[11]0No
Wigtown & Bladnoch[SFA]WigtownTrammondford Park Grass888[12]0Yes

SFA Club with an SFA licence[13] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

Stranraer reserves are ineligible for promotion.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newton Stewart 11 8 2 1 44 11 +33 26 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Creetown 9 7 2 0 28 8 +20 23
3 Nithsdale Wanderers 9 6 2 1 28 12 +16 20
4 Dalbeattie Star 7 6 0 1 25 6 +19 18
5 Lochar Thistle 10 5 2 3 29 11 +18 17
6 Abbey Vale 9 5 1 3 37 13 +24 16
7 Stranraer reserves 9 3 1 5 19 30 −11 10 Ineligible for promotion
8 Mid-Annandale 9 2 1 6 14 33 −19 7
9 Wigtown & Bladnoch 5 1 1 3 9 15 −6 4
10 Upper Annandale 9 1 1 7 9 35 −26 4
11 Lochmaben 10 1 1 8 6 37 −31 4
12 St Cuthbert Wanderers 7 0 0 7 4 41 −37 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results
Home \ Away ABB CRE DAL LOT LOC MID NEW NIT SCW STR UPA WIG
Abbey Vale — 13 Jan 0–1 20 Apr 7–1 27 Jan 16 Dec 28 Oct 9 Mar 3–3 6 Apr
Creetown 3–2 — 20 Apr 11 Nov 3–0 6 Jan 3–3 1–1 10 Feb 27 Jan 7–0 27 Apr
Dalbeattie Star 6 Jan 2 Dec — 28 Oct 9 Mar 27 Apr 3–0 10 Feb 3–0 13 Jan 6–0
Lochar Thistle 2 Dec 1–2 23 Mar — 10 Feb 5–0 3–3[lower-alpha 1] 13 Jan 6–0 27 Apr 1–1 24 Feb
Lochmaben 1–3 23 Mar 0–4 0–4 — 11 Nov 24 Feb 0–3 27 Apr 3–2 13 Jan 27 Jan
Mid-Annandale 1–5 0–3 16 Dec 13 Apr 6 Apr — 2 Dec 2–2 3–2 2–3 28 Oct 13 Jan
Newton Stewart 2–0 13 Apr 11 Nov 1–0 7–0 5–0 — 2–1 13 Jan 3–0 10 Feb 28 Oct
Nithsdale Wanderers 23 Mar 24 Feb 4–3 3–2 6 Jan 6–1 27 Jan — 13 Apr 11 Nov 5–1 2 Dec
St Cuthbert Wanderers 1–11 1–2 4 Nov 6 Jan 16 Dec 24 Feb 0–13 0–3 — 23 Mar 20 Apr 11 Nov
Stranraer reserves 0–6 0–4 2–5 16 Dec 2 Dec 10 Feb 6 Jan 6 Apr 28 Oct — 13 Apr 9 Mar
Upper Annandale 11 Nov 24 Feb 0–2 3–0 23 Mar 1–5 16 Dec 2 Dec 2–6 — 6 Jan
Wigtown & Bladnoch 10 Feb 16 Dec 13 Apr 1–5 1–1 2–5 23 Mar 20 Apr 6 Apr 2–3 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: South of Scotland Football League[16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match played at North West Community Campus.[15]

References
  1. Abbey Vale Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. Creetown Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. Dalbeattie Star Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. Lochar Thistle Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. "Lochmaben". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. Mid-Annandale Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. Newton Stewart Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  8. Nithsdale Wanderers Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. St Cuthbert Wanderers Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. Stranraer reserves Archived 2019-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. Upper Annandale Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. Wigtown & Bladnoch Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. "Licensed Clubs - August 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. "Tables". South of Scotland Football League. South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. Lochar Thistle FC [@LocharThistleFC] (6 October 2023). "⚽️⚽️VENUE CHANGE⚽️⚽️ @The_Creesiders are the visitors to Dumfries tomorrow for a @SOSFLeague clash. With the weather a bit on the damp side and our Youths in Scottish Cup action the Seniors will now be playing at NWCC. Thistle Kitchen will still be in operation. 🥧☕️🥤 🔴⚪️⚫️" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. "South of Scotland League Results". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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