| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Competition: | Lowland League |
| Winners: | Kelty Hearts |
| Relegated: | None |
| Matches: | 195 |
| Total Goals: | 713 |
| League Topscorer: | Nathan Austin (Kelty Hearts) (37 goals)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (14 December 2019) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (24 August 2019) |
| Highest Scoring: | (14 December 2019) |
| Longest Wins: | 14 matches: Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 21 matches: Kelty Hearts |
| Longest Winless: | 15 matches: Edinburgh University |
| Longest Losses: | 8 matches: Vale of Leithen |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,510[2] (29 February 2020) |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Scottish Lowland Football League was the seventh season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. East Kilbride were the reigning champions.
Berwick Rangers became the second club to join the league via relegation from the SPFL, having lost the previous season's League Two play-off against Cove Rangers. East of Scotland League champions Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were promoted to the league, replacing Whitehill Welfare who were relegated. Edusport Academy renamed to Caledonian Braves prior to the season.
The season began on 27 July 2019 and was scheduled to end on 18 April 2020, but on 13 March, the league was indefinitely suspended due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak.[3] A points per game formula was subsequently used to determine the final standings, with Kelty Hearts declared champions on 13 April.[4]
The following teams changed division after the 2018–19 season.
Relegated from League Two
Promoted from East of Scotland League
Relegated to East of Scotland League
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| Team | Location | Stadium | data-sort-type="number" | Capacity | data-sort-type="number" | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Shielfield Park | align=right | 4,099 | align=right | 1,366 | |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | align=right | 2,200 | align=right | 0 | |
| BSC Glasgow | Alloa | Recreation Park | align=right | 3,100 | align=right | 919 | |
| Alliance Park | align=right | 500 | align=right | 100 | |||
| Christie Gillies Park | align=right | 1,569 | align=right | 100 | |||
| align=right | 8,086 | align=right | 8,086 | ||||
| Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | align=right | 1,320 | align=right | 100 | |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | K Park | align=right | 660 | align=right | 400 | |
| East Stirlingshire | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | align=right | 7,937 | align=right | 7,937 | |
| Edinburgh University | Edinburgh | New Peffermill Stadium | align=right | 1,100 | align=right | 100 | |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Galashiels | 3G Arena, Netherdale | align=right | 2,000 | align=right | 500 | |
| Gretna 2008 | Gretna | Raydale Park | align=right | 1,030 | align=right | 138 | |
| Kelty | New Central Park | align=right | 2,181 | align=right | 353 | ||
| The Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | align=right | 3,612 | align=right | 534 | |
| University of Stirling | Stirling | Forthbank Stadium | align=right | 3,808 | align=right | 2,508 | |
| Vale of Leithen | Innerleithen | Victoria Park | align=right | 1,500 | align=right | 0 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | Hummel | Michael Guthrie Developments | |||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Macron | G. Fitzsimmons and Son | |||
| BSC Glasgow | Joma | Nicholson Accountancy | |||
| Macron | |||||
| Legea | Futurity Financial Services | ||||
| Cumbernauld Colts | & | Uhlsport | MES Ltd | ||
| Dalbeattie Star | Joma | Solway Plant Hire | |||
| East Kilbride | Joma | Enviro-Clean | |||
| East Stirlingshire | EV2 Sportswear | Central Industrial Services | |||
| Edinburgh University | PlayerLayer | TWEDEX | |||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Adidas | Five Star Taxis | |||
| Gretna 2008 |  | Macron | Welzh Wertzeug | ||
| Joma | The Conservatory Converters | ||||
| The Spartans | Macron | Arthur McKay | |||
| University of Stirling | VSN | Mackay Clinic | |||
| Vale of Leithen | Adidas | WillSweep |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | Stuart Malcolm | Signed by Forfar Athletic | 10 November 2019[5] | 8th | |||
| Gretna 2008 |  Chris Humphrey | Sacked | 30 November 2019[6] | 14th | Rowan Alexander | 2 December 2019[7] |
With the season not being fully completed, a points per game formula was subsequently used to determine the final standings, with Kelty Hearts declared champions on 13 April.[4] Only two teams' league positions were changed as a result; with BSC Glasgow's 2.32 points average moving them past the 2.04 of East Stirlingshire for third place.[8]
The table lists the positions of teams after each round of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Qualification for the Pyramid play-off | ||
| Possible relegation to the EoSFL or SoSFL | ||
| Relegation to the EoSFL or SoSFL |
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelty Hearts | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| East Stirlingshire | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| BSC Glasgow | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Spartans | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Civil Service Strollers | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| East Kilbride | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Caledonian Braves | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cumbernauld Colts | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| University of Stirling | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Berwick Rangers | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Gretna 2008 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Edinburgh University | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Dalbeattie Star | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Vale of Leithen | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Austin | Kelty Hearts | 37 |
| 2 | Ross McNeil | Caledonian Braves | 17 |
| 3 | Jamie Dishington | East Stirlingshire | 16 |
| 4 | Thomas Collins | BSC Glasgow | 14 |
| Neil McLaughlin | Caledonian Braves | ||
| Thomas Orr | BSC Glasgow | ||
| 7 | Sean Brown | East Stirlingshire | 13 |
| Scott Linton | Kelty Hearts | ||
| Marty Wright | Cumbernauld Colts | ||
| 10 | George Hunter | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 12 |
| Nicky Low | East Stirlingshire |
A 16-team straight knock-out tournament was scheduled to take place over four weekends at the end of the league season. Following the suspension of all Scottish football until the end of April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, the League Cup was cancelled.[9]
A play-off match was scheduled to take place between the winners of the 2019–20 East of Scotland Football League and the 2019–20 South of Scotland Football League, subject to both clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. This was cancelled following the South of Scotland Football League declaring their season null and void. As a result, Bo'ness United were promoted subject to SFA approval.[10]