2023–24 South of Scotland Football League explained

Competition:South of Scotland Football League
Season:2023–24
Dates:29 July 2023 – 8 May 2024
Winners:Dalbeattie Star
Matches:132
Total Goals:639
Biggest Away Win:
(5 August 2023)
Highest Scoring:
(5 August 2023)
Longest Wins:8 matches:
Dalbeattie Star
Longest Unbeaten:15 matches:
Dalbeattie Star
Longest Winless:21 matches:
Wigtown & Bladnoch
Longest Losses:11 matches:
Wigtown & Bladnoch
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Updated:8 May 2024

The 2023–24 South of Scotland Football League was 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 were the reigning champions, but could only finish fourth in the table.

The championship title, and qualification for the Lowland League play-off, was decided in the final fixture of the season on 8 May with Creetown and Dalbeattie Star facing off against each other at Castle Cary Park – having been postponed on 20 April due to ground issues.[1] A 1–1 draw saw Dalbeattie Star take the title by two points, and as a result, faced Broxburn Athletic in the play-off, losing 2–12 on aggregate.

Teams

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

TeamLocationHome groundSurfaceCapacitySeatsFloodlit
Abbey ValeNew AbbeyMaryfield ParkGrass500[2] 48 No
CreetownCreetownCastle Cary ParkGrass500[3] 0 Yes
Dalbeattie StarDalbeattieIslecroft StadiumGrass1,320[4] 100 Yes
Lochar ThistleDumfriesWilson ParkGrass1,000[5] 0 Yes
LochmabenLochmabenWhitehills ParkGrass1,000[6] 0 No
Mid-AnnandaleLockerbieNew King Edward ParkArtificial500[7] 0 Yes
Newton StewartNewton StewartBlairmount ParkArtificial1,000[8] 0 Yes
Nithsdale WanderersSanquharLorimer ParkGrass1,000[9] 0 Yes
St Cuthbert WanderersKirkcudbrightSt Mary's ParkArtificial1,000[10] 0 Yes
Stranraer reserves StranraerStranraer AcademyArtificial1,000[11] 0 Yes
Upper AnnandaleMoffatMoffat AcademyGrass1,000[12] 0 No
Wigtown & BladnochWigtownTrammondford ParkGrass888[13] 0 Yes
Club with an SFA licence[14] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

Stranraer reserves are ineligible for promotion.

League table

Notes and References

  1. News: Stuart. Gillespie. South of Scotland League title decider between Creetown and Dalbeattie Star postponed due to burst pipe. Daily Record. Reach plc. 26 April 2024. 1 May 2024.
  2. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/abbeyvale.html Abbey Vale
  3. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/creetown.html Creetown
  4. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/dalbeattie.html Dalbeattie Star
  5. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/lochar.html Lochar Thistle
  6. Web site: Lochmaben. nonleaguescotland.org.uk. 5 July 2019. 23 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523213317/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/lochmaben.htm. live.
  7. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/midannandale.html Mid-Annandale
  8. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/newtonstewart.html Newton Stewart
  9. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/nithsdale.html Nithsdale Wanderers
  10. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/stcuthbert.html St Cuthbert Wanderers
  11. Web site: Stranraer. South of Scotland Football League. 23 March 2024.
  12. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/upperannandale.html Upper Annandale
  13. https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/wigtown.html Wigtown & Bladnoch
  14. Web site: Licensed Clubs - August 2022. 2 August 2022.