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.
The following team changed divisions after the 2022–23 season.
Relegated from Lowland Football League
Resigned
Team | Location | Home ground | Surface | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Vale | New Abbey | Maryfield Park | Grass | 500[2] | 48 | No | |
Creetown | Creetown | Castle Cary Park | Grass | 500[3] | 0 | Yes | |
Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | Grass | 1,320[4] | 100 | Yes | |
Lochar Thistle | Dumfries | Wilson Park | Grass | 1,000[5] | 0 | Yes | |
Lochmaben | Lochmaben | Whitehills Park | Grass | 1,000[6] | 0 | No | |
Mid-Annandale | Lockerbie | New King Edward Park | Artificial | 500[7] | 0 | Yes | |
Newton Stewart | Newton Stewart | Blairmount Park | Artificial | 1,000[8] | 0 | Yes | |
Nithsdale Wanderers | Sanquhar | Lorimer Park | Grass | 1,000[9] | 0 | Yes | |
St Cuthbert Wanderers | Kirkcudbright | St Mary's Park | Artificial | 1,000[10] | 0 | Yes | |
Stranraer reserves | Stranraer | Stranraer Academy | Artificial | 1,000[11] | 0 | Yes | |
Upper Annandale | Moffat | Moffat Academy | Grass | 1,000[12] | 0 | No | |
Wigtown & Bladnoch | Wigtown | Trammondford Park | Grass | 888[13] | 0 | Yes |
Stranraer reserves are ineligible for promotion.