South of Scotland Football League
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 27 April 2024
Matches played66
Goals scored317 (4.8 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 run10 matches:
Creetown
Longest winless run9 matches:
Lochmaben & St Cuthbert Wanderers
Longest losing run9 matches:
Lochmaben & St Cuthbert Wanderers
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 November 2023.

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.

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

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 12 8 2 2 46 15 +31 26 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Dalbeattie Star 10 8 1 1 37 11 +26 25
3 Creetown 10 7 3 0 28 8 +20 24
4 Abbey Vale 12 7 2 3 45 14 +31 23
5 Nithsdale Wanderers 11 6 3 2 31 17 +14 21
6 Lochar Thistle 12 5 4 3 31 13 +18 19
7 Stranraer reserves 12 6 1 5 32 37 −5 19 Ineligible for promotion
8 Mid-Annandale 13 5 1 7 32 42 −10 16
9 Wigtown & Bladnoch 6 1 1 4 9 16 −7 4
10 Upper Annandale 11 1 1 9 13 43 −30 4
11 Lochmaben 13 1 1 11 8 52 −44 4
12 St Cuthbert Wanderers 10 1 0 9 5 49 −44 3
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 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 0–0 5–0 3–3 6 Apr
Creetown 3–2 — 20 Apr 0–0 3–0 6 Jan 3–3 1–1 10 Feb 27 Jan 7–0 27 Apr
Dalbeattie Star 6 Jan — 2–2 6–1 27 Apr 3–0 10 Feb 3–0 13 Jan 6–0
Lochar Thistle 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 — 1–2 24 Feb 0–3 27 Apr 3–2 13 Jan 27 Jan
Mid-Annandale 1–5 0–3 16 Dec 13 Apr 7–0 — 2–2 3–2 2–3 5–3 13 Jan
Newton Stewart 2–0 13 Apr 2–4 1–0 7–0 5–0 — 2–1 13 Jan 3–0 10 Feb
Nithsdale Wanderers 23 Mar 24 Feb 4–3 3–2 6 Jan 6–1 27 Jan — 13 Apr 3–5 5–1
St Cuthbert Wanderers 1–11 1–2 6 Jan 16 Dec 24 Feb 0–13 0–3 — 23 Mar 20 Apr 1–0
Stranraer reserves 0–6 0–4 2–5 16 Dec 5–4 6 Jan 6 Apr 3–0 — 13 Apr 9 Mar
Upper Annandale 1–3 24 Feb 0–2 3–0 23 Mar 1–5 16 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 25 November 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 25 November 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 25 November 2023.
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