South of Scotland Football League
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 27 April 2024
Matches played82
Goals scored397 (4.84 per match)
Biggest home winDalbeattie Star 10–1 Wigtown & Bladnoch
(9 December 2023)
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 run13 matches:
Creetown
Longest winless run9 matches:
3 teams
Longest losing run9 matches:
Lochmaben & St Cuthbert Wanderers
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2024.

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 Dalbeattie Star 13 11 1 1 60 13 +47 34 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Creetown 13 10 3 0 42 10 +32 33
3 Newton Stewart 15 10 2 3 55 18 +37 32
4 Lochar Thistle 15 8 4 3 41 14 +27 28
5 Nithsdale Wanderers 13 7 3 3 35 23 +12 24
6 Abbey Vale 12 7 2 3 45 14 +31 23
7 Mid-Annandale 16 6 1 9 37 54 −17 19
8 Stranraer reserves 15 6 1 8 32 51 −19 19 Ineligible for promotion
9 Lochmaben 16 2 2 12 14 58 −44 8
10 Upper Annandale 12 2 1 9 17 44 −27 7
11 Wigtown & Bladnoch 10 1 1 8 11 39 −28 4
12 St Cuthbert Wanderers 14 1 1 12 8 59 −51 4
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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 — 0–1 20 Apr 7–1 27 Jan 0–0 5–0 3–3 6 Apr
Creetown 3–2 — 20 Apr 0–0 3–0 6–0 3–3 1–1 10 Feb 27 Jan 7–0 27 Apr
Dalbeattie Star — 2–2 6–1 27 Apr 3–0 10 Feb 3–0 7–0 6–0 10–1[lower-alpha 1]
Lochar Thistle 1–2 23 Mar — 10 Feb 5–0 3–3[lower-alpha 2] 4–1 6–0 27 Apr 1–1 24 Feb
Lochmaben 1–3 23 Mar 0–4 0–4 — 1–2 24 Feb 0–3 1–1 3–2 27 Jan
Mid-Annandale 1–5 0–3 1–6 13 Apr 7–0 — 2–2 3–2 2–3 5–3 4–0
Newton Stewart 2–0 2–3 2–4 1–0 7–0 5–0 — 2–1 3–0 3–0 10 Feb
Nithsdale Wanderers 23 Mar 24 Feb 4–3 3–2 3–2 6–1 27 Jan — 13 Apr 3–5 5–1
St Cuthbert Wanderers 1–11 1–2 0–3 2–3 24 Feb 0–13 0–3 — 23 Mar 20 Apr 1–0
Stranraer reserves 0–6 0–4 2–5 0–3 5–4 0–4 6 Apr 3–0 — 13 Apr 9 Mar
Upper Annandale 1–3 24 Feb 0–2 3–0 23 Mar 1–5 2–6 — 4–1[lower-alpha 3]
Wigtown & Bladnoch 10 Feb 0–5[lower-alpha 4] 13 Apr 1–5 1–1 2–5 23 Mar 20 Apr 6 Apr 2–3 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: South of Scotland Football League[19]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Match played at North West Community Campus, Dumfries.[15]
  2. ↑ Match played at North West Community Campus.[16]
  3. ↑ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie.[17]
  4. ↑ Match played at Blairmount Park, Newton Stewart.[18]

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 14 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dalbeattie Star 10 - 1 Wigtown & Bladnoch". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Upper Annandale FC [@Uppers1966] (4 January 2024). "⚫️⚪️ First matchday of 2024! 🙌⚽️ It's back to league action to kick off the first fixture of the new year! We welcome @WBFC3 to Lockerbie this Saturday, home of Mids. Due to the school holidays, we cannot access the school so are on the road! 🚗 #montheuppers ⚫️⚪️" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Wigtown & Bladnoch 0 - 5 Creetown". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "South of Scotland League Results". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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