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The 2014–15 South of Scotland Football League, was the 69th season of the
South of Scotland Football League The South of Scotland Football League (SoSFL) is a senior football league based in south-west Scotland. The league sits at level 6 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Founded in 1946, it i ...
, and the 1st season as the sixth tier of the
Scottish football pyramid system The Scottish football league system is a series of generally connected leagues for Scottish football clubs. The Scottish system is more complicated than many other national league systems, consisting of several completely separate systems or 'gra ...
. Wigtown & Bladnoch were the defending champions. This season saw the introduction of three new member clubs, including two from the recently defunct
Dumfries & District Amateur Football League The Dumfries & District Amateur Football League (DDAFL) was a football league competition for amateur teams in the Dumfries area of Scotland. It was founded in 1954 and ran through until 2014 when the league disbanded, with member clubs subsequen ...
, Upper Annandale and Dumfries YMCA. Edusport Academy were the additional new entrant. The championship was successfully retained by Wigtown & Bladnoch, who overhauled long-time leaders
Newton Stewart Newton Stewart ( Gd: ''Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach'') is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to the west of the river, and ...
to win their first back-to-back league titles in the history of the club. Confirmation of Wigtown's success came as Newton Stewart were deducted six points for failing to fulfil a fixture at Abbey Vale and Wigtown beat Nithsdale Wanderers 2–0 therefore making it mathematically impossible for Newton Stewart to win the title. This was the first season in which the league was added to the Scottish league pyramid system at level six, with the winner due to face the
East of Scotland League The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Fo ...
champions for a place in the
Lowland League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior association football, football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, actin ...
. However, as Wigtown & Bladnoch did not meet the required licensing criteria for promotion, no play-off took place and they remained in the division for the following season.


Teams

The following teams changed prior to the 2014–15 season.


To South of Scotland League

* Dumfries YMCA * Edusport Academy * Upper Annandale


League table


References

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