The 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 11th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the

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. The Spartans were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title following their promotion to

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. East Kilbride won a record-equalling third Lowland League title, following a 4–2 victory by

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– who cannot win the Lowland League as a guest club – over

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on 12 April 2024, which left Bo'ness United nine points behind East Kilbride with two games remaining. With their scheduled matchup with 2023–24 Highland Football League champion Buckie Thistle being cancelled due to the latter not holding the relevant licence, East Kilbride faced League Two bottom-placed team

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

in the final. They lost 3–5 on aggregate after conceding two goals in the last five minutes of extra time in the second leg at

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Teams

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

became the fourth club to join the league via relegation from the SPFL, having lost the previous season's League Two play-off against The Spartans. East of Scotland League champions Linlithgow Rose were promoted to the league, replacing founding league member

Dalbeattie Star Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the . The club had previously played in the South of Scotland Football League. Home matches are played a ...

who were relegated to the

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withdrew prior to the start of the season.

From Lowland League

Promoted to

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* The Spartans Relegated to

Withdrew *

To Lowland League

Relegated from

Promoted from East of Scotland League * Linlithgow Rose

Stadia and locations

;Notes All grounds are equipped with floodlights.

League table

Results

Lowland League play-off

A three match round robin play-off was scheduled to take place between the winners of the 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League, the 2023–24 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2023–24 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. However, as West of Scotland Football League winners

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did not hold a licence, the play-off was then contested by the remaining two league winners – Broxburn Athletic (East of Scotland Football League) and

Teams

From Lowland League

To Lowland League

Stadia and locations

League table

Results

Lowland League play-off

First leg

Second leg

References

External links