The 2014–15 Lowland League was the second season of the
Lowland Football League
The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) and the Park’s Motor Group Scottish Lowland League for sponsorship reasons is a senior football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits a ...
, the fifth tier of the
Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 2 August 2014 and ended on 13 May 2015.
The Spartans were the defending champions. The league expanded to 14 teams with
Edinburgh University
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and
BSC Glasgow joining.
This was the first season in which promotion to
Scottish League Two
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was introduced, with the champions taking part in the pyramid play-off against the Highland League champions and the winner then playing the bottom side in League Two.
Edinburgh City won their first league title on 20 March 2015 after nearest rivals
Whitehill Welfare lost at
East Kilbride
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. As a result, they faced the winners of the
2014–15 Highland Football League (
Brora Rangers) in the semi-finals of the
League Two play-offs, losing on penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate and therefore remained in the Lowland League.
Teams
The following teams changed division prior to the 2014–15 season.
To Lowland League
*
BSC Glasgow
Transferred from
East of Scotland League Premier Division
*
Edinburgh University
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Stadia and Locations
League table
Results
Lowland League play-off
It was proposed that the winners of the
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and
2014–15 South of Scotland Football League would play each another for a place in the Lowland League. However, this is subject to strict licensing and entry criteria which determined possible acceptance. As the play-off was not contested,
Threave Rovers stayed in the division despite having finished bottom.
References
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Lowland Football League seasons
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