The 2022–23 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 10th 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 ...

, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system.

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in the , having been relegated in 2024–25. Their home ground is New Dundas Park, and they have ...

were the reigning champions, but were unable to defend their title following their promotion to

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. The Spartans won their third league title on 8 April 2023 thanks to a 2–0 win over Tranent Juniors at Foresters Park, with two matches still to play. They beat 2022–23 Highland Football League champions

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

on penalties after drawing 3–3 in the pyramid play-off and then beat Albion Rovers 2–1 in the final, being promoted to

for the 2023–24 season.

Teams

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

became the third club to join the league via relegation from the

SPFL The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the national men's association football league in Scotland. The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. As well ...

, having lost the previous season's League Two play-off against

. East of Scotland League champions Tranent Juniors were promoted to the league, replacing founding league member Vale of Leithen who were relegated. For the 2022–23 season, Broomhill were known as Open Goal Broomhill in a partnership with football media and podcast group Open Goal.

From Lowland League

Promoted to League Two *

Relegated to East of Scotland League * Vale of Leithen

To Lowland League

* Heart of Midlothian B Relegated from League Two *

Promoted from East of Scotland League * Tranent Juniors

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 take place between the winners of the 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League, the

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, and the

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, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. Linlithgow Rose qualified for the play-off as the winners of the East of Scotland Football League. As it transpired, both the winners of the South of Scotland Football League ( Abbey Vale), and the West of Scotland Football League ( Beith Juniors) were ineligible for the play-off as neither held an SFA club licence. Linlithgow Rose were therefore automatically promoted.

References

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