The 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 11th 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.
The Spartans were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title following their promotion to
Scottish League Two
The Scottish League Two, known as William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill League Two for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association football, foo ...
.
East Kilbride
East Kilbride (; ), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 Ma ...
won a record-equalling third Lowland League title, following a 4–2 victory by
Heart of Midlothian B – who cannot win the Lowland League as a guest club – over
Bo'ness United 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 ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...
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
Stair Park
Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. The par ...
.
Teams
Albion Rovers became the fourth 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
The Spartans.
East of Scotland League champions
Linlithgow Rose were promoted to the league, replacing founding league member
Dalbeattie Star who were relegated to the
South of Scotland League.
Rangers B withdrew prior to the start of the season.
From Lowland League
Promoted to
League Two
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The Spartans
Relegated to
South of Scotland League
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Dalbeattie Star
Withdrew
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Rangers B
To Lowland League
Relegated from
League Two
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Albion Rovers
Promoted from
East of Scotland League
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Linlithgow Rose
Stadia and locations
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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 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 10th season with its top division as part of the sixth ...
, the
2023–24 South of Scotland Football League, and the
2023–24 West of Scotland Football League
The 2023–24 West of Scotland Football League (known as the PDM Buildbase West of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the West of Scotland Football League, with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scot ...
, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion.
However, as West of Scotland Football League winners
Beith Juniors 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
Dalbeattie Star (South of Scotland Football League) – over a home-and-away basis.
First leg
Second leg
References
External links
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{{2023–24 in Scottish football
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Lowland Football League seasons
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...