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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
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league based in central and southern
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. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the
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, and is above three regional leagues at level 6. Founded in 2013, it is currently composed of 18 member clubs in a single division. Geographically, the league covers an area south of
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in the Lowlands area of Scotland. Since 2014–15, it has featured in the senior pyramid system. The winners take part in an end of season promotion play-off with the
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champions, with the winners then competing against the bottom club in
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for a place in the SPFL. Promotion and relegation also exists between the three Lowlands-based regional leagues at level 6 (
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, and
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). Season 2025–26 will be the last season in the league's current format ahead of the league splitting into Lowland League East and Lowland League West ahead of season 2026–27.


Format

Teams play each other twice in the league (home and away), receiving three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned Lowland League champions. If points are equal,
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, and then goals scored determines the champion. If this still does not result in a winner, the tied teams must take part in a championship play-off match at a neutral venue to determine the final placings.


Promotion and relegation

Since 2014–15, promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League is via an annual play-off, beginning with the Lowland League champions facing the champions of the
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over two legs (home and away). There is no
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so if scores are equal on aggregate after full-time in the second leg, the game will go to
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, and then penalties if required. The winners will then face a play-off against the bottom club in League Two with the same rules applying. If the League Two club loses the play-off final, they are relegated to the Lowland League if they are south of 56.4513N latitude (middle of the Tay Road Bridge). Promotion to the Lowland League is via a three match round robin play-off between the winners of the
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, South of Scotland Football League, and
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, subject to their respective champions meeting league membership criteria. If two clubs meet the criteria they will face each other home and away, if only one club meets the criteria they will be promoted without a play-off, however if no club meets the criteria there will be no promotion to the Lowland League. Based on the number of clubs remaining after the results of promotion to and from the league are known, the bottom and possibly second-bottom placed clubs will be relegated to the
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, South of Scotland Football League, or
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depending on their geographical location.


Scottish Cup

All Lowland League clubs are full members of the
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and qualify automatically for the first round of the
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) and BSC Glasgow in 2019–20 (lost 4–1 to Hibernian).


History

The Lowland Football League was intended on helping institute a football pyramid including
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from Scottish football's national divisions down to its junior and
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levels by the
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.


Formation

The Lowland League was founded by a unanimous vote of members of the
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(SFA) on 11 June 2013, The league would be composed of teams drawn from the East of Scotland, South of Scotland, and junior leagues, who met on 17 June 2013 to elect between them the founder-members of the new league. While most clubs were invited to submit bids to join, Preston Athletic, The Spartans and Threave Rovers were offered automatic entry as they were already fully licensed by the SFA. While 27 clubs had registered their interest, the Lowland League received 17 applications to join. After the meeting on 17 June, it was announced there would be 12 teams in the league, and that they would be: Dalbeattie Star, East Kilbride, Edinburgh City, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Gretna 2008, Preston Athletic, Selkirk, The Spartans, Threave Rovers,
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, Vale of Leithen, and Whitehill Welfare.


Expansion

Subsequent seasons saw the number of participating clubs increase. Two clubs,
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and BSC Glasgow, were admitted to the league for the 2014–15 season. They were joined the following season by Cumbernauld Colts. Civil Service Strollers and Hawick Royal Albert joined in June 2016, making it a 16-team league.


Pyramid movement

The end of the 2015–16 season was the first time that founding members would leave the league; Edinburgh City became the first club to be promoted to the
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, while Threave Rovers declined the opportunity to re-apply to the league after finishing bottom and rejoined the South of Scotland Football League. The same season also saw East Stirlingshire become the first club relegated into the league from
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. Another founding member would leave the league at the end of the 2016-17 season as Preston Athletic were relegated to the East of Scotland League. They were replaced by Edusport Academy who became the first club to gain promotion from the South of Scotland League. In 2017–18 the first promotion play-off took place between the champions of the East of Scotland and South of Scotland leagues, with former SJFA East Region club Kelty Hearts winning 10–0 on aggregate over Threave Rovers to gain promotion.


Decline of Selkirk

During the 2018–19 season Selkirk resigned their membership in the league owing to insurmountable difficulties. It was agreed by the Lowland League board that all fixtures played by and to be played by Selkirk in 2018–19 would be expunged from the record along with any other data involving Selkirk for that season. The Lowland League moved forward with 15 clubs, however Whitehill Welfare, who finished bottom in the season's competition, were still relegated to the East of Scotland League. East of Scotland champions Bonnyrigg Rose were promoted to the league after gaining their SFA membership. Berwick Rangers became the second club to be relegated into the league from the
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, having lost the League Two play-off against Cove Rangers.


Impact of Covid

At the start of the 2019–20 season Edusport Academy rebranded the club as the Caledonian Braves following a vote online by members of the Our Football Club.com project. The 2019–20 league season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to the
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. A month later, the competition was ended with immediate effect with Kelty Hearts being declared champions on a points per game average based on the current standings. Vale of Leithen who were bottom of the league were also spared relegation.


WOSFL

On 14 April 2020, the Lowland League announced it had approved 67 applications to join the new
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, which included all 63 clubs from the
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's West Region, and four others. Bonnyton Thistle already a member of the South of Scotland League decided to move due to being based in Kilmarnock. The West of Scotland League acts as a feeder league on the same tier as the
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and South of Scotland Football League.


Kelty Hearts promotion

The league consisted of 17 teams for the 2020–21 season with East of Scotland champions Bo'ness United being promoted after gaining their SFA membership in June 2020. The start of the league season was delayed until October 2020 because of the
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, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions. On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by the
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due to the escalating pandemic situation. On 30 March the league announced that a majority of clubs had voted to curtail the season, with a points per game basis used to finalise standings and Kelty Hearts were declared as the champions. Kelty became the second Lowland League club to gain promotion to the
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after beating Brechin City 3–1 on aggregate in the Pyramid play-off final.


B teams

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and Rangers were approached by the Lowland League for a proposal to admit "B" teams (also known as "Colt" teams) into the league for the 2021–22 season. The proposal was given provisional approval by the majority of member clubs with the vote being confirmed at the leagues AGM on 27 May 2021. This arrangement was renewed for the 2022–23 season, with Hearts also providing a B team. Celtic and Hearts continued for the 2023–24 season however Rangers withdrew their entry in June 2023.


Member clubs

;Notes All grounds are equipped with floodlights.


Former members

;Promoted to the SPFL * Edinburgh City, 2016; () * Kelty Hearts, 2021; () * The Spartans, 2023; () * East Kilbride, 2025; () ;Relegated * Preston Athletic, 2017; () * Hawick Royal Albert United, 2018; () * Whitehill Welfare, 2019; () * Vale of Leithen, 2022; () * Dalbeattie Star, 2023; () *
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, 2024; () * Broomhill, 2025; (Folded) ;Resigned * Threave Rovers, 2016; () * Selkirk, 2018; (Folded) * Rangers B, 2023; (Withdrew)


Seasons

:* Team promoted to
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:R Relegated team from previous season's Scottish League Two :I Invited rather than promoted from lower tier in traditional manner :PO Winner of previous season's promotion playoff :E Team relegated to or promoted from the
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:S Team relegated to or promoted from the South of Scotland Football League :W Team relegated to or promoted from the
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† Season curtailed due to
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- Kelty were announced as champions for the 2019-20 and 2020–21 season. A points per game basis was used to finalise standings.


Top Scorers


Records

;Biggest home win: Hearts B 12-0 Edinburgh University, 5 January 2024 ;Biggest away win: Vale of Leithen 0–13 Bonnyrigg Rose, 6 October 2021 ;Most goals in a game: The Spartans 11–2 Selkirk, 7 December 2013 ;Most points in a season: 87; Bonnyrigg Rose, 2021-22 ;Fewest points in a season: 5; Selkirk, 2013-14 and Vale of Leithen, 2021-22 (0; Vale of Leithen, 2020-21) ;Longest unbeaten run in a season: 21; Kelty Hearts, 2019–20 ;Most wins in a season: 28; Bonnyrigg Rose, 2021-22 ;Fewest wins in a season: 1; Hawick Royal Albert, 2017-18, Vale of Leithen, 2021-22, Dalbeattie Star, 2022-23 (0; Vale of Leithen, 2020-21) ;Most draws in a season: 12; Cowdenbeath, 2024-25 ;Most defeats in a season: 31; Vale of Leithen, 2021-22 ;Fewest defeats in a season:1; Edinburgh City, 2014-15 and Kelty Hearts, 2019-20 ;Most goals scored in a season: 114; East Kilbride, 2024-25 ;Fewest goals scored in a season: 10; Vale of Leithen, 2021-22 (5; Vale of Leithen, 2020-21) ;Most goals conceded in a season: 166; Vale of Leithen, 2021-22 ;Fewest goals conceded in a season: 12; East Kilbride, 2018-19 (4; Kelty Hearts, 2020-21) ;Notes


Managers

Dougie Samuel is the most successful manager of the Lowland League having won three league titles with
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. Spartans won the inaugural league title during the 2013-14 season, clinched their second title in 2018, and third title in 2023, as well as winning promotion to the
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. Gary Jardine, Barry Ferguson, and Robbie Horn have also guided their clubs to promotion to the
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after winning the Lowland League. East Kilbride have won the title a record four times with different managers, Martin Lauchlan in 2017, Stuart Malcolm in 2019, and Mick Kennedy in 2024 and 2025.


Youth competitions

The Lowlands Development League operates for the Under 20s youth teams of clubs in the Lowland, East of Scotland, South of Scotland and West of Scotland leagues, along with other invited SPFL clubs. Originally named the Lowland and East of Scotland Under 20 Development League when it began in 2014, this replaced an earlier Under 19 league run by the East of Scotland League. Matches are normally played on Friday nights. The Under 20s league expanded to 31 teams for the 2019–20 season, split into two conferences, having already increased in size from 13 to 23 teams thanks to the addition of new clubs to the East of Scotland League in 2018–19. A year later, the aborted 2020–21 season saw numbers increase to 68 along with the addition of three West Conferences due to the introduction of the West of Scotland League within the Scottish football pyramid. For the 2021–22 season, a record number of 88 clubs are taking part, split across six Conferences. Petershill, Kilwinning Rangers, and
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later withdrew their team from the Development League. Ahead of the 2023-24 season - the development leagues were separated and are now governed by their own respective leagues. The Scottish Lowlands Development Football League previously consisted of 14 clubs ( Edinburgh City later withdrew) in only one division with a mixture of
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and Lowland League clubs. 12 teams are competing in the league for the 2024-25 season. ;Scottish Lowlands Development Football League * Alloa Athletic * Bo'ness United * Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic * Caledonian Braves * Cumbernauld Colts * East Fife * Kelty Hearts * Linlithgow Rose * Stirling Albion * The Spartans *
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These clubs also take part in two cup competitions for both the Eastern and Western conferences, as well as a combined challenge cup. Prior to it becoming a competition for Under 18 teams in 2018 many also competed in the annual SFA
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in 2018. From the 2018–19 season, the league was split into two conferences. Conference B winners Spartans won their second title after beating Conference A winners Kelty Hearts in a play-off match which determined the overall league champions. Edinburgh City were declared champions of Conference A and
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champions of Conference B after the 2019–20 season was cut short due to the
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. There was no league champion for 2020–21 as the season did not start due to the
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.


Lowland League Cup

The competition is a 16 team straight knock-out tournament between member clubs, excluding B teams. The league champion previously had the right to withdraw from the competition to concentrate on the
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play-offs, however, the competition is now played out earlier in the season rather than over four weekends at the end of the league campaign.


Sponsorship

On 24 September 2013, the '' Scottish Sun'' newspaper announced it was sponsoring the league. The league was then sponsored by Ferrari Packaging on a two-year agreement, which was extended to cover the 2017–18 season. In August 2018, GeoSonic, the Alloa-based sonic drilling contractor, concluded a one-year deal to become the new title sponsor of the Scottish Lowland Football League for the 2018-19 season. On 4 March 2022, Clarke ePOS was announced as the league's title sponsor until the end of the 2022–23 season, however, the partnership was ended in August 2022. The league announced a two year official naming partnership with Park's Motor Group in December 2022.


Media coverage

The league has its own podcast known as ''The Lowland League Catchup.'' As well as weekly previews to games, and reviews known as the Roundup. On 19 September 2018, the SLFL agreed a comprehensive media partnership with RockSport Radio but this has since ended.


References


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