2014–15 Lowland Football League
| Season | 2014–15 |
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| Champions | Edinburgh City |
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← 2013–14
2015–16 →
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The 2014–15 Lowland League, is the second season of the Lowland Football League. Edinburgh City won their inaugural Lowland Football League title on 20 March after nearest rivals Whitehill Welfare lost at East Kilbride. As a result, City competed in a two-legged play-off for a place in the fourth tier of the 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League which they lost to Brora Rangers on penalties after a 2–2 aggregate tie. Edinburgh City will therefore remain in the Lowland League for the next season.
For its second year, the league announced its expansion to 14 teams, with Edinburgh University and BSC Glasgow joining up.[1] Furthermore, the league announced that promotion to Scottish League Two would be introduced,[1] with the format of promotion is that the league champions will playoff with the Highland Football League champions (or other eligible team from outside the SPFL to be nominated by the Scottish FA), with the winner then playing the team finishing 10th and bottom in Scottish League Two in a promotion and relegation playoff to determine the entrants for the 2015–16 League Two season.[2][3] Additionally, the bottom placed club will face relegation to the 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League or South of Scotland Football League depending on their geographical location.
Teams
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Glasgow | Glasgow | Lochburn Park | 3,500 | |
| Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | 3,500 | [4] |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | K Park Training Academy | 400 | [5] |
| Edinburgh City | Edinburgh | Meadowbank Stadium | 16,500 | [6] |
| Edinburgh University | Edinburgh | New East Peffermill | TBC | |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Galashiels | Netherdale | 4,000 | [7] |
| Gretna 2008 | Gretna | Raydale Park | 2,200 | [8] |
| Preston Athletic | Prestonpans | Pennypit Park | 4,000 | [9] |
| Selkirk | Selkirk | Yarrow Park | 1,162 | [10] |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | 3,000 | [11] |
| Stirling University | Stirling | Forthbank Stadium | 3,808 | [12] |
| Threave Rovers | Castle Douglas | Meadow Park | 1,500 | [13] |
| Vale of Leithen | Innerleithen | Victoria Park | 1,500 | [14] |
| Whitehill Welfare | Rosewell | Ferguson Park | 2,614 | [15] |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh City (C) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 14 | +51 | 69 | Scottish League Two play-offs |
| 2 | East Kilbride | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 50 | |
| 3 | Gretna 2008 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 45 | |
| 4 | Dalbeattie Star | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Spartans | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 42 | |
| 6 | Stirling University | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 42 | |
| 7 | Whitehill Welfare | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 40 | |
| 8 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Vale of Leithen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 33 | |
| 10 | BSC Glasgow | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 30 | |
| 11 | Edinburgh University | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 28 | |
| 12 | Selkirk | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 23 | |
| 13 | Preston Athletic | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 14 | |
| 14 | Threave Rovers | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 80 | −59 | 11 | Reprieved from relegation |
Updated to games played on 13 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BSC | DBS | EKB | EDC | EDU | GFR | G08 | PRA | SEL | SPA | SLU | THR | VOL | WHW |
| BSC Glasgow | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Dalbeattie Star | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| East Kilbride | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Edinburgh City | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Edinburgh University | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
| Gretna 2008 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | |
| Preston Athletic | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| Selkirk | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 7–0 | 1–9 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 2–3 | |
| Spartans | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Stirling University | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Threave Rovers | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Vale of Leithen | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Whitehill Welfare | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 |
Updated to games played on 13 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Lowland Football League Play-off
It was proposed that the respective winners of the East of Scotland and South of Scotland leagues will play one another with the winner taking a place in next season's Lowland League. However, this is subject to strict licensing and entry criteria which will determine possible acceptance. As the play-off was not contested, Threave Rovers stayed in the division despite having finished bottom.
References
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- ↑ Dalbeattie Star, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ East Kilbride, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Edinburgh City, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Gala Fairydean Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Gretna 2008, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Preston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Selkirk, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Spartans, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Stirling University, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Vale of Leithen, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Whitehill Welfare, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
