2018–19 Lowland Football League

Lowland League
Season 2018–19
Dates 27 July 2018 – 20 April 2019
Matches played 76
Goals scored 281 (3.7 per match)
Biggest home win Vale of Leithen 6–1 Gretna 2008
(25 August 2018)
BSC Glasgow 5–0 Whitehill Welfare
(3 October 2018)
Biggest away win Whitehill Welfare 0–6 Kelty Hearts
(31 July 2018)
Highest scoring Vale of Leithen 6–1 Gretna 2008
(25 August 2018)
Civil Service Strollers 3–4 East Stirlingshire
(6 October 2018)
Longest winning run 5 matches:
East Kilbride
Spartans
Longest unbeaten run 8 matches:
East Kilbride
Longest winless run 6 matches:
Whitehill Welfare
Longest losing run 6 matches:
Whitehill Welfare
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2018.

The 2018–19 Scottish Lowland Football League (known as the Geosonic Lowland League for sponsorship reasons) is the 6th season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 28 July 2018 and is scheduled to end on 20 April 2019. Spartans are the defending champions.

Selkirk resigned at the end of August after fulfilling three league games, reducing the number of clubs to 15. Their league defeats to East Kilbride (10–0), Civil Service Strollers (0–5) and Gretna 2008 (0–8) were expunged.[1]

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

To Lowland League

Promoted from East of Scotland League

From Lowland League

Relegated to East of Scotland League

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Seats Floodlit
BSC Glasgow Alloa Recreation Park[2] 3,100 919 Yes
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Christie Gillies Park 1,569 100 No
Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium 7,936 7,936 Yes
Dalbeattie Star Dalbeattie Islecroft Stadium 4,000 250 Yes
East Kilbride East Kilbride K Park 660 400 Yes
East Stirlingshire Falkirk Falkirk Stadium[3] 7,937 7,937 Yes
Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium 1,100 100 Yes
Edusport Academy Annan Galabank 2,504 500 Yes
Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale 5,500 495 Yes
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 3,000 1,318 Yes
Kelty Hearts Kelty New Central Park 3,000 350 Yes
Selkirk Selkirk Yarrow Park 1,000 100 No
Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000 504 Yes
Stirling University Stirling Forthbank Stadium 3,808 2,508 Yes
Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500 0 No
Whitehill Welfare Rosewell Ferguson Park 4,000 150 No

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts 9 6 2 1 28 10 +18 20 Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals
2 East Kilbride 8 6 2 0 19 3 +16 20
3 Cumbernauld Colts 9 6 1 2 15 11 +4 19
4 Spartans 9 5 3 1 19 7 +12 18
5 BSC Glasgow 10 4 4 2 20 15 +5 16
6 Edusport Academy 10 4 3 3 20 13 +7 15
7 Vale of Leithen 11 4 2 5 23 26 −3 14
8 Civil Service Strollers 9 4 1 4 11 13 −2 13
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 10 4 0 6 16 19 −3 12
10 East Stirlingshire 10 3 2 5 22 19 +3 11
11 Edinburgh University 10 2 5 3 17 20 −3 11
12 Gretna 2008 10 3 2 5 12 22 −10 11
13 Stirling University 10 2 4 4 15 19 −4 10
14 Dalbeattie Star 10 2 2 6 11 25 −14 8 Possible relegation to EoSFL or SoSFL
15 Whitehill Welfare 11 1 1 9 9 34 −25 4 Relegation to EoSFL or SoSFL
16 Selkirk[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club resigned membership, results expunged
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: SLFL BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ After failing to fulfil a number of fixtures, Selkirk resigned from the league on 28 August 2018 due to insurmountable difficulties.[4] Selkirk's record was expunged following a meeting of the Lowland League board on 3 September 2018.[5]

Results

Home \ Away[1] BSC CSS CUMDBSEKBESTEDUEDAGFRG08KELSELSPASLUVOLWHW
BSC Glasgow 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–3 5–0
Civil Service Strollers 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–4 0–0
Cumbernauld Colts 3–2 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–0
Dalbeattie Star 1–3 2–2 4–2 2–1
East Kilbride 2–0 2–0 5–1
East Stirlingshire 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–3 4–0
Edinburgh University 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–5 4–3
Edusport Academy 2–3 4–0 2–2 2–0 4–1
Gala Fairydean Rovers 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–1
Gretna 2008 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–1
Kelty Hearts 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2
Selkirk
Spartans 4–0 0–0 2–2 1–0
Stirling University 2–3 2–0 0–6 1–1 2–2
Vale of Leithen 3–0 4–2 6–1 0–4 1–4
Whitehill Welfare 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–4 0–6

Updated to games played on 8 October 2018.
Source: SLFL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Lowland League play-off

Subject to both clubs meeting the required criteria for promotion, a play-off match will take place between the winners of the 2018-19 East of Scotland Football League and the 2018–19 South of Scotland Football League. If only one club meets the criteria they will be promoted without a play-off. However, if neither club meets the criteria there will be no promotion.

First leg

EoSFL or SoSFL champion v EoSFL or SoSFL champion

Second leg

EoSFL or SoSFL champion v EoSFL or SoSFL champion

References

  1. ↑ "Selkirk's Resignation: What Happens Next?". Scottish Lowland Football League. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ BSC Glasgow are ground-sharing at Alloa Athletic's Recreation Park due to the lack of a suitable venue in Glasgow.
  3. ↑ East Stirlingshire are ground-sharing with Falkirk at the Falkirk Stadium for the duration of the 2018–19 season.
  4. ↑ "Selkirk FC Resign from Scottish Lowland League". Scottish Lowland Football League. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Selkirk's Resignation: What Happens Next?". Scottish Lowland Football League. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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