2024–25 South of Scotland Football League

The 2024–25 South of Scotland Football League is the 79th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 11th season as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Dalbeattie Star are the reigning champions.

South of Scotland Football League
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played24
Goals scored99 (4.13 per match)
Biggest home winNithsdale Wanderers 6–0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
(3 August 2024)
Biggest away winWigtown & Bladnoch 0–6 Stranraer reserves
(6 August 2024)
Highest scoringCreetown 3–7 Dalbeattie Star
(3 August 2024)
Longest winning run4 matches:
3 teams
Longest unbeaten run4 matches:
4 teams
Longest winless run4 matches:
4 teams
Longest losing run4 matches:
Mid-Annandale & Wigtown & Bladnoch
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 7 August 2024.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Abbey Vale New Abbey Maryfield Park Grass 800[1] 48 No
Creetown[SFA] Creetown Castle Cary Park Grass 500[2] 0 Yes
Dalbeattie Star[SFA] Dalbeattie Islecroft Stadium Grass 1,320[3] 100 Yes
Lochar Thistle Dumfries Wilson Park Grass 600[4] 0 Yes
Lochmaben Lochmaben Whitehills Park Grass 1,000[5] 0 No
Mid-Annandale Lockerbie New King Edward Park Artificial 500[6] 0 Yes
Newton Stewart[SFA] Newton Stewart Blairmount Park Artificial 1,000[7] 0 Yes
Nithsdale Wanderers Sanquhar Lorimer Park Grass 1,000[8] 0 Yes
St Cuthbert Wanderers[SFA] Kirkcudbright St Mary's Park Artificial 1,000[9] 0 Yes
Stranraer reserves Stranraer Stranraer Academy Artificial 1,000[10] 0 Yes
Upper Annandale Moffat Moffat Academy Grass 1,000[11] 0 No
Wigtown & Bladnoch[SFA] Wigtown Trammondford Park Grass 888[12] 0 Yes

SFA Club with an SFA licence[13] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league, and also compete in the Scottish Cup.

Stranraer reserves are ineligible for promotion.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nithsdale Wanderers 4 4 0 0 16 3 +13 12 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Abbey Vale 4 4 0 0 12 2 +10 12
3 Lochar Thistle 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12
4 Stranraer reserves 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11 10 Ineligible for promotion
5 Dalbeattie Star 4 2 1 1 14 8 +6 7
6 Lochmaben 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
7 St Cuthbert Wanderers 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
8 Newton Stewart 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
9 Upper Annandale 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3
10 Creetown 4 0 1 3 6 15 −9 1
11 Mid-Annandale 4 0 0 4 4 13 −9 0
12 Wigtown & Bladnoch 4 0 0 4 0 18 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 August 2024. Source: South of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

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Home \ Away ABB CRE DAL LOT LOC MID NEW NIT SCW STR UPA WIG
Abbey Vale 4–1 5–0
Creetown 3–7 0–2
Dalbeattie Star 0–1 3–3
Lochar Thistle 3–1 3–0
Lochmaben 3–1 1–4
Mid-Annandale 1–4
Newton Stewart 1–2 1–1
Nithsdale Wanderers 5–2 1–0 6–0
St Cuthbert Wanderers 2–2 1–4
Stranraer reserves 3–1 0–0
Upper Annandale 1–3[a] 3–1[b]
Wigtown & Bladnoch 0–3 0–6
Updated to match(es) played on 7 August 2024. Source: South of Scotland Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie.[14]
  2. ^ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Abbey Vale , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ Creetown , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ Dalbeattie Star , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Lochar Thistle , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Lochmaben". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ Mid-Annandale , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ^ Newton Stewart , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  8. ^ Nithsdale Wanderers , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. ^ St Cuthbert Wanderers , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Stranraer". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ Upper Annandale , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. ^ Wigtown & Bladnoch , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Licensed Clubs – 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Upper Annandale 1 - 3 Lochar Thistle". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Upper Annandale 3 - 1 Mid Annandale". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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