2014–15_Lowland_Football_League

2014–15 Lowland Football League

Football league season

The 2014–15 Lowland League was the second season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 2 August 2014 and ended on 13 May 2015. The Spartans were the defending champions. The league expanded to 14 teams with Edinburgh University and BSC Glasgow joining.^[1]

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Lowland League
Season	2014–15
Champions	Edinburgh City
Matches played	182
Goals scored	665 (3.65 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aaron Somerville (Whitehill Welfare) (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Selkirk 7-0 Gala FR (6 September 2014) East Kilbride 7-0 Preston Athletic (10 January 2015) Stirling University 7-0 Threave Rovers (11 January 2015)
Biggest away win	Selkirk 1–9 Gretna 2008 (20 December 2014)
Longest unbeaten run	20 matches: Edinburgh City
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

This was the first season in which promotion to Scottish League Two was introduced, with the champions taking part in the pyramid play-off against the Highland League champions and the winner then playing the bottom side in League Two.^[2]^[3]

Edinburgh City won their first league title on 20 March 2015 after nearest rivals Whitehill Welfare lost at East Kilbride. As a result, they faced the winners of the 2014–15 Highland Football League (Brora Rangers) in the semi-finals of the League Two play-offs, losing on penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate and therefore remained in the Lowland League.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014–15 Scottish Lowland Football League

The following teams changed division prior to the 2014–15 season.

To Lowland League

BSC Glasgow

Transferred from East of Scotland League Premier Division

Edinburgh University

Stadia and Locations

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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]
The 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

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Edinburgh City (C)	26	22	3	1	65	14	+51	69	Qualification to League Two play-off semi-finals
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	The 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

Source: SLFL Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

More information Home \ Away, BSC ...

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
The 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

Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Lowland League play-off

It was proposed that the winners of the 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League and 2014–15 South of Scotland Football League would play each another for a place in the Lowland League. However, this is subject to strict licensing and entry criteria which determined possible acceptance. As the play-off was not contested, Threave Rovers stayed in the division despite having finished bottom.

References

[1]
"Lowland League announces new members for next season". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
[2]
"The Rules of the SPFL" (PDF). Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
[3]
"The pyramid system and how it affects the SHFL". Scottish Highland Football League. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
[4]
Dalbeattie Star , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[5]
East Kilbride , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[6]
Edinburgh City Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[7]
Gala Fairydean Rovers , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[8]
Gretna 2008 , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[9]
Preston Athletic , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[10]
Selkirk Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[11]
Spartans , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[12]
Stirling University , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[13]
Threave Rovers , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[14]
Vale of Leithen , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
[15]
Whitehill Welfare , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.

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