2018–19 South of Scotland Football League

The 2018–19 South of Scotland Football League was the 73rd season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 5th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 28 July 2018 and ended on 10 May 2019. Threave Rovers are the reigning champions.

South of Scotland Football League
Season2018–19
Dates27 July 2018 – 10 May 2019
ChampionsStranraer reserves
Matches played240
Goals scored1,159 (4.83 per match)
Biggest home winMid-Annandale 12–0 Newton Stewart
(1 August 2018)
Biggest away winAnnan Athletic reserves 1–10 Mid-Annandale
(27 October 2018)
Highest scoringBonnyton Thistle 11–3 Creetown
(12 January 2019)
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2018.

The league increased to a 16 team division as Wigtown & Bladnoch returned to the league after a one season absence.

Stranraer reserves won the league on 10 April 2019. As a reserve team they are ineligible for promotion to the Lowland League.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2017–18 season.

To South of Scotland League

Returned from abeyance

Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Abbey ValeNew AbbeyMaryfield Park1,000[1]0No
Annan Athletic reservesAnnanGalabank2,504[2]500Yes
Bonnyton ThistleKilmarnockBonnyton Park1,000[3]100Yes
CreetownCreetownCastlecary Park1,000[4]0No
Dumfries YMCADumfriesKingholm Park500[5]0Yes
Heston RoversDumfriesPalmerston Park8,690[6]3,377Yes
Lochar ThistleDumfriesMaxwelltown High School1,000[7]0No
LochmabenLockerbieNew King Edward Park1,000[8]0No
Mid-AnnandaleLockerbieNew King Edward Park1,000[9]0No
Newton Stewart [SFA]Newton StewartBlairmount Park1,500[10]0Yes
Nithsdale WanderersSanquharLorimer Park1,000[11]0Yes
St Cuthbert Wanderers [SFA]KirkcudbrightSt Mary's Park2,000[12]0Yes
Stranraer reservesStranraerStair Park4,178[13]1,830Yes
Threave Rovers [SFA]Castle DouglasMeadow Park1,500[14]Yes
Upper AnnandaleMoffatMoffat Academy1,000[15]0No
Wigtown & Bladnoch [SFA]WigtownTrammondford Park888[16]0No

SFA Club has an SFA Licence (as of 20 December 2017)[17] and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Stranraer reserves (C) 30 29 1 0 131 24 +107 88 Ineligible for promotion to the Lowland League
2 Bonnyton Thistle 30 22 4 4 120 39 +81 70
3 Nithsdale Wanderers 30 19 3 8 100 72 +28 60
4 Abbey Vale 30 17 6 7 100 54 +46 57
5 Upper Annandale 30 17 6 7 72 53 +19 57
6 Mid-Annandale 30 17 4 9 105 50 +55 55
7 Lochar Thistle 30 16 5 9 71 47 +24 53
8 Heston Rovers 30 15 3 12 66 48 +18 48
9 Threave Rovers 30 14 3 13 79 54 +25 45
10 St Cuthbert Wanderers 30 13 6 11 79 57 +22 45
11 Lochmaben 30 8 5 17 59 87 28 29
12 Wigtown & Bladnoch 30 8 3 19 48 94 46 27
13 Newton Stewart 30 6 4 20 38 115 77 22
14 Creetown 30 4 7 19 36 87 51 19
15 Dumfries YMCA 30 3 2 25 29 125 96 11
16 Annan Athletic reserves 30 0 2 28 26 153 127 2
Source: South of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

References

  1. Abbey Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. Annan Athletic reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. Bonnyton Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. Creetown, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. Dumfries YMCA, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. Heston Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. Lochar Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  8. Lochmaben, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. Mid-Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. Newton Stewart, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. Nithsdale Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. St Cuthbert Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. Stranraer reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  14. Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  15. Upper Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  16. Wigtown & Bladnoch, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  17. "Licensed Clubs - 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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