2014–15 Lowland Football League

April 2022 Lowland League 2014–15 Edinburgh City 182 665 Aaron Somerville (Whitehill Welfare)(23 goals) 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) Selkirk 1–9 Gretna 2008(20 December 2014) 20 matches: Edinburgh City 2013–14 2015–16 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27199231 Lowland League announces new members for next season BBC Sport BBC 28 April 2014 29 April 2014 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.http://spfl.co.uk/docs/067_324__therulesofthescottishprofessionalfootballleagueasat7march2014_1396269263.pdf The Rules of the SPFL Scottish Professional Football League PDF 5 May 2014 http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/News/Item/434_The_Pyramid_System_and_how_it_affects_the_SHFL.aspx The pyramid system and how it affects the SHFL Scottish Highland Football League 15 June 2014 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 Scotland South 550 right Location of teams in 2014–15 Scottish Lowland Football League Scotland South 6 55.886000 -4.243743 BSC Glasgow left Scotland South 6 54.934219 -3.822527 Dalbeattie Star right Scotland South 6 55.764352 -4.176999 East Kilbride bottom Scotland South 6 55.956994 -3.158532 Edinburgh City top Scotland South 6 55.932342 -3.150492 Scotland South 6 55.606125 -2.783503 Gala FR right Scotland South 6 54.993693 -3.072656 Gretna 2008 right Scotland South 6 55.957160 -2.986919 Preston Athletic right Scotland South 6 55.547336 -2.857121 Selkirk bottom Scotland South 6 55.971659 -3.232638 The Spartans left Scotland South 6 56.119143 -3.911948 Stirling University left Scotland South 6 54.941125 -3.931088 Threave Rovers left Scotland South 6 55.619707 -3.065679 Vale of Leithen left Scotland South 6 55.854325 -3.132284 Whitehill Welfare bottom Scotland South TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.88 -3.17 Edinburgh Uni left 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 Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref. BSC Glasgow Glasgow Lochburn Park 3,500 Dalbeattie Star Dalbeattie Islecroft Stadium 3,500 Dalbeattie Star, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. East Kilbride East Kilbride K Park Training Academy 400 East Kilbride, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Edinburgh City Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium 16,500 Edinburgh City https://web.archive.org/web/20130814011853/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/edinburghcity.htm 2013-08-14 , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Edinburgh University Edinburgh New East Peffermill TBC Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels Netherdale 4,000 Gala Fairydean Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 2,200 Gretna 2008, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Preston Athletic Prestonpans Pennypit Park 4,000 Preston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Selkirk Selkirk Yarrow Park 1,162 Selkirk https://web.archive.org/web/20161021124702/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/selkirk.htm 21 October 2016 , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. The Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000 Spartans, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Stirling University Stirling Forthbank Stadium 3,808 Stirling University, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Threave Rovers Castle Douglas Meadow Park 1,500 Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500 Vale of Leithen, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. Whitehill Welfare Rosewell Ferguson Park 2,614 Whitehill Welfare, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013. League table main football complete SLFL Soccerway EDC EAS GRE DAL SPA STI WHI GFR VOL BSC EDU SEL PRE THR playoffs 7 9 10 39 52 11 9 6 51 39 15 5 6 63 25 22 3 1 65 14 8 4 14 40 52 9 7 10 48 54 13 6 7 62 32 3 5 18 31 75 6 5 15 53 74 11 9 6 45 34 12 6 8 46 38 2 5 19 21 80 9 6 11 39 53 11 7 8 57 38 BSC Glasgow Dalbeattie Star East Kilbride Edinburgh City Edinburgh University Gala Fairydean Rovers Gretna 2008 Preston Athletic Selkirk The Spartans Stirling University Threave Rovers Vale of Leithen Whitehill Welfare C 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored PQ yellow1 Qualification to League Two play-off semi-finals Results main FBR grey 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 complete BBC Sport 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 2 Category:Lowland Football League seasons 5