2013–14 Lowland Football League

The 2013–14 Lowland League was the first season of the Lowland Football League. The league championship was won by Spartans.[1] Despite being integrated into the pyramid system, it was agreed as part of league restructuring that the inaugural victor would not compete for a place in the SPFL.

Lowland League
Season2013–14
ChampionsSpartans
Matches played132
Goals scored504 (3.82 per match)
Top goalscorerKeith McLeod (The Spartans)
(17 goals)
Biggest home winThe Spartans 11–2 Selkirk
(7 December 2013)
Biggest away winPreston Athletic 2–9 Whitehill Welfare
(19 October 2013)
Highest scoringSpartans 11–2 Selkirk
(7 December 2013)

Teams
Location of teams in 2013–14 Scottish Lowland Football League

The following teams moved to the Lowland League for the inaugural season.

To Lowland League

Transferred from East of Scotland League Premier Division

Transferred from East of Scotland League First Division

Transferred from South of Scotland League

Transferred from Scottish Amateur Football League

Stadia and Locations
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref.
Dalbeattie StarDalbeattieIslecroft Stadium3,500[2]
East KilbrideEast KilbrideK Park Training Academy400[3]
Edinburgh CityEdinburghMeadowbank Stadium16,500[4]
Gala Fairydean RoversGalashielsNetherdale4,000[5]
Gretna 2008GretnaRaydale Park2,200[6]
Preston AthleticPrestonpansPennypit Park4,000[7]
SelkirkSelkirkYarrow Park1,162[8]
The SpartansEdinburghAinslie Park3,000[9]
Stirling UniversityStirlingForthbank Stadium3,808[10]
Threave RoversCastle DouglasMeadow Park1,500[11]
Vale of LeithenInnerleithenVictoria Park1,500[12]
Whitehill WelfareRosewellFerguson Park2,614[13]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The Spartans (C) 22 15 4 3 57 16 +41 49 Qualification for 2014–15 Scottish Cup Second round
2 Stirling University 22 14 3 5 48 26 +22 45
3 Dalbeattie Star 22 11 7 4 59 34 +25 40
4 Whitehill Welfare 22 12 3 7 56 36 +20 39
5 Edinburgh City 22 12 1 9 49 32 +17 37
6 Gretna 2008 22 8 7 7 40 33 +7 31
7 Vale of Leithen 22 11 3 8 41 43 −2 30[lower-alpha 1]
8 East Kilbride 22 8 4 10 28 31 −3 28
9 Preston Athletic 22 7 3 12 40 53 −13 24
10 Gala Fairydean Rovers 22 7 2 13 46 63 −17 23
11 Threave Rovers 22 4 5 13 22 53 −31 17
12 Selkirk 22 1 2 19 20 86 −66 5
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Vale of Leithen were deducted 6 points for fielding more than permitted number of trialists in final two games.[14]

Results
Home \ Away DBS EKB EDC GFR G08 PRA SEL SPA SLU THR VOL WHW
Dalbeattie Star 2–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–3 9–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 4–0 1–5
East Kilbride 0–3 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0
Edinburgh City 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–5 4–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 7–2 5–1
Gala Fairydean Rovers 1–4 0–1 3–3 2–6 1–4 6–3 0–3 1–4 4–0 2–3 3–0
Gretna 2008 3–3 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 0–3 0–1 0–3 2–3 1–1
Preston Athletic 3–4 1–2 2–1 5–2 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–9
Selkirk 2–4 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 1–3 0–3 1–5 1–1 1–3 3–6
The Spartans 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 11–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0
Stirling University 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 3–2 3–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 0–2
Threave Rovers 1–4 1–0 0–5 4–5 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–4 2–1 2–5
Vale of Leithen 2–1 3–3 1–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–5 2–3 4–0 0–2
Whitehill Welfare 2–4 4–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "Spartans win first Scottish Lowland League title". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. Dalbeattie Star Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. East Kilbride Archived 7 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. Edinburgh City Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. Gala Fairydean Rovers Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. Gretna 2008 Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. Preston Athletic Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  8. Selkirk Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  9. Spartans Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  10. Stirling University Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  11. Threave Rovers Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  12. Vale of Leithen Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  13. Whitehill Welfare Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  14. "Vale of Leithen 2013-14". Vale of Leithen FC. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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