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

Season	2013–14
Champions	Spartans
Matches played	132
Goals scored	504 (3.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Keith McLeod (Spartans) (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Spartans 11–2 Selkirk (7 December 2013)
Biggest away win	Preston Athletic 2–9 Whitehill Welfare (19 October 2013)
Highest scoring	Spartans 11–2 Selkirk (7 December 2013)
2014–15 →

Teams

 

 

Dalbeattie Star

 

East Kilbride

 

Edinburgh City

 

Gala Fairydean Rovers

 

Gretna 2008

 

Preston Athletic

 

Selkirk

 

Spartans

 

Stirling University

 

Threave Rovers

 

Vale of Leithen

 

Whitehill Welfare

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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

• Edinburgh City
• Gretna 2008
• Preston Athletic
• Spartans
• Stirling University
• Vale of Leithen
• Whitehill Welfare

Transferred from East of Scotland League First Division

• Gala Fairydean Rovers
• Selkirk

Transferred from South of Scotland League

• Dalbeattie Star
• Threave Rovers

Transferred from Scottish Amateur Football League

• East Kilbride

Stadia and Locations

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity	Ref.
Dalbeattie Star	Dalbeattie	Islecroft Stadium	3,500	^[2]
East Kilbride	East Kilbride	K Park Training Academy	400	^[3]
Edinburgh City	Edinburgh	Meadowbank Stadium	16,500	^[4]
Gala Fairydean Rovers	Galashiels	Netherdale	4,000	^[5]
Gretna 2008	Gretna	Raydale Park	2,200	^[6]
Preston Athletic	Prestonpans	Pennypit Park	4,000	^[7]
Selkirk	Selkirk	Yarrow Park	1,162	^[8]
Spartans	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park	3,000	^[9]
Stirling University	Stirling	Forthbank Stadium	3,808	^[10]
Threave Rovers	Castle Douglas	Meadow Park	1,500	^[11]
Vale of Leithen	Innerleithen	Victoria Park	1,500	^[12]
Whitehill Welfare	Rosewell	Ferguson Park	2,614	^[13]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	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	Vale of Leithen	22	11	3	8	41	43	−2	36
7	Gretna 2008	22	8	7	7	40	33	+7	31
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) Champion

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
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, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
3. East Kilbride, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
4. Edinburgh City 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
5. Gala Fairydean Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
6. Gretna 2008, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
7. Preston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
8. Selkirk, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
9. Spartans, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
10. Stirling University 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
11. Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
12. Vale of Leithen, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
13. Whitehill Welfare, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.