2020–21 Lowland Football League

The 2020–21 Scottish Lowland Football League will be the 8th season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Kelty Hearts are the reigning champions.

Lowland League
Season2020–21
← 2019-20
2021–22 →

The league will consist of 17 teams as no clubs were relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season and East of Scotland champions Bo'ness United were promoted after gaining their SFA membership in June 2020.[1][2] It is expected that the league will return to 16 clubs for the 2021–22 season.

Teams
Location of teams in 2020–21 Scottish Lowland Football League

The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.

To Lowland League

Promoted from East of Scotland League

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Seats
Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,099 1,366
Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park 2,500 0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg New Dundas Park 2,200 0
BSC Glasgow Alloa Recreation Park[lower-alpha 1] 3,100 919
Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park 500 100
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Christie Gillies Park 1,569 100
Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium 7,936 7,936
Dalbeattie Star Dalbeattie Islecroft Stadium 1,320 100
East Kilbride East Kilbride K Park 660 400
East Stirlingshire Falkirk Falkirk Stadium[lower-alpha 2] 7,937 7,937
Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium 1,100 100
Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale 2,000 500
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 1,030 138
Kelty Hearts Kelty New Central Park 2,181 353
The Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,612 534
Stirling University Stirling Forthbank Stadium[lower-alpha 3] 3,808 2,508
Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500 0
Notes
  1. BSC Glasgow are ground-sharing with Alloa Athletic due to the lack of a suitable venue in Glasgow.
  2. East Stirlingshire are ground-sharing with Falkirk.
  3. Stirling University are ground-sharing with Stirling Albion.

All grounds are equipped with floodlights, except Victoria Park (Vale of Leithen).

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Berwick Rangers Ian Little Euan Smith Kappa
Bo'ness United Max Christie Puma Express Taxis
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Robbie Horn Jonathan Stewart Puma Central SAAB Specialist
BSC Glasgow Stephen Swift Joma Nicholson Accountancy
Caledonian Braves Ricky Waddell Alan Reid Macron Alba Cola
Civil Service Strollers Gary Jardine Mark McConnell Legea Futurity Financial Services
Cumbernauld Colts Craig McKinlay Stephen O'Neill Uhlsport MES Ltd
Dalbeattie Star Ritchie Maxwell Joma Solway Plant Hire
East Kilbride Stephen Aitken Craig Malcolm Joma Enviro-Clean
East Stirlingshire Derek Ure EV2 Sportswear EV2SPORTSWEAR.COM
Edinburgh University Dorian Ogunro Finn Daniels-Yeomans PlayerLayer TWEDEX
Gala Fairydean Rovers Neil Hastings Danny Galbraith Adidas Five Star Taxis
Gretna 2008 Rowan Alexander Joe Jackson Macron Ewart Engineering Ltd
Kelty Hearts Barry Ferguson Joma The Conservatory Converters
The Spartans Douglas Samuel Adam Corbett Macron Arthur McKay
Stirling University Chris Geddes VSN Mackay Clinic
Vale of Leithen Chris Anderson Ger Rossi Adidas WillSweep

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Berwick Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Bo'ness United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 BSC Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Caledonian Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Civil Service Strollers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cumbernauld Colts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dalbeattie Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 East Kilbride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 East Stirlingshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Edinburgh University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Gala Fairydean Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gretna 2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Kelty Hearts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 The Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to Tier 6
16 Stirling University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vale of Leithen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Tier 6
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results
Home \ Away BER BNS BON BSC CAL CSS CUM DAL EKB EAS EDU GFR GRE KEL SPA STI VOL
Berwick Rangers —
Bo'ness United —
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic —
BSC Glasgow —
Caledonian Braves —
Civil Service Strollers —
Cumbernauld Colts —
Dalbeattie Star —
East Kilbride —
East Stirlingshire —
Edinburgh University —
Gala Fairydean Rovers —
Gretna 2008 —
Kelty Hearts —
The Spartans —
Stirling University —
Vale of Leithen —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:

Lowland League play-off

A three match round robin play-off will take place between the winners of the 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League, the 2020–21 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2020–21 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. If two clubs meet the criteria they will face each other home and away, if only one club meets the criteria they will be promoted without a play-off. However if no club meets the criteria there will be no promotion to the Lowland League.[3]

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References
  1. "Linlithgow Rose boss Brown Ferguson applauds Lowland League for authorising Bo'ness United promotion". www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Day of destiny as Bo'ness Utd set for Lowland League place". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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