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2024–25 Lowland Football League

Lowland League
Season2024–25
Dates26 July 2024 – 25 April 2025
ChampionsEast Kilbride
PromotedEast Kilbride
RelegatedBroomhill
Matches played306
Goals scored1,079 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer
  • Cameron Elliott (East Kilbride)
  • (25 goals)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winBerwick Rangers 0–7 University of Stirling
(20 August 2024)
Highest scoringEast Kilbride 8–3 Cowdenbeath
(16 October 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches:
East Kilbride
Longest unbeaten run15 matches:
Caledonian Braves
Longest winless run13 matches:
Cumbernauld Colts
Longest losing run5 matches:
Bo'ness United & Tranent
Highest attendance1,039
Linlithgow Rose 3–2 Bo'ness United
(1 March 2025)
Lowest attendance30
University of Stirling 2–1 Civil Service Strollers
(10 November 2024)
Average attendance222[1]
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Scottish Lowland Football League (known as the Park's Motor Group Scottish Lowland Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. East Kilbride were the reigning champions, and remained in the league having been unable to gain promotion via the League Two play-off for the third time.

East Kilbride ultimately won a record fourth Lowland League title, as a result of a 1–1 draw between Celtic B and Caledonian Braves on 29 March 2025, with four matches still to play. After defeating Brora Rangers 7–4 in the pyramid play-off,[2] East Kilbride beat Bonnyrigg Rose 3–1 in the play-off final to gain promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League for the first time.[3]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish Lowland Football League

East of Scotland League champions Broxburn Athletic were promoted from tier 6, replacing Edinburgh University who had spent 10 seasons in the league.

From Lowland League

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Relegated to East of Scotland League

To Lowland League

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Promoted from East of Scotland League

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Surface Capacity Seats
Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill Grass 1,572 489
Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park Grass 4,099 1,366
Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Artificial 2,000 0
Broomhill Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium[a] Grass 2,020 2,020
Broxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn Park Artificial 2,050 0
Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park Artificial 800 102
Celtic B Airdrie Excelsior Stadium[b] Artificial 10,101 10,101
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Christie Gillies Park Grass 1,596 96
Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park Grass 4,309 1,622
Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium Artificial 8,086 8,086
East Kilbride East Kilbride K-Park Artificial 700 400
East Stirlingshire Falkirk Falkirk Stadium[c] Artificial 7,937 7,937
Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale Artificial 2,000 500
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park Artificial 1,030 138
Heart of Midlothian B Edinburgh Ainslie Park[d] Artificial 3,700 854
Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield Grass 1,730 301
Tranent Tranent Foresters Park Grass 1,200 44
University of Stirling Stirling Forthbank Stadium[e] Grass 3,808 2,508
Notes
  1. ^ Broomhill ground-sharing with Dumbarton.
  2. ^ Celtic B ground-sharing with Airdrieonians.
  3. ^ East Stirlingshire ground-sharing with Falkirk.
  4. ^ Heart of Midlothian B ground-sharing with The Spartans.
  5. ^ University of Stirling ground-sharing with Stirling Albion.

All grounds are equipped with floodlights.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Kilbride (C, O, P) 34 24 5 5 114 45 +69 77 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Celtic B 34 20 10 4 90 39 +51 70 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
3 Caledonian Braves 34 18 9 7 60 34 +26 63
4 Tranent 34 18 7 9 76 52 +24 61
5 Linlithgow Rose 34 18 7 9 59 42 +17 61
6 Albion Rovers 34 15 9 10 63 44 +19 54
7 Broxburn Athletic 34 15 6 13 63 58 +5 51
8 Civil Service Strollers 34 13 8 13 57 61 −4 47
9 East Stirlingshire 34 12 7 15 54 67 −13 43
10 Cowdenbeath 34 10 12 12 58 62 −4 42
11 Heart of Midlothian B 34 11 7 16 61 67 −6 40 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
12 Bo'ness United 34 10 9 15 51 63 −12 39
13 University of Stirling 34 8 11 15 51 80 −29 35
14 Cumbernauld Colts 34 9 7 18 46 69 −23 34
15 Gretna 2008 34 8 9 17 39 62 −23 33
16 Berwick Rangers 34 8 9 17 32 73 −41 33
17 Gala Fairydean Rovers 34 8 7 19 62 86 −24 31
18 Broomhill (R) 34 8 7 19 43 75 −32 31 Dissolved
Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ALB BER BNS BRO BRX CAL CEL CSS COW CUM EKB EAS GFR GRE HEA LIN TRA STI
Albion Rovers 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 3–3 5–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 5–0
Berwick Rangers 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 0–3 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–0 1–7 0–4 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–7
Bo'ness United 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 3–3 3–2 0–5 1–3 2–4 2–1 2–2 3–0 4–3 1–3 1–2 2–3
Broomhill 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–5 2–1[a] 2–0 3–0 0–5 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 3–3
Broxburn Athletic 0–5 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–4 5–0 3–0 1–6 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–2
Caledonian Braves 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 6–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–1 3–2
Celtic B 4–0 0–0 3–1 5–1 5–1 1–1 4–1 6–4 1–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 3–0 6–0 7–0
Civil Service Strollers 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–2 0–0 4–2 3–1 2–5 0–1 2–1 3–2
Cowdenbeath 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 3–0 4–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–2 2–1
Cumbernauld Colts 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–4 3–2 2–1 2–3 0–6 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–4 0–1
East Kilbride 2–1 5–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–5 7–1 8–3 1–1 3–0 7–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 3–3 7–0
East Stirlingshire 1–4 2–3 1–1 5–0 1–6 0–4 4–2 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–6 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–2
Gala Fairydean Rovers 3–4 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 4–4 4–4 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–3 1–2 5–0
Gretna 2008 0–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–5 0–0 0–2 6–1 1–3 2–2 3–3
Heart of Midlothian B 0–3 6–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–3 4–1 0–4 4–1 1–1 0–1 3–1
Linlithgow Rose 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 6–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–4 2–2 2–2
Tranent 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–2 5–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–3 3–2 2–2 3–1 7–0 3–1 4–2 0–1 3–0
University of Stirling 1–0 3–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–5
Source: [4][5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir.

Lowland League play-off

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A three-match round robin play-off was scheduled to take place between the winners of the 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League, the 2024–25 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2024–25 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion.[6] However, as South of Scotland Football League winners Lochar Thistle did not hold a licence, the play-off was contested by the remaining two league winners – Clydebank (West of Scotland Football League) and Musselburgh Athletic (East of Scotland Football League) – over a home-and-away basis.

First leg

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17 May 2025 Musselburgh Athletic 1–1 Clydebank Musselburgh
15:00 Smith 4' Samson 42' Stadium: Olivebank Stadium
Attendance: 920[7]
Referee: Gary Hanvidge

Second leg

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25 May 2025 Clydebank 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Musselburgh Athletic Clydebank
15:00
  • Truesdale 62'
  • Little 75' (pen.)
 Stadium: Holm Park
Attendance: 1,170[8]
Referee: Sean Murdoch

References

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  1. ^ @RyanMusselburgh (14 August 2024). "The @OfficialSLFL Attendances" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Law, Callum (3 May 2025). "Steven Mackay's pride as Brora Rangers bow out of play-offs". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  3. ^ "SPFL Pyramid Play-off: East Kilbride reach SPFL for first time and relegate Bonnyrigg". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Lowland League Results". Lowland Football League. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ "The Scottish Lowland Football League Season 2024-25 Fixture List" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Musselburgh Ath 1 Clydebank 1 Play-offs (Lowland League 1st Leg)". The Bankies Archive. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Clydebank 2 Musselburgh Ath 0 Play-offs (Lowland League 2nd Leg)". The Bankies Archive. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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