2018–19 South of Scotland Football League

Football league season

South of Scotland Football LeagueSeason| 2018–19

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Dates| 27 July 2018 – 10 May 2019
Champions| Stranraer reserves
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 1,159 (4.83 per match)
Biggest home win| Mid-Annandale 12–0 Newton Stewart
(1 August 2018)
Biggest away win| Annan Athletic reserves 1–10 Mid-Annandale
(27 October 2018)
Highest scoring| Bonnyton Thistle 11–3 Creetown
(12 January 2019)

← 2017–18

2019–20 →

All statistics correct as of 10 May 2018.

The 2018–19 South of Scotland Football League was the 73rd season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 5th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 28 July 2018 and ended on 10 May 2019. Threave Rovers are the reigning champions.

The league increased to a 16 team division as Wigtown & Bladnoch returned to the league after a one season absence.

Stranraer reserves won the league on 10 April 2019. As a reserve team they are ineligible for promotion to the Lowland League.

## Teams

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Abbey Vale

Annan reserves

Creetown

Dumfries YMCA

Heston Rovers

Lochar Thistle

Lochmaben

Mid-Annandale

Newton Stewart

Nithsdale Wanderers

St. Cuthbert Wanderers

Stranraer reserves

Threave Rovers

Upper Annandale

Wigtown and Bladnoch

Bonnyton Thistle

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Location of teams in 2018–19 South of Scotland Football League within Dumfries & Galloway

The following teams changed division after the 2017–18 season.

### To South of Scotland League

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Returned from abeyance

* Wigtown and Bladnoch

Team  | Location  | Home ground  | Capacity  | Seats  | Floodlit

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Abbey Vale | New Abbey | Maryfield Park | 1,000[1] | 0 | No
Annan Athletic reserves | Annan | Galabank | 2,504[2] | 500 | Yes
Bonnyton Thistle | Kilmarnock | Bonnyton Park | 1,000[3] | 100 | Yes
Creetown | Creetown | Castlecary Park | 1,000[4] | 0 | No
Dumfries YMCA | Dumfries | Kingholm Park | 500[5] | 0 | Yes
Heston Rovers | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | 8,690[6] | 3,377 | Yes
Lochar Thistle | Dumfries | Maxwelltown High School | 1,000[7] | 0 | No
Lochmaben | Lockerbie | New King Edward Park | 1,000[8] | 0 | No
Mid-Annandale | Lockerbie | New King Edward Park | 1,000[9] | 0 | No
Newton Stewart [SFA] | Newton Stewart | Blairmount Park | 1,500[10] | 0 | Yes
Nithsdale Wanderers | Sanquhar | Lorimer Park | 1,000[11] | 0 | Yes
St Cuthbert Wanderers [SFA] | Kirkcudbright | St Mary's Park | 2,000[12] | 0 | Yes
Stranraer reserves | Stranraer | Stair Park | 4,178[13] | 1,830 | Yes
Threave Rovers [SFA] | Castle Douglas | Meadow Park | 1,500[14] |  | Yes
Upper Annandale | Moffat | Moffat Academy | 1,000[15] | 0 | No
Wigtown & Bladnoch [SFA] | Wigtown | Trammondford Park | 888[16] | 0 | No

SFA Club has an SFA Licence (as of 20 December 2017)[17] and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Stranraer reserves (C) | 30  | 29  | 1  | 0  | 131  | 24  | +107  | 88  | Ineligible for promotion to the Lowland League
2  | Bonnyton Thistle | 30  | 22  | 4  | 4  | 120  | 39  | +81  | 70  |
3  | Nithsdale Wanderers | 30  | 19  | 3  | 8  | 100  | 72  | +28  | 60
4  | Abbey Vale | 30  | 17  | 6  | 7  | 100  | 54  | +46  | 57
5  | Upper Annandale | 30  | 17  | 6  | 7  | 72  | 53  | +19  | 57
6  | Mid-Annandale | 30  | 17  | 4  | 9  | 105  | 50  | +55  | 55
7  | Lochar Thistle | 30  | 16  | 5  | 9  | 71  | 47  | +24  | 53
8  | Heston Rovers | 30  | 15  | 3  | 12  | 66  | 48  | +18  | 48
9  | Threave Rovers | 30  | 14  | 3  | 13  | 79  | 54  | +25  | 45
10  | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 30  | 13  | 6  | 11  | 79  | 57  | +22  | 45
11  | Lochmaben | 30  | 8  | 5  | 17  | 59  | 87  | −28  | 29
12  | Wigtown & Bladnoch | 30  | 8  | 3  | 19  | 48  | 94  | −46  | 27
13  | Newton Stewart | 30  | 6  | 4  | 20  | 38  | 115  | −77  | 22
14  | Creetown | 30  | 4  | 7  | 19  | 36  | 87  | −51  | 19
15  | Dumfries YMCA | 30  | 3  | 2  | 25  | 29  | 125  | −96  | 11
16  | Annan Athletic reserves  | 30  | 0  | 2  | 28  | 26  | 153  | −127  | 2

Source: South of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

## References

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1. ^ Abbey Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
2. ^ Annan Athletic reserves Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
3. ^ Bonnyton Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
4. ^ Creetown, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
5. ^ Dumfries YMCA Archived 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
6. ^ Heston Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
7. ^ Lochar Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
8. ^ Lochmaben, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
9. ^ Mid-Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
10. ^ Newton Stewart, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
11. ^ Nithsdale Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
12. ^ St Cuthbert Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
13. ^ Stranraer reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
14. ^ Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
15. ^ Upper Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
16. ^ Wigtown & Bladnoch, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
17. ^ "Licensed Clubs - 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2017.

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South of Scotland Football League

2024–25 teams|

* Abbey Vale
* Creetown
* Dalbeattie Star
* Lochar Thistle
* Lochmaben
* Mid-Annandale
* Newton Stewart
* Nithsdale Wanderers
* St Cuthbert Wanderers
* Stranraer reserves
* Upper Annandale
* Wigtown & Bladnoch

Former teams|

* Annan Athletic reserves
* Bonnyton Thistle
* Caledonian Braves reserves
* Dumfries YMCA
* Edusport Academy
* Fleet Star
* Heston Rovers
* Threave Rovers

Seasons|

* 2014–15
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* 2020–21
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Domestic leagues|

* SPFL
* Premiership
* Championship
* League One
* League Two
* Highland
* Lowland
* East of Scotland
* South of Scotland
* North Caledonian
* SJFA West Premiership
* SJFA East Super League
* SJFA North Superleague
* SPFL Reserve League
* Women's Premier League 2018 2019
* Women's First Division '18 '19

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Group stage
* Final
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* South Region Challenge Cup
* Junior Cup
* Youth Cup
* Women's Cup 2018 2019
* Women's Premier League Cup 2018 2019

European competitions|

* Champions League
* Europa League
* Youth League

Related to national team|

* Results
* Men's
* Women's
* 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
* UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I
* 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
* World Cup Group D
* World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Transfers|

* Summer 2018
* Winter 2018-19

Club seasons

Premiership|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Dundee
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Livingston
* Motherwell
* Rangers
* St Johnstone
* St Mirren

Championship|

* Alloa Athletic
* Ayr United
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Falkirk
* Greenock Morton
* Inverness Caledonian Thistle
* Partick Thistle
* Queen of the South
* Ross County

League One|

* Airdrieonians
* Arbroath
* Brechin City
* Dumbarton
* East Fife
* Forfar Athletic
* Montrose
* Raith Rovers
* Stranraer
* Stenhousemuir

League Two|

* Albion Rovers
* Annan Athletic
* Berwick Rangers
* Clyde
* Cowdenbeath
* Edinburgh City
* Elgin City
* Peterhead
* Queen's Park
* Stirling Albion

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