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Lowland League
Season2024–25
Dates26 July 2024 – 19 April 2025
ChampionsEast Kilbride
Matches played287
Goals scored1,017 (3.54 per match)
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:
Tranent
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All statistics correct as of 5 April 2025.

The 2024–25 Scottish Lowland Football League (known as the Park's Motor Group Scottish Lowland Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 12th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. East Kilbride are the reigning champions, and they 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 Celtic B ineligible to win the title, the result left Caledonian Braves ten points behind East Kilbride with three games remaining.

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 are ground-sharing with Dumbarton.
  2. ^ Celtic B are ground-sharing with Airdrieonians.
  3. ^ East Stirlingshire are ground-sharing with Falkirk.
  4. ^ Heart of Midlothian B are ground-sharing with The Spartans.
  5. ^ University of Stirling are 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, Q) 31 23 4 4 109 40 +69 73 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Celtic B 32 18 10 4 83 35 +48 64 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
3 Caledonian Braves 32 18 9 5 60 32 +28 63
4 Tranent 32 17 6 9 73 50 +23 57
5 Linlithgow Rose 31 16 7 8 56 40 +16 55
6 Albion Rovers 32 14 9 9 60 43 +17 51
7 Broxburn Athletic 32 15 6 11 62 51 +11 51
8 Civil Service Strollers 32 12 8 12 53 57 −4 44
9 Cowdenbeath 32 9 12 11 52 56 −4 39
10 Bo'ness United 32 10 9 13 49 57 −8 39
11 East Stirlingshire 32 11 6 15 50 66 −16 39
12 Heart of Midlothian B 32 10 7 15 58 64 −6 37 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
13 University of Stirling 32 8 10 14 48 76 −28 34
14 Gretna 2008 32 8 9 15 39 57 −18 33
15 Berwick Rangers 32 7 9 16 28 70 −42 30
16 Cumbernauld Colts 32 7 7 18 41 68 −27 28
17 Broomhill 32 7 7 18 39 71 −32 28 Possible relegation to Tier 6[a]
18 Gala Fairydean Rovers 32 6 7 19 57 84 −27 25
Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2025. Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ If the Lowland League does not lose a club on net to the SPFL, the worst placed non-B team will be relegated. If the Lowland League gains a club on net then the second worst non-B team will also be relegated. However if the Lowland League loses a club on net to the SPFL, no team will be 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 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 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 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 2–0 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 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 3–2
Celtic B 4–0 0–0 3–1 5–1 5–1 1–1 4–1 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
Cowdenbeath 1–1 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 1–4 0–1
East Kilbride 2–1 5–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–5 7–1 8–3 1–1 3–0 7–1 3–1 4–1 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 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–2
Gala Fairydean Rovers 3–4 1–2 3–1 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 6–1 1–3 2–2 3–3
Heart of Midlothian B 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 1–2 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 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 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–5
Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2025. Source: [1][2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Lowland League play-off

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A three-match round robin play-off is 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 (Clydebank), subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. If two clubs meet the criteria they will face each other over a home-and-away basis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lowland League Results". Lowland Football League. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ "The Scottish Lowland Football League Season 2024-25 Fixture List" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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