2015–16 Lowland Football League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Edinburgh City |
| Promoted | Edinburgh City |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 786 (3.74 per match) |
|
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Lowland League was the third season of the Lowland Football League. Edinburgh City were the defending champions. Cumbernauld Colts were elected to the league as new members.
Teams
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Glasgow | Glasgow | Lochburn Park (Maryhill) | 1,800 | [1] |
| Cumbernauld Colts | Cumbernauld | Broadwood Stadium | 7,936 | [2] |
| Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | 3,500 | [3] |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | K Park Training Academy | 400 | [4] |
| Edinburgh City | Edinburgh | Meadowbank Stadium | 16,500 | [5] |
| Edinburgh University | Edinburgh | New East Peffermill | 1,000 | [6] |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Galashiels | Netherdale | 4,000 | [7] |
| Gretna 2008 | Gretna | Raydale Park | 2,200 | [8] |
| Preston Athletic | Prestonpans | Pennypit Park | 4,000 | [9] |
| Selkirk | Selkirk | Yarrow Park | 1,162 | [10] |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | 3,000 | [11] |
| Stirling University | Stirling | Forthbank Stadium | 3,808 | [12] |
| Threave Rovers | Castle Douglas | Meadow Park | 1,500 | [13] |
| Vale of Leithen | Innerleithen | Victoria Park | 1,500 | [14] |
| Whitehill Welfare | Rosewell | Ferguson Park | 2,614 | [15] |
League table
Threave Rovers were spared automatic relegation as neither champion of the two feeder leagues, Leith Athletic or St Cuthbert Wanderers, met licensing criteria. The club however, declined the opportunity to re-apply to the league and rejoined the South of Scotland Football League for the 2016–17 season.[16]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh City (C, O, P) | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 73 | Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | Spartans | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 58 | |
| 3 | Stirling University | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 56 | |
| 4 | Cumbernauld Colts | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 51 | |
| 5 | East Kilbride | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 49 | |
| 6 | Edinburgh University | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 42 | |
| 7 | BSC Glasgow | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Whitehill Welfare | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Dalbeattie Star | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 36 | |
| 10 | Gretna 2008 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 36 | |
| 11 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 32 | |
| 12 | Selkirk | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 29 | |
| 13 | Vale of Leithen | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 26 | |
| 14 | Preston Athletic | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 70 | −42 | 22 | |
| 15 | Threave Rovers | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 96 | −66 | 10 | Resigned at end of season |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BSC | CUM | DBS | EKB | EDC | EDU | GFR | G08 | PRA | SEL | SPA | SLU | THR | VOL | WHW |
| BSC Glasgow | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Cumbernauld Colts | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Dalbeattie Star | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| East Kilbride | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | |
| Edinburgh City | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |
| Edinburgh University | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | |
| Gretna 2008 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Preston Athletic | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–8 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Selkirk | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Spartans | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Stirling University | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Threave Rovers | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Vale of Leithen | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Whitehill Welfare | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion Play-offs
As Lowland League champions, Edinburgh City played Cove Rangers, champions of the 2015–16 Highland League, over two legs in the play-off semi-final. Edinburgh City won the first leg away from home 3–0 and drew 1–1 at home, winning 4–1 on aggregate. Edinburgh City therefore progressing to the play-off final, against East Stirlingshire.
Edinburgh City drew 1–1 at home in the first leg of the play-off final against East Stirlingshire before scoring a late penalty to win 1–0 away from home in the second leg, winning 2–1 on aggregate. Therefore, Edinburgh City will play in 2016–17 Scottish League Two.
Lowland Football League Play-off
It is proposed that the respective winners of the East of Scotland and South of Scotland leagues will play one another with the winner taking a place in next season's Lowland League. However, this is subject to strict licensing and entry criteria which will determine possible acceptance.
References
- ↑ Broomhill SC Glasgow, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Cumbernauld Colts, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Dalbeattie Star, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ East Kilbride, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Edinburgh City, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Edinburgh University, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Gala Fairydean Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Gretna 2008, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Preston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Selkirk, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Spartans, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Stirling University, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Vale of Leithen, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Whitehill Welfare, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Gillespie, Stuart (5 June 2016). "Threave Rovers' South of Scotland League return confirmed after three years in the Lowland League". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 August 2016.