# 2013–14 Lowland Football League

The 2013–14 Lowland League was the first season of the Lowland Football League. The league championship was won by Spartans. Despite being integrated into the pyramid system, it was agreed as part of league restructuring that the inaugural victor would not compete for a place in the SPFL.

## Teams

The following teams moved to the Lowland League for the inaugural season.

### To Lowland League

Transferred from East of Scotland League Premier Division
* Edinburgh City
* Gretna 2008
* Preston Athletic
* The Spartans
* Stirling University
* Vale of Leithen
* Whitehill Welfare
Transferred from East of Scotland League First Division
* Gala Fairydean Rovers
* Selkirk
Transferred from South of Scotland League
* Dalbeattie Star
* Threave Rovers
Transferred from Scottish Amateur Football League
* East Kilbride

### Stadia and Locations

| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity |
| Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | 3,500 |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | K Park Training Academy | 400 |
| Edinburgh City | Edinburgh | Meadowbank Stadium | 16,500 |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Galashiels | Netherdale | 4,000 |
| Gretna 2008 | Gretna | Raydale Park | 2,200 |
| Preston Athletic | Prestonpans | Pennypit Park | 4,000 |
| Selkirk | Selkirk | Yarrow Park | 1,162 |
| The Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | 3,000 |
| Stirling University | Stirling | Forthbank Stadium | 3,808 |
| Threave Rovers | Castle Douglas | Meadow Park | 1,500 |
| Vale of Leithen | Innerleithen | Victoria Park | 1,500 |
| Whitehill Welfare | Rosewell | Ferguson Park | 2,614 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Spartans (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 49 | Qualification for 2014–15 Scottish Cup Second round |
| 2 | Stirling University | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 45 | Qualification for 2014–15 Scottish Cup Second round |
| 3 | Dalbeattie Star | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 40 | |
| 4 | Whitehill Welfare | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 39 | |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 37 | |
| 6 | Gretna 2008 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 31 | |
| 7 | Vale of Leithen | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | East Kilbride | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Preston Athletic | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 24 | |
| 10 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 23 | |
| 11 | Threave Rovers | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 17 | |
| 12 | Selkirk | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 86 | −66 | 5 | |
* ↑ Vale of Leithen were deducted 6 points for fielding more than permitted number of trialists in final two games.

## Results

| Home \ Away | DBS | EKB | EDC | GFR | G08 | PRA | SEL | SPA | SLU | THR | VOL | WHW |
| Dalbeattie Star | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 |
| East Kilbride | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Edinburgh City | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 5–1 |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | | 2–6 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Gretna 2008 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Preston Athletic | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–9 |
| Selkirk | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–6 |
| The Spartans | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 11–2 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Stirling University | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Threave Rovers | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Vale of Leithen | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 4–0 | | 0–2 |
| Whitehill Welfare | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |