The South of Scotland League is a league competition which sits in the second tier of the SFA’s “pyramid”, below the Lowland League and parallel with the South of Scotland League.
There is no automatic promotion or relegation from this league, though the winner can play off against the South of Scotland League champions for a place in the Lowland League if they meet SFA Club License criteria. The winners are entitled to enter into the Scottish Cup if they are not already a licensed SFA member club.
There are currently thirteen member clubs who play each other home and away to give a programme of 24 games. Lothian Thistle HV are the defending champions.
The number of member clubs has recovered after the league dropped to just eleven clubs last year. Crack junior side Kelty Hearts have defected and Preston Athletic were relegated from the Lowland League.
Matches in this league usually kick off at 2.30pm, with earlier starts in mid-winter at grounds with no floodlighting.
2017-18 COMPETITION (2016-17)
Saturday, August 12
- Tweedmouth Rangers 0-4 Coldstream
- Tynecastle 1-3 Heriot Watt University
Saturday, August 19
- Kelty Hearts 11-1 Eyemouth United
- Leith Athletic 2-0 Preston Athletic
- Lothian Thistle HV 7-0 Stirling University EOS
- Ormiston 1-3 Peebles Rovers (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
Tuesday, August 22
- Eyemouth United 4-2 Coldstream
- Heriot-Watt University 3-2 Ormiston
- Preston Athletic 3-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
Wednesday, August 23
- Tynecastle 7-0 Burntisland Shipyard
Saturday, August 26
- Burntisland Shipyard 1-5 Lothian Thistle HV
- Coldstream 2-5 Kelty Hearts
- Preston Athletic 2-0 Peebles Rovers
- Stirling University EOS 3-0 Ormiston
Saturday, September 2
- Eyemouth United 3-4 Tynecastle
- Heriot-Watt University 4-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Stirling University EOS 2-2 Leith Athletic
Saturday, September 9
- Burntisland Shipyard 5-3 Stirling University EOS
- Coldstream 2-8 Preston Athletic
- Lothian Thistle HV 6-1 Heriot-Watt University
- Kelty Hearts 7-0 Ormiston – fixture reversed
- Peebles Rovers 1-3 Leith Athletic
- Tweedmouth Rangers 0-9 Tynecastle
Saturday, September 16
- Ormiston 0-6 Tynecastle (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Peebles Rovers 3-2 Stirling University EOS
- Preston Athletic 6-1 Burntisland Shipyard
Saturday, September 23
- Burntisland Shipyard 2-0 Ormiston
- Eyemouth United 1-8 Stirling University
Kelty Hearts P-P Lothian Thistle HV– due to Scottish Cup tie- Tweedmouth Rangers 2-3 Peebles Rovers
Saturday, September 30
- Heriot-Watt University 3-2 Burntisland Shipyard
- Leith Athletic 4-0 Ormiston
- Preston Athletic 8-1 Eyemouth United
- Stirling University EOS 1-7 Kelty Hearts
- Tweedmouth Rangers 1-11 Lothian Thistle HV
Tuesday, October 3
- Leith Athletic 5-1 Eyemouth United
Wednesday, October 4
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Coldstream
Saturday, October 7
- Burntisland Shipyard 0-4 Kelty Hearts
- Coldstream 2-3 Peebles Rovers
- Eyemouth United 5-0 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Ormiston 1-4 Preston Athletic
- Stirling University EOS 1-1 Heriot-Watt University
- Tynecastle 1-3 Leith Athletic
Saturday, October 14
- Coldstream 8-3 Stirling University EOS
- Eyemouth United 0-13 Kelty Hearts
- Heriot-Watt University 2-2 Preston Athletic
Saturday, October 21
- Coldstream 2-2 Heriot Watt University
- Stirling University EOS 8-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
Tuesday, October 24
- Kelty Hearts 7-1 Heriot Watt University
Saturday, October 28
- Burntisland Shipyard 2-3 Coldstream
- Eyemouth United 2-4 Heriot-Watt University
- Leith Athletic 9-0 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Ormiston 0-3 Lothian Thistle HV (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Peebles Rovers 0-7 Kelty Hearts
- Tynecastle 1-2 Stirling University EOS
Wednesday, November 1
- Lothian Thistle HV 3-2 Coldstream
Saturday, November 4
- Coldstream 4-1 Ormiston
- Eyemouth United 3-2 Burntisland Shipyard
- Leith Athletic 5-2 Heriot-Watt University
- Lothian Thistle HV 7-0 Peebles Rovers
- Preston Athletic 2-1 Tynecastle
- Tweedmouth Rangers 0-9 Kelty Hearts
Saturday, November 11
- Heriot Watt University 6-1 Eyemouth United
- Preston Athletic 1-4 Kelty Hearts
- Stirling University EOS 1-1 Coldstream
Saturday, November 18
- Burntisland Shipyard 3-4 Leith Athletic
- Eyemouth United 1-2 Ormiston
- Heriot Watt University 2-2 Coldstream
- Peebles Rovers 7-0 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Stirling University EOS 1-3 Preston Athletic
Tynecastle P-P Lothian Thistle HV– due to Scottish Cup tie
Saturday, November 25
- Coldstream 2-3 Leith Athletic
- Heriot Watt University 2-1 Peebles Rovers
- Kelty Hearts 4-0 Preston Athletic
- Ormiston 2-0 Burntisland Shipyard
- Tweedmouth Rangers – Stirling University EOS
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Eyemouth United– due to cup ties
Saturday, December 2
- Ormiston 1-0 Coldstream
Lothian Thistle HV – Eyemouth United– due to cup tie
Saturday, December 9
- Leith Athletic 0-2 Kelty Hearts (first game @ Peffermill 3G)
Peebles Rovers P-P Burntisland Shipyard– unplayable pitchPreston Athletic P-P Lothian Thistle HV– unplayable pitchStirling University EOS P-P Eyemouth United– unplayable pitchTweedmouth Rangers P-P Ormiston– unplayable pitchTynecastle P-P Coldstream– unplayable pitch
Saturday, December 16
Burntisland Shipyard P-P Peebles Rovers– unplayable pitchColdstream P-P Tynecastle– unplayable pitchEyemouth United P-P Preston Athletic– unplayable pitchOrmiston P-P Heriot Watt University (@ Hibernian Training Centre)– unplayable pitchKelty Hearts P-P Stirling University EOS– unplayable pitchLothian Thistle HV P-P Tweedmouth Rangers– unplayable pitch
Saturday, January 6
- Heriot Watt University 2-2 Stirling University EOS (@ Oriam Indoor)
- Kelty Hearts 4-0 Burntisland Shipyard
- Leith Athletic 1-2 Tynecastle
- Peebles Rovers 4-3 Coldstream
Preston Athletic P-P Ormiston– waterlogged pitchTweedmouth Rangers P-P Eyemouth United– unplayable pitch
Saturday, January 13
- Burntisland Shipyard 0-1 Heriot Watt University
- Coldstream 7-0 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Eyemouth United 2-5 Peebles Rovers
- Ormiston 0-0 Leith Athletic (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Stirling University 1-3 Lothian Thistle HV
- Tynecastle 1-2 Preston Athletic
Saturday, January 20
Coldstream P-P Eyemouth United– unplayable pitchLothian Thistle HV P-P Kelty Hearts– unplayable pitchOrmiston P-P Tweedmouth Rangers (@ Hibernian Training Centre)– unplayable pitchPeebles Rovers P-P Burntisland Shipyard– unplayable pitchPreston Athletic P-P Leith Athletic– unplayable pitch
Saturday, January 27
- Heriot Watt University 2-3 Lothian Thistle HV
- Leith Athletic 4-1 Coldstream
- Ormiston 1-4 Kelty Hearts (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Stirling University EOS 1-4 Burntisland Shipyard
- Tweedmouth Rangers 1-4 Preston Athletic
Tynecastle P-P Peebles Rovers– unplayable pitch
Saturday, February 3
- Coldstream 1-8 Tynecastle
- Eyemouth United 0-6 Preston Athletic
- Kelty Hearts 7-0 Stirling University EOS
- Peebles Rovers 4-1 Heriot Watt University
- Tweedmouth Rangers 1-9 Leith Athletic
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Burntisland Shipyard– unplayable pitch
Saturday, February 10
- Burntisland Shipyard 10-3 Eyemouth United
- Coldstream 1-2 Lothian Thistle HV
- Kelty Hearts 5-0 Tynecastle – fixture reversed
- Leith Athletic 2-1 Peebles Rovers
- Ormiston 0-0 Stirling University EOS (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Preston Athletic 1-1 Heriot Watt University
Saturday, February 17
- Eyemouth United 1-4 Leith Athletic
- Kelty Hearts 9-0 Coldstream
- Peebles Rovers 0-9 Lothian Thistle HV
- Preston Athletic 5-0 Stirling University EOS
- Tweedmouth Rangers 0-6 Heriot Watt University
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Tynecastle P-P Ormiston– unplayable pitch
Tuesday, February 20
- Preston Athletic 0-3 Lothian Thistle HV
Saturday, February 24
- Coldstream 0-2 Burntisland Shipyard
- Eyemouth United 0-1 Lothian Thistle HV
- Kelty Hearts 12-1 Peebles Rovers
- Leith Athletic 5-0 Stirling University EOS
- Ormiston 1-3 Heriot Watt University
- Tynecastle 6-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
Saturday, March 3
Heriot Watt University P-P Tynecastle (3pm)– unplayable pitchLothian Thistle HV P-P Ormiston– unplayable pitch
Saturday, March 10
- Leith Athletic 1-3 Lothian Thistle HV
- Ormiston 3-5 Eyemouth United (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Stirling University EOS 2-2 Peebles Rovers
Preston Athletic P-P Coldstream– unplayable pitchTweedmouth Rangers P-P Burntisland Shipyard– unplayable pitchTynecastle P-P Kelty Hearts– unplayable pitch
Saturday, March 17
- Burntisland Shipyard 1-2 Preston Athletic – groundhop game
- Heriot Watt University 3-2 Leith Athletic (@ Oriam Indoor) – groundhop game
- Kelty Hearts 11-1 Tweedmouth Rangers – groundhop game
- Stirling University EOS 3-0 Eyemouth United
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Tynecastle– groundhop game– unplayable pitch
Sunday, March 18
Peebles Rovers P-P Ormiston –groundhop game– unplayable pitch
Saturday, March 24
- Lothian Thistle HV 3-0 Ormiston
Wednesday, March 28
- Lothian Thistle HV 5-0 Tweedmouth Rangers
Saturday, March 31
- Heriot Watt University 0-3 Kelty Hearts (3,30pm) – artificial
- Peebles Rovers 2-2 Preston Athletic
- Tynecastle 7-0 Eyemouth United – new fixture
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Eyemouth United– due to Cup finalStirling University EOS P-P Tynecastle– amended fixturesTweedmouth Rangers P-P Ormiston– unplayable pitch
Monday, April 2
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Burntisland Shipyard– unplayable pitch
Wednesday, April 4
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Tynecastle– unplayable pitch
Saturday, April 7
- Burntisland Shipyard 5-2 Tweedmouth Rangers (@ New Bayview)
- Coldstream 0-3 Eyemouth United
- Kelty Hearts 3-1 Leith Athletic
- Lothian Thistle HV 5-2 Preston Athletic (@ Albyn Park, Broxburn)
- Peebles Rovers 1-1 Ormiston
- Stirling University EOS 2-4 Tynecastle
Monday, April 9
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Tynecastle– unplayable pitch
Wednesday, April 11
Tynecastle P-P Lothian Thistle HV– unplayable pitch
Saturday, April 14
- Burntisland Shipyard 0-5 Tynecastle
- Lothian Thistle HV 5-5 Leith Athletic (@ Ainslie Park)
Monday, April 16
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Burntisland Shipyard– unplayable pitch
Tuesday, April 17
- Tynecastle 0-2 Kelty Hearts (@ Oriam)
Wednesday, April 18
- Lothian Thistle HV 4-0 Eyemouth United
Thursday, April 19
- Lothian Thistle HV 4-0 Burntisland Shipyard
Saturday, April 21
- Burntisland Shipyard 4-0 Peebles Rovers
- Heriot Watt University 5-2 Tynecastle
- Lothian Thistle HV 1-0 Kelty Hearts
- Ormiston 1-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Preston Athletic 3-0 Leith Athletic
Monday, April 23
- Lothian Thistle HV 2-0 Tynecastle
Wednesday, April 25
- Tynecastle 0-1 Lothian Thistle HV
Lothian Thistle HV P-P Eyemouth United– rearranged, now Apr 18
Saturday, April 28
- Kelty Hearts 3-1 Lothian Thistle HV
- Kelty Hearts champions
- Leith Athletic 3-3 Burntisland Shipyard
- Peebles Rovers 5-1 Eyemouth United
- Preston Athletic 3-1 Ormiston
- Tweedmouth Rangers 1-3 Stirling University EOS
- Tynecastle 4-3 Coldstream
Wednesday, May 2
- Tynecastle 1-7 Peebles Rovers
Saturday, May 5
- Peebles Rovers 3-2 Burntisland Shipyard
- Preston Athletic 5-0 Coldstream
- Tweedmouth Rangers 2-6 Eyemouth United
- Tynecastle 5-0 Ormiston
Tuesday, May 8
- Tweedmouth Rangers 3-1 Ormiston
Wednesday, May 9
- Peebles Rovers 3-4 Tynecastle
Saturday, May 12
- Tweedmouth Rangers 1-3 Burntisland Shipyard
Season complete
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