The South of Scotland League is a league competition which sits at tier 6 of the SFA’s “pyramid”, below the Lowland League and parallel with the West of Scotland League and East of Scotland League.
There is no automatic promotion or relegation from this league – the winners take part in a play off with the East and West of Scotland League champions, if licensed. The winners are entitled to enter into the Scottish Cup if they are not already a licensed SFA member club.
The league will consist of twelve clubs this season, the same as last year. Caledonian Braves have pulled their reserve team out, but their gap has been filled by Dalbeattie Star, relegated from the Lowland League
Teams will play each other home and away to give a programme of 22 games. Abbey Vale are hoping to repeat their surprise 2022-23 title success.
ARCHIVE RESULTS
2023-24 COMPETITION
Competing clubs: Abbey Vale, Creetown, Dalbeattie Star, Lochar Thistle, Lochmaben, Mid Annandale, Newton Stewart, Nithsdale Wanderers, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Stranraer SOS, Upper Annandale, Wigtown & Bladnoch
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Saturday, July 29
- Abbey Vale 0-1 Dalbeattie Star
- Lochar Thistle 6-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
- Lochmaben 0-3 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Mid Annandale 0-3 Creetown
- Newton Stewart 3-0 Stranraer SOS
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 3-1 Upper Annandale
Tuesday, August 1
- Dalbeattie Star 3-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
- Stranraer SOS 0-4 Creetown
Wednesday, August 2
- Lochar Thistle 1-1 Upper Annandale
- Mid Annandale 1-5 Abbey Vale
- Newton Stewart 2-1 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 1-1 Lochmaben
Saturday, August 5
- Creetown 3-2 Abbey Vale
- Nithsdale Wanderers 3-2 Lochar Thistle
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 0-13 Newton Stewart
- Stranraer SOS 2-5 Dalbeattie Star
- Upper Annandale 3-0 Lochmaben
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 2-5 Mid Annandale
Saturday, August 12
- Lochmaben A-A Lochar Thistle – abandoned 41 mins due to player injury
- Mid Annandale 2-3 Stranraer SOS
- Nithsdale Wanderers 4-3 Dalbeattie Star
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 1-2 Creetown
- Upper Annandale 1-5 Newton Stewart
Abbey Vale P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– due to Scottish Cup tie
Saturday, August 19
- Creetown 7-0 Upper Annandale
- Newton Stewart 5-0 Mid Annandale
- Stranraer SOS 0-6 Abbey Vale
Saturday, August 26
- Dalbeattie Star 3-0 Newton Stewart
- Lochar Thistle 1-2 Creetown
Saturday, September 2
- Lochmaben 3-2 Stranraer SOS
- Mid Annandale 2-2 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Upper Annandale 0-2 Lochar Thistle
Saturday, September 9
- Lochmaben 1-3 Abbey Vale
- Nithsdale Wanderers 5-1 Upper Annandale
Saturday, September 16
- Lochmaben 0-4 Lochar Thistle
Saturday, September 23
- Abbey Vale 7-1 Lochmaben
- Creetown 3-3 Newton Stewart
- Lochar Thistle 5-0 Mid Annandale
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 0-3 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Upper Annandale 2-6 Stranraer SOS
Dalbeattie Star P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– due to Scottish Cup tie, now Sat Feb 17
Saturday, September 30
- Abbey Vale 3-3 Stranraer SOS
- Creetown 1-1 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Dalbeattie Star 6-0 Upper Annandale
- Mid Annandale 3-2 St Cuthbert Wanderers
- Newton Stewart 7-0 Lochmaben
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 1-5 Lochar Thistle
Wednesday, October 4
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 2-3 Stranraer SOS
Saturday, October 7
- Lochar Thistle 3-3 Newton Stewart (@ North West Community Campus)
- Lochmaben 0-4 Dalbeattie Star
- Nithsdale Wanderers 6-1 Mid Annandale
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 1-11 Abbey Vale
Upper Annandale P-P Creetown– pitch unplayableWigtown & Bladnoch P-P Stranraer SOS– now Wed, Oct 4
Saturday, October 14
- Newton Stewart 1-0 Lochar Thistle
Saturday, October 21
- Newton Stewart 2-0 Abbey Vale
Tuesday, October 24
- Creetown 3-0 Lochmaben
Wednesday, October 25
Creetown P-P Lochmaben– now Tues, Oct 24
Saturday, October 28
- Abbey Vale 0-0 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Dalbeattie Star 2-2 Lochar Thistle
- Mid Annandale 5-3 Upper Annandale
- Stranraer SOS 3-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Creetown P-P Lochmaben– now Wed, Oct 25Newton Stewart P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– due to Potts Cup tie
Saturday, November 4
- Abbey Vale 5-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
- Dalbeattie Star 6-1 Lochmaben
St Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Dalbeattie Star– fixtures amended
Saturday, November 11
- Creetown 0-0 Lochar Thistle
- Lochmaben 1-2 Mid Annandale
- Newton Stewart 2-4 Dalbeattie Star
- Nithsdale Wanderers 3-5 Stranraer SOS
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 1-0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
- Upper Annandale 1-3 Abbey Vale
Saturday, November 18
- Mid Annandale 7-0 Lochmaben
Wigtown & Bladnoch P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers– pitch unplayable, now Sat Feb 3
Saturday, November 25
- Stranraer SOS 5-4 Mid Annandale
Lochar Thistle P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– pitch unplayable
Saturday, December 2
Dalbeattie Star P-P Creetown– pitch unplayable, now Sat Feb 17Lochar Thistle P-P Abbey Vale– pitch unplayableMid Annandale P-P Newton Stewart– pitch unplayable, now Sat Feb 3Nithsdale Wanderers P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– pitch unplayableStranraer SOS P-P Lochmaben (@ Stair Park)– pitch unplayableUpper Annandale P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers (@ Galabank, Annan)– due to adverse weather
Saturday, December 9
- Dalbeattie Star 10-1 Wigtown & Bladnoch (@ North West Community Campus, Dumfries)
- Newton Stewart 3-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Abbey Vale P-P Upper Annandale– new fixture– pitch unplayableCreetown P-P Stranraer SOS– pitch unplayable
Saturday, December 16
- Mid Annandale 1-6 Dalbeattie Star
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 2-3 Lochmaben
- Stranraer SOS 0-3 Lochar Thistle
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 0-5 Creetown (@ Blairmount Park, Newton Stewart)
Abbey Vale P-P Newton Stewart– at Newton Stewart’s requestUpper Annandale P-P Nithsdale Wanderers– due to pitch damage
Saturday, January 6
- Creetown 6-0 Mid Annandale
- Nithsdale Wanderers 3-2 Lochmaben
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 0-3 Lochar Thistle
- Stranraer SOS 0-4 Newton Stewart
- Upper Annandale 4-1 Wigtown & Bladnoch (@ New King Edward Park, Lockerbie)
Dalbeattie Star P-P Abbey Vale– pitch unplayable
Saturday, January 13
- Dalbeattie Star 7-0 Stranraer SOS
- Lochar Thistle 4-1 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Lochmaben 1-1 St Cuthbert Wanderers – new fixture
- Mid Annandale 4-0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
- Newton Stewart 2-3 Creetown – new fixture
Abbey Vale P-P Creetown– due to Cree Lodge Cup tie, now Sat Mar 2Lochmaben P-P Upper Annandale– due to Cree Lodge Cup tie, now Sat Mar 2Newton Stewart P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers– now Sat, Dec 9
Saturday, January 27
- Lochar Thistle 3-1 Stranraer SOS
- Lochmaben 1-1 Wigtown & Bladnoch
- Nithsdale Wanderers 1-3 Newton Stewart
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 1-3 Mid Annandale – new fixture
Abbey Vale P-P Mid Annandale– due to SoSFL League Cup tieCreetown P-P Stranraer SOS– now Sat, Dec 9St Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Dalbeattie Star– due to SoSFL League Cup tie
Saturday, February 3
- Mid Annandale 4-7 Newton Stewart – new fixture
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 1-2 St Cuthbert Wanderers – new fixture
Creetown P-P Wigtown & BladnochDalbeattie Star P-P Mid Annandale– due to J Haig Gordon Trophy tieSt Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Upper Annandale– due to J Haig Gordon Trophy tie
Saturday, February 10
- Newton Stewart 6-0 Upper Annandale
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 0-6 Abbey Vale
Lochar Thistle P-P Lochmaben– pitch unplayableCreetown P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers– due to J Haig Gordon Trophy tieDalbeattie Star P-P Nithsdale Wanderers– due to Cree Lodge Cup / J Haig Gordon Trophy tieStranraer SOS P-P Mid Annandale– now Sat, Nov 25
Saturday, February 17
- Abbey Vale 4-1 Wigtown & Bladnoch
- Dalbeattie Star 3-0 Creetown
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 0-3 Stranraer SOS
Friday, February 23
- Creetown 8-0 Wigtown & Bladnoch (@ Stranraer Academy)
Saturday, February 24
Creetown P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– new fixture– now Fri, Feb 23Lochmaben P-P Newton Stewart– due to Tweedie Cup tiesNithsdale Wanderers P-P Creetown– due to Tweedie Cup tieSt Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Mid Annandale– due to Tweedie Cup tieUpper Annandale P-P Dalbeattie Star– due to Tweedie Cup tiesLochar Thistle P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– now Sat, Nov 25
Saturday, March 2
- Abbey Vale 0-2 Creetown
- Dalbeattie Star 3-1 Mid Annandale
- Lochmaben 1-3 Newton Stewart – new fixture
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 0-2 Upper Annandale
- Stranraer SOS 4-2 Nithsdale Wanderers
Lochmaben P-P Upper Annandale– fixtures amended
Saturday, March 9
- Creetown 1-2 Stranraer SOS
- Newton Stewart 6-2 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Stranraer SOS P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– fixtures amendedAbbey Vale P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers– now Sat, Nov 4Dalbeattie Star P-P Lochmaben– now Sat, Nov 4Newton Stewart P-P Lochar Thistle– now Sat, Oct 14
Saturday, March 16
- Abbey Vale 3-0 Newton Stewart
- Lochar Thistle 3-1 Wigtown & Bladnoch
- Nithsdale Wanderers 2-3 Creetown
- St Cuthbert Wanderers 0-6 Dalbeattie Star
- Stranraer SOS 3-1 Lochmaben
- Upper Annandale 2-3 Mid Annandale (@ Raydale Park, Gretna)
Saturday, March 23
- Lochar Thistle 4-4 Dalbeattie Star
- Lochmaben 1-6 Creetown
- Nithsdale Wanderers 3-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers – new fixture
- Stranraer SOS 9-0 Upper Annandale – new fixture
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 0-4 Newton Stewart
Abbey Vale P-P Mid Annandale – new fixture– pitch unplayableNithsdale Wanderers P-P Abbey Vale– fixtures amendedUpper Annandale P-P Mid Annandale– fixtures amendedSt Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Stranraer SOS– now Sat, Feb 17
Saturday, March 30
- Abbey Vale 3-1 Upper Annandale (@ Dumfries High School)
- Creetown 4-1 St Cuthbert Wanderers (@ Blairmount Park)
Nithsdale Wanderers P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– new fixture– pitch unplayable
Tuesday, April 2
Dalbeattie Star P-P Abbey Vale– pitch unplayable
Wednesday, April 3
- Mid Annandale 3-5 Lochar Thistle
Friday, April 5
- Stranraer SOS 7-0 Wigtown & Bladnoch – new fixture
Saturday, April 6
- Lochar Thistle 4-1 Lochmaben (@ North West Community Campus)
- Upper Annandale 0-3 Dalbeattie Star (@ New King Edward Park, Lockerbie)
Nithsdale Wanderers P-P Abbey Vale– pitch unplayableStranraer SOS P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– new fixture– now Fri, Apr 5Stranraer SOS P-P Nithsdale Wanderers– fixtures amendedAbbey Vale P-P Upper Annandale– now Sat, Dec 9Lochmaben P-P Upper Annandale– new fixture– fixtures amendedMid Annandale P-P Lochmaben– now Sat, Nov 18Wigtown & Bladnoch P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers– now Sat, Nov 18
Tuesday, April 9
- Lochar Thistle 2-2 Abbey Vale (@ North West Community Campus)
Wednesday, April 10
- Upper Annandale 2-3 Nithsdale Wanderers (New King Edward Park, Lockerbie)
Saturday, April 13
- Upper Annandale 0-2 Creetown (@ New King Edward Park, Lockerbie) – new fixture
Wigtown & Bladnoch P-P Dalbeattie Star– pitch unplayableMid Annandale P-P Lochar Thistle– due to Southern Counties FA Alba Cup tieNewton Stewart P-P Creetown– now Sat, Jan 13Nithsdale Wanderers P-P St Cuthbert WanderersStranraer SOS P-P Upper Annandale
Tuesday, April 16
- Abbey Vale 5-0 Lochar Thistle – fixture reversed
- Dalbeattie Star 3-0 Nithsdale Wanderers
- Lochmaben 3-3 Upper Annandale
Thursday, April 18
- Abbey Vale 6-2 Mid Annandale (@ North West Community Campus)
Saturday, April 20
- Upper Annandale 2-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers (@ New King Edward Park, Lockerbie) – new fixture
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 1-5 Nithsdale Wanderers
Creetown P-P Dalbeattie Star– changing room problemAbbey Vale P-P Lochar Thistle– now Tues, Apr 16St Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Upper Annandale– now Sat, Feb 3
Thursday, April 25
- Dalbeattie Star 2-3 Abbey Vale
Saturday, April 27
Lochmaben P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers– now Sat, Jan 13Creetown P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch– now Sat, Feb 3Dalbeattie Star P-P Mid Annandale– now Sat, Feb 3Lochar Thistle P-P Stranraer SOS– now Sat, Jan 27Newton Stewart P-P Abbey Vale– now Sat, Oct 21
Wednesday, May 1
- Nithsdale Wanderers 0-3 Abbey Vale
- Wigtown & Bladnoch 0-7 Dalbeattie Star
Saturday, May 4
- Nithsdale Wanderers 4-2 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Wednesday, May 8
- Creetown 1-1 Dalbeattie Star
- Dalbeattie champions 🏆
season complete