South of Scotland League 23-24

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 unplayable 
  • Wigtown & 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 25
  • Newton 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 17
  • Lochar Thistle P-P Abbey Vale – pitch unplayable 
  • Mid Annandale P-P Newton Stewart – pitch unplayable, now Sat Feb 3 
  • Nithsdale Wanderers P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch – pitch unplayable 
  • Stranraer SOS P-P Lochmaben (@ Stair Park) – pitch unplayable 
  • Upper 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 unplayable 
  • Creetown 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 request
  • Upper 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 2
  • Lochmaben P-P Upper Annandale – due to Cree Lodge Cup tie, now Sat Mar 2
  • Newton 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 tie
  • Creetown P-P Stranraer SOS – now Sat, Dec 9
  • St 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 & Bladnoch
  • Dalbeattie Star P-P Mid Annandale – due to J Haig Gordon Trophy tie
  • St 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 unplayable
  • Creetown P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers – due to J Haig Gordon Trophy tie
  • Dalbeattie Star P-P Nithsdale Wanderers – due to Cree Lodge Cup / J Haig Gordon Trophy tie
  • Stranraer 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 23
  • Lochmaben P-P Newton Stewart – due to Tweedie Cup ties
  • Nithsdale Wanderers P-P Creetown – due to Tweedie Cup tie
  • St Cuthbert Wanderers P-P Mid Annandale – due to Tweedie Cup tie
  • Upper Annandale P-P Dalbeattie Star – due to Tweedie Cup ties
  • Lochar 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 amended
  • Abbey Vale P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers – now Sat, Nov 4
  • Dalbeattie Star P-P Lochmaben – now Sat, Nov 4
  • Newton 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 unplayable
  • Nithsdale Wanderers P-P Abbey Vale – fixtures amended
  • Upper Annandale P-P Mid Annandale – fixtures amended
  • St 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 unplayable 
  • Stranraer SOS P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch – new fixture – now Fri, Apr 5
  • Stranraer SOS P-P Nithsdale Wanderers – fixtures amended
  • Abbey Vale P-P Upper Annandale – now Sat, Dec 9
  • Lochmaben P-P Upper Annandale – new fixture – fixtures amended
  • Mid Annandale P-P Lochmaben – now Sat, Nov 18
  • Wigtown & 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 unplayable 
  • Mid Annandale P-P Lochar Thistle – due to Southern Counties FA Alba Cup tie
  • Newton Stewart P-P Creetown – now Sat, Jan 13
  • Nithsdale Wanderers P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers
  • Stranraer 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 problem
  • Abbey Vale P-P Lochar Thistle – now Tues, Apr 16
  • St 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 13
  • Creetown P-P Wigtown & Bladnoch – now Sat, Feb 3
  • Dalbeattie Star P-P Mid Annandale – now Sat, Feb 3
  • Lochar Thistle P-P Stranraer SOS – now Sat, Jan 27
  • Newton 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