The 2014–15 South of Scotland Football League, was the 69th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 1st season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Wigtown & Bladnoch were the defending champions.
This season saw the introduction of three new member clubs, including two from the recently defunct Dumfries & District Amateur Football League, Upper Annandale and Dumfries YMCA. Edusport Academy were the additional new entrant.
The championship was successfully retained by Wigtown & Bladnoch, who overhauled long-time leaders Newton Stewart to win their first back-to-back league titles in the history of the club. Confirmation of Wigtown's success came as Newton Stewart were deducted six points for failing to fulfil a fixture at Abbey Vale and Wigtown beat Nithsdale Wanderers 2–0 therefore making it mathematically impossible for Newton Stewart to win the title.
This was the first season in which the league was added to the Scottish league pyramid system at level six, with the winner due to face the East of Scotland League champions for a place in the Lowland League. However, as Wigtown & Bladnoch did not meet the required licensing criteria for promotion, no play-off took place and they remained in the division for the following season.
Teams
The following teams changed prior to the 2014–15 season.
To South of Scotland League Dumfries YMCA Edusport Academy Upper Annandale
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref. Abbey Vale New Abbey Maryfield Park 1,000 Abbey Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Creetown Creetown Castle Cary Park 2,000 Creetown, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Crichton Dumfries Dumfries High School 500 Crichton , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Dumfries YMCA Dumfries Kingholm Park 1,000 Dumfries YMCA, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Edusport Academy Hamilton Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds 1,000 Edusport Academy, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Fleet Star Gatehouse of Fleet Garries Park 1,000 Fleet Star, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Heston Rovers Dumfries Palmerston Park 7,620 Heston Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Lochar Thistle Dumfries Maxwelltown High School 1,000 Lochar Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Mid-Annandale Lockerbie New King Edward Park 1,000 Mid-Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Blairmount Park 1,500 Newton Stewart, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Nithsdale Wanderers Sanquhar Lorimer Park 1,000 Nithsdale Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. St Cuthbert Wanderers Kirkcudbright St Mary's Park 2,000 St Cuthbert Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Upper Annandale Moffat Moffat Academy 1,000 Upper Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Wigtown & Bladnoch Wigtown Trammondford Park 1,500 Wigtown & Bladnoch, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
League table
References