Competition: | Lowland League |
Season: | 2014–15 |
Winners: | Edinburgh City |
Matches: | 182 |
Total Goals: | 665 |
League Topscorer: | Aaron Somerville (Whitehill Welfare) (23 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | (6 September 2014) (10 January 2015) (11 January 2015) |
Biggest Away Win: | (20 December 2014) |
Longest Unbeaten: | 20 matches: Edinburgh City |
Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 Lowland League was the second season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 2 August 2014 and ended on 13 May 2015. The Spartans were the defending champions. The league expanded to 14 teams with Edinburgh University and BSC Glasgow joining.[1]
This was the first season in which promotion to Scottish League Two was introduced, with the champions taking part in the pyramid play-off against the Highland League champions and the winner then playing the bottom side in League Two.[2] [3]
Edinburgh City won their first league title on 20 March 2015 after nearest rivals Whitehill Welfare lost at East Kilbride. As a result, they faced the winners of the 2014–15 Highland Football League (Brora Rangers) in the semi-finals of the League Two play-offs, losing on penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate and therefore remained in the Lowland League.
The following teams changed division prior to the 2014–15 season.
Transferred from East of Scotland League Premier Division
Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lochburn Park | 3,500 | ||||
3,500 | [4] | ||||
400 | [5] | ||||
16,500 | [6] | ||||
New East Peffermill | TBC | ||||
4,000 | [7] | ||||
2,200 | [8] | ||||
4,000 | [9] | ||||
1,162 | [10] | ||||
3,000 | [11] | ||||
3,808 | [12] | ||||
Meadow Park | 1,500 | [13] | |||
Victoria Park | 1,500 | [14] | |||
Ferguson Park | 2,614 | [15] |
It was proposed that the winners of the 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League and 2014–15 South of Scotland Football League would play each another for a place in the Lowland League. However, this is subject to strict licensing and entry criteria which determined possible acceptance. As the play-off was not contested, Threave Rovers stayed in the division despite having finished bottom.