The 2017–18 South of Scotland Football League was the 72nd season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 4th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 29 July 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Reigning champions Edusport Academy were promoted to the Lowland League so did not defend their title.
The league was initially increased to a 16 team division as Bonnyton Thistle joined, and the reserve teams of Annan Athletic and Stranraer returned. However, Wigtown & Bladnoch pulled out before the season started, reducing the division to fifteen teams.
Threave Rovers won the league with a 2–0 win over closest rivals Mid-Annandale on 23 April 2018. They faced 2017–18 East of Scotland Football League champions Kelty Hearts for a place in the 2018–19 Lowland Football League, but lost 10–0 on aggregate.
Teams
The following teams have changed since the 2016–17 season.
To South of Scotland League Annan Athletic reserves Bonnyton Thistle Stranraer reserves
From South of Scotland League Promoted to Lowland Football League Edusport Academy
TeamLocationHome groundCapacitySeatsFloodlit Abbey Vale New Abbey Maryfield Park 1,000Abbey Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No Annan Athletic reserves Annan Galabank 2,504Annan Athletic reserves , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 500 Yes Bonnyton Thistle Kilmarnock Bonnyton Park 1,000Bonnyton Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 100 Yes Creetown Creetown Castlecary Park 1,000Creetown, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No Dumfries YMCA Dumfries Kingholm Park 500Dumfries YMCA, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 Yes Heston Rovers Dumfries Palmerston Park 8,690Heston Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 3,377 Yes Lochar Thistle Dumfries Maxwelltown High School 1,000Lochar Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No Lochmaben Lockerbie New King Edward Park 1,000Lochmaben, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No Mid-Annandale Lockerbie New King Edward Park 1,000Mid-Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Blairmount Park 1,500Newton Stewart, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 Yes Nithsdale Wanderers Sanquhar Lorimer Park 1,000Nithsdale Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 Yes St Cuthbert Wanderers Kirkcudbright St Mary's Park 2,000St Cuthbert Wanderers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 Yes Stranraer reserves Stranraer Stair Park 4,178Stranraer reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,830 Yes Threave Rovers Castle Douglas Meadow Park 1,500Threave Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. Yes Upper Annandale Moffat Moffat Academy 1,000Upper Annandale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No Wigtown & Bladnoch Wigtown Trammondford Park 888Wigtown & Bladnoch, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 0 No-->
Club has an SFA Licence (as of 20 December 2017) and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.
League table
References