The 2022–23 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 10th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions, but were unable to defend their title following their promotion to Scottish League Two.
The Spartans won their third league title on 8 April 2023 thanks to a 2–0 win over Tranent Juniors at Foresters Park, with two matches still to play. They beat 2022–23 Highland Football League champions Brechin City on penalties after drawing 3–3 in the pyramid play-off and then beat Albion Rovers 2–1 in the final, being promoted to Scottish League Two for the 2023–24 season.
Teams
Cowdenbeath became the third club to join the league via relegation from the SPFL, having lost the previous season's League Two play-off against Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic. East of Scotland League champions Tranent Juniors were promoted to the league, replacing founding league member Vale of Leithen who were relegated.
For the 2022–23 season, Broomhill were known as Open Goal Broomhill in a partnership with football media and podcast group Open Goal.
From Lowland League Promoted to League Two Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Relegated to East of Scotland League Vale of Leithen
To Lowland League Heart of Midlothian B
Relegated from League Two Cowdenbeath
Promoted from East of Scotland League Tranent Juniors
Stadia and locations Team Location StadiumCapacitySeats Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,099 1,366 Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park 2,500 0 Broomhill Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium 8,086 8,086 Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park 500 100 Celtic B Airdrie Excelsior Stadium 10,101 10,101 Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Christie Gillies Park 1,569 100 Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,309 1,622 Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium 8,086 8,086 Dalbeattie Star Dalbeattie Islecroft Stadium 1,320 100 East Kilbride East Kilbride K-Park 660 400 East Stirlingshire Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 7,937 7,937 Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium 1,100 100 Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale 2,000 500 Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 1,030 138 Heart of Midlothian B Rosewell Ferguson Park 2,614 192 Rangers B Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 2,020 2,020 The Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,612 534 Tranent Juniors Tranent Foresters ParkTranent, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,300 44 University of Stirling Stirling Forthbank Stadium 3,808 2,508 Notes
All grounds are equipped with floodlights.
League table
Results
Lowland League play-off A three match round robin play-off was scheduled take place between the winners of the 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League, the 2022–23 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2022–23 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion.
Linlithgow Rose qualified for the play-off as the winners of the East of Scotland Football League. As it transpired, both the winners of the South of Scotland Football League (Abbey Vale), and the West of Scotland Football League (Beith Juniors) were ineligible for the play-off as neither held an SFA club licence. Linlithgow Rose were therefore automatically promoted.
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