The 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 11th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The Spartans were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title following their promotion to Scottish League Two.
East Kilbride won a record-equalling third Lowland League title, following a 4–2 victory by Heart of Midlothian B – who cannot win the Lowland League as a guest club – over Bo'ness United on 12 April 2024, which left Bo'ness United nine points behind East Kilbride with two games remaining.
With their scheduled matchup with 2023–24 Highland Football League champion Buckie Thistle being cancelled due to the latter not holding the relevant licence, East Kilbride faced League Two bottom-placed team Stranraer in the final. They lost 3–5 on aggregate after conceding two goals in the last five minutes of extra time in the second leg at Stair Park.
Teams
Albion Rovers became the fourth club to join the league via relegation from the SPFL, having lost the previous season's League Two play-off against The Spartans. East of Scotland League champions Linlithgow Rose were promoted to the league, replacing founding league member Dalbeattie Star who were relegated to the South of Scotland League.
Rangers B withdrew prior to the start of the season.
From Lowland League Promoted to League Two The Spartans Relegated to South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star Withdrew Rangers B
To Lowland League Relegated from League Two Albion Rovers Promoted from East of Scotland League Linlithgow Rose
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium SurfaceCapacitySeats Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill Grass 1,238 489 Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park Grass 4,099 1,366 Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Artificial 2,000 0 Broomhill Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium Grass 2,020 2,020 Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park Artificial 800 102 Celtic B Airdrie Excelsior Stadium Artificial 10,101 10,101 Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Christie Gillies Park Grass 1,596 96 Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park Grass 4,309 1,622 Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium Artificial 8,086 8,086 East Kilbride East Kilbride K-Park Artificial 700 400 East Stirlingshire Falkirk Falkirk Stadium Artificial 7,937 7,937 Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium Grass 1,100 100 Gala Fairydean Rovers Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale Artificial 2,000 500 Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park Artificial 1,030 138 Heart of Midlothian B Edinburgh Ainslie Park Artificial 3,700 854 Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield Grass 1,730 301 Tranent Tranent Foresters Park Grass 1,200 44 University of Stirling Stirling Forthbank Stadium Grass 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 to take place between the winners of the 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League, the 2023–24 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2023–24 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. However, as West of Scotland Football League winners Beith Juniors did not hold a licence, the play-off was then contested by the remaining two league winners – Broxburn Athletic (East of Scotland Football League) and Dalbeattie Star (South of Scotland Football League) – over a home-and-away basis.
First leg
Second leg
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