2021–22 South of Scotland Football League

South of Scotland Football League
Season2021–22
Dates17 July 2021 – 16 May 2022
ChampionsSt Cuthbert Wanderers
Matches played156
Goals scored737 (4.72 per match)
Biggest home winThreave Rovers 13–0 Caledonian Braves reserves
(17 July 2021)
Biggest away winWigtown & Bladnoch 0–12 Abbey Vale
(25 September 2021)
Highest scoringThreave Rovers 13–0 Caledonian Braves reserves
(17 July 2021)
Longest winning run16 matches:
St Cuthbert Wanderers
Longest unbeaten run17 matches:
St Cuthbert Wanderers
Longest winless run17 matches:
Wigtown & Bladnoch
Longest losing run11 matches:
Wigtown & Bladnoch

The 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League was the 76th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 8th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Stranraer reserves continued as the reigning champions due to the previous two seasons being declared null and void. The season began on 17 July 2021.

St Cuthbert Wanderers won the league title for the first time since the 2015–16 season, sealing the championship with a 6–2 victory over Nithsdale Wanderers on 27 April 2022.[1]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League

Heston Rovers elected not to compete during the 2021–22 season.[2]

Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Abbey Vale New Abbey Maryfield Park 1,000[3] 0 No
Caledonian Braves reserves Motherwell Alliance Park 500 100 Yes
Creetown Creetown Castlecary Park 1,000[4] 0 Yes
Lochar Thistle Dumfries North West Community Campus 1,000[5] 0 Yes
Lochmaben Lochmaben Whitehills Park 1,000[6] 0 No
Mid-Annandale Lockerbie New King Edward Park 1,000[7] 0 Yes
Newton Stewart [SFA] Newton Stewart Blairmount Park 1,500[8] 0 Yes
Nithsdale Wanderers Sanquhar Lorimer Park 1,000[9] 0 Yes
St Cuthbert Wanderers [SFA] Kirkcudbright St Mary's Park 2,000[10] 0 Yes
Stranraer reserves Stranraer Stair Park 4,178[11] 1,830 Yes
Threave Rovers [SFA] Castle Douglas Meadow Park 1,500[12] Yes
Upper Annandale Moffat Moffat Academy 1,000[13] 0 No
Wigtown & Bladnoch [SFA] Wigtown Trammondford Park 888[14] 0 Yes

SFA Club with an SFA Licence[15] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

Caledonian Braves reserves and Stranraer reserves are ineligible for promotion.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St Cuthbert Wanderers (C) 24 20 2 2 93 33 +60 62 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Threave Rovers 24 17 2 5 85 28 +57 53 Transferred to the West of Scotland League
3 Abbey Vale 24 16 1 7 72 33 +39 49
4 Newton Stewart 24 14 4 6 74 46 +28 46
5 Creetown 24 12 6 6 46 33 +13 42
6 Stranraer reserves 24 12 4 8 63 48 +15 40 Ineligible for promotion
7 Upper Annandale 24 9 3 12 47 64 −17 30
8 Caledonian Braves reserves 24 9 2 13 50 73 −23 29 Ineligible for promotion
9 Nithsdale Wanderers 24 8 4 12 64 64 0 28
10 Lochmaben 24 7 4 13 37 54 −17 25
11 Lochar Thistle 24 6 2 16 43 63 −20 20
12 Mid-Annandale 24 5 5 14 44 84 −40 20
13 Wigtown & Bladnoch 24 1 1 22 19 114 −95 4
Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ABB CAL CRE LOT LOC MID NEW NIT SCW STR THR UPA WIG
Abbey Vale 4–1 1–4 3–0 1–3 2–2 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 8–0
Caledonian Braves reserves 2–0 1–2 3–1 5–1 3–2 2–4 5–3 1–3 1–6 0–1[a] 3–2 3–1
Creetown 1–2 4–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–5 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0
Lochar Thistle 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–3[b] 4–5 0–4 1–5 1–3 1–3 3–2 2–3 7–0
Lochmaben 1–5 3–1 1–3 1–4 3–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–2 3–1
Mid-Annandale 1–3 3–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–10 0–7 2–4 2–3 1–7 0–5 6–0
Newton Stewart 2–0 3–3 2–1 4–3 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 5–1 0–2 3–2 6–2
Nithsdale Wanderers 1–2 3–5 0–0 3–4 3–5 5–2 2–2 0–8 1–3 1–3 7–2 1–1
St Cuthbert Wanderers 3–2 4–1 5–1 6–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 6–2 3–5 3–2 4–0 6–3
Stranraer reserves 4–0 2–4 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 4–0 2–4 4–1 3–1 5–0
Threave Rovers 3–1 13–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 4–2 6–0 2–4 6–0 1–1[c] 6–0
Upper Annandale 0–6 4–1[d] 3–1[e] 1–1 0–1 4–1[f] 0–5 0–4 0–4[g] 6–4 3–5 2–1
Wigtown & Bladnoch 0–12 2–1 0–5 2–3[h] 2–3 0–3 2–4 0–9 1–8 1–3 0–5 0–3
Source: [25]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie, due to a clashing fixture.[17]
  2. ^ Match played at Palmerston Park.[18]
  3. ^ Match played at Palmerston Park, Dumfries.[19]
  4. ^ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie.[20]
  5. ^ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie.[21]
  6. ^ Match played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie.[22]
  7. ^ Match played at Dumfries High School, Dumfries.[23]
  8. ^ Match played at Blairmount Park, Newton Stewart.[24]

References

  1. ^ Osborne, Richard (27 April 2022). "Saints Are SSFL Champions". South of Scotland Football League. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT". Facebook.
  3. ^ "Abbey Vale". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Creetown". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Lochar Thistle". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Lochmaben". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Mid-Annandale". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Newton Stewart". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Nithsdale Wanderers". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ^ "St Cuthbert Wanderers". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Stranraer Reserves". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Threave Rovers". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Upper Annandale". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Wigtown & Bladnoch". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Licensed Clubs - September 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Tables - South of Scotland Football League". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  17. ^ Threave Rovers FC [@ThreaveRoversFC] (23 November 2021). "Due to a fixture clash at Alliance Park, our @SOSFLeague fixture against @TheBravesFC scheduled for Saturday 27 November will now be played at New King Edward Park, Lockerbie. Kick off 2pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Lochar Thistle FC [@LocharThistleFC] (15 February 2022). "Game Day:- South of Scotland League Lochar Thistle v @lochmabenfc 7.30pm KO Palmerston Park, Dumfries Mon Thistle 🔴⚫️" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Threave Rovers FC [@ThreaveRoversFC] (14 February 2022). "We have another home league game this Wednesday night with a change of venue as Meadow Park once again is not playable. Threave Rovers v Upper Annandale is to be played at Palmerston Park, Dumfries kick off 7:45pm. Entry is £4 & £2 concessions via the Ice Bowl Stand turnstiles" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Upper Annandale FC [@Uppers1966] (14 January 2022). "Tomorrow 🏆 @SOSFLeague v Caledonian Braves 📍 New King Edward Park, Lockerbie 🕑 3pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Upper Annandale FC [@Uppers1966] (10 December 2021). "Tomorrow SSFL v @CreetownFC New King Edward Park, Lockerbie 2pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Upper Annandale FC [@Uppers1966] (17 December 2021). "Tomorrow 🏆 SSFL v @Themidsfc 📍 New King Edward Park, Lockerbie 🕑 3pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ St Cuthbert Wanderers FC [@StCuthberts1879] (5 March 2022). "🔵⚪️UPPERS V SAINTS⚪️🔵 St Cuthbert Wanderers are in league action today as we face Upper Annandale. The match was moved earlier this week to Dumfries High School and kicks off at 3pm. Come support your Saints! 🔵⚪️💙⚪️🔵" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Wigtown & Bladnoch FC [@WBFC3] (12 February 2022). "🔴⚪ Game Day 21 ⚪🔴 🆚 Lochar Thistle 📅 Sat 12th Feb 2022 🏆 SOSFL 📍 Blairmount Park ⏱️ 2:00 Pm Today we host Lochar Thistle at Blairmount. The team still chasing well needed points. Improvement again last week so fingers crossed it's continues [sic]. #RAWA" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Results grid - South of Scotland Football League". South of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 19 May 2022.