2016–17 Lowland Football League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 122 |
| Goals scored | 504 (4.13 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Spartans 9–1 Hawick Royal Albert (29 October 2016)[1] |
| Biggest away win |
Gala Fairydean Rovers 1–10 East Stirlingshire (3 December 2016)[1] |
| Highest scoring |
Civil Service Strollers 3–8 East Stirlingshire (27 August 2016)[1] Selkirk 7–4 East Stirlingshire (17 September 2016)[1] BSC Glasgow 8–3 Preston Athletic (26 November 2016)[1] Gala Fairydean Rovers 1–10 East Stirlingshire (3 December 2016)[1] |
| Longest winning run |
14 matches: East Kilbride |
| Longest unbeaten run |
14 matches: East Kilbride |
| Longest winless run |
7 matches: Preston Athletic |
| Longest losing run |
6 matches: Preston Athletic & Selkirk |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 26 November 2016. | |
The 2016–17 Lowland League, known as the Ferrari Packaging Lowland League for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth season of the Lowland Football League. East Stirlingshire were relegated from the Scottish League Two after losing the play-off the previous season. They replaced the play-off winners Edinburgh City. Threave Rovers rejoined the South of Scotland Football League after declining the opportunity to re-apply for membership following their bottom place finish the previous season.[2] Hawick Royal Albert and Civil Service Strollers joined the league from the East of Scotland Football League.
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To Lowland League
Relegated from League Two
From Lowland League
Promoted to Scottish League Two
Relegated to South of Scotland League
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Glasgow | Glasgow | Lochburn Park | 1,800 | 205 | Yes |
| Civil Service Strollers | Edinburgh | Christie Gillies Park | 1,569 | TBC | No |
| Cumbernauld Colts | Cumbernauld | Broadwood Stadium | 7,936 | 7,936 | Yes |
| Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | 4,000 | 250 | No |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | K Park | 660 | 400 | Yes |
| East Stirlingshire | Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,746 | 626 | Yes |
| Edinburgh University | Edinburgh | New Peffermill Stadium | 1,100 | 100 | Yes |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Galashiels | 3G Arena, Netherdale | 5,500 | 495 | Yes |
| Gretna 2008 | Gretna | Raydale Park | 3,000 | 1,318 | Yes |
| Hawick Royal Albert | Hawick | Albert Park | 1,000 | 500 | Yes |
| Preston Athletic | Prestonpans | Pennypit Park | 4,000 | 313 | Yes |
| Selkirk | Selkirk | Yarrow Park | 1,000 | 100 | to be |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | 3,000 | 504 | Yes |
| Stirling University | Stirling | Forthbank Stadium | 3,808 | 2,508 | Yes |
| Vale of Leithen | Innerleithen | Victoria Park | 1,500 | 0 | No |
| Whitehill Welfare | Rosewell | Ferguson Park | 4,000 | 150 | No |
League Summary
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Kilbride | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 8 | +40 | 42 | Qualification to Scottish League Two play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | East Stirlingshire | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 34 | |
| 3 | Dalbeattie Star | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 30 | |
| 4 | Spartans | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 29 | |
| 5 | Cumbernauld Colts | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | BSC Glasgow | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Whitehill Welfare | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Stirling University | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Gretna 2008 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 22 | |
| 10 | Vale of Leithen | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Civil Service Strollers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 18 | |
| 12 | Edinburgh University | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 16 | |
| 13 | Hawick Royal Albert | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 16 | |
| 14 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 16 | |
| 15 | Selkirk | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 9 | |
| 16 | Preston Athletic | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 7 | Possible relegation to East of Scotland Football League or South of Scotland Football League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Leader - Qualification to Scottish League Two Play-offs semi-finals | |
| Possible relegation to East of Scotland or South of Scotland League |
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Glasgow | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Civil Service Strollers | 16 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Cumbernauld Colts | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Dalbeattie Star | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| East Kilbride | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| East Stirlingshire | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh University | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Gretna 2008 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Hawick Royal Albert | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Preston Athletic | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Selkirk | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Spartans | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Stirling University | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Vale of Leithen | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Whitehill Welfare | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Source: Statto
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BSC | CSS | CUM | DBS | EKB | EST | EDU | GFR | G08 | HRA | PRA | SEL | SPA | SLU | VOL | WHW |
| BSC Glasgow | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 8–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Civil Service Strollers | 4–2 | 3–8 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Cumbernauld Colts | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||||||||||
| Dalbeattie Star | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| East Kilbride | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | |||||||||
| East Stirlingshire | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Edinburgh University | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 2–2 | 1–10 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | ||||||||
| Gretna 2008 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Hawick Royal Albert | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | ||||||||
| Preston Athletic | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Selkirk | 4–0 | 1–3 | 7–4 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | ||||||||
| Spartans | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Stirling University | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | ||||||||
| Vale of Leithen | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Whitehill Welfare | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Updated to games played on 19 November 2016.
Source: SLFL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Scottish Lowland League 2016-2017 Season Summary - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ Gillespie, Stuart (5 June 2016). "Threave Rovers' South of Scotland League return confirmed after three years in the Lowland League". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 August 2016.