2020–21 South of Scotland Football League
Football league season
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The 2020–21 South of Scotland Football League was the 75th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 7th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Stranraer reserves continued as the reigning champions due to the previous season being declared null and void.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 October 2020 – 1 April 2021 (abandoned) |
| Matches | 58 |
| Goals | 284 (4.9 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Stranraer reserves 8–0 Creetown (6 November 2020) Threave Rovers 8–0 Lochmaben (5 December 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Creetown 1–8 Threave Rovers (10 October 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Caledonian Braves reserves 7–4 Nithsdale Wanderers (7 November 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 3 matches: 4 teams |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches: Stranraer reserves |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches: Lochar Thistle |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches: 3 teams |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The start of the league season was delayed until October 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions.
On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by the Scottish Football Association due to the escalating pandemic situation.[1] On 1 April clubs voted to declare the season Null and void.[2]
Teams
The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.
From South of Scotland League
Transferred to West of Scotland League
| 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 |
| Heston Rovers | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | 8,690[5] | 3,377 | Yes |
| Lochar Thistle | Dumfries | North West Community Campus | 1,000[6] | 0 | Yes |
| Lochmaben | Lochmaben | Whitehills Park | 1,000[7] | 0 | No |
| Mid-Annandale | Lockerbie | New King Edward Park | 1,000[8] | 0 | Yes |
| Newton Stewart [SFA] | Newton Stewart | Blairmount Park | 1,500[9] | 0 | Yes |
| Nithsdale Wanderers | Sanquhar | Lorimer Park | 1,000[10] | 0 | Yes |
| St Cuthbert Wanderers [SFA] | Kirkcudbright | St Mary's Park | 2,000[11] | 0 | Yes |
| Stranraer reserves | Stranraer | Stair Park | 4,178[12] | 1,830 | Yes |
| Threave Rovers [SFA] | Castle Douglas | Meadow Park | 1,500[13] | Yes | |
| Upper Annandale | Moffat | Moffat Academy | 1,000[14] | 0 | No |
| Wigtown & Bladnoch [SFA] | Wigtown | Trammondford Park | 888[15] | 0 | No |
SFA Club with an SFA Licence[16] 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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stranraer reserves | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 26 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 2 | Threave Rovers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 18 | |
| 3 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 16 | |
| 4 | Newton Stewart | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 15 | |
| 5 | Nithsdale Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Abbey Vale | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Upper Annandale | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 12 | |
| 8 | Wigtown & Bladnoch | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 12 | |
| 9 | Caledonian Braves reserves | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 10 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 10 | Lochar Thistle | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 10 | |
| 11 | Lochmaben | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 6 | |
| 12 | Mid-Annandale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 4 | |
| 13 | Heston Rovers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 4 | |
| 14 | Creetown | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored