| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 July 2019 – 25 April 2020 |
| Matches | 150[N 1] |
| Goals | 675 (4.5 per match)[N 1] |
| Biggest home win |
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| Biggest away win |
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| Highest scoring |
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| Longest winning run | 10 games: Stranraer reserves[N 4] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 games: Threave Rovers |
| Longest winless run | 12 games: Lochmaben[N 5] |
| Longest losing run | 7 games: Heston Rovers[N 5] |
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The2019–20 South of Scotland Football League was the 74th season of theSouth of Scotland Football League, and the sixth season as the sixth tier of theScottish football pyramid system.Stranraer reserves were the reigning champions.
The league remained at 16 teams despite the withdrawal ofAnnan Athletic reserves, asCaledonian Braves reserves (formerly Edusport Academy) joined the league. However, 12 matches into the seasonDumfries YMCA withdrew.[1]
The season began on 27 July 2019 and was scheduled to end on 25 April 2020, but on 13 March the league was indefinitely suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 4 May, the league voted to declare the season null and void.[3]
The following teams changed division after the 2018–19 season.
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Vale | New Abbey | Maryfield Park | 1,000[4] | 0 | No |
| Bonnyton Thistle | Kilmarnock | Bonnyton Park | 1,000[5] | 100 | Yes |
| Caledonian Braves reserves | Motherwell | Alliance Park | 500 | 100 | Yes |
| Creetown | Creetown | Castlecary Park | 1,000[6] | 0 | No |
| Dumfries YMCA | Dumfries | Kingholm Park | 500[7] | 0 | Yes |
| Heston Rovers | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | 8,690[8] | 3,377 | Yes |
| Lochar Thistle | Dumfries | North West Community Campus | 1,000[9] | 0 | Yes |
| Lochmaben | Lochmaben | Whitehills Park | 1,000[10] | 0 | No |
| Mid-Annandale | Lockerbie | New King Edward Park | 1,000[11] | 0 | No |
| Newton Stewart[SFA] | Newton Stewart | Blairmount Park | 1,500[12] | 0 | Yes |
| Nithsdale Wanderers | Sanquhar | Lorimer Park | 1,000[13] | 0 | Yes |
| St Cuthbert Wanderers[SFA] | Kirkcudbright | St Mary's Park | 2,000[14] | 0 | Yes |
| Stranraer reserves | Stranraer | Stair Park | 4,178[15] | 1,830 | Yes |
| Threave Rovers[SFA] | Castle Douglas | Meadow Park | 1,500[16] | Yes | |
| Upper Annandale | Moffat | Moffat Academy | 1,000[17] | 0 | No |
| Wigtown & Bladnoch[SFA] | Wigtown | Trammondford Park | 888[18] | 0 | No |
SFA Club has an SFA Licence (as of July 2019)[19] and would have been eligible to participate in theLowland League promotion play-off should they win the league. However, this was cancelled following the Lowland League's curtailment in April 2020.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Threave Rovers | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 17 | +53 | 53 | |
| 2 | Stranraer reserves | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 14 | +41 | 43 | |
| 3 | Abbey Vale | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 41 | |
| 4 | Bonnyton Thistle | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 40 | Transferred toWest of Scotland Football League |
| 5 | Mid-Annandale | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 40 | |
| 6 | Newton Stewart | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Nithsdale Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 25 | |
| 8 | Heston Rovers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 25 | |
| 9 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Caledonian Braves reserves | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 21 | |
| 11 | Lochar Thistle | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 19 | |
| 12 | Upper Annandale | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 18 | |
| 13 | Wigtown & Bladnoch | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 80 | −47 | 16 | |
| 14 | Lochmaben | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 15 | |
| 15 | Creetown | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 13 | |
| 16 | Dumfries YMCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; record expunged |
