| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 July 2025 - 18 April 2026 |
| Matches | 158 |
| Goals | 600 (3.8 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
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| Biggest away win | Gretna 2008 0–6 Linlithgow Rose (2 August 2025) |
| Highest scoring |
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| Longest winning run | 10 matches: Linlithgow Rose |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: Clydebank |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches: Gretna 2008 |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches: Gretna 2008 |
2026–27 (East & West) → All statistics correct as of 22 November 2025. | |
The2025–26 Scottish Lowland Football League (known as thePark's Motor Group Scottish Lowland Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of theLowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of theScottish football pyramid system.
This is the final season in the league's current format before the league splitting intoLowland League East andLowland League West ahead of season 2026–27, with no relegation taking place this season irrespective of results.[1]
East Kilbride are the reigning champions but are unable to defend their title following their promotion toScottish League Two.[2]
Bonnyrigg Rose became the fifth club to join the league from theSPFL and the first of the promoted clubs to rejoin the league via relegation, having lost the previous season'sLeague Two play-off againstEast Kilbride.
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Promoted toScottish League Two
Relegated fromScottish League Two
Promoted fromWest of Scotland Premier Division
All grounds are equipped with floodlights.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers |  Sandy Clark[4] | Alan Reid[5] | Uhlsport | Ribble Enviro[4] |
| Berwick Rangers | Kevin Haynes | Jamie Pyper | Macron | NE Scaffolding[6] |
| Bo'ness United | Stuart Hunter | Kyle Johnston | Adidas | JB Training and Lifting Solutions |
| Bonnyrigg Rose | Jonny Stewart | Neil Martyniuk | TBC | TBC |
| Broxburn Athletic | John Millar | Errol Douglas | TBC | TBC |
| Caledonian Braves | Ricky Waddell | Ross McNeil | TBC | TBC |
| Celtic B | Stephen McManus | Samuel Isiguzo | Adidas | Dafabet |
| Civil Service Strollers | Gary Jardine | Mark Laird | TBC | TBC |
| Clydebank | Gordon Moffat | Nicky Little | Joma | The Co-operative brand (Clydebank) |
| Cowdenbeath | Paul McLean | Jack Denham | TBC | TBC |
| Cumbernauld Colts | John Doyle | Cameron Dickson | TBC | TBC |
| East Stirlingshire |  Callum Tapping |  Morgaro Gomis | TBC | TBC |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Martin Scott | Danny Galbraith | TBC | TBC |
| Gretna 2008 | Vincent Parker | Jim Atkinson | TBC | TBC |
| Hearts B | Angus Beith |  Kai Smutek | Hummel | Stellar Omada |
| Linlithgow Rose | Gordon Herd | Gary Thom | TBC | TBC |
| Tranent | Robbie Horn | Euan Bauld | TBC | TBC |
| University of Stirling | Chris Geddes | Ben Heal | TBC | TBC |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdenbeath | Dougie Hill | Resigned | 19 April 2025 | Pre-season | Paul McLean | 28 April 2025 |
| Tranent | Darren Smith | End of interim spell | 1 June 2025 | Robbie Horn | 1 June 2025 | |
| Broxburn Athletic |  Steve Pittman | Resigned | 27 August 2025 | 8th | Derek McWilliams (interim) | 27 August 2025 |
| East Stirlingshire | Pat Scullion | Mutual consent | 18th | Matty Flynn (interim) | ||
| Broxburn Athletic | Derek McWilliams (interim) | End of interim spell | 31 August 2025 | 5th | John Millar | 31 August 2025 |
| East Stirlingshire | Matty Flynn (interim) | End of interim spell | 1 September 2025 | 17th | Callum Tapping | 1 September 2025 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clydebank | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 40 | Qualification for thePyramid play-off |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 36 | |
| 3 | Tranent | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | |
| 4 | Linlithgow Rose | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 35 | |
| 5 | Broxburn Athletic | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 34 | |
| 6 | Bo'ness United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 29 | |
| 7 | Cumbernauld Colts | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | Caledonian Braves | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Celtic B | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 23 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 11 | University of Stirling | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 22 | |
| 12 | Berwick Rangers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 22 | |
| 13 | Civil Service Strollers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 21 | |
| 14 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 20 | |
| 15 | Albion Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 17 | |
| 16 | Heart of Midlothian B | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 15 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 17 | Gretna 2008 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 12 | |
| 18 | East Stirlingshire | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | ALB | BER | BNS | BON | BRX | CAL | CEL | CSS | CLY | COW | CUM | EAS | GFR | GRE | HEA | LIN | TRA | STI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–6 | |||||||||||
| Berwick Rangers | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Bo'ness United | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Bonnyrigg Rose | 1–1[a] | 3–4[b] | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1[c] | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0[d] | 1–2[e] | 1–1[f] | ||||||||
| Broxburn Athletic | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | |||||||||
| Caledonian Braves | 1–5[g] | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–0[h] | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0[i] | ||||||||||
| Celtic B | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Civil Service Strollers | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–5 | ||||||||||
| Clydebank | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Cumbernauld Colts | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| East Stirlingshire | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Gretna 2008 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Heart of Midlothian B | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | |||||||||
| Linlithgow Rose | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–5 | |||||||||
| Tranent | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | |||||||||
| University of Stirling | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Due to the restructure into Lowland League East and Lowland League West, there will be automatic promotion of champions of the2025–26 East of Scotland Football League, the2025–26 South of Scotland Football League,2025–26 West of Scotland Football League and the2025–26 Midlands Football League, subject to these clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. No teams will be relegated in 2025–26.
Further clubs may be promoted either automatically or via play-offs, depending on the number of licensed clubs in each league, with details as yet unannounced.
ShouldBrechin City fail to be promoted from the2025–26 Highland League, they will enter the 2026–27 Lowland League East.[1]
