2018–19 Lowland Football League
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The 2018–19 Scottish Lowland Football League (known as the Geosonic Lowland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 28 July 2018 and ended on 20 April 2019. The Spartans were the defending champions.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 27 July 2018 – 20 April 2019 |
Champions | East Kilbride |
Relegated | Whitehill Welfare |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 714 (3.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Craig Malcolm (East Kilbride) (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | The Spartans 6–0 Vale of Leithen (7 December 2018) Gala Fairydean Rovers 6–0 Vale of Leithen (29 December 2018) |
Biggest away win | Whitehill Welfare 0–6 Kelty Hearts (31 July 2018) Gretna 2008 0–6 Civil Service Strollers (8 December 2018) Vale of Leithen 0–6 Edinburgh University (13 April 2019) |
Highest scoring | Vale of Leithen 5–4 Edusport Academy (5 January 2019) |
Longest winning run | 14 matches: East Kilbride |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches: BSC Glasgow |
Longest winless run | 20 matches: Whitehill Welfare |
Longest losing run | 6 matches: Whitehill Welfare |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
East of Scotland League champions Kelty Hearts joined the league after becoming the first club to gain promotion via the Lowland League play-off, thanks to their win against South of Scotland League winners Threave Rovers at the end of the previous season.
Selkirk resigned at the end of August after fulfilling three league games, reducing the number of clubs to 15. Their league defeats to East Kilbride (10–0), Civil Service Strollers (0–5) and Gretna 2008 (0–8) were expunged.[1]
East Kilbride won their second league title on 26 March 2019 thanks to a 2–1 win over The Spartans at K-Park, with three matches still to play. They faced the winners of the 2018–19 Highland Football League (Cove Rangers) in the Pyramid play-off, losing 5-1 on aggregate.