They originally competed in the Dumfries & District Amateur Football League, but switched to the senior leagues in time for the 2014–15 season. Home matches are played at Moffat Academy which accommodates approximately 1,000 spectators. The club are managed by Darren Ferbie.
Uppers won the Dumfries & District AFL Division One title a total of five times, including four successive title between 2007 and 2010. Since their move to the South of Scotland League, their best league finish has been 5th position in 2018–19.
Annan Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. The club was founded in 1942 and competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
The South of Scotland Football League (SoSFL) is a senior football competition based in south-west Scotland. The league sits at level 6 on the pyramid system, on par with the East of Scotland Football League and West of Scotland Football League, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. It is currently composed of 14 member clubs in a single division.
Before the South of Scotland Football League was formed in 1946, there had been previous attempts to introduce league competitions in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland since the 1890s. These early attempts invariably foundered because of the very small townships in the area and a tendency for the clubs to concentrate on the myriad of cup competitions that were in operation.
Rowan Samuel Alexander is a Scottish former football player and manager of Gretna F.C. 2008. Alexander was a prolific goal-scoring striker for Queen of the South and Greenock Morton. Alexander also played for St Mirren, Brentford and Gretna. Alexander later went into management with both the Doonhamers and the Anvils.
Steven William Tosh is a Scottish former professional association footballer. A Midfielder of many Scottish clubs, Tosh's last club was Cove Rangers.
Heston Rovers Football Club are a Scottish senior football club who play their home games at Palmerston Park in Dumfries, which they share with Queen of the South. Heston are members of the South of Scotland Football League and D&G Youth Football Development Association league also. They are the home to Dumfries' greatest prospect Fraser "Cheesy" Magee, Magee is a pacey utility player that is a real crowd pleaser with his "bag of tricks" and "absolute Worldies" there have been comparisons made between Magee and a young Ronaldo Nazario.
Mid-Annandale Football Club, nicknamed The Mids, are a football club from the town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They play in the South of Scotland Football League.
James Thomson is a Scottish footballer. Nicknamed 'JT', Thomson was a central defender. Thomson's greatest achievements were during his 358 appearances for Queen of the South, where he was club captain. Thomson also enjoyed some success in shorter periods at Clyde and Arbroath and also played for Stenhousemuir. Thomson had a short spell as caretaker manager of Queen of the South during November and December 2016 and is currently player-manager of Kilsyth Rangers in the SJFA West Region Championship.
The Solway Sharks are the only senior ice hockey club in South West Scotland or Cumbria and play out of Dumfries Ice Bowl, King Street, Dumfries, Scotland.
Moffat is a former burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire, which is now part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. It was a centre of the wool trade and a spa town.
Galabank is a football stadium in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Annan Athletic, who have played there since 1953. The ground has been shared by non-League teams Mid-Annandale (2012–2014) and Edusport Academy (2015–2019).
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club formed in March 1919 and located in Dumfries. Queen of the South are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS. Their home ground since formation has been Palmerston Park. They joined the Scottish Football League at the start of the 1923–24 season.
Rossvale Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire who play in the West of Scotland Football League. Originally formed in 1976 by John Grey as Woodhill Boys Club, they run youth football teams from under 5 to over 35 level. The decision was taken to set up a Junior section in early 2010 with the aim of allowing ex-youth players to remain in the game at a decent standard, and the club joined the Central District Second Division for the start of the 2011–12 season.
Mark Durnan is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Falkirk and has previously played for St Johnstone, Queen of the South, Dundee United and Dunfermline Athletic, as well as Arbroath, Stranraer and Elgin City on loan.
Dumfries YMCA Football Club are a football club from the town of Dumfries in Scotland. They originally competed in the Dumfries & District Amateur Football League (DDAFL) prior to its disbanding before switching to the South of Scotland Football League for the 2014–15 season. Home matches are played at Dumfries High School in Dumfries.
The 2014–15 South of Scotland Football League, was the 69th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 1st season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Wigtown & Bladnoch were the defending champions.
The 2017–18 South of Scotland Football League was the 72nd season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 4th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 29 July 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Reigning champions Edusport Academy were promoted to the Lowland League so did not defend their title.
The 2018–19 South of Scotland Football League was the 73rd season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 5th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 28 July 2018 and ended on 10 May 2019. Threave Rovers are the reigning champions.
The 2019–20 South of Scotland Football League was the 74th season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the sixth season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Stranraer reserves were the reigning champions.
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