RANGERS and Celtic ‘B’ sides will be allowed to play in the Lowland League next season.
Current member teams voted on the proposal on Monday (May 10), with a “majority of clubs” opting in favour of introducing the Old Firm.
The Glasgow duo would join the division for one season. The Borders teams who compete are Gala Fairydean Rovers and Vale of Leithen.
League officials insisted last week that “no current member club would be adversely affected in any way” as “league integrity and the importance of the pyramid will be paramount”.
In a statement on Monday, George Fraser, the chairman of the Lowland League, said: “With all proposals of this type everyone has an opinion on it, and rightly so.