▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁youth ▁le agues ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁area ▁of ▁Dum f ries ▁and ▁Gall ow ay . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁D D AF L ' s ▁League ▁Division ▁ 2 . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁seasons , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁club ▁achieved ▁promotion ▁to ▁League ▁Division ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁D D AF L , ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁league ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁that ▁promotion ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁club ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁ 6 ▁League ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁titles ▁within ▁a ▁ten - year ▁period . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Those ▁ 6 ▁titles ▁rank ▁as ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁all - time ▁list ▁of ▁D D AF L ▁League ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁w inners . ▁The ▁club ▁have ▁also ▁finished ▁as ▁league ▁run ners - up ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 ▁times ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁D D AF L ▁dis band ed , ▁the ▁club ▁entered ▁their ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁Scotland ▁Football ▁League , ▁where ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁comp ete . ▁They ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁height s ▁of ▁the