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2022–23 Scottish League One

The 2022–23 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football.

Scottish League One
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 6 May 2023
ChampionsDunfermline Athletic
PromotedDunfermline Athletic
Airdrieonians (via play-offs)
RelegatedClyde (via play-offs)
Peterhead
Matches played180
Goals scored533 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerCalum Gallagher
Ruari Paton
22 goals
Biggest home winAirdrieonians 7–0 Peterhead (18 March 2023)
Biggest away winAirdrieonians 0–6 Edinburgh (3 September 2022)
Highest scoringAirdrieonians 3–5 Edinburgh (2 January 2023)
Longest winning runAirdrieonians
Falkirk
5 games
Longest unbeaten runDunfermline Athletic
24 games
Longest winless runClyde
21 games
Longest losing runClyde
11 games
Highest attendance9,530
Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Falkirk (7 March 2023)
Lowest attendance229
Edinburgh 2–0 Peterhead (5 October 2022)
Total attendance281,262
Average attendance1,562
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2023.

Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Peterhead and Queen of the South.

Teams edit

The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.

Stadia and locations edit

Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Clyde Dunfermline Athletic
Excelsior Stadium Recreation Park New Douglas Park[1] East End Park
Capacity: 10,101[2] Capacity: 3,100[3] Capacity: 6,018[4] Capacity: 11,480[5]
       
Falkirk
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Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League One
 Edinburgh
Falkirk Stadium Meadowbank Stadium[6][7]
Capacity: 7,937[8] Capacity: 1,280[9]
   
Kelty Hearts Montrose Peterhead Queen of the South
New Central Park Links Park Balmoor Palmerston Park
Capacity: 2,181[10] Capacity: 4,936[11] Capacity: 3,150[12] Capacity: 8,690[13]
       

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians   Rhys McCabe   Callum Fordyce Umbro Holemasters
Alloa Athletic   Brian Rice   Andy Graham Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Clyde   Jim Duffy   Brian McLean Puma HomesBook Factoring (Home)
Whitemoss Dental (Away)
Dunfermline Athletic   James McPake   Kyle Benedictus Joma SRJ Windows
Falkirk   John McGlynn   Stephen McGinn Puma Crunchy Carrots
Edinburgh   Alan Maybury   Robbie McIntyre Joma Forth Capital
Kelty Hearts   John Potter   Michael Tidser Joma The Conservatory Converters
Montrose   Stewart Petrie   Paul Watson Hummel Carnegie Fuels Ltd
Peterhead   Jordon Brown and   Ryan Strachan   Paul Dixon Adidas The Score Group
Queen of the South   Marvin Bartley   Josh Todd Macron Rosefield Salvage

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Falkirk   Kenny Miller End of interim spell 30 April 2022[14] Pre-season   John McGlynn 4 May 2022[15]
Edinburgh   Alan Maybury 13 May 2022[16]   Alan Maybury 19 May 2022[17]
Dunfermline Athletic   John Hughes Mutual consent 19 May 2022[18]   James McPake 24 May 2022[19]
Airdrieonians   Ian Murray Signed by Raith Rovers 24 May 2022[20]   Rhys McCabe 26 May 2022[21]
Kelty Hearts   Kevin Thomson Resigned 31 May 2022[22]   John Potter 8 June 2022[23]
Clyde   Danny Lennon Mutual consent 25 October 2022[24] 9th   Jim Duffy 7 November 2022[25]
Peterhead   Jim McInally Resigned 14 November 2022[26] 10th   David Robertson 29 November 2022[27]
Queen of the South   Willie Gibson Mutual consent 21 December 2022[28] 7th   Marvin Bartley 7 January 2023[29]
Peterhead   David Robertson Sacked 21 March 2023[30] 10th   Jordon Brown and   Ryan Strachan 21 March 2023

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 23 12 1 63 21 +42 81 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 36 19 10 7 70 39 +31 67 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians (O, P) 36 17 9 10 82 51 +31 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 6 13 56 47 +9 57
5 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 59 59 0 54
6 Edinburgh 36 15 6 15 60 55 +5 51
7 Montrose 36 13 9 14 50 55 −5 48
8 Kelty Hearts 36 10 10 16 39 54 −15 40
9 Clyde (R) 36 5 9 22 35 68 −33 24 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 3 7 26 19 84 −65 16 Relegation to League Two
Source: [31]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[32]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Season statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians 22
  Ruari Paton Queen of the South
3   Craig Wighton Dunfermline Athletic 16
4   Gabby McGill Airdrieonians 15
5   Conor Sammon Alloa Athletic 13
  Danny Handling Edinburgh
  John Robertson Edinburgh

Awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August   Rhys McCabe Airdrieonians   Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians
September/October   James McPake Dunfermline Athletic   Danny Handling Edinburgh
November   Jordan Allan Clyde
December   Alan Maybury Edinburgh   John Robertson Edinburgh
January   John McGlynn Falkirk   Callumn Morrison Falkirk
February   Kyle Benedictus Dunfermline Athletic
March   Marvin Bartley Queen of the South   Gabby McGill Airdrieonians
April   James McPake Dunfermline Athletic   Craig Wighton Dunfermline Athletic

The SPFL League One manager of the year was James McPake of Dunfermline Athletic.

The SPFL League One player of the year was Kyle Benedictus of Dunfermline Athletic.

League One play-offs edit

The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in League Two, as well as the team placed ninth in League One. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[34]

Qualified teams edit

Team Rank
Clyde 1
Dumbarton 2
Annan Athletic 3
East Fife 4

Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

9 May 2023 Annan Athletic 6–0 Dumbarton Annan
19:45
[35] Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 840
Referee: Calum Scott
9 May 2023 East Fife 0–1 Clyde Methil
20:00 [36]
Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Barry Cook

Second leg edit

12 May 2023 Clyde 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 East Fife Hamilton
19:45
[37]
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Craig Napier
13 May 2023 Dumbarton 0–0
(0–6 agg.)		 Annan Athletic Dumbarton
15:00 [38] Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 296
Referee: Ian Snedden

Final edit

First leg edit

16 May 2023 Annan Athletic 3–1 Clyde Annan
19:35
[39]
  • Cameron   33'
 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,160
Referee: Graham Grainger

Second leg edit

19 May 2023 Clyde 1–2
(2–5 agg.)		 Annan Athletic Hamilton
19:35
[40]
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Colin Steven

References edit

  1. ^ "Club Statement". Clyde FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Stadium Announcement". Edinburgh City FC. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ Delaney, James (3 May 2022). "Meadowbank Stadium 'finishing line in sight' as delayed arena to open". STV News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "FC Edinburgh". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Kelty Hearts Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Queen's Park 1–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  15. ^ "John McGlynn is new Falkirk manager after Raith Rovers exit". BBC Sport. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Annan Athletic 2–1 Edinburgh City (agg 2–3): Visitors promoted to Scottish League 1 for first time". BBC Sport. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  17. ^ McGlade, Neil (19 May 2022). "Edinburgh City appoint Alan Maybury as permanent manager on two-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic part with manager John Hughes after relegation". BBC Sport. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  19. ^ "James McPake: Dunfermline Athletic appoint former Dundee manager". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Raith Rovers: Ian Murray leaves Airdrie to become manager at Stark's Park". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Rhys McCabe: Airdrieonians appoint 29-year-old midfielder as player-manager". BBC Sport. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Kevin Thomson: Kelty Hearts accept manager resignation after historic title win". BBC Sport. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  23. ^ "John Potter: Kelty Hearts appoint former Dunfermline Athletic boss as manager". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Club Statement: Danny Lennon". Clyde FC. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Club Statement: Managerial Appointment". Clyde FC. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  26. ^ "Club Statement". Peterhead FC. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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  29. ^ "Manager Appointed". Queen of the South FC. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  31. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  32. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  33. ^ a b "cinch League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  34. ^ "SPFL play-offs 2022/23". SPFL. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  35. ^ "Annan Athletic 6–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  36. ^ "East Fife 0–1 Clyde". BBC Sport. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  37. ^ "Clyde 1–1 East Fife". BBC Sport. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  38. ^ "Dumbarton 0–0 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  39. ^ "Annan Athletic 3–1 Clyde". BBC Sport. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  40. ^ "Clyde 1–2 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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