2023–24 Scottish League One

The 2023–24 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 5 August 2023.[1]

Scottish League One
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 4 May 2024
ChampionsFalkirk
PromotedFalkirk
RelegatedEdinburgh City
Matches played175
Goals scored552 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerCallumn Morrison
23 goals
Biggest home winHamilton Academical 5–0 Annan Athletic (29 September 2023)
Hamilton Academical 5–0 Stirling Albion (11 November 2023)
Hamilton Academical 5–0 Queen of the South (2 December 2023)
Cove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023)
Falkirk 5–0 Stirling Albion (30 December 2023)
Stirling Albion 5–0 Kelty Hearts (27 January 2024)
Biggest away winMontrose 1–7 Falkirk (30 March 2024)
Highest scoringCove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023)
Longest winning runCove Rangers
Falkirk
7 games
Longest unbeaten runFalkirk
35 games
Longest winless runEdinburgh City
17 games
Longest losing runEdinburgh City
7 games
Highest attendance5,864
Falkirk 4–1 Edinburgh City (23 March 2024)
Lowest attendance226
Edinburgh City 1–4 Kelty Hearts (7 October 2023)
Total attendance203,394
Average attendance1,162
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

Ten teams contest the league: Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion.

Teams edit

The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.

Stadia and locations edit

Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Cove Rangers Edinburgh City
Recreation Park Galabank Balmoral Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 3,100[4] Capacity: 2,504[5] Capacity: 3,023[6] Capacity: 1,280[7]
       
Falkirk Hamilton Academical
Falkirk Stadium New Douglas Park
Capacity: 7,937[8] Capacity: 6,018[9]
   
Kelty Hearts Montrose Queen of the South Stirling Albion
New Central Park Links Park Palmerston Park Forthbank Stadium
Capacity: 2,181[10] Capacity: 4,936[11] Capacity: 8,690[12] Capacity: 3,808[13]
       

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alloa Athletic   Andy Graham   Scott Taggart Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Annan Athletic   Peter Murphy   Steven Swinglehurst EV2 Sportswear M & S Engineering
Cove Rangers   Paul Hartley   Mitch Megginson Adidas ACE Group
Edinburgh City   Michael McIndoe   Alieu Faye Hummel AMG Construction Group
Falkirk   John McGlynn   Stephen McGinn O'Neills Crunchy Carrots
Hamilton Academical   John Rankin   Scott Martin LF Sports Active Access
Kelty Hearts   Michael Tidser   Reece Lyon Umbro I-Scaff Access Solutions
Montrose   Stewart Petrie   Paul Watson Uhlsport Montrose Port Authority (Home)
InterMoor (Away)
Queen of the South   Marvin Bartley   Josh Todd Macron Blinds by Mark McGowan
Stirling Albion   Darren Young   Ross McGeachie Joma Prudential

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kelty Hearts   John Potter Appointed Raith Rovers technical director 12 May 2023[14] Pre-season   Michael Tidser 17 May 2023[15]
Edinburgh City   Alan Maybury Mutual consent 3 October 2023[16] 10th   Michael McIndoe 9 October 2023[17]
Alloa Athletic   Brian Rice Appointed Livingston coach 9 November 2023 6th   Andy Graham 15 November 2023

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk (C, P) 35 27 8 0 94 26 +68 89 Promotion to the Championship
2 Hamilton Academical (Q) 35 21 8 6 69 27 +42 71 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (Q) 35 16 7 12 58 53 +5 55
4 Montrose (Q) 35 14 8 13 55 55 0 50
5 Cove Rangers 35 13 7 15 55 62 −7 46
6 Kelty Hearts 35 12 8 15 47 59 −12 44
7 Queen of the South 35 11 8 16 44 50 −6 41
8 Annan Athletic 35 9 11 15 54 67 −13 38
9 Stirling Albion 35 10 8 17 38 57 −19 38 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Edinburgh City (R) 35 3 5 27 37 95 −58 8[a] Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: [18]
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).[19]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 25 January 2024, Edinburgh City were deducted 6 points, having failed to pay its players’ wages on time and defaulting its tax obligations to HMRC, as well as not engaging fully in the disciplinary process leading to further breaches of SPFL Rules.

Results edit

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.

First half of season (Matches 1–18) edit

Home \ Away ALO ANN COV EDI FAL HAM KEL MON QOS STI
Alloa Athletic 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–1
Annan Athletic 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–1 3–0
Cove Rangers 1–2 3–2 7–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 3–1
Edinburgh City 3–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 0–3 1–4 1–5 1–2 1–3
Falkirk 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–0
Hamilton Academical 2–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 5–0 5–0
Kelty Hearts 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–5 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–0
Montrose 2–1 1–1 0–3 5–2 0–0 0–3 0–2 1–4 1–0
Queen of the South 3–4 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 0–1
Stirling Albion 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1
Source: [20]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36) edit

Home \ Away ALO ANN COV EDI FAL HAM KEL MON QOS STI
Alloa Athletic 1–1 4–1 3–1 0–5 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–0
Annan Athletic 2–3 4–2 3–0 3–3 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1
Cove Rangers 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–4 0–2 4–2
Edinburgh City 2–5 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–5 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–3
Falkirk 1–1 5–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 5–0
Hamilton Academical 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–0
Kelty Hearts 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–5 0–2 0–0 1–0
Montrose 4–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–7 1–2 4–2 0–1
Queen of the South 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–2
Stirling Albion 1–5 2–2 4–0 1–2 0–0 5–0 1–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: [20]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

As of 27 April 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Callumn Morrison Falkirk 23
2   Rumarn Burrell Cove Rangers 21
3   Ross MacIver Falkirk 14
  Kevin O'Hara Hamilton Academical
5   Bobby Wales Alloa Athletic 12
6   Aidan Smith Annan Athletic 11
  Aidan Nesbitt Falkirk
8   Tommy Goss Annan Athletic 10
  Euan Henderson Hamilton Academical
  Kane Hester Montrose
  Blair Lyons Montrose

Awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August   John Rankin Hamilton Academical   Jamie Smith Hamilton Academical
September   John McGlynn Falkirk   Callumn Morrison Falkirk
October   Kyle MacDonald Hamilton Academical
November   Paul Hartley Cove Rangers   Rumarn Burrell Cove Rangers
December   John McGlynn Falkirk
January   Calvin Miller Falkirk
February   Andy Graham Alloa Athletic   Taylor Steven Alloa Athletic
March   John McGlynn Falkirk   Callumn Morrison Falkirk
April

References edit

  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2023/24". SPFL. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 April 2023). "Scottish League 2: Stirling Albion aim to avoid Yo-Yo return after title win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Clive (17 April 2023). "What now for Dunfermline Athletic after promotion?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Cove Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh City". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  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. ^ "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  14. ^ "John Potter announced as Technical Director". Raith Rovers FC. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Kelty Hearts: Michael Tidser officially unveiled as new manager". Dunfermline Press. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Edinburgh City part ways with manager Alan Maybury after poor start to the season". Edinburgh Evening News. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Michael McIndoe announced as Edinburgh City's new manager". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  18. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  19. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  20. ^ a b "cinch League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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