2024–25 Scottish League Two

The 2024–25 Scottish League Two (known as William Hill League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football. The season began on 3 August 2024.[1]

Scottish League Two
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025
Matches played24
Goals scored60 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerNathan Austin
6 goals
Biggest home winEast Fife 5–1 Clyde (31 August 2024)
Biggest away winStirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024)
Edinburgh City 0–4 Peterhead (31 August 2024)
Highest scoringElgin City 4–2 East Fife (3 August 2024)
East Fife 5–1 Clyde (31 August 2024)
Longest winning runEast Fife
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runPeterhead
(5 games)
Longest winless runForfar Athletic
Stranraer
(5 games)
Longest losing runClyde
Forfar Athletic
(3 games)
Highest attendance794
Stirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024)
Lowest attendance248
Edinburgh City 1–2 Stirling Albion (3 August 2024)
Total attendance13,515
Average attendance563
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2024.

Ten teams contest the league: Bonnyrigg Rose, Clyde, East Fife, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, Stirling Albion, Stranraer and The Spartans.

Teams

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The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

Stadia and locations

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Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde East Fife Edinburgh City
New Dundas Park New Douglas Park[2] Bayview Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 3,000[3] Capacity: 6,018[4] Capacity: 1,980[5] Capacity: 1,280[6]
   
 
 
Elgin City Forfar Athletic
Borough Briggs Station Park
Capacity: 4,520[7] Capacity: 6,777[8]
 
 
Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer The Spartans
Balmoor Forthbank Stadium Stair Park Ainslie Park
Capacity: 3,150[9] Capacity: 3,808[10] Capacity: 4,178[11] Capacity: 3,612[12]
       
League Two football clubs in Edinburgh

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bonnyrigg Rose   Calum Elliot   Kerr Young Puma G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home)
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away)
Clyde   Ian McCall   Lee Hamilton Puma HomesBook Factoring (Home)
McGoldrick's Pool & Sports Bar (Away)
East Fife   Dick Campbell   Stewart Murdoch Erreà MPH Group (Home)
Back Onside (Away)
Harley Taxis (Third)
Edinburgh City   Michael McIndoe   Jon Robertson Puma Box Energy Renewable Solutions
Elgin City   Allan Hale   Matthew Cooper Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic   Ray McKinnon   Stuart Morrison Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Peterhead   Jordon Brown
  Ryan Strachan
  Jason Brown Puma The Score Group
Stirling Albion   Alan Maybury   Ross McGeachie Joma M&G
Stranraer Vacant   Grant Gallagher Mizuno Stena Line
The Spartans   Douglas Samuel   Kevin Waugh Macron J-TEQ EMS Solutions Ltd

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Stirling Albion   Darren Young Sacked 13 May 2024[13] Pre-season   Alan Maybury 2 June 2024
Stranraer   Scott Agnew Resigned 1 September 2024 9th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Peterhead 5 4 1 0 8 1 +7 13 Promotion to League One
2 East Fife 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 12 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Stirling Albion 5 3 0 2 5 6 −1 9
4 Elgin City 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8
5 Bonnyrigg Rose 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
6 The Spartans 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
7 Edinburgh City 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 4
8 Clyde 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 4
9 Stranraer 5 0 2 3 3 7 −4 2
10 Forfar Athletic 5 0 2 3 3 8 −5 2 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: [14]
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).[15]

Results

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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)

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Home \ Away BON CLY EFI EDI ELG FOR PET STI STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose 2–1 0–1 2–0
Clyde 0–2 1–0
East Fife 5–1 2–0 2–1
Edinburgh City 2–2 0–4 1–2
Elgin City 4–2
Forfar Athletic 0–0 0–3 1–1
Peterhead 2–1 1–0
Stirling Albion 0–4 0–1 1–0
Stranraer 1–1 2–2
The Spartans 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: [16]
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)

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Home \ Away BON CLY EFI EDI ELG FOR PET STI STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose
Clyde
East Fife
Edinburgh City
Elgin City
Forfar Athletic
Peterhead
Stirling Albion
Stranraer
The Spartans
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [16]
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

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Nathan Austin East Fife 6
2   Alan Trouten East Fife 4
3   Connor Young Edinburgh City 3
4   Kerr Young Bonnyrigg Rose 2
  Innes Lawson Edinburgh City
  Jack Murray Elgin City
  Rory McAllister Peterhead
  Seb Ross Peterhead
  Blair Henderson The Spartans
  Paul Watson The Spartans

Awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August   Jordon Brown and   Ryan Strachan Peterhead   Nathan Austin East Fife

References

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  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Club Statement". Clyde FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh City". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "The Spartans Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Club Statement". Stirling Albion FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  14. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  15. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  16. ^ a b "William Hill League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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