Scottish League One
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 4 May 2024
Matches played100
Goals scored307 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerRumarn Burrell
17 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)
Biggest away winKelty Hearts 1–5 Falkirk (23 September 2023)
Edinburgh City 1–5 Montrose (4 November 2023)
Highest scoringCove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023)
Longest winning runCove Rangers
7 games
Longest unbeaten runFalkirk
21 games
Longest winless runAnnan Athletic
14 games
Longest losing runEdinburgh City
6 games
Highest attendance4,837
Falkirk 0–0 Hamilton Academical (7 October 2023)
Lowest attendance226
Edinburgh City 1–4 Kelty Hearts (7 October 2023)
Total attendance119,093
Average attendance1,202
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2024.

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]

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

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

Stadia and locations

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

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

Managerial changes

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 21 16 5 0 51 13 +38 53 Promotion to the Championship
2 Hamilton Academical 20 13 5 2 43 13 +30 44 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Cove Rangers 21 9 6 6 36 29 +7 33
4 Montrose 20 7 5 8 29 31 −2 26
5 Alloa Athletic 19 7 5 7 25 28 −3 26
6 Kelty Hearts 19 6 6 7 27 28 −1 24
7 Queen of the South 21 7 3 11 28 34 −6 24
8 Stirling Albion 19 6 4 9 16 32 −16 22
9 Annan Athletic 20 2 7 11 24 42 −18 13 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Edinburgh City 20 2 4 14 27 56 −29 10 Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 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]

Results

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)

Home \ Away ALO ANN COV EDI FAL HAM KEL MON QOS STI
Alloa Athletic — 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 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 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 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.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away ALO ANN COV EDI FAL HAM KEL MON QOS STI
Alloa Athletic — 3–1
Annan Athletic — 2–2
Cove Rangers — 2–2
Edinburgh City — 2–2 2–5
Falkirk — 1–0 5–0
Hamilton Academical 2–0 —
Kelty Hearts 1–1 —
Montrose 1–1 — 0–1
Queen of the South 1–1 2–1 —
Stirling Albion —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 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

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 13 January 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Rumarn Burrell Cove Rangers 17
2 Scotland Callumn Morrison Falkirk 11
3 Scotland Ross MacIver Falkirk 9
Scotland Kevin O'Hara Hamilton Academical
5 Republic of Ireland Robbie Mahon Edinburgh City 7
Scotland Euan Henderson Hamilton Academical
Scotland Gavin Reilly Queen of the South

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland John Rankin Hamilton Academical Scotland Jamie Smith Hamilton Academical
September Scotland John McGlynn Falkirk Scotland Callumn Morrison Falkirk
October Scotland Kyle MacDonald Hamilton Academical
November Scotland Paul Hartley Cove Rangers England Rumarn Burrell Cove Rangers
December Scotland John McGlynn Falkirk
January
February
March
April

References

  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 Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  20. 1 2 "cinch League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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