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
Matches played49
Goals scored151 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerCallumn Morrison
7 goals
Biggest home winHamilton Academical 5–0 Annan Athletic (29 September 2023)
Biggest away winKelty Hearts 1–5 Falkirk (23 September 2023)
Highest scoringQueen of the South 3–4 Alloa Athletic (5 August 2023)
Montrose 5–2 Edinburgh City (16 September 2023)
Longest winning runFalkirk
6 games
Longest unbeaten runFalkirk
Hamilton Academical
10 games
Longest winless runEdinburgh City
10 games
Longest losing runEdinburgh City
6 games
Highest attendance4,837
Falkirk 0–0 Hamilton Academical (7 October 2023)
Lowest attendance265
Edinburgh City 2–2 Cove Rangers (23 September 2023)
Total attendance57,547
Average attendance1,198
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

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
Location of teams in 2023–24 Scottish League One
 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 Brian Rice Scotland Andy Graham 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 Thomas O'Ware 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 technicial 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]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 10 8 2 0 25 7 +18 26 Promotion to the Championship
2 Hamilton Academical 10 7 3 0 19 5 +14 24 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Montrose 9 5 0 4 16 15 +1 15
4 Kelty Hearts 10 4 2 4 16 17 −1 14
5 Stirling Albion 10 4 2 4 9 13 −4 14
6 Queen of the South 10 4 0 6 15 17 −2 12
7 Alloa Athletic 10 3 2 5 14 17 −3 11
8 Cove Rangers 9 2 4 3 15 14 +1 10
9 Annan Athletic 10 2 2 6 12 22 −10 8 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Edinburgh City 10 0 3 7 10 24 −14 3 Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. 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 3–1 0–1
Annan Athletic 1–1 — 3–2 1–3 0–1 3–0
Cove Rangers 3–2 — 2–2 2–2 1–2
Edinburgh City 2–2 — 0–2 0–3 1–4 1–2
Falkirk 3–0 — 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–0
Hamilton Academical 2–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
Kelty Hearts 2–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 — 3–1
Montrose 2–1 0–3 5–2 0–2 — 1–0
Queen of the South 3–4 3–1 1–2 2–3 — 0–1
Stirling Albion 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. 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 —
Annan Athletic —
Cove Rangers —
Edinburgh City —
Falkirk —
Hamilton Academical —
Kelty Hearts —
Montrose —
Queen of the South —
Stirling Albion —
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

Top scorers
As of 21 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Callumn Morrison Falkirk 7
2 Scotland Ross MacIver Falkirk 5
3 Scotland Bradley Rodden Alloa Athletic 4
Scotland Mitch Megginson Cove Rangers
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
November
December
January
February
March
April

References
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  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 21 October 2023.
  19. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  20. "cinch League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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