2023–24 Scottish League Two

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

Scottish League Two
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 4 May 2024
Matches played47
Goals scored127 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerNeil Martyniuk
Conor O'Keefe
5 goals
Biggest home winPeterhead 6–0 Elgin City (30 September 2023)
Biggest away winClyde 0–4 Dumbarton (7 October 2023)
Highest scoringStranraer 3–4 The Spartans (7 October 2023)
Longest winning runPeterhead
4 games
Longest unbeaten runBonnyrigg Rose
Dumbarton
Stenhousemuir
The Spartans
5 games
Longest winless runClyde
Forfar Athletic
6 games
Longest losing runStranraer
5 games
Highest attendance910
Bonnyrigg Rose 5–1 Elgin City (2 September 2023)
Lowest attendance353
Stranraer 3–4 The Spartans (7 October 2023)
Total attendance26,873
Average attendance571
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 24 October 2023.

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

Teams

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

Stadia and locations
Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde Dumbarton East Fife
New Dundas Park New Douglas Park[3] Dumbarton Football Stadium Bayview Stadium
Capacity: 3,000[4] Capacity: 6,018[5] Capacity: 2,020[6] Capacity: 1,980[7]
Elgin City
Location of teams in 2023–24 Scottish League Two
 Forfar Athletic
Borough Briggs Station Park
Capacity: 4,520[8] Capacity: 6,777[9]
Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stranraer The Spartans
Balmoor Ochilview Park Stair Park Ainslie Park
Capacity: 3,150[10] Capacity: 3,746[11] Capacity: 4,178[12] Capacity: 3,612

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bonnyrigg Rose Scotland Robbie Horn Scotland Jonathan Stewart Puma G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home)
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away)
Clyde Vacant Scotland Barry Cuddihy Puma HomesBook Factoring (Home)
Whitemoss Dental (Away)
Dumbarton Scotland Stephen Farrell Scotland Mark Durnan Macron No Sponsor
East Fife Scotland Greig McDonald Scotland Stewart Murdoch Erreà BW Technology (Home)
The Taxi Centre Fife (Away)
Elgin City Scotland Barry Smith Scotland Matthew Cooper Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Ray McKinnon Scotland Stuart Morrison Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Peterhead Scotland Jordon Brown
Scotland Ryan Strachan		 Scotland Jordon Brown Puma The Score Group
Stenhousemuir Scotland Gary Naysmith Scotland Gregor Buchanan Uhlsport LOC Hire
Stranraer Scotland Scott Agnew Scotland Grant Gallagher Joma Stena Line
The Spartans Scotland Douglas Samuel Scotland Kevin Waugh Macron J-TEQ EMS Solutions Ltd

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Clyde Scotland Jim Duffy Appointed director of football 24 May 2023 Pre-season Northern Ireland Brian McLean 2 June 2023
Elgin City Charlie Charlesworth, Ross Draper and Stevie Dunn End of interim spell 25 May 2023 England Ross Draper 25 May 2023
England Ross Draper Resigned 5 September 2023 9th Scotland Barry Smith 5 September 2023
Clyde Northern Ireland Brian McLean Sacked 22 October 2023 9th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Peterhead 9 6 1 2 18 6 +12 19 Promotion to League One
2 Dumbarton 10 5 2 3 17 11 +6 17 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 The Spartans 10 4 5 1 17 13 +4 17
4 Stenhousemuir 9 4 4 1 14 7 +7 16
5 Bonnyrigg Rose 9 4 3 2 17 11 +6 15
6 Stranraer 10 3 2 5 10 21 −11 11
7 East Fife 9 2 4 3 11 11 0 10
8 Forfar Athletic 9 1 5 3 8 11 −3 8
9 Clyde 10 1 3 6 8 18 −10 6
10 Elgin City 9 1 3 5 7 18 −11 6 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: [13]
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).[14]

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 BON CLY DUM EFI ELG FOR PET STE STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose — 3–2 1–1 5–1 0–1 1–1
Clyde 0–2 — 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–2
Dumbarton — 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1
East Fife 2–0 — 1–1 0–3 0–2 4–0
Elgin City 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–1
Forfar Athletic 1–2 0–0 — 1–3 2–2
Peterhead 2–1 6–0 — 0–0 0–1
Stenhousemuir 2–2 2–4 0–0 — 5–0
Stranraer 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 — 3–4
The Spartans 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: [15]
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 BON CLY DUM EFI ELG FOR PET STE STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose —
Clyde —
Dumbarton —
East Fife —
Elgin City —
Forfar Athletic —
Peterhead —
Stenhousemuir —
Stranraer —
The Spartans —
Source: [15]
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 24 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Neil Martyniuk Bonnyrigg Rose 5
Scotland Conor O'Keefe Peterhead
3 Scotland Kieran Shanks Peterhead 4
Scotland Adam Brown Stenhousemuir
Scotland Gregor Buchanan Stenhousemuir
Scotland Rhys Armstrong The Spartans
7 Scotland Martin Rennie Clyde 3
Scotland Ross MacLean Dumbarton
Scotland Tony Wallace Dumbarton
Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife
Scotland Hamish Ritchie Peterhead
Scotland Matthew Aitken Stenhousemuir
Scotland Tam Orr Stranraer
Scotland Jamie Dishington The Spartans
Scotland Blair Henderson The Spartans

Awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Douglas Samuel The Spartans Scotland Jamie Dishington The Spartans
September Scotland Gary Naysmith Stenhousemuir Scotland Gregor Buchanan Stenhousemuir
October
November
December
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. "Club Statement". Clyde FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. "Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  14. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  15. "cinch League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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