2014–15 Scottish League Two

The 2014–15 Scottish League Two is the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with the winners of the Highland League (Brora Rangers) and Lowland League (Edinburgh City) to determine which team entered League Two in the 2015–16 season.[1]

Scottish League Two
Season2014–15
ChampionsAlbion Rovers
PromotedAlbion Rovers
Matches played180
Biggest home winBerwick Rangers 5–0 East Stirlingshire
(23 August 2014)
Arbroath 5–0 Berwick Rangers
(2 May 2015)
Biggest away win
  • Montrose 0–4 East Fife
    (27 September 2014)
  • Montrose 1–5 Arbroath
    (25 October 2014)
  • Elgin City 0–4 Albion Rovers
    (28 October 2014)
  • East Fife 1–5 Arbroath
    (27 December 2014)
  • East Stirlingshire 0–4 Berwick Rangers
    (18 April 2015)
  • East Stirlingshire 1–5 Albion Rovers
    (2 May 2015)
Highest scoringElgin City 4–5 Annan Athletic
(25 April 2015)

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill 1,238[2]
Annan Athletic Annan Galabank 2,504[3]
Arbroath Arbroath Gayfield Park 6,600[4]
Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,099[5]
Clyde Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium 8,086[6]
East Fife Methil Bayview Stadium 1,980[7]
East Stirlingshire Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 7,937[8]
Elgin City Elgin Borough Briggs 4,520[9]
Montrose Montrose Links Park 4,936[10]
Queen's Park Glasgow Hampden Park 51,866[11]

Personnel

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Team Manager
Albion Rovers   Darren Young
Annan Athletic   Jim Chapman
Arbroath   Todd Lumsden
Berwick Rangers   Colin Cameron
Clyde   Barry Ferguson
East Fife   Gary Naysmith
East Stirlingshire   Craig Tully
Elgin City   Jim Weir
Montrose   George Shields
Queen's Park   Gus MacPherson

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Albion Rovers (C, P) 36 22 5 9 61 33 +28 71 Promotion to League One
2 Queen's Park 36 17 10 9 51 34 +17 61 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Arbroath 36 16 8 12 65 46 +19 56
4 East Fife 36 15 8 13 56 48 +8 53
5 Annan Athletic 36 14 8 14 56 56 0 50
6 Clyde 36 13 8 15 40 50 −10 47
7 Elgin City 36 12 9 15 55 58 −3 45
8 Berwick Rangers 36 11 10 15 60 57 +3 43
9 East Stirlingshire 36 13 4 19 40 66 −26 43
10 Montrose (O) 36 9 6 21 42 78 −36 33 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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League Two play-offs

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The semi-final was contested by the winners of the Highland League (Brora Rangers) and Lowland League (Edinburgh City). The winning club then played off against the bottom club in League Two, which was Montrose, to decide the club taking a place in League Two for the 2015–16 season. Had Montrose lost their League Two status, they would have dropped down to the next season's Highland League.

Semi-final

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First leg

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25 April 2015 Edinburgh City 1–1 Brora Rangers Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
15:00 Deniran   58' BBC Report MacLean   79' Attendance: 908 [12]
Referee: David Munro

Second leg

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2 May 2015 Brora Rangers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(4–2 p)
Edinburgh City Dudgeon Park, Brora
15:00 Graham   63' Report Allum   4'
Penalties
Maclean  
Mackay  
McKeown  
Morrison 
Kettlewell 
Harrison  
 
 
Mbu 

Final

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First leg

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9 May 2015 Brora Rangers 1–0 Montrose Dudgeon Park, Brora
15:00 Andrews   38' (o.g.) SPFL Report Attendance: 525

Second leg

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16 May 2015 Montrose 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Brora Rangers Links Park, Montrose
15:00 Johnston   37'
Andrews   76'
Wood   77'
Report Maclean   47'
Mackay   31'   49'
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: John McKendrick

References

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  1. ^ "The Rules of the SPFL" (PDF). Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Berwick Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "East Stirlingshire Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Queens Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ @EdinburghCityFC (25 April 2015). "Attendance today was 908. Thanks to all who came along. Hopefully an enjoyable experience! Finely balanced for next week's game. #ecfc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.