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2024–25 Scottish League One

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

Scottish League One
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025
Matches played25
Goals scored56 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorerBlair Alston
Ross Cunningham
Mark Durnan
Michael Ruth (3 goals)
Biggest home winStenhousemuir 5–1 Annan Athletic (31 August 2024)
Biggest away winArbroath 0–3 Kelty Hearts (17 August 2024)
Highest scoringDumbarton 3–3 Alloa Athletic (10 August 2024)
Stenhousemuir 5–1 Annan Athletic (31 August 2024)
Longest winning run5 teams (2 games)
Longest unbeaten runAlloa Athletic
Dumbarton
Kelty Hearts (5 games)
Longest winless runArbroath
Dumbarton (5 games)
Longest losing runAnnan Athletic (3 games)
Highest attendance2,214
Queen of the South 2–0 Annan Athletic (17 August 2024)
Lowest attendance377
Montrose 1–0 Queen of the South (24 August 2024)
Total attendance21,869
Average attendance874
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2024.

Ten teams contest the league: Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Cove Rangers, Dumbarton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Queen of the South and Stenhousemuir.

Teams

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

Stadia and locations

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Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Cove Rangers
Recreation Park Galabank Gayfield Park Balmoral Stadium
Capacity: 3,100[2] Capacity: 2,504[3] Capacity: 6,600[4] Capacity: 3,023[5]
       
Dumbarton
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Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One
 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dumbarton Football Stadium Caledonian Stadium
Capacity: 2,020[6] Capacity: 7,512[7]
 
 
Kelty Hearts Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir
New Central Park Links Park Palmerston Park Ochilview Park
Capacity: 2,181[8] Capacity: 4,936[9] Capacity: 8,690[10] Capacity: 3,746[11]
       

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alloa Athletic   Andy Graham   Scott Taggart Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Annan Athletic   Willie Gibson   Tommy Muir EV2 Sportswear M & S Engineering
Arbroath   Colin Hamilton and   David Gold (interim)   Thomas O'Brien Macron Megatech
Cove Rangers   Paul Hartley   Mitch Megginson Adidas KR Group
Dumbarton   Stephen Farrell   Mark Durnan Macron JJR Print (Home)
C&G Systems (Away)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle   Duncan Ferguson   Billy Mckay Puma ILI Group
Kelty Hearts   Michael Tidser   Thomas O'Ware Adidas I-Scaff Access Solutions
Montrose   Stewart Petrie   Paul Watson Uhlsport Montrose Port Authority (Home)
InterMoor (Away)
Queen of the South   Peter Murphy   Matty Douglas Macron Galloway Controls
Stenhousemuir   Gary Naysmith   Gregor Buchanan Uhlsport LOC Hire

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Queen of the South   Marvin Bartley Mutual consent 4 May 2024[12] Pre-season   Peter Murphy 9 May 2024[13]
Annan Athletic   Peter Murphy Signed by Queen of the South 9 May 2024[13]   Willie Gibson 16 May 2024[14]
Arbroath   Jim McIntyre Sacked 17 August 2024 10th   Colin Hamilton and David Gold (interim) 17 August 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts 5 2 3 0 8 3 +5 9 Promotion to the Championship
2 Stenhousemuir 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic 5 2 3 0 5 3 +2 9
4 Queen of the South 5 2 1 2 4 3 +1 7
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
6 Montrose 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
7 Annan Athletic 5 2 0 3 5 9 −4 6
8 Dumbarton 5 0 5 0 9 9 0 5
9 Cove Rangers 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Arbroath 5 0 3 2 3 7 −4 3 Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: [15]
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).[16]

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 ALO ANN ARB COV DUM ICT KEL MON QOS STE
Alloa Athletic — 0–0 1–0
Annan Athletic 0–1 — 1–0
Arbroath 0–0 — 0–3 0–0
Cove Rangers 1–3 — 1–1 1–0
Dumbarton 3–3 2–2 — 2–2
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
Kelty Hearts 0–0 — 2–0
Montrose 1–1 — 1–0
Queen of the South 2–0 2–1 —
Stenhousemuir 5–1 2–1 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: [17]
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 ALO ANN ARB COV DUM ICT KEL MON QOS STE
Alloa Athletic —
Annan Athletic —
Arbroath —
Cove Rangers —
Dumbarton —
Inverness Caledonian Thistle —
Kelty Hearts —
Montrose —
Queen of the South —
Stenhousemuir —
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [17]
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   Mark Durnan Dumbarton 3
  Michael Ruth Dumbarton
  Ross Cunningham Kelty Hearts
  Blair Alston Stenhousemuir
5   Adam Emslie Cove Rangers 2
  Findlay Marshall Cove Rangers
  Scott Allan Kelty Hearts
  Craig Brown Montrose
  Kieran McKechnie Queen of the South
  Michael Anderson Stenhousemuir


References

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  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Alloa Athletic 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. ^ "Cove Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Kelty Hearts Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Marvin Bartley". Queen of the South FC. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Murphy appointed Queen of the South manager". BBC Sport. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  14. ^ "New Manager: Wullie Gibson". Annan Athletic FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  15. ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  16. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  17. ^ a b "William Hill League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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