| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ross Cunningham (3 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kelty Hearts 2–0 Stenhousemuir (10 August 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Arbroath 0–3 Kelty Hearts (17 August 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Dumbarton 3–3 Alloa Athletic (10 August 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 3 teams (2 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 5 teams (3 games) |
| Longest winless run | 5 teams (3 games) |
| Longest losing run | 2 teams (2 games) |
| Highest attendance | 2,040 Arbroath 0–0 Montrose (10 August 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 385 Kelty Hearts 2–0 Stenhousemuir (10 August 2024) |
| Total attendance | 8,354 |
| Average attendance | 835 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2024. | |
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]
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
[edit]The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.
To League One[edit]Promoted from League Two Relegated from the Championship |
From League One[edit]Relegated to League Two Promoted to the Championship
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Stadia and locations
[edit]| 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] |
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| Dumbarton |
 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] | ||
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| 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] |
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Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic |  Andy Graham
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Scott Taggart
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Pendle | Northern Gas and Power |
| Annan Athletic | Willie Gibson
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Tommy Muir
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EV2 Sportswear | M & S Engineering |
| Arbroath | Colin Hamilton and David Gold (interim)
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Thomas O'Brien
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Macron | Megatech |
| Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley
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Mitch Megginson
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Adidas | KR Group |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Farrell
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Mark Durnan
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Macron | JJR Print (Home) C&G Systems (Away) |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Duncan Ferguson
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 Billy Mckay
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Puma | ILI Group |
| Kelty Hearts | Michael Tidser
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Thomas O'Ware
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Adidas | I-Scaff Access Solutions |
| Montrose | Stewart Petrie
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Paul Watson
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Uhlsport | Montrose Port Authority (Home) InterMoor (Away) |
| Queen of the South |  Peter Murphy
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 Matty Douglas
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Macron | Galloway Controls |
| Stenhousemuir | Gary Naysmith
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Gregor Buchanan
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Uhlsport | LOC Hire |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Queen of the South | Marvin Bartley
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Mutual consent | 4 May 2024[12] | Pre-season | Peter Murphy
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9 May 2024[13] |
| Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy
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Signed by Queen of the South | 9 May 2024[13] | Willie Gibson
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16 May 2024[14] | |
| Arbroath | Jim McIntyre
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Sacked | 17 August 2024 | 10th | Colin Hamilton and David Gold (interim)
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17 August 2024 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Montrose | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Cove Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Arbroath | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to League Two |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 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]
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
[edit]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)
[edit]Second half of season (Matches 19–36)
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | |||
| Ross Cunningham
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Kelty Hearts | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Cove Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Kelty Hearts Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Marvin Bartley". Queen of the South FC. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Murphy appointed Queen of the South manager". BBC Sport. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "New Manager: Wullie Gibson". Annan Athletic FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b "William Hill League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 10 August 2024.