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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 played89
Goals scored218 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerRoss Cunningham
(11 goals)
Biggest home winAlloa Athletic 5–0 Annan Athletic (2 November 2024)
Biggest away winQueen of the South 1–5 Kelty Hearts (5 October 2024)
Dumbarton 1–5 Annan Athletic (14 December 2024)
Annan Athletic 0–4 Arbroath (21 December 2024)
Highest scoringDumbarton 3–3 Alloa Athletic (10 August 2024)
Stenhousemuir 5–1 Annan Athletic (31 August 2024)
Cove Rangers 2–4 Arbroath (28 September 2024)
Queen of the South 1–5 Kelty Hearts (5 October 2024)
Dumbarton 1–5 Annan Athletic (14 December 2024)
Longest winning runCove Rangers
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runAlloa Athletic
(8 games)
Longest winless runDumbarton
(9 games)
Longest losing runAnnan Athletic
Cove Rangers
Dumbarton
Queen of the South
(3 games)
Highest attendance2,214
Queen of the South 2–0 Annan Athletic (17 August 2024)
Lowest attendance176
Cove Rangers 0–3 Stenhousemuir (3 December 2024)
Total attendance70,969
Average attendance797
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 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   David Gold
  Colin Hamilton 		  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   Scott Kellacher   Danny Devine 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   David Gold and Colin Hamilton 17 August 2024
Inverness Caledonian Thistle   Duncan Ferguson Released after club entered administration 23 October 2024 10th   Scott Kellacher 23 October 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 18 9 4 5 27 20 7 31 Promotion to the Championship
2 Kelty Hearts 18 8 5 5 28 17 11 29 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Stenhousemuir 18 8 3 7 25 18 7 27
4 Alloa Athletic 18 6 7 5 22 18 4 25
5 Cove Rangers 18 7 4 7 26 23 3 25
6 Montrose 18 6 5 7 19 18 1 23
7 Queen of the South 17 6 3 8 15 20 −5 21
8 Annan Athletic 18 5 3 10 16 32 −16 18
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 17 6 7 4 16 16 0 10[a] Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Dumbarton 18 4 7 7 24 36 −12 4[b] Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: [17]
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).[18]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[15]
  2. ^ Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[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 — 5–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
Annan Athletic 0–1 — 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1
Arbroath 0–0 2–0 — 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–0
Cove Rangers 2–0 1–3 2–4 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–3
Dumbarton 3–3 1–5 2–2 0–3 — 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–3
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Kelty Hearts 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 — 0–2 2–0 2–0
Montrose 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 — 1–0 3–0
Queen of the South 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 21 Jan 1–5 1–0 — 2–1
Stenhousemuir 0–1 5–1 2–1 3–2 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: [19]
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 — 12 Apr 8 Mar 1 Mar 29 Mar 25 Jan 15 Feb 26 Apr 11 Jan 28 Dec
Annan Athletic 22 Feb — 19 Apr 3 May 8 Feb 11 Jan 29 Mar 25 Jan 5 Apr 8 Mar
Arbroath 4 Jan 1 Mar — 29 Mar 15 Mar 8 Feb 25 Jan 28 Dec 3 May 12 Apr
Cove Rangers 19 Apr 15 Feb 1 Feb — 22 Feb 5 Apr 26 Apr 11 Jan 8 Mar 22 Mar
Dumbarton 1 Feb 26 Apr 11 Jan 12 Apr — 8 Mar 28 Dec 15 Feb 22 Mar 1 Mar
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 Mar 15 Mar 26 Apr 28 Dec 4 Jan — 12 Apr 1 Mar 1 Feb 15 Feb
Kelty Hearts 3 May 1 Feb 22 Mar 8 Feb 5 Apr 22 Feb — 8 Mar 19 Apr 11 Jan
Montrose 8 Feb 22 Mar 5 Apr 15 Mar 19 Apr 3 May 4 Jan — 22 Feb 1 Feb
Queen of the South 15 Mar 28 Dec 15 Feb 4 Jan 25 Jan 29 Mar 1 Mar 12 Apr — 26 Apr
Stenhousemuir 5 Apr 4 Jan 22 Feb 25 Jan 3 May 19 Apr 15 Mar 29 Mar 8 Feb —
First match(es) will be played: 28 December 2024. Source: [19]
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   Ross Cunningham Kelty Hearts 11
2   Mitch Megginson Cove Rangers 7
  Scott Williamson Kelty Hearts
4   Luke Donnelly Alloa Athletic 6
  Gavin Reilly Arbroath
6   Innes Murray Arbroath 5
  Kane Hester Montrose
  Matty Yates Stenhousemuir

Awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August   Michael Tidser Kelty Hearts   Ross Cunningham Kelty Hearts
September   Stewart Petrie Montrose   Reece Lyon Queen of the South
October   Paul Hartley Cove Rangers   Mitch Megginson Cove Rangers
November   Scott Kellacher Inverness CT   Scott Williamson Kelty Hearts

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. ^ "SPFL statement - Inverness CT". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  16. ^ "SPFL statement - Dumbarton". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  17. ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  18. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b "William Hill League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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