2022–23 Scottish League One
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 30 July 2022 – 6 May 2023 |
Champions | Dunfermline Athletic |
Promoted | Dunfermline Athletic Airdrieonians (via play-offs) |
Relegated | Clyde (via play-offs) Peterhead |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 533 (2.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Calum Gallagher Ruari Paton 22 goals |
Biggest home win | Airdrieonians 7–0 Peterhead (18 March 2023) |
Biggest away win | Airdrieonians 0–6 Edinburgh (3 September 2022) |
Highest scoring | Airdrieonians 3–5 Edinburgh (2 January 2023) |
Longest winning run | Airdrieonians Falkirk 5 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Dunfermline Athletic 24 games |
Longest winless run | Clyde 21 games |
Longest losing run | Clyde 11 games |
Highest attendance | 9,530 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Falkirk (7 March 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 229 Edinburgh 2–0 Peterhead (5 October 2022) |
Total attendance | 281,262 |
Average attendance | 1,562 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2023. |
The 2022–23 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Peterhead and Queen of the South.
Teams
[edit]The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 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]Airdrieonians | Alloa Athletic | Clyde | Dunfermline Athletic |
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Excelsior Stadium | Recreation Park | New Douglas Park[1] | East End Park |
Capacity: 10,101[2] | Capacity: 3,100[3] | Capacity: 6,018[4] | Capacity: 11,480[5] |
Falkirk | Edinburgh | ||
Falkirk Stadium | Meadowbank Stadium[6][7] | ||
Capacity: 7,937[8] | Capacity: 1,280[9] | ||
Kelty Hearts | Montrose | Peterhead | Queen of the South |
New Central Park | Links Park | Balmoor | Palmerston Park |
Capacity: 2,181[10] | Capacity: 4,936[11] | Capacity: 3,150[12] | Capacity: 8,690[13] |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Airdrieonians | Rhys McCabe | Callum Fordyce | Umbro | Holemasters |
Alloa Athletic | Brian Rice | Andy Graham | Pendle | Northern Gas and Power |
Clyde | Jim Duffy | Brian McLean | Puma | HomesBook Factoring (Home) Whitemoss Dental (Away) |
Dunfermline Athletic | James McPake | Kyle Benedictus | Joma | SRJ Windows |
Falkirk | John McGlynn | Stephen McGinn | Puma | Crunchy Carrots |
Edinburgh | Alan Maybury | Robbie McIntyre | Joma | Forth Capital |
Kelty Hearts | John Potter | Michael Tidser | Joma | The Conservatory Converters |
Montrose | Stewart Petrie | Paul Watson | Hummel | Carnegie Fuels Ltd |
Peterhead | Jordon Brown and Ryan Strachan | Paul Dixon | Adidas | The Score Group |
Queen of the South | Marvin Bartley | Josh Todd | Macron | Rosefield Salvage |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Falkirk | Kenny Miller | End of interim spell | 30 April 2022[14] | Pre-season | John McGlynn | 4 May 2022[15] |
Edinburgh | Alan Maybury | 13 May 2022[16] | Alan Maybury | 19 May 2022[17] | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | John Hughes | Mutual consent | 19 May 2022[18] | James McPake | 24 May 2022[19] | |
Airdrieonians | Ian Murray | Signed by Raith Rovers | 24 May 2022[20] | Rhys McCabe | 26 May 2022[21] | |
Kelty Hearts | Kevin Thomson | Resigned | 31 May 2022[22] | John Potter | 8 June 2022[23] | |
Clyde | Danny Lennon | Mutual consent | 25 October 2022[24] | 9th | Jim Duffy | 7 November 2022[25] |
Peterhead | Jim McInally | Resigned | 14 November 2022[26] | 10th | David Robertson | 29 November 2022[27] |
Queen of the South | Willie Gibson | Mutual consent | 21 December 2022[28] | 7th | Marvin Bartley | 7 January 2023[29] |
Peterhead | David Robertson | Sacked | 21 March 2023[30] | 10th | Jordon Brown and Ryan Strachan | 21 March 2023 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 81 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 67 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
3 | Airdrieonians (O, P) | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 60 | |
4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 57 | |
5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 54 | |
6 | Edinburgh | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 | |
7 | Montrose | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 48 | |
8 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 40 | |
9 | Clyde (R) | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 24 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
10 | Peterhead (R) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 84 | −65 | 16 | Relegation to League Two |
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).[32]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]
Matches 1–18[edit]Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. Matches 19–36[edit]Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
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Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Calum Gallagher | Airdrieonians | 22 |
Ruari Paton | Queen of the South | ||
3 | Craig Wighton | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 |
4 | Gabby McGill | Airdrieonians | 15 |
5 | Conor Sammon | Alloa Athletic | 13 |
Danny Handling | Edinburgh | ||
John Robertson | Edinburgh |
Awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August | Rhys McCabe | Airdrieonians | Calum Gallagher | Airdrieonians |
September/October | James McPake | Dunfermline Athletic | Danny Handling | Edinburgh |
November | Jordan Allan | Clyde | ||
December | Alan Maybury | Edinburgh | John Robertson | Edinburgh |
January | John McGlynn | Falkirk | Callumn Morrison | Falkirk |
February | Kyle Benedictus | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
March | Marvin Bartley | Queen of the South | Gabby McGill | Airdrieonians |
April | James McPake | Dunfermline Athletic | Craig Wighton | Dunfermline Athletic |
The SPFL League One manager of the year was James McPake of Dunfermline Athletic.
The SPFL League One player of the year was Kyle Benedictus of Dunfermline Athletic.
League One play-offs
[edit]The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in League Two, as well as the team placed ninth in League One. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[34]
Qualified teams
[edit]Team | Rank |
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Clyde | 1 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
Annan Athletic | 3 |
East Fife | 4 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]9 May 2023 | Annan Athletic | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Annan |
19:45 | [35] | Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 840 Referee: Calum Scott |
9 May 2023 | East Fife | 0–1 | Clyde | Methil |
20:00 | [36] |
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Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,206 Referee: Barry Cook |
Second leg
[edit]12 May 2023 | Clyde | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | East Fife | Hamilton |
19:45 |
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[37] |
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Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Craig Napier |
13 May 2023 | Dumbarton | 0–0 (0–6 agg.) | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton |
15:00 | [38] | Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 296 Referee: Ian Snedden |
Final
[edit]First leg
[edit]16 May 2023 | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | Clyde | Annan |
19:35 | [39] |
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Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 1,160 Referee: Graham Grainger |
Second leg
[edit]19 May 2023 | Clyde | 1–2 (2–5 agg.) | Annan Athletic | Hamilton |
19:35 |
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[40] |
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Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Colin Steven |
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