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2024–25 Scottish League Two

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Scottish League Two
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025
Matches played65
Goals scored165 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerConnor Young
13 goals
Biggest home winEast Fife 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose (5 October 2024)
Biggest away winStirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024)
Edinburgh City 0–4 Peterhead (31 August 2024)
Highest scoringElgin City 4–2 East Fife (3 August 2024)
East Fife 5–1 Clyde (31 August 2024)
Elgin City 3–3 Edinburgh City (28 September 2024)
Longest winning runEast Fife
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runElgin City
(11 games)
Longest winless runClyde
(10 games)
Longest losing runClyde
Forfar Athletic
The Spartans
(3 games)
Highest attendance794
Stirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024)
Lowest attendance228
Edinburgh City 1–0 Clyde (9 November 2024)
Total attendance37,527
Average attendance577
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.

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

Ten teams contest the league: Bonnyrigg Rose, Clyde, East Fife, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, Stirling Albion, Stranraer and The Spartans.

Teams

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

Stadia and locations

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Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde East Fife Edinburgh City
New Dundas Park New Douglas Park[2] Bayview Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 3,000[3] Capacity: 6,018[4] Capacity: 1,980[5] Capacity: 1,280[6]
Elgin City Forfar Athletic
Borough Briggs Station Park
Capacity: 4,520[7] Capacity: 6,777[8]
Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer The Spartans
Balmoor Forthbank Stadium Stair Park Ainslie Park
Capacity: 3,150[9] Capacity: 3,808[10] Capacity: 4,178[11] Capacity: 3,612[12]
League Two football clubs in Edinburgh

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bonnyrigg Rose Scotland Calum Elliot Scotland Kerr Young Puma G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home)
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away)
Clyde Scotland Darren Young Scotland Lee Hamilton Puma HomesBook Factoring (Home)
McGoldrick's Pool & Sports Bar (Away)
East Fife Scotland Dick Campbell Scotland Stewart Murdoch Erreà MPH Group (Home)
Back Onside (Away)
Harley Taxis (Third)
Edinburgh City Scotland Michael McIndoe Scotland Jon Robertson Puma Box Energy Renewable Solutions
Elgin City Scotland Allan Hale Scotland Matthew Cooper Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Jim Weir Scotland Stuart Morrison Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Peterhead Scotland Jordon Brown
Scotland Ryan Strachan
Scotland Jason Brown Puma The Score Group
Stirling Albion Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Scotland Ross McGeachie Joma M&G
Stranraer Scotland Chris Aitken Scotland Grant Gallagher Mizuno Stena Line
The Spartans Scotland Douglas Samuel Scotland Kevin Waugh Macron J-TEQ EMS Solutions Ltd

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Stirling Albion Scotland Darren Young Sacked 13 May 2024[13] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 2 June 2024
Stranraer Scotland Scott Agnew Resigned 1 September 2024 9th Scotland Chris Aitken 30 September 2024
Clyde Scotland Ian McCall Mutual consent 10 October 2024 9th Scotland Darren Young 23 October 2024
Forfar Athletic Scotland Ray McKinnon Sacked 9 November 2024 10th Scotland Jim Weir 20 November 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Elgin City 13 7 5 1 20 13 +7 26 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 13 7 3 3 19 13 +6 24 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 East Fife 13 7 2 4 27 14 +13 23
4 Stirling Albion 13 6 1 6 16 19 −3 19
5 Edinburgh City 13 5 3 5 19 20 −1 18
6 The Spartans 13 4 4 5 15 13 +2 16
7 Bonnyrigg Rose 13 6 2 5 17 17 0 14[a]
8 Stranraer 13 3 3 7 11 17 −6 12
9 Clyde 13 2 6 5 13 20 −7 12
10 Forfar Athletic 13 2 3 8 8 19 −11 9 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Bonnyrigg Rose were deducted 6 points for failing to maintain a Bronze level licence.[14]

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 BON CLY EFI EDI ELG FOR PET STI STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose 2–1 30 Nov 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 TBC 2–0 7 Dec
Clyde 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 21 Dec 7 Dec 0–2 1–0 1–1
East Fife 5–0 5–1 2–0 7 Dec 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 21 Dec
Edinburgh City 2–2 1–0 TBC 21 Dec 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–0
Elgin City 2–1 TBC 4–2 3–3 2–1 28 Dec 14 Dec 1–0 1–1
Forfar Athletic 14 Dec 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 TBC 28 Dec 2–1 0–3
Peterhead 21 Dec 2–2 14 Dec 2–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
Stirling Albion 0–2 3–1 0–4 7 Dec 0–1 2–1 2–3 21 Dec 1–0
Stranraer 1–2 28 Dec 2–1 14 Dec 1–1 7 Dec 0–0 0–2 2–2
The Spartans 2–0 14 Dec 0–1 28 Dec 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 TBC
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 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 BON CLY EFI EDI ELG FOR PET STI STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose 1 Feb 12 Apr 8 Mar 29 Mar 22 Feb 8 Feb 15 Mar 11 Jan 26 Apr
Clyde 22 Mar 8 Mar 18 Jan 25 Jan 12 Apr 3 May 4 Jan 8 Feb 22 Feb
East Fife 15 Feb 11 Jan 25 Jan 3 May 4 Jan 22 Feb 19 Apr 15 Mar 29 Mar
Edinburgh City 4 Jan 5 Apr 22 Mar 12 Apr 26 Apr 11 Jan 1 Feb 1 Mar 15 Feb
Elgin City 18 Jan 15 Mar 1 Feb 22 Feb 8 Mar 19 Apr 5 Apr 26 Apr 4 Jan
Forfar Athletic 19 Apr 1 Mar 5 Apr 8 Feb 11 Jan 29 Mar 3 May 25 Jan 15 Mar
Peterhead 5 Apr 15 Feb 26 Apr 15 Mar 1 Mar 1 Feb 18 Jan 4 Jan 12 Apr
Stirling Albion 25 Jan 26 Apr 1 Mar 29 Mar 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Mar 12 Apr 11 Jan
Stranraer 3 May 29 Mar 18 Jan 19 Apr 15 Feb 22 Mar 8 Mar 22 Feb 1 Feb
The Spartans 1 Mar 19 Apr 8 Feb 3 May 22 Mar 18 Jan 25 Jan 8 Mar 5 Apr
First match(es) will be played: 4 January 2025. 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 Scotland Connor Young Edinburgh City 13
2 Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife 9
3 England Nathan Austin East Fife 7
4 Scotland Jordan Allan Clyde 5
Scotland Blair Henderson The Spartans

Awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Jordon Brown and Scotland Ryan Strachan Peterhead England Nathan Austin East Fife
September Scotland Dick Campbell East Fife Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife
October Scotland Allan Hale Elgin City Scotland Jack Murray Elgin City

References

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  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Club Statement". Clyde FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh City". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "The Spartans Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Club Statement". Stirling Albion FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  14. ^ "SPFL statement: Bonnyrigg Rose". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  15. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 16 November 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 Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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