2024–25 Scottish League Two
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 133 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Trouten Connor Young 9 goals |
| Biggest home win | East Fife 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose (5 October 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024) Edinburgh City 0–4 Peterhead (31 August 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Elgin 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 run | East Fife (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Elgin City (11 games) |
| Longest winless run | Clyde (9 games) |
| Longest losing run | Clyde Forfar Athletic The Spartans (3 games) |
| Highest attendance | 794 Stirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 248 Edinburgh City 1–2 Stirling Albion (3 August 2024) |
| Total attendance | 31,586 |
| Average attendance | 574 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 2 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
[edit]The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.
To League Two[edit]Relegated from League One |
From League Two[edit]Promoted to League One
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Stadia and locations
[edit]| 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] |
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| Elgin City |
  Edinburgh Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League Two |
Forfar Athletic | |
| Borough Briggs | Station Park | ||
| Capacity: 4,520[7] | Capacity: 6,777[8] | ||
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| 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] |
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League Two football clubs in Edinburgh
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyrigg Rose |  Calum Elliot
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Kerr Young
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Puma | G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home) Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away) |
| Clyde | Darren Young
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Lee Hamilton
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Puma | HomesBook Factoring (Home) McGoldrick's Pool & Sports Bar (Away) |
| East Fife | Dick Campbell
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Stewart Murdoch
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Erreà | MPH Group (Home) Back Onside (Away) Harley Taxis (Third) |
| Edinburgh City | Michael McIndoe
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Jon Robertson
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Puma | Box Energy Renewable Solutions |
| Elgin City | Allan Hale
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Matthew Cooper
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Joma | McDonald & Munro |
| Forfar Athletic | Vacant | Stuart Morrison
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Pendle | Orchard Timber Products |
| Peterhead | Jordon Brown Ryan Strachan
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Jason Brown
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Puma | The Score Group |
| Stirling Albion |  Alan Maybury
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Ross McGeachie
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Joma | M&G |
| Stranraer | Chris Aitken
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Grant Gallagher
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Mizuno | Stena Line |
| The Spartans | Douglas Samuel
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Kevin Waugh
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Macron | J-TEQ EMS Solutions Ltd |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling Albion | Darren Young
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Sacked | 13 May 2024[13] | Pre-season | Alan Maybury
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2 June 2024 |
| Stranraer | Scott Agnew
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Resigned | 1 September 2024 | 9th | Chris Aitken
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30 September 2024 |
| Clyde | Ian McCall
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Mutual consent | 10 October 2024 | 9th | Darren Young
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23 October 2024 |
| Forfar Athletic | Ray McKinnon
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Sacked | 9 November 2024 | 10th |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Fife | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 23 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Elgin City | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 23 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 3 | Peterhead | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 | |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Edinburgh City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 12 | |
| 7 | The Spartans | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 | |
| 8 | Stranraer | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 9 | |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Clyde | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: [14]
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).[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).[15]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Trouten
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East Fife | 9 |
| Connor Young
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Edinburgh City | ||
| 3 |  Nathan Austin
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East Fife | 7 |
| 4 | Russell Dingwall
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Elgin City | 4 |
| Jack Murray
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Elgin City |
Awards
[edit]| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Jordon Brown and Ryan Strachan
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Peterhead | Nathan Austin
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East Fife |
| September | Dick Campbell
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East Fife | Alan Trouten
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East Fife |
| October | Allan Hale
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Elgin City | Jack Murray
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Elgin City |
References
[edit]- ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Club Statement". Clyde FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Edinburgh City". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "The Spartans Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Club Statement". Stirling Albion FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b "William Hill League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 2 November 2024.