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2024–25 Scottish League One

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Scottish League One
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025
Matches played121
Goals scored310 (2.56 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)
Stenhousemuir 0–4 Cove Rangers (25 January 2025)
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 attendance2,714
Arbroath 3–0 Montrose (28 December 2024)
Lowest attendance176
Cove Rangers 0–3 Stenhousemuir (3 December 2024)
Total attendance100,016
Average attendance826
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2025.

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

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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: 2,602[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 Scotland Andy Graham Scotland Scott Taggart Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Annan Athletic Scotland Willie Gibson Scotland Tommy Muir EV2 Sportswear M & S Engineering
Arbroath Scotland David Gold
Scotland Colin Hamilton 		Scotland Thomas O'Brien Macron Megatech
Cove Rangers Scotland Paul Hartley Scotland Mitch Megginson Adidas KR Group
Dumbarton Scotland Stephen Farrell Scotland Mark Durnan Macron JJR Print (Home)
C&G Systems (Away)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Scott Kellacher Northern Ireland Danny Devine Puma ILI Group
Kelty Hearts Scotland Charlie Mulgrew Scotland Thomas O'Ware Adidas I-Scaff Access Solutions
Montrose Scotland Stewart Petrie Scotland Paul Watson Uhlsport Montrose Port Authority (Home)
InterMoor (Away)
Queen of the South Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy England Matty Douglas Macron Galloway Controls
Stenhousemuir Scotland Gary Naysmith Scotland 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 England Marvin Bartley Mutual consent 4 May 2024[12] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy 9 May 2024[13]
Annan Athletic Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy Signed by Queen of the South 9 May 2024[13] Scotland Willie Gibson 16 May 2024[14]
Arbroath Scotland Jim McIntyre Sacked 17 August 2024 10th Scotland David Gold and Colin Hamilton 17 August 2024
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Duncan Ferguson Sacked after club entered administration 23 October 2024 10th Scotland Scott Kellacher 23 October 2024
Kelty Hearts Scotland Michael Tidser Signed by Dunfermline Athletic 17 January 2025 3rd Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 17 January 2025

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 23 12 4 7 38 25 +13 40 Promotion to the Championship
2 Cove Rangers 24 11 5 8 40 28 +12 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Stenhousemuir 24 11 5 8 34 25 +9 38
4 Alloa Athletic 25 8 10 7 33 28 +5 34
5 Queen of the South 25 9 5 11 25 31 −6 32
6 Kelty Hearts 23 8 7 8 29 24 +5 31
7 Montrose 25 7 9 9 27 31 −4 30
8 Annan Athletic 25 7 6 12 26 44 −18 27
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 24 10 7 7 27 27 0 22[a] Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Dumbarton 24 5 8 11 31 47 −16 8[b] Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2025. 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 3–2 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 —
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 1–2 2–0 26 Apr 1–1 1–3
Annan Athletic 22 Feb — 19 Apr 3 May 2–1 0–3 29 Mar 2–2 5 Apr 8 Mar
Arbroath 1–3 1 Mar — 29 Mar 15 Mar 3–0 25 Feb 3–0 3 May 12 Apr
Cove Rangers 19 Apr 3–1 2–1 — 22 Feb 5 Apr 26 Apr 1–1 8 Mar 22 Mar
Dumbarton 1–1 26 Apr 4 Mar 12 Apr — 8 Mar 2–0 2–3 22 Mar 1 Mar
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 Mar 15 Mar 26 Apr 1–4 2–0 — 12 Apr 1 Mar 1–0 11 Mar
Kelty Hearts 3 May 1–3 22 Mar 11 Mar 5 Apr 22 Feb — 8 Mar 19 Apr 0–0
Montrose 2–2 22 Mar 5 Apr 15 Mar 19 Apr 3 May 0–0 — 22 Feb 0–3
Queen of the South 15 Mar 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 29 Mar 1 Mar 12 Apr — 26 Apr
Stenhousemuir 5 Apr 1–1 22 Feb 0–4 3 May 19 Apr 15 Mar 29 Mar 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2025. 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 Scotland Ross Cunningham Kelty Hearts 11
2 Scotland Mitch Megginson Cove Rangers 10
3 Scotland Tommy Muir Annan Athletic 7
Scotland Gavin Reilly Arbroath
Scotland Findlay Marshall Cove Rangers
Scotland Scott Williamson Kelty Hearts

Awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Michael Tidser Kelty Hearts Scotland Ross Cunningham Kelty Hearts
September Scotland Stewart Petrie Montrose Scotland Reece Lyon Queen of the South
October Scotland Paul Hartley Cove Rangers Scotland Mitch Megginson Cove Rangers
November Scotland Scott Kellacher Inverness CT Scotland Scott Williamson Kelty Hearts
December Scotland David Gold and Colin Hamilton Arbroath Scotland Gavin Reilly Arbroath
January Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy Queen of the South Scotland Adam Brooks Queen of the South

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 15 February 2025.
  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 15 February 2025.
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