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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 played117
Goals scored318 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerAlan Trouten
Connor Young
18 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 scoringEdinburgh City 4–3 Stirling Albion (1 February 2025)
Bonnyrigg Rose 3–4 Peterhead (8 February 2025)
Longest winning runEast Fife
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runElgin City
(11 games)
Longest winless runClyde
(10 games)
Longest losing runStirling Albion
(4 games)
Highest attendance1,356
Elgin City 2–0 Peterhead (28 December 2024)
Lowest attendance226
Edinburgh City 0–1 Peterhead (11 January 2025)
Total attendance68,097
Average attendance582
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2025.

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
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Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League Two
 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]
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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 East Fife 24 15 3 6 50 22 +28 48 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 24 13 5 6 36 27 +9 44 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Elgin City 23 11 7 5 35 26 +9 40
4 Edinburgh City 24 11 4 9 35 33 +2 37
5 Stirling Albion 24 9 3 12 36 42 −6 30
6 The Spartans 22 8 5 9 27 29 −2 29
7 Clyde 24 6 8 10 28 37 −9 26
8 Bonnyrigg Rose 24 9 4 11 31 42 −11 25[a]
9 Stranraer 23 6 6 11 20 28 −8 24
10 Forfar Athletic 22 3 7 12 19 31 −12 16 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. 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 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Clyde 2–2 — 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–1
East Fife 5–0 5–1 — 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 5–1
Edinburgh City 2–2 1–0 2–4 — 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–0
Elgin City 2–1 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 2–1 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–1
Forfar Athletic 5–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 — 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–3
Peterhead 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–1
Stirling Albion 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–3 — 1–1 1–0
Stranraer 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 4 Mar 0–0 0–2 — 2–2
The Spartans 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 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.

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 — 2–1 12 Apr 8 Mar 29 Mar 22 Feb 3–4 15 Mar 3–1 26 Apr
Clyde 22 Mar — 8 Mar 0–2 0–0 12 Apr 3 May 2–0 2–0 22 Feb
East Fife 15 Feb 3–0 — 4–1 3 May 1–0 22 Feb 19 Apr 15 Mar 29 Mar
Edinburgh City 2–0 5 Apr 22 Mar — 12 Apr 26 Apr 0–1 4–3 1 Mar 15 Feb
Elgin City 3–0 15 Mar 1–0 22 Feb — 8 Mar 19 Apr 5 Apr 26 Apr 11 Mar
Forfar Athletic 19 Apr 1 Mar 5 Apr 0–1 1–1 — 29 Mar 3 May 0–1 15 Mar
Peterhead 5 Apr 15 Feb 26 Apr 15 Mar 1 Mar 2–2 — 3–2 1–0 12 Apr
Stirling Albion 3–0 26 Apr 1 Mar 29 Mar 3–1 15 Feb 22 Mar — 12 Apr 1–3
Stranraer 3 May 29 Mar 0–2 19 Apr 15 Feb 22 Mar 8 Mar 22 Feb — 2–0
The Spartans 1 Mar 19 Apr 0–1 3 May 22 Mar 25 Feb 1–0 8 Mar 5 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 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 Alan Trouten East Fife 18
Scotland Connor Young Edinburgh City
3 Scotland Blair Henderson The Spartans 10
4 Scotland Cameron Ross Bonnyrigg Rose 9
Scotland Kieran Shanks Peterhead
Scotland Adam Brown Stirling Albion
7 Scotland Jordan Allan Clyde 8
England Nathan Austin East Fife
Scotland Mark Russell Stranraer

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
November Scotland Michael McIndoe Edinburgh City Scotland Connor Young Edinburgh City
December Scotland Liam Scullion Clyde
January Scotland Dick Campbell East Fife Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife

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 8 February 2025.
  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 8 February 2025.
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