2024–25 Scottish League Two
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 |
Matches played | 5 |
Goals scored | 14 (2.8 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Watson 2 goals |
Biggest home win | Elgin City 4–2 East Fife (3 August 2024) |
Biggest away win | Bonnyrigg Rose 0–1 Peterhead Edinburgh City 1–2 Stirling Albion (3 August 2024) |
Highest scoring | Elgin City 4–2 East Fife (3 August 2024) |
Longest winning run | Elgin City Peterhead Stirling Albion 1 game |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 teams (1 game) |
Longest winless run | 7 teams (1 game) |
Highest attendance | 711 Forfar Athletic 0–0 Clyde (3 August 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 243 Edinburgh City 1–2 Stirling Albion (3 August 2024) |
Total attendance | 2,670 |
Average attendance | 534 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 3 August 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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Bonnyrigg Rose | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home) Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away) |
Clyde | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | HomesBook Factoring (Home) McGoldrick's Pool & Sports Bar (Away) |
East Fife | ![]() | ![]() | Erreà | MPH Group (Home) Back Onside (Away) Harley Taxis (Third) |
Edinburgh City | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | Box Energy Renewable Solutions |
Elgin City | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | McDonald & Munro |
Forfar Athletic | ![]() | ![]() | Pendle | Orchard Timber Products |
Peterhead | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Puma | The Score Group |
Stirling Albion | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | M&G |
Stranraer | ![]() | ![]() | Mizuno | Stena Line |
The Spartans | ![]() | ![]() | 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 |
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Stirling Albion | ![]() | Sacked | 13 May 2024[13] | Pre-season | ![]() | 2 June 2024 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Elgin City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Stirling Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
3 | Peterhead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Clyde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Stranraer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | The Spartans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
9 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
10 | East Fife | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 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 |
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1 | ![]() | The Spartans | 2 |
2 | 12 players | 1 |
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 3 August 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 3 August 2024.