2024–25 Scottish League One
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{{Infobox football league season
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| competition = Scottish League One
| season = 2024–25
| dates = {{nobreak|3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025}}
| winners = Arbroath
| promoted = Arbroath
| relegated = Dumbarton
| matches = 170
| total goals = 454
| league topscorer = Ross Cunningham
Mitch Megginson
(12 goals)
| biggest home win = Alloa Athletic 5–0 Annan Athletic (2 November 2024)
| biggest away win = Kelty Hearts 0–6 Dumbarton (5 April 2025)
| highest scoring = Annan Athletic 3–4 Alloa Athletic (22 February 2025)
| longest wins = Stenhousemuir
(5 games)
| longest unbeaten = Arbroath
(9 games)
| longest winless = Dumbarton
(11 games)
| longest losses = Dumbarton
(6 games)
| highest attendance = 2,714
Arbroath 3–0 Montrose (28 December 2024)
| lowest attendance = 176
Cove Rangers 0–3 Stenhousemuir (3 December 2024)
| attendance = 140,950
| average attendance = 829
| prevseason = 2023–24
| nextseason = 2025–26
| updated = 19 April 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.{{cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/key-dates-for-season-202425 |title=Key dates for Season 2024/25 |publisher=SPFL |date=22 January 2024 |access-date=17 April 2024}}
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
The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.
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=To League One=
=From League One=
=Stadia and locations=
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Recreation Park |
Capacity: 3,100{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/alloa-athletic/ |title=Alloa Athletic Football Club|website=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=11 November 2013}} |
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Dumbarton
! colspan=2 rowspan=4| {{Location map+ |UK Scotland|width=400 |float=center|caption=Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One |places= {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.116320 |long=-3.795195 |label=Alloa|position=top}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=54.987035 |long=-3.2568200|label=Annan Athletic|position=right}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.551976 |long=-2.593305 |label=Arbroath|position=right}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=57.112331 |long=-2.099915 |label=Cove Rangers|position=top}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=55.938403 |long=-4.561606 |label=Dumbarton|position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=57.494976 |long=-4.217345 |label=Inverness Caledonian Thistle|position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.136346 |long=-3.379499 |label=Kelty Hearts|position=right}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.721440 |long=-2.4661846|label=Montrose|position=right}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=55.069767 |long=-3.624944 |label=Queen of the South|position=left}} {{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.028920 |long=-3.814752 |label=Stenhousemuir F.C.|position=left}} }} |
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Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Capacity: 2,020{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/dumbarton/ |title=Dumbarton Football Club|website=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=11 November 2013}} |
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Kelty Hearts |
New Central Park |
Capacity: 2,181{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/kelty-hearts/ |title=Kelty Hearts Football Club|website=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=16 April 2022}} |
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=Personnel and kits=
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Team
! Manager ! Captain ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor |
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Alloa Athletic
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Andy|Graham}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Scott|Taggart}} |Pendle |Northern Gas and Power |
Annan Athletic
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Willie|Gibson|dab=footballer, born 1984}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Tommy|Muir|nolink=1}} |EV2 Sportswear |M & S Engineering |
Arbroath
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|David|Gold|dab=footballer}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Thomas|O'Brien|dab=footballer}} |Megatech |
Cove Rangers
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Paul|Hartley}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Mitch|Megginson}} |KR Group |
Dumbarton
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Farrell|dab=footballer}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Mark|Durnan}} |Macron |JJR Print (Home) |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Scott|Kellacher}} |{{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Danny|Devine|dab=footballer, born 1992}} |Puma |
Kelty Hearts
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Thomas|O'Ware}} (interim) |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Thomas|O'Ware}} |Adidas |I-Scaff Access Solutions |
Montrose
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stewart|Petrie}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Paul|Watson|nolink=1}} |Montrose Port Authority (Home) |
Queen of the South
|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Peter|Murphy|dab=footballer, born 1980}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Matty|Douglas|nolink=1}} |Macron |Galloway Controls |
Stenhousemuir
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Gary|Naysmith}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|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 |
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Queen of the South
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Marvin Bartley | Mutual consent | rowspan="2" | Pre-season | {{flagicon|IRL}} Peter Murphy |
Annan Athletic
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Peter Murphy | Signed by Queen of the South | {{flagicon|SCO}} Willie Gibson |
Arbroath
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jim McIntyre | Sacked | 17 August 2024 | rowspan="2" | 10th |{{flagicon|SCO}} David Gold and Colin Hamilton | 17 August 2024 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Duncan Ferguson | Sacked after club entered administration | 23 October 2024 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Kellacher | 23 October 2024 |
rowspan="2" |Kelty Hearts
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Tidser | Signed by Dunfermline Athletic | 17 January 2025 | 3rd |{{flagicon|SCO}} Charlie Mulgrew | 17 January 2025 |
{{flagicon|SCO}} Charlie Mulgrew
| Resigned | 8 April 2025 | 7th |{{flagicon|SCO}} Thomas O'Ware (interim) | 11 April 2025 |
League table
|team_order = ARB, COV, QOS, STE, ALL, MON, KEL, ICT, ANN, DUM
|result1=SC |result2=PPO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result9=RPO |result10=REL
|update=19 April 2025
|win_ALL=12|draw_ALL=12|loss_ALL=10|gf_ALL=52|ga_ALL=44
|win_ANN=10|draw_ANN=6 |loss_ANN=18|gf_ANN=38|ga_ANN=61
|win_ARB=19|draw_ARB=6 |loss_ARB=9 |gf_ARB=57|ga_ARB=38
|win_COV=15|draw_COV=8 |loss_COV=11|gf_COV=56|ga_COV=40
|win_DUM=7 |draw_DUM=11|loss_DUM=16|gf_DUM=47|ga_DUM=63
|win_ICT=14|draw_ICT=10|loss_ICT=10|gf_ICT=40|ga_ICT=38
|win_KEL=10|draw_KEL=10|loss_KEL=14|gf_KEL=36|ga_KEL=43
|win_MON=9 |draw_MON=13|loss_MON=12|gf_MON=39|ga_MON=45
|win_QOS=15|draw_QOS=6 |loss_QOS=13|gf_QOS=43|ga_QOS=40
|win_STE=14|draw_STE=8 |loss_STE=12|gf_STE=46|ga_STE=42
|adjust_points_DUM=-15
|adjust_points_ICT=-15
|hth_DUM=Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.{{cite web | url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-statement-dumbarton-fc | title=SPFL statement - Dumbarton | publisher=Scottish Professional Football League | work=spfl.co.uk | date=19 November 2024 | access-date=19 November 2024}}
|hth_ICT=Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.{{cite web | url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-statement-inverness-ct | title=SPFL statement - Inverness CT | publisher=Scottish Professional Football League | work=spfl.co.uk | date=22 October 2024 | access-date=22 October 2024}}
|status_ARB=C,P
|status_DUM=R
|name_ALL=Alloa Athletic
|name_ANN=Annan Athletic
|name_ARB=Arbroath
|name_COV=Cove Rangers
|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|name_ICT=Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|name_KEL=Kelty Hearts
|name_MON=Montrose
|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|name_STE=Stenhousemuir
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=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).{{cite web |title=The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League |url=https://spfl.co.uk/admin/filemanager/images/shares/pdfs/SPFL%20Rules%20and%20Regulations%2022-Jul-19.pdf |website=SPFL |access-date=20 October 2019 |pages=38–39}}
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_SC=green1 |text_SC=Promotion to the Championship
|col_PPO=yellow1|text_PPO={{nowrap|Qualification for the Championship play-offs}}
|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the League One play-offs
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to League Two
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Results
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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|a_note=yes
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=ALO |team2=ANN |team3=ARB |team4=COV |team5=DUM |team6=ICT |team7=KEL |team8=MON |team9=QOS |team10=STE
|name_ALO=Alloa Athletic
|name_ANN=Annan Athletic
|name_ARB=Arbroath
|name_COV=Cove Rangers
|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|name_ICT=Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|name_KEL=Kelty Hearts
|name_MON=Montrose
|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|name_STE=Stenhousemuir
|match_ALO_ANN=5–0
|match_ALO_ARB=0–1
|match_ALO_COV=0–2
|match_ALO_DUM=2–2
|match_ALO_ICT=2–2
|match_ALO_KEL=1–0
|match_ALO_MON=1–2
|match_ALO_QOS=0–0
|match_ALO_STE=1–0
|match_ANN_ALO=0–1
|match_ANN_ARB=0–4
|match_ANN_COV=1–1
|match_ANN_DUM=1–1
|match_ANN_ICT=1–0
|match_ANN_KEL=0–2
|match_ANN_MON=1–0
|match_ANN_QOS=1–0
|match_ANN_STE=1–1
|match_ARB_ALO=0–0
|match_ARB_ANN=2–0
|match_ARB_COV=2–1
|match_ARB_DUM=1–3
|match_ARB_ICT=1–0
|match_ARB_KEL=0–3
|match_ARB_MON=0–0
|match_ARB_QOS=2–1
|match_ARB_STE=1–0
|match_COV_ALO=2–0
|match_COV_ANN=1–3
|match_COV_ARB=2–4
|match_COV_DUM=1–1
|match_COV_ICT=1–2
|match_COV_KEL=0–0
|match_COV_MON=1–0
|match_COV_QOS=2–0
|match_COV_STE=0–3
|match_DUM_ALO=3–3
|match_DUM_ANN=1–5
|match_DUM_ARB=2–2
|match_DUM_COV=0–3
|match_DUM_ICT=3–1
|match_DUM_KEL=2–2
|match_DUM_MON=0–1
|match_DUM_QOS=2–1
|match_DUM_STE=1–3
|match_ICT_ALO=1–0
|match_ICT_ANN=1–0
|match_ICT_ARB=0–2
|match_ICT_COV=1–1
|match_ICT_DUM=1–1
|match_ICT_KEL=1–1
|match_ICT_MON=1–1
|match_ICT_QOS=1–0
|match_ICT_STE=0–0
|match_KEL_ALO=0–2
|match_KEL_ANN=3–0
|match_KEL_ARB=3–2
|match_KEL_COV=1–3
|match_KEL_DUM=2–0
|match_KEL_ICT=0–0
|match_KEL_MON=0–2
|match_KEL_QOS=2–0
|match_KEL_STE=2–0
|match_MON_ALO=2–2
|match_MON_ANN=2–1
|match_MON_ARB=1–1
|match_MON_COV=0–2
|match_MON_DUM=1–2
|match_MON_ICT=2–3
|match_MON_KEL=1–1
|match_MON_QOS=1–0
|match_MON_STE=3–0
|match_QOS_ALO=1–1
|match_QOS_ANN=2–0
|match_QOS_ARB=2–1
|match_QOS_COV=2–1
|match_QOS_DUM=2–0
|match_QOS_ICT=3–2
|match_QOS_KEL=1–5
|match_QOS_MON=1–0
|match_QOS_STE=2–1
|match_STE_ALO=0–1
|match_STE_ANN=5–1
|match_STE_ARB=2–1
|match_STE_COV=3–2
|match_STE_DUM=4–0
|match_STE_ICT=0–1
|match_STE_KEL=2–1
|match_STE_MON=1–0
|match_STE_QOS=0–0
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=Second half of season (Matches 19–36)=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|update=19 April 2025
|a_note=yes
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=ALO |team2=ANN |team3=ARB |team4=COV |team5=DUM |team6=ICT |team7=KEL |team8=MON |team9=QOS |team10=STE
|name_ALO=Alloa Athletic
|name_ANN=Annan Athletic
|name_ARB=Arbroath
|name_COV=Cove Rangers
|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|name_ICT=Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|name_KEL=Kelty Hearts
|name_MON=Montrose
|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|name_STE=Stenhousemuir
|match_ALO_ANN=1–0
|match_ALO_ARB=2–3
|match_ALO_COV=2–1
|match_ALO_DUM=2–3
|match_ALO_ICT=1–2
|match_ALO_KEL=2–0
|match_ALO_MON={{small|26 Apr}}
|match_ALO_QOS=1–1
|match_ALO_STE=1–3
|match_ANN_ALO=3–4
|match_ANN_ARB=5–1
|match_ANN_COV={{small|3 May}}
|match_ANN_DUM=2–1
|match_ANN_ICT=0–3
|match_ANN_KEL=2–1
|match_ANN_MON=2–2
|match_ANN_QOS=0–2
|match_ANN_STE=0–2
|match_ARB_ALO=1–3
|match_ARB_ANN=3–0
|match_ARB_COV=1–0
|match_ARB_DUM=1–1
|match_ARB_ICT=3–0
|match_ARB_KEL=2–1
|match_ARB_MON=3–0
|match_ARB_QOS={{small|3 May}}
|match_ARB_STE=4–0
|match_COV_ALO=1–1
|match_COV_ANN=3–1
|match_COV_ARB=2–1
|match_COV_DUM=2–1
|match_COV_ICT=0–3
|match_COV_KEL={{small|26 Apr}}
|match_COV_MON=1–1
|match_COV_QOS=3–1
|match_COV_STE=0–0
|match_DUM_ALO=1–1
|match_DUM_ANN={{small|26 Apr}}
|match_DUM_ARB=1–2
|match_DUM_COV=1–3
|match_DUM_ICT=0–1
|match_DUM_KEL=2–0
|match_DUM_MON=2–3
|match_DUM_QOS=0–0
|match_DUM_STE=1–3
|match_ICT_ALO=1–1
|match_ICT_ANN=0–1
|match_ICT_ARB={{small|26 Apr}}
|match_ICT_COV=1–4
|match_ICT_DUM=2–0
|match_ICT_KEL=0–2
|match_ICT_MON=1–1
|match_ICT_QOS=1–0
|match_ICT_STE=4–1
|match_KEL_ALO={{small|3 May}}
|match_KEL_ANN=1–3
|match_KEL_ARB=1–1
|match_KEL_COV=0–4
|match_KEL_DUM=0–6
|match_KEL_ICT=0–1
|match_KEL_MON=0–0
|match_KEL_QOS=1–3
|match_KEL_STE=0–0
|match_MON_ALO=2–2
|match_MON_ANN=3–1
|match_MON_ARB=0–1
|match_MON_COV=2–2
|match_MON_DUM=2–2
|match_MON_ICT={{small|3 May}}
|match_MON_KEL=0–0
|match_MON_QOS=0–3
|match_MON_STE=0–3
|match_QOS_ALO=3–2
|match_QOS_ANN=1–1
|match_QOS_ARB=0–3
|match_QOS_COV=1–0
|match_QOS_DUM=3–1
|match_QOS_ICT=4–1
|match_QOS_KEL=0–1
|match_QOS_MON=2–1
|match_QOS_STE={{small|26 Apr}}
|match_STE_ALO=1–4
|match_STE_ANN=1–1
|match_STE_ARB=2–0
|match_STE_COV=0–4
|match_STE_DUM={{small|3 May}}
|match_STE_ICT=1–1
|match_STE_KEL=0–0
|match_STE_MON=2–3
|match_STE_QOS=2–1
}}
Season statistics
=Scoring=
==Top scorers==
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Rank
! Player ! Club ! Goals |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Mitch Megginson |align="left"|Cove Rangers |rowspan="2"|12 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Cunningham
|align="left"|Kelty Hearts |
rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Tommy Muir |align="left"|Annan Athletic |rowspan="2"|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Adam Brooks
|align="left"|Queen of the South |
rowspan="5"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Luke Donnelly |align="left"|Alloa Athletic |rowspan="5"|9 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Adam Emslie
|align="left"|Cove Rangers |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Ruth
|align="left"|Dumbarton |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Keith Bray
|align="left"|Inverness CT |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Corey O'Donnell
|align="left"|Stenhousemuir |
Awards
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!colspan="2"|Manager of the Month !colspan="2"|Player of the Month |
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Manager
!Club !Player !Club |
August
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Tidser | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Cunningham | Kelty Hearts |
September
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Stewart Petrie | Montrose | {{flagicon|SCO}} Reece Lyon |
October
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Hartley | {{flagicon|SCO}} Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers |
November
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Kellacher | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Williamson | Kelty Hearts |
December
| {{flagicon|SCO}} David Gold | Arbroath | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gavin Reilly | Arbroath |
January
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Peter Murphy | Queen of the South | {{flagicon|SCO}} Adam Brooks | Queen of the South |
February
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Naysmith | {{flagicon|SCO}} Owen Stirton | rowspan="2"| Montrose |
March
| {{flagicon|SCO}} David Gold | Arbroath | {{flagicon|SCO}} Blair Lyons |
League One play-offs
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=Semi-finals=
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://spfl.co.uk/league/league-one Official website]
{{Scottish League One}}
{{Scottish third division football seasons}}
{{2024–25 in Scottish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Scottish League One}}