2024–25 Scottish League Two
Football league season
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The 2024–25 Scottish League Two (known as William Hill League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football. The season began on 3 August 2024 and concluded on 3 May 2025.[1]
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 |
| Champions | Peterhead |
| Promoted | Peterhead East Fife |
| Relegated | Bonnyrigg Rose |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 469 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Trouten 22 goals |
| Biggest home win | East Fife 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose (5 October 2024) Edinburgh City 5–0 The Spartans (15 February 2025) Peterhead 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose (5 April 2025) Clyde 6–1 Peterhead (3 May 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024) Edinburgh City 0–4 Peterhead (31 August 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Edinburgh City 4–3 Stirling Albion (1 February 2025) Bonnyrigg Rose 3–4 Peterhead (8 February 2025) Edinburgh City 5–2 East Fife (22 March 2025) Clyde 6–1 Peterhead (3 May 2025) |
| Longest winning run | East Fife (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Elgin City Peterhead (11 games) |
| Longest winless run | Bonnyrigg Rose (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | Elgin City (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 1,979 Peterhead 1–0 East Fife (26 April 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 226 Edinburgh City 0–1 Peterhead (11 January 2025) |
| Total attendance | 108,333 |
| Average attendance | 601 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025. | |
Ten teams contested the league: Bonnyrigg Rose, Clyde, East Fife, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, Stirling Albion, Stranraer and The Spartans.
Teams
The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.
To League TwoRelegated from League One |
From League TwoPromoted to League One
|
Stadia and locations
| 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 | 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] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling Albion | Sacked | 13 May 2024[13] | Pre-season | 2 June 2024 | ||
| Stranraer | Resigned | 1 September 2024 | 9th | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Clyde | Mutual consent | 10 October 2024 | 9th | 23 October 2024 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | Sacked | 9 November 2024 | 10th | 20 November 2024 | ||
| Bonnyrigg Rose | Sacked | 10 March 2025 | 10th | 13 March 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterhead (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 66 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | East Fife (O, P) | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 65 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 56 | |
| 4 | Elgin City | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 55 | |
| 5 | The Spartans | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 52 | |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 48 | |
| 7 | Clyde | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 43 | |
| 8 | Stranraer | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg Rose (R) | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 36[a] | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Bonnyrigg Rose were deducted 6 points for failing to maintain a Bronze level licence.[14]
Results
Teams played 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)
Second half of season (Matches 19–36)
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Fife | 22 | |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 18 | |
| 3 | East Fife | 13 | |
| The Spartans | |||
| 5 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 11 | |
| 6 | Peterhead | 10 | |
| The Spartans |
Awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Peterhead | East Fife | ||
| September | East Fife | East Fife | ||
| October | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||
| November | Edinburgh City | Edinburgh City | ||
| December | Clyde | |||
| January | East Fife | East Fife | ||
| February | Edinburgh City | Edinburgh City | ||
| March | Peterhead | Clyde | ||
| April | Peterhead | |||
League Two play-offs
The Pyramid play-off was contested between the champions of the 2024–25 Highland Football League (Brora Rangers) and the 2024–25 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride). The winners, East Kilbride, faced the bottom-placed League Two club (Bonnyrigg Rose) in the League Two play-off final, being promoted to League Two for the 2025–26 season after winning 3–1 on aggregate. Bonnyrigg Rose were relegated to the Lowland League for the following season.
Bracket
| Pyramid play-off | Final | |||||||||||
| L/H | East Kilbride | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| L | East Kilbride | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 LT | Bonnyrigg Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| H | Brora Rangers | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
Pyramid play-off
First leg
| 26 April 2025 | East Kilbride | 4–1 | Brora Rangers | East Kilbride |
| 15:00 | [18] | Ewan |
Stadium: K-Park Referee: Alastair Grieve |
Second leg
Final
First leg
| 10 May 2025 | East Kilbride | 3–1 | Bonnyrigg Rose | East Kilbride |
| 15:00 |
|
[20] | Arnott |
Stadium: K-Park Attendance: 685 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
Second leg
| 17 May 2025 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | East Kilbride | Bonnyrigg |
| 15:00 | [21] | Stadium: New Dundas Park Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Euan Anderson |

