2024–25 Scottish League One
Football league season
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The 2024–25 Scottish League One (known as William Hill League One for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of Scottish League One, the third 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 | Arbroath |
| Promoted | Arbroath |
| Relegated | Annan Athletic Dumbarton |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 486 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ross Cunningham Mitch Megginson (13 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 winning run | Queen of the South Stenhousemuir (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Arbroath (9 games) |
| Longest winless run | Dumbarton (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | 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) |
| Total attendance | 152,518 |
| Average attendance | 847 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025. | |
Ten teams contested 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.
To League OnePromoted from League Two Relegated from the Championship |
From League OneRelegated to League Two Promoted to the Championship
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Stadia and locations
| 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] |
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| Dumbarton |
 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] | ||
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| 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] |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic |  Andy Graham |
Scott Taggart |
Pendle | Northern Gas and Power |
| Annan Athletic | Willie Gibson |
Tommy Muir |
EV2 Sportswear | M & S Engineering |
| Arbroath | David Gold Colin Hamilton |
Thomas O'Brien |
Macron | Megatech |
| Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley |
Mitch Megginson |
Adidas | KR Group |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Farrell |
Mark Durnan |
Macron | JJR Print (Home) C&G Systems (Away) |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Scott Kellacher |
 Danny Devine |
Puma | ILI Group |
| Kelty Hearts | Thomas O'Ware |
Thomas O'Ware |
Adidas | I-Scaff Access Solutions |
| Montrose | Stewart Petrie |
Paul Watson |
Uhlsport | Montrose Port Authority (Home) InterMoor (Away) |
| Queen of the South |  Peter Murphy |
 Matty Douglas |
Macron | Galloway Controls |
| Stenhousemuir | Gary Naysmith |
Gregor Buchanan |
Uhlsport | LOC Hire |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of the South | Marvin Bartley |
Mutual consent | 4 May 2024[12] | Pre-season | Peter Murphy |
9 May 2024[13] |
| Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy |
Signed by Queen of the South | 9 May 2024[13] | Willie Gibson |
16 May 2024[14] | |
| Arbroath | Jim McIntyre |
Sacked | 17 August 2024 | 10th | David Gold and Colin Hamilton |
17 August 2024 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Duncan Ferguson |
Sacked after club entered administration | 23 October 2024 | Scott Kellacher |
23 October 2024 | |
| Kelty Hearts | Michael Tidser |
Signed by Dunfermline Athletic | 17 January 2025 | 3rd | Charlie Mulgrew |
17 January 2025 |
| Charlie Mulgrew |
Resigned | 8 April 2025 | 7th | Thomas O'Ware |
11 April 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arbroath (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 64 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 57 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 55 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 53 | |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 51 | |
| 6 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 43[a] | |
| 8 | Montrose | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 40 | |
| 9 | Annan Athletic (R) | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 36 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Dumbarton (R) | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 20[b] | Relegation to League Two |
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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[15]
- Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[16]
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 | Mitch Megginson |
Cove Rangers | 13 |
| Ross Cunningham |
Kelty Hearts | ||
| 3 | Adam Emslie |
Cove Rangers | 12 |
| 4 | Luke Rankin |
Alloa Athletic | 10 |
| Tommy Muir |
Annan Athletic | ||
| Keith Bray |
Inverness CT | ||
| Adam Brooks |
Queen of the South |
Awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Michael Tidser |
Kelty Hearts | Ross Cunningham |
Kelty Hearts |
| September | Stewart Petrie |
Montrose | Reece Lyon |
Queen of the South |
| October | Paul Hartley |
Cove Rangers | Mitch Megginson |
Cove Rangers |
| November | Scott Kellacher |
Inverness CT | Scott Williamson |
Kelty Hearts |
| December | David Gold Colin Hamilton |
Arbroath | Gavin Reilly |
Arbroath |
| January | Peter Murphy |
Queen of the South | Adam Brooks |
Queen of the South |
| February | Gary Naysmith |
Stenhousemuir | Owen Stirton |
Montrose |
| March | David Gold Colin Hamilton |
Arbroath | Blair Lyons | |
| April | Peter Murphy |
Queen of the South | Jordan Allan |
Queen of the South |
League One play-offs
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Elgin City | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Annan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| East Fife | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | East Fife | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
| 6 May 2025 | Elgin City | 2–4 | Annan Athletic | Elgin |
| 19:45 | Sargent  22'Murray 45' |
[20] | Goss 17' Kilsby 23'Muir 26', 36' |
Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
| 6 May 2025 | Edinburgh City | 1–0 | East Fife | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Zaid 76' |
[21] | Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 723 Referee: Graham Grainger |