2014–15 Scottish League One

The 2014–15 Scottish League One is the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.

Scottish League One
Season2014–15
ChampionsGreenock Morton
PromotedGreenock Morton
RelegatedStirling Albion
Matches played180
Biggest home winStranraer 5–0 Peterhead
(28 October 2014)
Biggest away winStirling Albion 0–5 Brechin City
(13 September 2014)
Highest scoringStenhousemuir 4–5 Stirling Albion
(23 August 2014)

Teams

Peterhead and Stirling Albion were promoted respectively as 2013–14 Scottish League Two champions and 2013–14 Scottish League One play-off winners, whilst Greenock Morton were relegated from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Airdrieonians Airdrie Excelsior Stadium 10,101[1]
Ayr United Ayr Somerset Park 10,185[2]
Brechin City Brechin Glebe Park 4,083[3]
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline East End Park 11,480[4]
Forfar Athletic Forfar Station Park 6,777[5]
Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow Park 11,589[6]
Peterhead Peterhead Balmoor 3,150[7]
Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 3,746[8]
Stirling Albion Stirling Forthbank Stadium 3,808[9]
Stranraer Stranraer Stair Park 4,178[10]

Personnel

Team Manager Manufacturer Sponsors
Airdrieonians Gary Bollan Puma Annick Structures Ltd
Ayr United Ian McCall Adidas Bodog
Brechin City Ray McKinnon Pendle Delson
Dunfermline Athletic John Potter Joma The Purvis Group
Forfar Athletic Dick Campbell Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Greenock Morton Jim Duffy Nike Millions Sweets
Peterhead Jim McInally Adidas Kerloch Oil Tools
Stenhousemuir Brown Ferguson (Caretaker) TBA Gulnar Tandoori Restaurant
Stirling Albion Stuart McLaren Macron Prudential Insurance
Stranraer Stephen Aitken Stanno Stena Line

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Greenock Morton (C, P) 36 22 3 11 65 40 +25 69 Promotion to the Championship
2 Stranraer 36 20 7 9 59 38 +21 67 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Forfar Athletic 36 20 6 10 59 43 +16 66
4 Brechin City 36 15 14 7 58 46 +12 59
5 Airdrieonians 36 16 10 10 53 39 +14 58
6 Peterhead 36 14 9 13 51 54 3 51
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 13 9 14 46 48 2 48
8 Ayr United 36 9 7 20 45 60 15 34
9 Stenhousemuir (O) 36 8 5 23 42 63 21 29 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 35 84 49 20 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

League One play-offs

The second bottom team in League one enters into a 4 team playoff with the teams from 2nd to 4th from League Two

Semi-Finals

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

First Leg

Arbroath2–2Queen's Park
McWalter  23'
Murray  43', 64'
Report Wharton  18'
Fraser  36'
Attendance: 837

East Fife1–1Stenhousemuir
Brown  3' Report Lithgow  61'
Attendance: 679
Referee: Euan Anderson

Second Leg

Queen's Park1–0 (a.e.t.)Arbroath
Quinn  118' Report
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Queen's Park win 3-2 on aggregate

Stenhousemuir3–1 (a.e.t.)East Fife
Millar  2'
McCormack  94'
Sutherland  116'
Report Page  87'

Stenhousemuir win 4-2 on aggregate

Final

The two semi-final winners play-off over two legs . the winner is awarded a place in the 2015–16 Scottish League One

First Leg

Queen's Park0–1Stenhousemuir
Report McCormack  55'
Attendance: 811
Referee: Barry Cook

Second Leg

Stenhousemuir1–1Queen's Park
McMenamin  3' Report Fraser  36'
Attendance: 1,165
Referee: Don Robertson

Stenhousemuir win 2-1 on aggregate

Top scorers

As of 30 May 2015 (UTC)
Rank Scorer Club Goals[11]
1 Declan McManus Greenock Morton 20
2 Colin McMenamin Stenhousemuir 15
Alan Trouten Brechin City
4 Bryan Prunty Airdrieonians 14
5 Andy Jackson Brechin City 11
Jamie Longworth Stranraer
Gavin Swankie Forfar Athletic
8 Dale Hilson Forfar Athletic 10
Craig Malcolm Stranraer
10 Alan Forrest Ayr United 9
Willie Gibson Stranraer
Jim Lister Airdrieonians

References

  1. "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. "Brechin City Football Club". Scottish Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. "Scottish League One Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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