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 Scotland Gary Bollan Puma Annick Structures Ltd
Ayr United Scotland Ian McCall Adidas Bodog
Brechin City Scotland Ray McKinnon Pendle Delson
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland John Potter Joma The Purvis Group
Forfar Athletic Scotland Dick Campbell Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Greenock Morton Scotland Jim Duffy Nike Millions Sweets
Peterhead Scotland Jim McInally Adidas Kerloch Oil Tools
Stenhousemuir Scotland Brown Ferguson (Caretaker) CiC Gulnar Tandoori Restaurant
Stirling Albion Scotland Stuart McLaren Macron Prudential Insurance
Stranraer Scotland 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 Red card 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 Scotland Declan McManus Greenock Morton 20
2 Scotland Colin McMenamin Stenhousemuir 15
Scotland Alan Trouten Brechin City
4 Scotland Bryan Prunty Airdrieonians 14
5 Scotland Andy Jackson Brechin City 11
Scotland Jamie Longworth Stranraer
Scotland Gavin Swankie Forfar Athletic
8 Scotland Dale Hilson Forfar Athletic 10
Scotland Craig Malcolm Stranraer
10 Scotland Alan Forrest Ayr United 9
Scotland Willie Gibson Stranraer
Scotland 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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