2018–19 Scottish League One

Scottish League One
Season 2018–19
Dates 4 August 2018 – 4 May 2019
Matches played 45
Goals scored 132 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer Kevin Nisbet (10 goals)[1]
Biggest home win Raith Rovers 4–0 Forfar Athletic[2]
(1 September 2018)
Biggest away win Montrose 0–4 Arbroath[2]
(4 August 2018)
Dumbarton 1–5 Raith Rovers[2]
(29 September 2018)
Forfar Athletic 0–4 East Fife[2]
(6 October 2018)
Highest scoring Airdrieonians 3–4 Raith Rovers[2]
(25 August 2018)
Longest winning run 5 matches:[2]
East Fife
Longest unbeaten run 9 matches:[2]
Arbroath
Raith Rovers
Longest winless run 6 matches:[2]
Montrose
Longest losing run 3 matches:[2]
Montrose
Stenhousemuir
Highest attendance 2,137[2]
Raith Rovers 1–1 Arbroath
(6 October 2018)
Lowest attendance 305[2]
Stranraer 3–2 Dumbarton
(6 October 2018)
Total attendance 33,604[2]
Average attendance 746[2]
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 6 October 2018.

The 2018–19 Scottish League One (known as the Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) will be the 24th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 15 June 2018 and the season will begin on 4 August 2018.[3]

Ten teams will contest the league: Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dumbarton, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Raith Rovers, Stenhousemuir and Stranraer.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

Stadia and locations

Airdrieonians Arbroath Brechin City Dumbarton
Excelsior Stadium Gayfield Park Glebe Park Dumbarton Football Stadium
Capacity: 10,101[4] Capacity: 6,600[5] Capacity: 4,123[6] Capacity: 2,020[7]
East Fife Forfar Athletic
Bayview Stadium Station Park
Capacity: 1,980[8] Capacity: 6,777[9]
Montrose Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Links Park Stark's Park Ochilview Park Stair Park
Capacity: 4,936[10] Capacity: 8,867[11] Capacity: 3,746[12] Capacity: 4,178[13]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians Vacant Scotland Sean Crighton Under Armour Holemasters[14]
Arbroath Scotland Dick Campbell Scotland Mark Whatley[15] Pendle[16] Megatech[16]
Brechin City Scotland Darren Dods Scotland Paul McLean[17] Pendle JJKS Estates (Home)
Ferguson Oliver (Away)
Dumbarton Vacant Scotland Andy Dowie[18] Joma[19] Turnberry Homes[19]
East Fife Scotland Darren Young Scotland Kevin Smith[20] Joma W Glendinning Haulage Contractors (Home)
EF Joinery (Away)
Forfar Athletic Scotland Jim Weir South Africa Michael Travis Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Montrose Scotland Stewart Petrie Scotland Paul Watson[21] Nike[22] Carnegie Fuels Ltd[22]
Raith Rovers Scotland John McGlynn Scotland Kyle Benedictus Puma[23] valmcdermid.com (Home)[23]
Tag Games (Away)[23]
Stenhousemuir Scotland Brown Ferguson Scotland Graeme Smith Mitre[24] Warriors in the Community
Stranraer Scotland Stephen Farrell Scotland Jamie Hamill Joma[25] Stena Line[26]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Raith Rovers Scotland Barry Smith Resigned 4 September 2018 2nd Scotland John McGlynn 25 September 2018
Dumbarton Scotland Stephen Aitken Sacked 8 October 2018 9th
Airdrieonians Scotland Stevie Findlay Sacked 8 October 2018 6th

League summary

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 9 6 3 0 22 8 +14 21 Promotion to the Scottish Championship
2 Raith Rovers 9 4 5 0 21 10 +11 17 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 East Fife 9 5 1 3 14 9 +5 16
4 Brechin City 9 3 4 2 13 11 +2 13
5 Stranraer 9 3 3 3 10 11 −1 12
6 Airdrieonians 9 3 1 5 14 16 −2 10
7 Stenhousemuir 9 3 0 6 8 15 −7 9
8 Forfar Athletic 9 2 3 4 9 17 −8 9
9 Dumbarton 9 2 2 5 12 18 −6 8 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Montrose 9 2 2 5 9 17 −8 8 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Leader - Promotion to 2019–20 Championship
Qualification to Championship play-offs
Qualification to League One play-offs
Relegation to 2019–20 League Two
Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Arbroath1111111111
Raith Rovers524222222
East Fife9101010107433
Brechin City767544554
Stranraer699785765
Airdrieonians232433346
Stenhousemuir47896910107
Forfar Athletic845358878
Dumbarton356896689
Montrose108367109910

Source: BBC Sport


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 36 games.

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Dick Campbell Arbroath Scotland Ryan Wallace Arbroath [27]
September Scotland Darren Young East Fife Scotland Bobby Linn Arbroath
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

League One play-offs

The second bottom team will enter into a four-team playoff with the second-fourth placed teams in League Two.

References

  1. ↑ "Top Scorers - Scottish League One". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Scottish League One Performance Stats 2018–19". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018/19 fixture release day confirmed". SPFL. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brechin City Football Club". Scottish Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Holemasters announced as new club sponsor". Airdrieonians FC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Johnstone, Darren (30 January 2016). "Arbroath captain Mark Whatley insists play-offs firmly in Red Litchties' sights". Deadline News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  16. 1 2 "New strips – sneak peak!". Arbroath FC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  17. ↑ Temple, Alan (19 May 2017). "Hospital pass! Brechin City skipper Paul McLean on juggling career in Molecular Pathology with chasing promotion". Deadline News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Galloway, Andy (12 July 2017). "Dowie is Sons' new skipper". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  19. 1 2 Findlay, Alan (28 June 2017). "The 'Big Reveal' - New home kit 2017/2018". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  20. ↑ Collin, Iain (11 March 2017). "Skipper Kevin Smith hoping Livingston bring out the best in East Fife yet again as they fix sights on play-offs". Deadline News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Watch Montrose skipper Paul Watson score unbelievable goal from his own half". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Done deal! New shirt sponsor". Montrose FC. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 "2017/18 Strips Launched". Raith Rovers FC. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  24. ↑ Spencer, Nathan (14 July 2017). "Stenhousemuir announce exciting new partnership with Mitre Sports & RJM Sports". Mitre. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "New kit deal". Stranraer FC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "30 years of Stena". Stranraer FC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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