2022–23 Scottish League One

Scottish League One
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 6 May 2023
ChampionsDunfermline Athletic
PromotedDunfermline Athletic
Airdrieonians (via play-offs)
RelegatedClyde (via play-offs)
Peterhead
Matches played180
Goals scored533 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerCalum Gallagher
Ruari Paton
22 goals
Biggest home winAirdrieonians 7–0 Peterhead (18 March 2023)
Biggest away winAirdrieonians 0–6 Edinburgh (3 September 2022)
Highest scoringAirdrieonians 3–5 Edinburgh (2 January 2023)
Longest winning runAirdrieonians
Falkirk
5 games
Longest unbeaten runDunfermline Athletic
24 games
Longest winless runClyde
21 games
Longest losing runClyde
11 games
Highest attendance9,530
Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Falkirk (7 March 2023)
Lowest attendance229
Edinburgh 2–0 Peterhead (5 October 2022)
Total attendance281,262
Average attendance1,562
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football.

Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Peterhead and Queen of the South.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.

Stadia and locations

Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Clyde Dunfermline Athletic
Excelsior Stadium Recreation Park New Douglas Park[1] East End Park
Capacity: 10,101[2] Capacity: 3,100[3] Capacity: 6,018[4] Capacity: 11,480[5]
Falkirk
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Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League One
 Edinburgh
Falkirk Stadium Meadowbank Stadium[6][7]
Capacity: 7,937[8] Capacity: 1,280[9]
Kelty Hearts Montrose Peterhead Queen of the South
New Central Park Links Park Balmoor Palmerston Park
Capacity: 2,181[10] Capacity: 4,936[11] Capacity: 3,150[12] Capacity: 8,690[13]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians Scotland Rhys McCabe Scotland Callum Fordyce Umbro Holemasters
Alloa Athletic Scotland Brian Rice Scotland Andy Graham Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Clyde Scotland Jim Duffy Northern Ireland Brian McLean Puma HomesBook Factoring (Home)
Whitemoss Dental (Away)
Dunfermline Athletic Northern Ireland James McPake Scotland Kyle Benedictus Joma SRJ Windows
Falkirk Scotland John McGlynn Scotland Stephen McGinn Puma Crunchy Carrots
Edinburgh Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Scotland Robbie McIntyre Joma Forth Capital
Kelty Hearts Scotland John Potter Scotland Michael Tidser Joma The Conservatory Converters
Montrose Scotland Stewart Petrie Scotland Paul Watson Hummel Carnegie Fuels Ltd
Peterhead Scotland Jordon Brown and Scotland Ryan Strachan Scotland Paul Dixon Adidas The Score Group
Queen of the South England Marvin Bartley England Josh Todd Macron Rosefield Salvage

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Falkirk Scotland Kenny Miller End of interim spell 30 April 2022[14] Pre-season Scotland John McGlynn 4 May 2022[15]
Edinburgh Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 13 May 2022[16] Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 19 May 2022[17]
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland John Hughes Mutual consent 19 May 2022[18] Northern Ireland James McPake 24 May 2022[19]
Airdrieonians Scotland Ian Murray Signed by Raith Rovers 24 May 2022[20] Scotland Rhys McCabe 26 May 2022[21]
Kelty Hearts Scotland Kevin Thomson Resigned 31 May 2022[22] Scotland John Potter 8 June 2022[23]
Clyde Northern Ireland Danny Lennon Mutual consent 25 October 2022[24] 9th Scotland Jim Duffy 7 November 2022[25]
Peterhead Scotland Jim McInally Resigned 14 November 2022[26] 10th Scotland David Robertson 29 November 2022[27]
Queen of the South Scotland Willie Gibson Mutual consent 21 December 2022[28] 7th England Marvin Bartley 7 January 2023[29]
Peterhead Scotland David Robertson Sacked 21 March 2023[30] 10th Scotland Jordon Brown and Scotland Ryan Strachan 21 March 2023

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 23 12 1 63 21 +42 81 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 36 19 10 7 70 39 +31 67 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians (O, P) 36 17 9 10 82 51 +31 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 6 13 56 47 +9 57
5 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 59 59 0 54
6 Edinburgh 36 15 6 15 60 55 +5 51
7 Montrose 36 13 9 14 50 55 −5 48
8 Kelty Hearts 36 10 10 16 39 54 −15 40
9 Clyde (R) 36 5 9 22 35 68 −33 24 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 3 7 26 19 84 −65 16 Relegation to League Two
Source: [31]
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).[32]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians 22
Republic of Ireland Ruari Paton Queen of the South
3 Scotland Craig Wighton Dunfermline Athletic 16
4 England Gabby McGill Airdrieonians 15
5 Republic of Ireland Conor Sammon Alloa Athletic 13
Scotland Danny Handling Edinburgh
Scotland John Robertson Edinburgh

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Rhys McCabe Airdrieonians Scotland Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians
September/October Northern Ireland James McPake Dunfermline Athletic Scotland Danny Handling Edinburgh
November Scotland Jordan Allan Clyde
December Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Edinburgh Scotland John Robertson Edinburgh
January Scotland John McGlynn Falkirk Scotland Callumn Morrison Falkirk
February Scotland Kyle Benedictus Dunfermline Athletic
March England Marvin Bartley Queen of the South England Gabby McGill Airdrieonians
April Northern Ireland James McPake Dunfermline Athletic Scotland Craig Wighton Dunfermline Athletic

The SPFL League One manager of the year was James McPake of Dunfermline Athletic.

The SPFL League One player of the year was Kyle Benedictus of Dunfermline Athletic.

League One play-offs

The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in League Two, as well as the team placed ninth in League One. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[34]

Qualified teams

Team Rank
Clyde 1
Dumbarton 2
Annan Athletic 3
East Fife 4

Semi-finals

First leg

9 May 2023 Annan Athletic 6–0 Dumbarton Annan
19:45
[35] Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 840
Referee: Calum Scott
9 May 2023 East Fife 0–1 Clyde Methil
20:00 [36]
Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Barry Cook

Second leg

12 May 2023 Clyde 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 East Fife Hamilton
19:45
[37]
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Craig Napier
13 May 2023 Dumbarton 0–0
(0–6 agg.)		 Annan Athletic Dumbarton
15:00 [38] Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 296
Referee: Ian Snedden

Final

First leg

16 May 2023 Annan Athletic 3–1 Clyde Annan
19:35
[39]
  • Cameron 33'
 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,160
Referee: Graham Grainger

Second leg

19 May 2023 Clyde 1–2
(2–5 agg.)		 Annan Athletic Hamilton
19:35
[40]
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Colin Steven

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