2023–24 Scottish League One

Scottish League One
Season	2023–24
Dates	5 August 2023 – 4 May 2024
Matches played	110
Goals scored	340 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rumarn Burrell; 18 goals
Biggest home win	Hamilton Academical 5–0 Annan Athletic (29 September 2023); Hamilton Academical 5–0 Stirling Albion (11 November 2023); Hamilton Academical 5–0 Queen of the South (2 December 2023); Cove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023); Falkirk 5–0 Stirling Albion (30 December 2023); Stirling Albion 5–0 Kelty Hearts (27 January 2024)
Biggest away win	Alloa Athletic 0–5 Falkirk (27 January 2024)
Highest scoring	Cove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023)
Longest winning run	Cove Rangers; 7 games
Longest unbeaten run	Falkirk; 22 games
Longest winless run	Annan Athletic; 14 games
Longest losing run	Edinburgh City; 6 games
Highest attendance	4,837; Falkirk 0–0 Hamilton Academical (7 October 2023)
Lowest attendance	226; Edinburgh City 1–4 Kelty Hearts (7 October 2023)
Total attendance	127,794
Average attendance	1,161
	← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 6 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 5 August 2023.

Ten teams contest the league: Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.

To League One

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from the Championship

From League One

Relegated to League Two

Promoted to the Championship

Stadia and locations

Alloa Athletic	Annan Athletic	Cove Rangers	Edinburgh City
Recreation Park	Galabank	Balmoral Stadium	Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 3,100	Capacity: 2,504	Capacity: 3,023	Capacity: 1,280

Falkirk			Hamilton Academical
Falkirk Stadium			New Douglas Park
Capacity: 7,937			Capacity: 6,018

Kelty Hearts	Montrose	Queen of the South	Stirling Albion
New Central Park	Links Park	Palmerston Park	Forthbank Stadium
Capacity: 2,181	Capacity: 4,936	Capacity: 8,690	Capacity: 3,808

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Alloa Athletic	Andy Graham	Scott Taggart	Pendle	Northern Gas and Power
Annan Athletic	Peter Murphy	Steven Swinglehurst	EV2 Sportswear	M & S Engineering
Cove Rangers	Paul Hartley	Mitch Megginson	Adidas	ACE Group
Edinburgh City	Michael McIndoe	Alieu Faye	Hummel	AMG Construction Group
Falkirk	John McGlynn	Stephen McGinn	O'Neills	Crunchy Carrots
Hamilton Academical	John Rankin	Scott Martin	LF Sports	Active Access
Kelty Hearts	Michael Tidser	Reece Lyon	Umbro	I-Scaff Access Solutions
Montrose	Stewart Petrie	Paul Watson	Uhlsport	Montrose Port Authority (Home) InterMoor (Away)
Queen of the South	Marvin Bartley	Josh Todd	Macron	Blinds by Mark McGowan
Stirling Albion	Darren Young	Ross McGeachie	Joma	Prudential

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Kelty Hearts	John Potter	Appointed Raith Rovers technical director	12 May 2023	Pre-season	Michael Tidser	17 May 2023
Edinburgh City	Alan Maybury	Mutual consent	3 October 2023	10th	Michael McIndoe	9 October 2023
Alloa Athletic	Brian Rice	Appointed Livingston coach	9 November 2023	6th	Andy Graham	15 November 2023

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Falkirk	22	17	5	0	56	13	+43	56	Promotion to the Championship
2	Hamilton Academical	22	14	6	2	46	14	+32	48	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Cove Rangers	23	9	7	7	38	33	+5	34
4	Montrose	22	8	6	8	32	32	0	30
5	Alloa Athletic	21	8	5	8	28	35	−7	29
6	Kelty Hearts	21	7	6	8	30	33	−3	27
7	Queen of the South	23	8	3	12	30	36	−6	27
8	Stirling Albion	22	7	5	10	23	36	−13	26
9	Annan Athletic	22	3	7	12	29	45	−16	16	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	Edinburgh City	22	2	4	16	27	62	−35	4	Relegation to League Two

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2024. Source:
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).
Notes:

On 25 January 2024, Edinburgh City were deducted 6 points, having failed to pay its players’ wages on time and defaulting its tax obligations to HMRC, as well as not engaging fully in the disciplinary process leading to further breaches of SPFL Rules.

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 180 games, with each team playing 36.

First half of season (Matches 1–18)

Home \ Away	ALO	ANN	COV	EDI	FAL	HAM	KEL	MON	QOS	STI
Alloa Athletic	—		1–0	1–1	1–4	0–0	3–1	2–2	1–0	0–1
Annan Athletic	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	0–3	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–1	3–0
Cove Rangers	1–2	3–2	—	7–2	2–2	1–0	2–2	1–0	1–2	3–1
Edinburgh City	3–0	3–2	2–2	—	0–2	0–3	1–4	1–5	1–2	1–3
Falkirk	3–0	3–0	4–0	2–1	—	0–0	2–1	3–2	1–0	3–0
Hamilton Academical	2–1	5–0	1–0	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–0	5–0	5–0
Kelty Hearts	2–1	1–1	0–1		1–5	0–2	—	0–1	3–1	1–0
Montrose	2–1	1–1	0–3	5–2	0–0	0–3	0–2	—	1–4	1–0
Queen of the South	3–4	3–1	0–1	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	2–3	—	0–1
Stirling Albion	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–2	2–2	1–0	0–2	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2024. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away	ALO	ANN	COV	EDI	FAL	HAM	KEL	MON	QOS	STI
Alloa Athletic	—			3–1	0–5
Annan Athletic	2–3	—		3–0				2–2
Cove Rangers			—				2–2		0–2
Edinburgh City				—	2–2	2–5	0–3
Falkirk					—				1–0	5–0
Hamilton Academical			2–0			—			1–1
Kelty Hearts		1–1					—
Montrose			1–1					—		0–1
Queen of the South	1–1	2–1				0–2			—
Stirling Albion			2–2				5–0			—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2024. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 6 February 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rumarn Burrell	Cove Rangers	18
2	Callumn Morrison	Falkirk	12
3	Kevin O'Hara	Hamilton Academical	11
4	Ross MacIver	Falkirk	9
5	Tommy Goss	Annan Athletic	7
	Robbie Mahon	Edinburgh City
	Euan Henderson	Hamilton Academical
	Alfie Bavidge	Kelty Hearts
	Gavin Reilly	Queen of the South
	Dale Carrick	Stirling Albion

Awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August	John Rankin	Hamilton Academical	Jamie Smith	Hamilton Academical
September	John McGlynn	Falkirk	Callumn Morrison	Falkirk
October	John McGlynn	Falkirk	Kyle MacDonald	Hamilton Academical
November	Paul Hartley	Cove Rangers	Rumarn Burrell	Cove Rangers
December	John McGlynn	Falkirk	Rumarn Burrell	Cove Rangers
January	John McGlynn	Falkirk	Calvin Miller	Falkirk
February
March
April

[table_hth_EDI0.46218757771989-18] On 25 January 2024, Edinburgh City were deducted 6 points, having failed to pay its players’ wages on time and defaulting its tax obligations to HMRC, as well as not engaging fully in the disciplinary process leading to further breaches of SPFL Rules.