2014–15 Scottish League One
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Greenock Morton |
| Promoted | Greenock Morton |
| Relegated | Stirling Albion |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Biggest home win | Stranraer 5–0 Peterhead (28 October 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 0–5 Brechin City (13 September 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Stenhousemuir 4–5 Stirling Albion (23 August 2014) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The 2014–15 Scottish League One was the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]
Location of teams in 2014–15 Scottish League One
| 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
[edit]| 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)
|
CiC | Gulnar Tandoori Restaurant |
| Stirling Albion | Stuart McLaren
|
Macron | Prudential Insurance |
| Stranraer | Stephen Aitken
|
Stanno | Stena Line |
League table
[edit]| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]League One play-offs
[edit]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
[edit]All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)
First leg
[edit]
| East Fife | 1–1 | Stenhousemuir |
|---|---|---|
Brown  3' |
Report | Lithgow 61' |
Second leg
[edit]| Queen's Park | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Arbroath |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn 118' |
Report |
Queen's Park win 3-2 on aggregate
| Stenhousemuir | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | East Fife |
|---|---|---|
| Millar 2' McCormack 94'Sutherland 116' |
Report | Page 87' |
Stenhousemuir win 4-2 on aggregate
Final
[edit]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
[edit]Second leg
[edit]| Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Queen's Park |
|---|---|---|
| McMenamin 3' |
Report | Fraser 36' |
Stenhousemuir win 2-1 on aggregate
Top scorers
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". Scottish Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Scottish League One Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2015.