2014–15 Scottish League One

Scottish League One
Season 2014–15

The 2014–15 Scottish League One is the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.

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 11,904[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 4,096[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) TBA 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
Qualification or relegation
1 Greenock Morton (C) (P) 36 22 3 11 65 40+25 69 Promotion to the 2015–16 Scottish Championship
2 Stranraer (Q) 36 20 7 9 59 38+21 67 Qualification to the Scottish Championship play-offs
3 Forfar Athletic (Q) 36 20 6 10 59 41+18 66
4 Brechin City (Q) 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 Scottish League One play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 35 84−49 20 Relegation to the 2015–16 Scottish League Two

Updated to games played on 2 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

First half of season

Home ╲ Away AIR AYR BREDNFFORGMOPETSTESTISTR
Airdrieonians 3–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–3
Ayr United 2–3 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–3 2–2 0–2
Brechin City 1–1 2–4 1–1 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 4–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 0–1
Forfar Athletic 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1
Greenock Morton 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Peterhead 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–4
Stenhousemuir 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 2–2
Stirling Albion 2–2 1–3 0–5 0–2 2–2 3–4 2–3 0–4 1–1
Stranraer 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 0–2 2–0

Updated to games played on 10 March 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home ╲ Away AIR AYR BREDNFFORGMOPETSTESTISTR
Airdrieonians 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 4–1 1–1
Ayr United 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–4 0–0 4–0 0–2
Brechin City 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–3
Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0
Forfar Athletic 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–0
Greenock Morton 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 4–0 2–0
Peterhead 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–2
Stenhousemuir 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–0
Stirling Albion 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 0–1
Stranraer 1–0 1–0 0–2 5–1 4–2 0–2 2–0 3–2 1–0

Updated to games played on 2 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

6 May 2015
19:45
Arbroath 2–2 Queen's Park
McWalter Red card 23'
Murray  43', 64'
Report Wharton  18'
Fraser  36'
Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Attendance: 837
Referee: Craig Charleston

6 May 2015
19:45
East Fife 1–1 Stenhousemuir
Brown  3' Report Lithgow  61'
Bayview Stadium, Methil
Attendance: 679
Referee: Euan Anderson

Second Leg

9 May 2015
15:00
Queen's Park 1–0 (a.e.t.) Arbroath
Quinn  118' Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Queen's Park win 3-2 on aggregate

9 May 2015
15:00
Stenhousemuir 3–1 (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

13 May 2015
19:30
Queen's Park 0–1 Stenhousemuir
Report McCormack  55'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 811
Referee: Barry Cook

Second Leg

16 May 2015
15:00
Stenhousemuir 1–1 Queen's Park
McMenamin  3' Report Fraser  36'
Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
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. 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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