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2024–25 Scottish League Two

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Scottish League Two
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 3 May 2025
ChampionsPeterhead
PromotedPeterhead
East Fife
RelegatedBonnyrigg Rose
Matches played180
Goals scored469 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerAlan Trouten
22 goals
Biggest home winEast Fife 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose (5 October 2024)
Edinburgh City 5–0 The Spartans (15 February 2025)
Peterhead 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose (5 April 2025)
Clyde 6–1 Peterhead (3 May 2025)
Biggest away winStirling Albion 0–4 East Fife (24 August 2024)
Edinburgh City 0–4 Peterhead (31 August 2024)
Highest scoringEdinburgh City 4–3 Stirling Albion (1 February 2025)
Bonnyrigg Rose 3–4 Peterhead (8 February 2025)
Edinburgh City 5–2 East Fife (22 March 2025)
Clyde 6–1 Peterhead (3 May 2025)
Longest winning runEast Fife
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runElgin City
Peterhead
(11 games)
Longest winless runBonnyrigg Rose
(11 games)
Longest losing runElgin City
(6 games)
Highest attendance1,979
Peterhead 1–0 East Fife (26 April 2025)
Lowest attendance226
Edinburgh City 0–1 Peterhead (11 January 2025)
Total attendance108,333
Average attendance601
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Scottish League Two (known as William Hill League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football. The season began on 3 August 2024 and concluded on 3 May 2025.[1]

Ten teams contested the league: Bonnyrigg Rose, Clyde, East Fife, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, Stirling Albion, Stranraer and The Spartans.

Teams

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The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

Stadia and locations

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Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde East Fife Edinburgh City
New Dundas Park New Douglas Park[2] Bayview Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 3,000[3] Capacity: 6,018[4] Capacity: 1,980[5] Capacity: 1,280[6]
Elgin City
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Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League Two
 Forfar Athletic
Borough Briggs Station Park
Capacity: 4,520[7] Capacity: 6,777[8]
Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer The Spartans
Balmoor Forthbank Stadium Stair Park Ainslie Park
Capacity: 3,150[9] Capacity: 3,808[10] Capacity: 4,178[11] Capacity: 3,612[12]
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League Two football clubs in Edinburgh

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bonnyrigg Rose Scotland Jonny Stewart Scotland Kerr Young Puma G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home)
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away)
Clyde Scotland Darren Young Scotland Lee Hamilton Puma HomesBook Factoring (Home)
McGoldrick's Pool & Sports Bar (Away)
East Fife Scotland Dick Campbell Scotland Stewart Murdoch Erreà MPH Group (Home)
Back Onside (Away)
Harley Taxis (Third)
Edinburgh City Scotland Michael McIndoe Scotland Jon Robertson Puma Box Energy Renewable Solutions
Elgin City Scotland Allan Hale Scotland Matthew Cooper Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Jim Weir Scotland Stuart Morrison Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Peterhead Scotland Jordon Brown
Scotland Ryan Strachan 		Scotland Jason Brown Puma The Score Group
Stirling Albion Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Scotland Ross McGeachie Joma M&G
Stranraer Scotland Chris Aitken Scotland Grant Gallagher Mizuno Stena Line
The Spartans Scotland Douglas Samuel Scotland Kevin Waugh Macron J-TEQ EMS Solutions Ltd

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Stirling Albion Scotland Darren Young Sacked 13 May 2024[13] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 2 June 2024
Stranraer Scotland Scott Agnew Resigned 1 September 2024 9th Scotland Chris Aitken 30 September 2024
Clyde Scotland Ian McCall Mutual consent 10 October 2024 9th Scotland Darren Young 23 October 2024
Forfar Athletic Scotland Ray McKinnon Sacked 9 November 2024 10th Scotland Jim Weir 20 November 2024
Bonnyrigg Rose Scotland Calum Elliot Sacked 10 March 2025 10th Scotland Jonny Stewart 13 March 2025

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Peterhead (C, P) 36 19 9 8 52 40 +12 66 Promotion to League One
2 East Fife (O, P) 36 20 5 11 65 37 +28 65 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Edinburgh City 36 17 5 14 54 47 +7 56
4 Elgin City 36 16 7 13 48 41 +7 55
5 The Spartans 36 15 7 14 48 47 +1 52
6 Stirling Albion 36 14 6 16 50 57 −7 48
7 Clyde 36 11 10 15 49 54 −5 43
8 Stranraer 36 11 7 18 34 42 −8 40
9 Forfar Athletic 36 8 12 16 29 42 −13 36
10 Bonnyrigg Rose (R) 36 12 6 18 40 62 −22 36[a] Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: [15]
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).[16]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bonnyrigg Rose were deducted 6 points for failing to maintain a Bronze level licence.[14]

Results

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Teams played 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)

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Home \ Away BON CLY EFI EDI ELG FOR PET STI STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose — 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Clyde 2–2 — 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–1
East Fife 5–0 5–1 — 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 5–1
Edinburgh City 2–2 1–0 2–4 — 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–0
Elgin City 2–1 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 2–1 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–1
Forfar Athletic 5–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 — 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–3
Peterhead 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–1
Stirling Albion 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–3 — 1–1 1–0
Stranraer 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 — 2–2
The Spartans 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 —
Source: [17]
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)

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Home \ Away BON CLY EFI EDI ELG FOR PET STI STR SPA
Bonnyrigg Rose — 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–4 1–1 3–1 2–1
Clyde 3–1 — 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 6–1 2–0 2–0 0–2
East Fife 1–1 3–0 — 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–3 4–2
Edinburgh City 2–0 2–1 5–2 — 2–0 0–0 0–1 4–3 0–1 5–0
Elgin City 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 — 0–1 4–0 0–2 3–0 0–2
Forfar Athletic 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2
Peterhead 5–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 — 3–2 1–0 1–0
Stirling Albion 3–0 1–4 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 — 3–1 1–3
Stranraer 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 — 2–0
The Spartans 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 —
Source: [17]
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

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife 22
2 Scotland Connor Young Edinburgh City 18
3 England Nathan Austin East Fife 13
Scotland Blair Henderson The Spartans
5 Scotland Cameron Ross Bonnyrigg Rose 11
6 Scotland Kieran Shanks Peterhead 10
Scotland Cammy Russell The Spartans

Awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Jordon Brown
Scotland Ryan Strachan 		Peterhead England Nathan Austin East Fife
September Scotland Dick Campbell East Fife Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife
October Scotland Allan Hale Elgin City Scotland Jack Murray Elgin City
November Scotland Michael McIndoe Edinburgh City Scotland Connor Young Edinburgh City
December Scotland Liam Scullion Clyde
January Scotland Dick Campbell East Fife Scotland Alan Trouten East Fife
February Scotland Michael McIndoe Edinburgh City Scotland Ouzy See Edinburgh City
March Scotland Jordon Brown
Scotland Ryan Strachan 		Peterhead Scotland Martin Rennie Clyde
April Scotland Cammy Smith Peterhead

League Two play-offs

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The Pyramid play-off was contested between the champions of the 2024–25 Highland Football League (Brora Rangers) and the 2024–25 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride). The winners, East Kilbride, faced the bottom-placed League Two club (Bonnyrigg Rose) in the League Two play-off final, being promoted to League Two for the 2025–26 season after winning 3–1 on aggregate. Bonnyrigg Rose were relegated to the Lowland League for the following season.

Pyramid play-off

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First leg

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26 April 2025 East Kilbride 4–1 Brora Rangers East Kilbride
15:00
  • Flanagan 20'
  • Fagan 42'
  • Leitch 82'
  • Mimnaugh 90+4'
 [18] Ewan 63' Stadium: K-Park
Referee: Alastair Grieve

Second leg

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3 May 2025 Brora Rangers 3–3
(4–7 agg.)		 East Kilbride Brora
15:00
[19]
Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Referee: Daniel Graves

Final

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First leg

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10 May 2025 East Kilbride 3–1 Bonnyrigg Rose East Kilbride
15:00
[20] Arnott 16' Stadium: K-Park
Attendance: 685
Referee: Dan McFarlane

Second leg

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17 May 2025 Bonnyrigg Rose 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 East Kilbride Bonnyrigg
15:00 [21] Stadium: New Dundas Park
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: Euan Anderson

References

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  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Club Statement". Clyde FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh City". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "The Spartans Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Club Statement". Stirling Albion FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  14. ^ "SPFL statement: Bonnyrigg Rose". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  15. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  16. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  17. ^ a b "William Hill League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  18. ^ Law, Callum (26 April 2025). "Brora Rangers left with mountain to climb in pyramid play-off after 4-1 loss at East Kilbride". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  19. ^ Law, Callum (3 May 2025). "Steven Mackay's pride as Brora Rangers bow out of play-offs". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  20. ^ Thomson, Paul (10 May 2025). "East Kilbride 3 Bonnyrigg Rose 1: Elliott at the double as Kilby take big step towards realising SPFL dream". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  21. ^ "SPFL Pyramid Play-off: East Kilbride reach SPFL for first time and relegate Bonnyrigg". BBC Sport. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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