Season | 2015β16 |
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Champions | East Fife |
Promoted |
East Fife Queen's Park |
Relegated | East Stirlingshire |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 517 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Nathan Austin (22 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Stirling Albion 7β0
Montrose (9 February 2016) [2] |
Biggest away win |
Stirling Albion 0β6
East Fife (19 March 2016) [2] |
Highest scoring |
East Fife 5β3
East Stirlingshire (14 November 2015) [2] |
Longest winning run | 4 matches:
[2] Clyde East Fife Elgin City |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches:
[2] East Fife |
Longest winless run | 8 matches:
[2] Montrose |
Longest losing run | 6 matches:
[2] Berwick Rangers |
Highest attendance | 1,387
[2] Montrose 0β2 Arbroath (2 January 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 238
[2] East Stirlingshire 3β1 Montrose (21 November 2015) Berwick Rangers 3β2 Annan Athletic (16 February 2016) |
Total attendance | 99,947 [2] |
Average attendance | 555 [2] |
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2016β17 β
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016. |
The 2015β16 Scottish League Two (referred to as the Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL to determine which team enters League Two in the 2016β17 season. [3]
Relegated from Scottish League One |
Promoted to Scottish League One
|
Annan Athletic | Arbroath | Berwick Rangers | Clyde |
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Galabank | Gayfield Park | Shielfield Park | Broadwood Stadium |
Capacity: 2,514 [4] | Capacity: 6,600 [5] | Capacity: 4,500 [6] | Capacity: 7,936 [7] |
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East Fife | East Stirlingshire | ||
Bayview Stadium | Ochilview Park | ||
Capacity: 1,980 [8] | Capacity: 3,746 [9] | ||
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Elgin City | Montrose | Queen's Park | Stirling Albion |
Borough Briggs | Links Park | Hampden Park | Forthbank Stadium |
Capacity: 4,520 [10] | Capacity: 3,292 [11] | Capacity: 51,866 [12] | Capacity: 3,808 [13] |
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Team | Manager | Captain | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Annan Athletic |
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Stanno | M&S Engineering Ltd |
Arbroath |
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Pendle | Megatech |
Berwick Rangers |
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Zoo Sport | Automatic Retailing Vending Ltd |
Clyde |
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Hummel | Cash for Kids |
East Fife |
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Joma | OLS Laundry Service |
East Stirlingshire |
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Jako | Shire Trust |
Elgin City |
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EC 1893 | McDonald & Munro |
Montrose |
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Nike | Intervention Rentals |
Queen's Park |
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Under Armour | Irn-Bru |
Stirling Albion |
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Macron | Prudential |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Berwick Rangers |
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Sacked | 31 October 2015 [14] | 7th |
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6 November 2015 [15] |
Arbroath |
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Sacked | 6 March 2016 [16] | 8th |
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8 March 2016 [17] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | East Fife (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 62 | Promotion to Scottish League One |
2 | Elgin City | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 59 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
3 | Clyde | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 57 | |
4 | Queen's Park (O, P) | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | |
5 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 56 | |
6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 49 | |
7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 48 | |
8 | Montrose | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 43 | |
9 | Arbroath | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 39 | |
10 | East Stirlingshire (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 32 | Qualification to League Two play-off finals |
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 36 games.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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East Fife | 22 |
2 |
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Elgin City | 21 |
3 |
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Montrose | 19 |
4 |
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Berwick Rangers | 17 |
5 |
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Annan Athletic | 15 |
6 |
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Annan Athletic | 13 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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East Fife | Montrose | 4β1 | 26 September 2015 | [18] |
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Clyde | Berwick Rangers | 5β0 | 21 November 2015 | [19] |
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Stirling Albion | Montrose | 3β1 | 12 December 2015 | [20] |
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East Fife | Stirling Albion | 3β1 | 26 December 2015 | [21] |
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Stirling Albion | Montrose | 7β0 | 9 February 2016 | [22] |
4 Player scored 4 goals
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Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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East Fife |
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Annan Athletic | [25] |
September |
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Queen's Park |
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Arbroath | |
October |
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Montrose |
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Annan Athletic | |
November |
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Clyde |
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Clyde | |
December |
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Stirling Albion |
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Stirling Albion | |
January |
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Elgin City |
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East Fife | |
February |
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Clyde |
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Stirling Albion | |
March |
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East Fife |
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East Fife | |
April |
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Berwick Rangers |
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Elgin City |
The first round was contested between Cove Rangers and Edinburgh City, the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League respectively. City, the winners, then played off against the bottom club in League Two, East Stirlingshire, swapping with them and being promoted to the 2016β17 Scottish League Two with a victory.
23 April 2016 | Cove Rangers | 0β3 | Edinburgh City | Harlaw Park, Inverurie |
15:00 | BBC Report | Allum ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
30 April 2016 | Edinburgh City | 1β1 (4β1 agg.) | Cove Rangers | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Gair ![]() |
BBC report | Watt ![]() |
Attendance: 839 |
7 May 2016 | Edinburgh City | 1β1 | East Stirlingshire | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Gair ![]() Mbu ![]() |
BBC Report | Wright ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
14 May 2016 | East Stirlingshire | 0β1 (1β2 agg.) | Edinburgh City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
15:00 |
Donaldson ![]() |
BBC Report | Gair ![]() |
Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Don Robertson |
Season | 2015β16 |
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Champions | East Fife |
Promoted |
East Fife Queen's Park |
Relegated | East Stirlingshire |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 517 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Nathan Austin (22 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Stirling Albion 7β0
Montrose (9 February 2016) [2] |
Biggest away win |
Stirling Albion 0β6
East Fife (19 March 2016) [2] |
Highest scoring |
East Fife 5β3
East Stirlingshire (14 November 2015) [2] |
Longest winning run | 4 matches:
[2] Clyde East Fife Elgin City |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches:
[2] East Fife |
Longest winless run | 8 matches:
[2] Montrose |
Longest losing run | 6 matches:
[2] Berwick Rangers |
Highest attendance | 1,387
[2] Montrose 0β2 Arbroath (2 January 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 238
[2] East Stirlingshire 3β1 Montrose (21 November 2015) Berwick Rangers 3β2 Annan Athletic (16 February 2016) |
Total attendance | 99,947 [2] |
Average attendance | 555 [2] |
β
2014β15
2016β17 β
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016. |
The 2015β16 Scottish League Two (referred to as the Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL to determine which team enters League Two in the 2016β17 season. [3]
Relegated from Scottish League One |
Promoted to Scottish League One
|
Annan Athletic | Arbroath | Berwick Rangers | Clyde |
---|---|---|---|
Galabank | Gayfield Park | Shielfield Park | Broadwood Stadium |
Capacity: 2,514 [4] | Capacity: 6,600 [5] | Capacity: 4,500 [6] | Capacity: 7,936 [7] |
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East Fife | East Stirlingshire | ||
Bayview Stadium | Ochilview Park | ||
Capacity: 1,980 [8] | Capacity: 3,746 [9] | ||
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Elgin City | Montrose | Queen's Park | Stirling Albion |
Borough Briggs | Links Park | Hampden Park | Forthbank Stadium |
Capacity: 4,520 [10] | Capacity: 3,292 [11] | Capacity: 51,866 [12] | Capacity: 3,808 [13] |
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Team | Manager | Captain | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Annan Athletic |
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Stanno | M&S Engineering Ltd |
Arbroath |
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Pendle | Megatech |
Berwick Rangers |
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Zoo Sport | Automatic Retailing Vending Ltd |
Clyde |
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Hummel | Cash for Kids |
East Fife |
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Joma | OLS Laundry Service |
East Stirlingshire |
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Jako | Shire Trust |
Elgin City |
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EC 1893 | McDonald & Munro |
Montrose |
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Nike | Intervention Rentals |
Queen's Park |
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Under Armour | Irn-Bru |
Stirling Albion |
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Macron | Prudential |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Berwick Rangers |
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Sacked | 31 October 2015 [14] | 7th |
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6 November 2015 [15] |
Arbroath |
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Sacked | 6 March 2016 [16] | 8th |
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8 March 2016 [17] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | East Fife (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 62 | Promotion to Scottish League One |
2 | Elgin City | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 59 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
3 | Clyde | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 57 | |
4 | Queen's Park (O, P) | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | |
5 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 56 | |
6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 49 | |
7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 48 | |
8 | Montrose | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 43 | |
9 | Arbroath | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 39 | |
10 | East Stirlingshire (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 32 | Qualification to League Two play-off finals |
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 36 games.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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East Fife | 22 |
2 |
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Elgin City | 21 |
3 |
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Montrose | 19 |
4 |
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Berwick Rangers | 17 |
5 |
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Annan Athletic | 15 |
6 |
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Annan Athletic | 13 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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East Fife | Montrose | 4β1 | 26 September 2015 | [18] |
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Clyde | Berwick Rangers | 5β0 | 21 November 2015 | [19] |
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Stirling Albion | Montrose | 3β1 | 12 December 2015 | [20] |
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East Fife | Stirling Albion | 3β1 | 26 December 2015 | [21] |
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Stirling Albion | Montrose | 7β0 | 9 February 2016 | [22] |
4 Player scored 4 goals
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Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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East Fife |
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Annan Athletic | [25] |
September |
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Queen's Park |
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Arbroath | |
October |
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Montrose |
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Annan Athletic | |
November |
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Clyde |
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Clyde | |
December |
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Stirling Albion |
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Stirling Albion | |
January |
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Elgin City |
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East Fife | |
February |
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Clyde |
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Stirling Albion | |
March |
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East Fife |
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East Fife | |
April |
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Berwick Rangers |
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Elgin City |
The first round was contested between Cove Rangers and Edinburgh City, the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League respectively. City, the winners, then played off against the bottom club in League Two, East Stirlingshire, swapping with them and being promoted to the 2016β17 Scottish League Two with a victory.
23 April 2016 | Cove Rangers | 0β3 | Edinburgh City | Harlaw Park, Inverurie |
15:00 | BBC Report | Allum ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
30 April 2016 | Edinburgh City | 1β1 (4β1 agg.) | Cove Rangers | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Gair ![]() |
BBC report | Watt ![]() |
Attendance: 839 |
7 May 2016 | Edinburgh City | 1β1 | East Stirlingshire | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Gair ![]() Mbu ![]() |
BBC Report | Wright ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
14 May 2016 | East Stirlingshire | 0β1 (1β2 agg.) | Edinburgh City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
15:00 |
Donaldson ![]() |
BBC Report | Gair ![]() |
Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Don Robertson |