Season | 2019β20 |
---|---|
Dates | 3 August 2019 β 15 April 2020 |
Champions | Cove Rangers |
Promoted | Cove Rangers |
Matches played | 137 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mitch Megginson (24 goals) [1] [2] |
Biggest home win |
Cove Rangers 5β0
Edinburgh City (3 August 2019)
[2] Annan Athletic 6β1 Cove Rangers (30 November 2019) [2] |
Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 1β7 Cove Rangers (10 March 2020) [2] |
Highest scoring |
Albion Rovers 4β4
Cove Rangers (10 August 2019)
[2] Stirling Albion 1β7 Cove Rangers (10 March 2020) [2] |
Longest winning run | 6 matches:
[2] Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches:
[2] Cove Rangers |
Longest winless run | 11 matches:
[2] Brechin City |
Longest losing run | 6 matches:
[2] Annan Athletic |
Highest attendance | 1,264 Cove Rangers 2β0 Elgin City (28 December 2019) [2] |
Lowest attendance | 194 Edinburgh City 4β0 Stenhousemuir (29 October 2019) [2] |
Total attendance | 66,675 [2] |
Average attendance | 486 [2]( 18) |
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All statistics correct as of 1 May 2020. |
The 2019β20 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. Ten teams contested the league: Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Brechin City, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion.
The season began on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 2 May 2020. [3] On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. [4] On 8 April, with the pandemic continuing, the SPFL board proposed to curtail the 2019–20 League Two season and use the points per game earned by each team to date as the final standings. [5] The plan was approved on 15 April, meaning the league was declared over and Cove Rangers were crowned champions. [6]
The following teams have changed division since the 2018β19 season.
To League TwoPromoted from Highland Football League Relegated from League One
|
From League TwoRelegated to Lowland Football League Promoted to League One
|
Albion Rovers | Annan Athletic | Brechin City | Cove Rangers |
---|---|---|---|
Cliftonhill | Galabank | Glebe Park | Balmoral Stadium |
Capacity: 1,238 [7] | Capacity: 2,504 [8] | Capacity: 4,123 [9] | Capacity: 2,602 |
Cowdenbeath | Edinburgh City | ||
Central Park | Ainslie Park [10] | ||
Capacity: 4,309 [11] | Capacity: 3,534 | ||
Elgin City | Queen's Park | Stenhousemuir | Stirling Albion |
Borough Briggs | Hampden Park | Ochilview Park | Forthbank Stadium |
Capacity: 4,520 [12] | Capacity: 51,866 [13] | Capacity: 3,746 [14] | Capacity: 3,808 [15] |
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2020) |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albion Rovers | Kevin Harper | Aron Lynas | Joma | K & T Plant Hire Ltd |
Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy | Steven Swinglehurst | Halbro | M & S Engineering |
Brechin City | Mark Wilson | Paul McManus | Pendle | Glencadam distillery |
Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Mitch Megginson | Adidas | ACE Group |
Cowdenbeath | Gary Bollan | Craig Barr | Errea | Delta 70 Mfg Ltd |
Edinburgh City | James McDonaugh | Craig Thomson | Macron | Forth Capital |
Elgin City | Gavin Price | Shane Sutherland | EV2 Sportswear | McDonald & Munro |
Queen's Park | Ray McKinnon | David Galt | Under Armour | Irn-Bru |
Stenhousemuir | Davie Irons | Andy Munro | Uhlsport | LOC Hire |
Stirling Albion | Kevin Rutkiewicz | Ross McGeachie | Macron | Prudential |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brechin City | Barry Smith | Sacked | 19 August 2019 [16] | 10th | Mark Wilson | 4 September 2019 [17] |
Stenhousemuir | Colin McMenamin | Sacked | 17 September 2019 [18] | 8th | Davie Irons | 25 September 2019 [19] |
Queen's Park | Mark Roberts | Sacked | 31 December 2019 [20] | 7th | Ray McKinnon | 2 January 2020 [21] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 68 | 2.43 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 2.04 | |
3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | 1.54 | |
4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | 1.52 | |
5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 40 | 1.43 | |
6 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | 1.29 | |
7 | Annan Athletic | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 31 | 1.15 | |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | 1.04 | |
9 | Albion Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | 0.92 | |
10 | Brechin City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 17 | 0.63 |
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | 24 |
2 | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | 16 |
3 | Jamie Masson | Cove Rangers | 15 |
4 | Salim Kouider-AΓ―ssa | Queen's Park | 13 |
5 | Declan Byrne | Albion Rovers | 11 |
Source: [23]
Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Muir | Annan Athletic | Cove Rangers | 6β1 (H) | 30 November 2019 | [24] |
Darryl Duffy | Stirling Albion | Albion Rovers | 3β0 (A) | 4 January 2020 | [25] |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cove Rangers [a] | 10,709 | 1,264 | 391 | 764 | n/a |
2 | Elgin City | 8,902 | 1,002 | 453 | 635 | +2.1% |
3 | Queen's Park | 8,159 | 837 | 449 | 582 | β4.7% |
4 | Stirling Albion | 7,324 | 741 | 423 | 563 | β4.1% |
5 | Stenhousemuir [b] | 8,134 | 824 | 336 | 542 | β5.1% |
6 | Brechin City [b] | 5,535 | 705 | 338 | 425 | β26.7% |
7 | Cowdenbeath | 4,904 | 448 | 221 | 350 | β1.1% |
8 | Annan Athletic | 4,858 | 459 | 211 | 347 | β12.8% |
9 | Edinburgh City | 4,541 | 494 | 194 | 324 | β19.2% |
10 | Albion Rovers | 3,609 | 484 | 209 | 300 | +4.9% |
League total | 66,675 | 1,264 | 194 | 486 | β3.6% |
Source: [26]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Declan Glass | Cove Rangers | |
September | Gary Bollan | Cowdenbeath | Craig Barr | Cowdenbeath | |
October | Gavin Price | Elgin City | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | |
November | Mark Roberts | Queen's Park | Salim Kouider AΓ―ssa | Queen's Park | |
December | James McDonaugh | Edinburgh City | Liam Henderson | Edinburgh City | |
January | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | |
February | Ray McKinnon | Queen's Park | Dylan Bikey | Stirling Albion |
Season | 2019β20 |
---|---|
Dates | 3 August 2019 β 15 April 2020 |
Champions | Cove Rangers |
Promoted | Cove Rangers |
Matches played | 137 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mitch Megginson (24 goals) [1] [2] |
Biggest home win |
Cove Rangers 5β0
Edinburgh City (3 August 2019)
[2] Annan Athletic 6β1 Cove Rangers (30 November 2019) [2] |
Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 1β7 Cove Rangers (10 March 2020) [2] |
Highest scoring |
Albion Rovers 4β4
Cove Rangers (10 August 2019)
[2] Stirling Albion 1β7 Cove Rangers (10 March 2020) [2] |
Longest winning run | 6 matches:
[2] Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches:
[2] Cove Rangers |
Longest winless run | 11 matches:
[2] Brechin City |
Longest losing run | 6 matches:
[2] Annan Athletic |
Highest attendance | 1,264 Cove Rangers 2β0 Elgin City (28 December 2019) [2] |
Lowest attendance | 194 Edinburgh City 4β0 Stenhousemuir (29 October 2019) [2] |
Total attendance | 66,675 [2] |
Average attendance | 486 [2]( 18) |
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2018β19
2020β21 β
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2020. |
The 2019β20 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. Ten teams contested the league: Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Brechin City, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion.
The season began on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 2 May 2020. [3] On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. [4] On 8 April, with the pandemic continuing, the SPFL board proposed to curtail the 2019–20 League Two season and use the points per game earned by each team to date as the final standings. [5] The plan was approved on 15 April, meaning the league was declared over and Cove Rangers were crowned champions. [6]
The following teams have changed division since the 2018β19 season.
To League TwoPromoted from Highland Football League Relegated from League One
|
From League TwoRelegated to Lowland Football League Promoted to League One
|
Albion Rovers | Annan Athletic | Brechin City | Cove Rangers |
---|---|---|---|
Cliftonhill | Galabank | Glebe Park | Balmoral Stadium |
Capacity: 1,238 [7] | Capacity: 2,504 [8] | Capacity: 4,123 [9] | Capacity: 2,602 |
Cowdenbeath | Edinburgh City | ||
Central Park | Ainslie Park [10] | ||
Capacity: 4,309 [11] | Capacity: 3,534 | ||
Elgin City | Queen's Park | Stenhousemuir | Stirling Albion |
Borough Briggs | Hampden Park | Ochilview Park | Forthbank Stadium |
Capacity: 4,520 [12] | Capacity: 51,866 [13] | Capacity: 3,746 [14] | Capacity: 3,808 [15] |
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2020) |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albion Rovers | Kevin Harper | Aron Lynas | Joma | K & T Plant Hire Ltd |
Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy | Steven Swinglehurst | Halbro | M & S Engineering |
Brechin City | Mark Wilson | Paul McManus | Pendle | Glencadam distillery |
Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Mitch Megginson | Adidas | ACE Group |
Cowdenbeath | Gary Bollan | Craig Barr | Errea | Delta 70 Mfg Ltd |
Edinburgh City | James McDonaugh | Craig Thomson | Macron | Forth Capital |
Elgin City | Gavin Price | Shane Sutherland | EV2 Sportswear | McDonald & Munro |
Queen's Park | Ray McKinnon | David Galt | Under Armour | Irn-Bru |
Stenhousemuir | Davie Irons | Andy Munro | Uhlsport | LOC Hire |
Stirling Albion | Kevin Rutkiewicz | Ross McGeachie | Macron | Prudential |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brechin City | Barry Smith | Sacked | 19 August 2019 [16] | 10th | Mark Wilson | 4 September 2019 [17] |
Stenhousemuir | Colin McMenamin | Sacked | 17 September 2019 [18] | 8th | Davie Irons | 25 September 2019 [19] |
Queen's Park | Mark Roberts | Sacked | 31 December 2019 [20] | 7th | Ray McKinnon | 2 January 2020 [21] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 68 | 2.43 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 2.04 | |
3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | 1.54 | |
4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | 1.52 | |
5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 40 | 1.43 | |
6 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | 1.29 | |
7 | Annan Athletic | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 31 | 1.15 | |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | 1.04 | |
9 | Albion Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | 0.92 | |
10 | Brechin City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 17 | 0.63 |
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | 24 |
2 | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | 16 |
3 | Jamie Masson | Cove Rangers | 15 |
4 | Salim Kouider-AΓ―ssa | Queen's Park | 13 |
5 | Declan Byrne | Albion Rovers | 11 |
Source: [23]
Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Muir | Annan Athletic | Cove Rangers | 6β1 (H) | 30 November 2019 | [24] |
Darryl Duffy | Stirling Albion | Albion Rovers | 3β0 (A) | 4 January 2020 | [25] |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cove Rangers [a] | 10,709 | 1,264 | 391 | 764 | n/a |
2 | Elgin City | 8,902 | 1,002 | 453 | 635 | +2.1% |
3 | Queen's Park | 8,159 | 837 | 449 | 582 | β4.7% |
4 | Stirling Albion | 7,324 | 741 | 423 | 563 | β4.1% |
5 | Stenhousemuir [b] | 8,134 | 824 | 336 | 542 | β5.1% |
6 | Brechin City [b] | 5,535 | 705 | 338 | 425 | β26.7% |
7 | Cowdenbeath | 4,904 | 448 | 221 | 350 | β1.1% |
8 | Annan Athletic | 4,858 | 459 | 211 | 347 | β12.8% |
9 | Edinburgh City | 4,541 | 494 | 194 | 324 | β19.2% |
10 | Albion Rovers | 3,609 | 484 | 209 | 300 | +4.9% |
League total | 66,675 | 1,264 | 194 | 486 | β3.6% |
Source: [26]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Declan Glass | Cove Rangers | |
September | Gary Bollan | Cowdenbeath | Craig Barr | Cowdenbeath | |
October | Gavin Price | Elgin City | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | |
November | Mark Roberts | Queen's Park | Salim Kouider AΓ―ssa | Queen's Park | |
December | James McDonaugh | Edinburgh City | Liam Henderson | Edinburgh City | |
January | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | |
February | Ray McKinnon | Queen's Park | Dylan Bikey | Stirling Albion |