# 2022–23 Scottish League Two

The 2022–23 Scottish League Two (known as cinch League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Bonnyrigg Rose, Dumbarton, East Fife, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion and Stranraer.

## Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.

### Stadia and locations

| Albion Rovers | Annan Athletic | Bonnyrigg Rose | Dumbarton |
| Cliftonhill | Galabank | New Dundas Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 1,238 | Capacity: 2,504 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,020 |
| East Fife | Albion RoversAnnan AthleticBonnyrigg RoseDumbartonEast FifeElgin CityForfar AthleticStenhousemuirStirling AlbionStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two | Albion RoversAnnan AthleticBonnyrigg RoseDumbartonEast FifeElgin CityForfar AthleticStenhousemuirStirling AlbionStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two | Elgin City |
| Bayview Stadium | Albion RoversAnnan AthleticBonnyrigg RoseDumbartonEast FifeElgin CityForfar AthleticStenhousemuirStirling AlbionStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two | Albion RoversAnnan AthleticBonnyrigg RoseDumbartonEast FifeElgin CityForfar AthleticStenhousemuirStirling AlbionStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two | Borough Briggs |
| Capacity: 1,980 | Albion RoversAnnan AthleticBonnyrigg RoseDumbartonEast FifeElgin CityForfar AthleticStenhousemuirStirling AlbionStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two | Albion RoversAnnan AthleticBonnyrigg RoseDumbartonEast FifeElgin CityForfar AthleticStenhousemuirStirling AlbionStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two | Capacity: 4,520 |
| Forfar Athletic | Stenhousemuir | Stirling Albion | Stranraer |
| Station Park | Ochilview Park | Forthbank Stadium | Stair Park |
| Capacity: 6,777 | Capacity: 3,746 | Capacity: 3,808 | Capacity: 4,178 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Albion Rovers | Sandy Clark | Sean Fagan | Joma | CompliancePath |
| Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy | Steven Swinglehurst | EV2 Sportswear | M & S Engineering |
| Bonnyrigg Rose | Robbie Horn | Jonathan Stewart | Puma | G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home) Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away) |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Farrell | Gregor Buchanan | Macron | No Sponsor |
| East Fife | Greig McDonald | Stewart Murdoch | Joma | TBC (Home) The Taxi Centre Fife (Away) |
| Elgin City | Charlie Charlesworth, Ross Draper and Stevie Dunn (interim) | Matthew Cooper | Joma | McDonald & Munro |
| Forfar Athletic | Ray McKinnon | Craig Slater | Pendle | Orchard Timber Products |
| Stenhousemuir | Gary Naysmith | Sean Crighton | Puma | LOC Hire |
| Stirling Albion | Darren Young | Ross McGeachie | Joma | Prudential |
| Stranraer | Scott Agnew | Grant Gallagher | Joma | Stena Line |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| East Fife | Stevie Crawford | Signed by Dundee United | 25 September 2022 | 4th | Greig McDonald | 25 October 2022 |
| Forfar Athletic | Gary Irvine | Sacked | 9 November 2022 | 10th | Ray McKinnon | 10 November 2022 |
| Stenhousemuir | Stephen Swift | Sacked | 7 December 2022 | 6th | Gary Naysmith | 3 January 2023 |
| Albion Rovers | Brian Reid | Sacked | 25 March 2023 | 10th | Sandy Clark | 28 March 2023 |
| Elgin City | Gavin Price | Sacked | 8 April 2023 | 10th | Charlie Charlesworth, Ross Draper and Stevie Dunn (interim) | 10 April 2023 |
| Stranraer | Jamie Hamill | Sacked | 16 April 2023 | 7th | Scott Agnew | 17 April 2023 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stirling Albion (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 62 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 3 | Annan Athletic (O, P) | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 51 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 45 | |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 | |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 10 | Albion Rovers (R) | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 39 | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |

## Results

Matches 1–18
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Home \ Away
ALB
ANN
BON
DUM
EFI
ELG
FOR
STE
STI
STR
Albion Rovers
2–2
2–1
1–2
0–1
3–0
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–0
Annan Athletic
5–1
4–0
0–1
2–2
1–3
2–1
2–1
1–2
1–1
Bonnyrigg Rose
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–4
2–3
2–0
2–4
1–0
3–2
Dumbarton
1–1
4–0
1–0
2–0
2–1
2–2
1–0
2–0
2–0
East Fife
2–3
1–3
0–3
0–1
2–1
1–0
1–2
1–2
1–3
Elgin City
1–0
5–1
2–0
0–4
1–3
0–1
2–1
1–2
2–2
Forfar Athletic
1–0
1–4
1–1
0–0
1–3
2–2
1–2
1–4
2–0
Stenhousemuir
1–0
2–2
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–3
1–2
1–3
3–1
Stirling Albion
1–1
0–2
2–1
6–0
3–1
2–2
2–0
3–0
4–1
Stranraer
2–1
1–0
2–2
3–2
2–2
2–3
1–0
3–2
3–1
Source: 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.
Matches 19–36
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Home \ Away
ALB
ANN
BON
DUM
EFI
ELG
FOR
STE
STI
STR
Albion Rovers
0–2
0–1
0–1
0–1
3–0
0–1
3–1
2–0
0–1
Annan Athletic
4–0
0–0
3–1
3–0
4–1
0–2
2–3
2–2
0–0
Bonnyrigg Rose
0–4
1–2
0–2
1–1
3–0
1–1
0–1
1–2
1–0
Dumbarton
1–5
2–1
1–0
1–0
1–2
0–1
1–2
0–0
1–1
East Fife
2–1
0–1
0–0
2–0
2–0
3–2
1–1
1–1
8–0
Elgin City
1–1
1–1
0–1
1–0
1–2
2–0
1–1
0–3
0–1
Forfar Athletic
2–1
2–1
0–1
2–1
1–0
0–1
1–1
0–0
2–1
Stenhousemuir
2–0
2–1
0–0
1–1
1–2
2–0
1–1
0–1
2–1
Stirling Albion
3–2
3–1
2–1
2–2
2–2
1–0
2–1
3–1
1–0
Stranraer
0–4
1–1
0–1
0–2
2–0
3–1
0–0
2–0
1–1
Source: 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
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tommy Goss | Annan Athletic | 23 |
| 2 | Charlie Reilly | Albion Rovers | 22 |
| 3 | Dale Carrick | Stirling Albion | 19 |
| 4 | Kane Hester | Elgin City | 18 |
| 5 | Matty Yates | Stenhousemuir | 14 |

## Awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Stephen Farrell | Dumbarton | Declan Byrne | Dumbarton |
| September/October | Darren Young | Stirling Albion | Kane Hester | Elgin City |
| November | Stephen Farrell | Dumbarton | Charlie Reilly | Albion Rovers |
| December | Stephen Farrell | Dumbarton | Chris Johnston | Annan Athletic |
| January | Ray McKinnon | Forfar Athletic | Charlie Reilly | Albion Rovers |
| February | Gary Naysmith | Stenhousemuir | Matty Yates | Stenhousemuir |
| March | Greig McDonald | East Fife | Tommy Goss | Annan Athletic |
| April | Darren Young | Stirling Albion | Dale Carrick | Stirling Albion |
The SPFL League Two manager of the year was Darren Young of Stirling Albion.
The SPFL League Two player of the year was Dale Carrick of Stirling Albion.

## League Two play-offs

The Pyramid play-off was contested between the champions of the 2022–23 Highland Football League and the 2022–23 Lowland Football League. The Spartans secured their place in the play-offs as the Lowland Football League representative on 8 April 2023. Brechin City secured their place in the play-offs as the Highland Football League representative on 22 April 2023. The winners, The Spartans, then faced the bottom club Albion Rovers in the League Two play-off final. The Spartans won 2–1 over two legs, being promoted to League Two for the 2023–24 season as a result, with Albion Rovers relegated to the Lowland League.