# 2024–25 Scottish League One

The 2024–25 Scottish League One (known as William Hill League One for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 3 August 2024.
Ten teams contest the league: Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Cove Rangers, Dumbarton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Queen of the South and Stenhousemuir.

## Teams

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

### Stadia and locations

| Alloa Athletic | Annan Athletic | Arbroath | Cove Rangers |
| Recreation Park | Galabank | Gayfield Park | Balmoral Stadium |
| Capacity: 3,100 | Capacity: 2,504 | Capacity: 6,600 | Capacity: 2,602 |
| Dumbarton | AlloaAnnan AthleticArbroathCove RangersDumbartonInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontroseQueen of the SouthStenhousemuirclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One | AlloaAnnan AthleticArbroathCove RangersDumbartonInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontroseQueen of the SouthStenhousemuirclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Dumbarton Football Stadium | AlloaAnnan AthleticArbroathCove RangersDumbartonInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontroseQueen of the SouthStenhousemuirclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One | AlloaAnnan AthleticArbroathCove RangersDumbartonInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontroseQueen of the SouthStenhousemuirclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One | Caledonian Stadium |
| Capacity: 2,020 | AlloaAnnan AthleticArbroathCove RangersDumbartonInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontroseQueen of the SouthStenhousemuirclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One | AlloaAnnan AthleticArbroathCove RangersDumbartonInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontroseQueen of the SouthStenhousemuirclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish League One | Capacity: 7,512 |
| Kelty Hearts | Montrose | Queen of the South | Stenhousemuir |
| New Central Park | Links Park | Palmerston Park | Ochilview Park |
| Capacity: 2,181 | Capacity: 4,936 | Capacity: 8,690 | Capacity: 3,746 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alloa Athletic | Andy Graham | Scott Taggart | Pendle | Northern Gas and Power |
| Annan Athletic | Willie Gibson | Tommy Muir | EV2 Sportswear | M & S Engineering |
| Arbroath | David Gold Colin Hamilton | Thomas O'Brien | Macron | Megatech |
| Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Mitch Megginson | Adidas | KR Group |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Farrell | Mark Durnan | Macron | JJR Print (Home) C&G Systems (Away) |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Scott Kellacher | Danny Devine | Puma | ILI Group |
| Kelty Hearts | Charlie Mulgrew | Thomas O'Ware | Adidas | I-Scaff Access Solutions |
| Montrose | Stewart Petrie | Paul Watson | Uhlsport | Montrose Port Authority (Home) InterMoor (Away) |
| Queen of the South | Peter Murphy | Matty Douglas | Macron | Galloway Controls |
| Stenhousemuir | Gary Naysmith | Gregor Buchanan | Uhlsport | LOC Hire |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Queen of the South | Marvin Bartley | Mutual consent | 4 May 2024 | Pre-season | Peter Murphy | 9 May 2024 |
| Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy | Signed by Queen of the South | 9 May 2024 | Pre-season | Willie Gibson | 16 May 2024 |
| Arbroath | Jim McIntyre | Sacked | 17 August 2024 | 10th | David Gold and Colin Hamilton | 17 August 2024 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Duncan Ferguson | Sacked after club entered administration | 23 October 2024 | 10th | Scott Kellacher | 23 October 2024 |
| Kelty Hearts | Michael Tidser | Signed by Dunfermline Athletic | 17 January 2025 | 3rd | Charlie Mulgrew | 17 January 2025 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arbroath | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 53 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Kelty Hearts | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 | Montrose | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 33 | |
| 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 9 | Annan Athletic | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 30 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Dumbarton (Z) | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 9 | Relegation to League Two |
* ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.
* ↑ Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.

## Results

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.

### First half of season (Matches 1–18)

| Home \ Away | ALO | ANN | ARB | COV | DUM | ICT | KEL | MON | QOS | STE |
| Alloa Athletic | — | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Annan Athletic | 0–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Arbroath | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cove Rangers | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Dumbarton | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Kelty Hearts | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Montrose | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Queen of the South | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

| Home \ Away | ALO | ANN | ARB | COV | DUM | ICT | KEL | MON | QOS | STE |
| Alloa Athletic | — | 12 Apr | 2–3 | 2–1 | 29 Mar | 1–2 | 2–0 | 26 Apr | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Annan Athletic | 3–4 | — | 19 Apr | 3 May | 2–1 | 0–3 | 29 Mar | 2–2 | 5 Apr | 0–2 |
| Arbroath | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 29 Mar | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3 May | 12 Apr |
| Cove Rangers | 19 Apr | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 5 Apr | 26 Apr | 1–1 | 3–1 | 22 Mar |
| Dumbarton | 1–1 | 26 Apr | 1–2 | 12 Apr | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 22 Mar | 1–3 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 22 Mar | 0–1 | 26 Apr | 1–4 | 2–0 | — | 12 Apr | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Kelty Hearts | 3 May | 1–3 | 22 Mar | 0–4 | 5 Apr | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 19 Apr | 0–0 |
| Montrose | 2–2 | 22 Mar | 5 Apr | 2–2 | 19 Apr | 3 May | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Queen of the South | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 29 Mar | 0–1 | 12 Apr | — | 26 Apr |
| Stenhousemuir | 5 Apr | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3 May | 19 Apr | 0–0 | 29 Mar | 2–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | 12 |
| 1 | Ross Cunningham | Kelty Hearts | 12 |
| 3 | Adam Emslie | Cove Rangers | 9 |
| 3 | Corey O'Donnell | Stenhousemuir | 9 |
| 5 | Luke Rankin | Alloa Athletic | 8 |
| 6 | Luke Donnelly | Alloa Athletic | 7 |
| 6 | Tommy Muir | Annan Athletic | 7 |
| 6 | Ryan Dow | Arbroath | 7 |
| 6 | Gavin Reilly | Arbroath | 7 |
| 6 | Findlay Marshall | Cove Rangers | 7 |
| 6 | Michael Ruth | Dumbarton | 7 |
| 6 | Scott Williamson | Kelty Hearts | 7 |
| 6 | Adam Brooks | Queen of the South | 7 |
| 6 | Blair Alston | Stenhousemuir | 7 |

## Awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Michael Tidser | Kelty Hearts | Ross Cunningham | Kelty Hearts |
| September | Stewart Petrie | Montrose | Reece Lyon | Queen of the South |
| October | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers |
| November | Scott Kellacher | Inverness CT | Scott Williamson | Kelty Hearts |
| December | David Gold and Colin Hamilton | Arbroath | Gavin Reilly | Arbroath |
| January | Peter Murphy | Queen of the South | Adam Brooks | Queen of the South |
| February | Gary Naysmith | Stenhousemuir | Owen Stirton | Montrose |