# 2018–19 Scottish League One

The 2018–19 Scottish League One (known as the Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 15 June 2018 and the season began on 4 August 2018.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dumbarton, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Raith Rovers, Stenhousemuir and Stranraer.
Arbroath won the league following a 1–1 draw at Brechin City on 13 April 2019. Brechin were relegated after a 1–1 draw with Stenhousemuir on the final day.

## Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

### Stadia and locations

| Airdrieonians | Arbroath | Brechin City | Dumbarton |
| Excelsior Stadium | Gayfield Park | Glebe Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,101 | Capacity: 6,600 | Capacity: 4,123 | Capacity: 2,020 |
| East Fife | AirdrieoniansArbroathBrechin CityDumbartonEast FifeForfar AthleticMontroseRaith RoversStenhousemuirStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 League One | AirdrieoniansArbroathBrechin CityDumbartonEast FifeForfar AthleticMontroseRaith RoversStenhousemuirStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 League One | Forfar Athletic |
| Bayview Stadium | AirdrieoniansArbroathBrechin CityDumbartonEast FifeForfar AthleticMontroseRaith RoversStenhousemuirStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 League One | AirdrieoniansArbroathBrechin CityDumbartonEast FifeForfar AthleticMontroseRaith RoversStenhousemuirStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 League One | Station Park |
| Capacity: 1,980 | AirdrieoniansArbroathBrechin CityDumbartonEast FifeForfar AthleticMontroseRaith RoversStenhousemuirStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 League One | AirdrieoniansArbroathBrechin CityDumbartonEast FifeForfar AthleticMontroseRaith RoversStenhousemuirStranraerclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 League One | Capacity: 6,777 |
| Montrose | Raith Rovers | Stenhousemuir | Stranraer |
| Links Park | Stark's Park | Ochilview Park | Stair Park |
| Capacity: 4,936 | Capacity: 8,867 | Capacity: 3,746 | Capacity: 4,178 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Airdrieonians | Ian Murray | Sean Crighton | Hummel | Holemasters |
| Arbroath | Dick Campbell | Mark Whatley | Pendle | Megatech |
| Brechin City | Barry Smith | Paul McLean | Pendle | JJKS Estates (Home) Ferguson Oliver (Away) |
| Dumbarton | Jim Duffy | Ross Forbes | Joma | Turnberry Homes |
| East Fife | Darren Young | Kevin Smith | Joma | Liam Anderson Architectural Services (Home) EF Joinery (Away) |
| Forfar Athletic | Jim Weir | Michael Travis | Pendle | Orchard Timber Products |
| Montrose | Stewart Petrie | Paul Watson | Nike | Carnegie Fuels Ltd |
| Raith Rovers | John McGlynn | Kyle Benedictus | Puma | valmcdermid.com (Home) Tag Games (Away) |
| Stenhousemuir | Colin McMenamin | Graeme Smith | Mitre | Warriors in the Community |
| Stranraer | Stephen Farrell | Jamie Hamill | Joma | Stena Line |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Raith Rovers | Barry Smith | Resigned | 4 September 2018 | 2nd | John McGlynn | 25 September 2018 |
| Airdrieonians | Stevie Findlay | Sacked | 8 October 2018 | 6th | Ian Murray | 19 October 2018 |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Aitken | Sacked | 8 October 2018 | 9th | Jim Duffy | 21 October 2018 |
| Brechin City | Darren Dods | Sacked | 30 October 2018 | 6th | Barry Smith | 5 November 2018 |
| Stenhousemuir | Brown Ferguson | Sacked | 6 November 2018 | 9th | Colin McMenamin | 28 November 2018 |

## League summary
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arbroath (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 63 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 48 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 46 | |
| 7 | East Fife | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 46 | |
| 8 | Stranraer | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 42 | |
| 9 | Stenhousemuir (R) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 37 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 36 | Relegation to League Two |

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
* Leader - Promotion to 2019–20 Championship
* Qualification for Championship play-offs
* Qualification for League One play-offs
* Relegation to 2019–20 League Two
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Arbroath | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Forfar Athletic | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Raith Rovers | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Montrose | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Airdrieonians | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Dumbarton | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| East Fife | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Stenhousemuir | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Brechin City | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Source: BBC Sport Updated: 4 May 2019

## 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 36 games.

### First half of season

| Home \ Away | AIR | ARB | BRE | DUM | EFI | FOR | MON | RAI | STE | STR |
| Airdrieonians | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Arbroath | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| Brechin City | 0–1 | 1–5 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Dumbarton | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| East Fife | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Montrose | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Raith Rovers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 |
| Stranraer | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Second half of season

| Home \ Away | AIR | ARB | BRE | DUM | EFI | FOR | MON | RAI | STE | STR |
| Airdrieonians | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Arbroath | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Brechin City | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Dumbarton | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| East Fife | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Montrose | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Raith Rovers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–3 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Stranraer | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |

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

    As of 4 May 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kevin Nisbet | Raith Rovers | 29 |
| 2 | Bobby Linn | Arbroath | 21 |
| 3 | John Baird | Forfar Athletic | 16 |
| 3 | Mark McGuigan | Stenhousemuir | 16 |
| 5 | Leighton McIntosh | Airdrieonians | 15 |
| 6 | Dom Thomas | Dumbarton | 14 |
Source:

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Liam Buchanan | Raith Rovers | Airdrieonians | 3–4 (A) | 25 August 2018 |
| Bobby Linn | Arbroath | Forfar | 3–1 (H) | 15 September 2018 |
| Bobby Linn | Arbroath | Forfar | 2–3 (A) | 8 December 2018 |
| Bobby Linn | Arbroath | Airdrieonians | 3–2 (H) | 23 February 2019 |
| Dom Thomas | Dumbarton | East Fife | 3–4 (A) | 23 February 2019 |
| Leighton McIntosh | Airdrieonians | Stranraer | 1–4 (A) | 4 May 2019 |
Note
(H) = Home, (A) = Away

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Airdrieonians | 13,743 | 1,140 | 600 | 763 | −0.7%$^†$ |
| 2 | Arbroath | 17,109 | 1,808 | 532 | 950 | +23.1%$^†$ |
| 3 | Brechin City | 10,457 | 1,509 | 355 | 580 | −37.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 11,116 | 756 | 456 | 617 | −26.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | East Fife | 12,561 | 1,756 | 323 | 697 | +2.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Forfar Athletic | 11,976 | 1,342 | 459 | 665 | +7.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Montrose | 14,210 | 1,666 | 486 | 789 | +9.1%$^†$ |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 28,004 | 2,833 | 1,089 | 1,555 | −17.6%$^†$ |
| 9 | Stenhousemuir | 10,286 | 797 | 362 | 571 | +36.0%$^†$ |
| 10 | Stranraer | 6,108 | 432 | 219 | 339 | −23.3%$^†$ |
| | League total | 135,576 | 2,833 | 219 | 753 | −9.4%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 4 May 2019 Source:

## Awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Ref. |
| August | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Ryan Wallace | Arbroath | |
| September | Darren Young | East Fife | Bobby Linn | Arbroath | |
| October | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Kevin Nisbet | Raith Rovers | |
| November | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Ricky Little | Arbroath | |
| December | Stewart Petrie | Montrose | Martin Rennie | Montrose | |
| January | Jim Weir | Forfar Athletic | Anton Dowds | East Fife | |
| February | Jim Duffy | Dumbarton | Dom Thomas | Dumbarton | |
| March | Jim Weir | Forfar Athletic | Dale Hilson | Forfar Athletic | |
| April | Jim Duffy | Dumbarton | Calum Gallagher | Dumbarton | |

## League One play-offs

The second bottom team (Stenhousemuir) entered into a four-team playoff with the second, third, and fourth placed teams in League Two (Clyde, Edinburgh City and Annan Athletic). Clyde were promoted to League One after defeating Annan 2–0 in the final. Stenhousemuir were relegated to League Two after defeat to Annan in the semi-final.