2015-16_Scottish_League_Two
2015–16 Scottish League Two
Football league season
The 2015–16 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 2016–17 season.[3]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015–16 |
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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 7–0 Montrose (9 February 2016)[2] |
| Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 0–6 East Fife (19 March 2016)[2] |
| Highest scoring | East Fife 5–3 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 0–2 Arbroath (2 January 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 238[2] East Stirlingshire 3–1 Montrose (21 November 2015) Berwick Rangers 3–2 Annan Athletic (16 February 2016) |
| Total attendance | 99,947[2] |
| Average attendance | 555[2] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016. | |
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To League TwoRelegated from Scottish League One |
From League TwoPromoted to Scottish League One
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Stadia and locations
More information Annan Athletic, Arbroath ...
| 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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| 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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Personnel
More information Team, Manager ...
| Team | Manager | Captain | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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| Annan Athletic |  Jim Chapman |
Steven Black |
Stanno | M&S Engineering Ltd |
| Arbroath | Dick Campbell |
Mark Whatley |
Pendle | Megatech |
| Berwick Rangers |  John Coughlin |
 Jonny Fairbairn |
Zoo Sport | Automatic Retailing Vending Ltd |
| Clyde | Barry Ferguson |
Mark McLaughlin |
Hummel | Cash for Kids |
| East Fife | Gary Naysmith |
Steven Campbell |
Joma | OLS Laundry Service |
| East Stirlingshire | Craig Tully |
Richard Barnard |
Jako | Shire Trust |
| Elgin City | Jim Weir |
Jamie Duff |
EC 1893 | McDonald & Munro |
| Montrose | Paul Hegarty |
Paul Watson |
Nike | Intervention Rentals |
| Queen's Park | Gus MacPherson |
Tony Quinn |
Under Armour | Irn-Bru |
| Stirling Albion | Stuart McLaren |
Ross McMillan |
Macron | Prudential |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Berwick Rangers | Colin Cameron |
Sacked | 31 October 2015[14] | 7th | John Coughlin |
6 November 2015[15] |
| Arbroath | Todd Lumsden |
Sacked | 6 March 2016[16] | 8th | Dick Campbell |
8 March 2016[17] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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.
More information Home \ Away, ANN ...
First half of season
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2016. Source: Scottish League 2 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Second half of season
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Scottish League 2 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
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Scoring
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 30 April 2016[1]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Nathan Austin |
East Fife | 22 |
| 2 | Craig Gunn |
Elgin City | 21 |
| 3 | Gary Fraser |
Montrose | 19 |
| 4 | Blair Henderson |
Berwick Rangers | 17 |
| 5 | Peter Weatherson |
Annan Athletic | 15 |
| 6 | Josh Todd |
Annan Athletic | 13 |
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Hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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| Nathan Austin | East Fife | Montrose | 4–1 | 26 September 2015 | [18] |
| David Gormley4 | Clyde | Berwick Rangers | 5–0 | 21 November 2015 | [19] |
| Darren Smith | Stirling Albion | Montrose | 3–1 | 12 December 2015 | [20] |
| Nathan Austin | East Fife | Stirling Albion | 3–1 | 26 December 2015 | [21] |
| Darren Smith | Stirling Albion | Montrose | 7–0 | 9 February 2016 | [22] |
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4 Player scored 4 goals
Discipline
Player
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Club
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Monthly awards
More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Gary Naysmith |
East Fife |  Smart Osadolor |
Annan Athletic | [25] |
| September | Gus MacPherson |
Queen's Park | Bobby Linn |
Arbroath | |
| October | Paul Hegarty |
Montrose | Matty Flynn |
Annan Athletic | |
| November | Barry Ferguson |
Clyde | David Gormley |
Clyde | |
| December | Stuart McLaren |
Stirling Albion | Darren Smith |
Stirling Albion | |
| January | Jim Weir |
Elgin City | Nathan Austin |
East Fife | |
| February | Barry Ferguson |
Clyde | Steven Doris |
Stirling Albion | |
| March | Gary Naysmith |
East Fife | Kyle Wilkie |
East Fife | |
| April | John Coughlin |
Berwick Rangers | Brian Cameron |
Elgin City | |
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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 2016–17 Scottish League Two with a victory.
Semi-finals
First leg
Cove Rangers v Edinburgh City
| 23 April 2016 | Cove Rangers | 0–3 | Edinburgh City | Harlaw Park, Inverurie |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Allum  22', 45'Donaldson 41' |
Second leg
Edinburgh City v Cove Rangers
| 30 April 2016 | Edinburgh City | 1–1 (4–1 agg.) | Cove Rangers | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Gair 32' |
BBC report | Watt 86' |
Attendance: 839 |
Final
First leg
Edinburgh City v East Stirlingshire
| 7 May 2016 | Edinburgh City | 1–1 | East Stirlingshire | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Gair 15' (pen.) Mbu  77' |
BBC Report | Wright 42' Donaldson 90+1' |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Second leg
East Stirlingshire v Edinburgh City
| 14 May 2016 | East Stirlingshire | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Edinburgh City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Donaldson 86' |
BBC Report | Gair 87' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Don Robertson |
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