2020–21 Scottish League One

The 2020–21 Scottish League One will be the eighth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football.

Scottish League One
Season2020–21
Dates17 October 2020 – TBC May 2021
2021–22 →

Ten teams will contest the league: Airdrieonians, Clyde, Cove Rangers, Dumbarton, East Fife, Falkirk, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Partick Thistle and Peterhead.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.[1]

To League One

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from the Championship

From League One

Relegated to League Two

Promoted to the Championship

Stadia and locations
Airdrieonians Clyde Cove Rangers Dumbarton
Excelsior Stadium Broadwood Stadium Balmoral Stadium Dumbarton Football Stadium
Capacity: 10,101[2] Capacity: 8,086[3] Capacity: 2,602[4] Capacity: 2,020[5]
East Fife
Location of teams in 2020–21 Scottish League One
 Falkirk
Bayview Stadium Falkirk Stadium
Capacity: 1,980[6] Capacity: 7,937[7]
Forfar Athletic Montrose Partick Thistle Peterhead
Station Park Links Park Firhill Stadium Balmoor
Capacity: 6,777[8] Capacity: 4,936[9] Capacity: 10,102[10] Capacity: 3,150[11]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians Ian Murray Sean Crighton Umbro Holemasters[12]
Clyde Danny Lennon David Goodwillie Uhlsport North Lanarkshire Leisure (Home)
HomesBook Factoring (Away)
Cove Rangers Paul Hartley Mitch Megginson Adidas ACE Group
Dumbarton Jim Duffy Stuart Carswell Joma[13] Turnberry Homes[13]
East Fife Darren Young Kevin Smith Joma East Fife Supporters Club
Falkirk David McCracken and
Lee Miller		 Gary Miller Puma[14] Central Demolition[14]
Forfar Athletic Stuart Malcolm Michael Travis Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Montrose Stewart Petrie Paul Watson Hummel Carnegie Fuels Ltd
Partick Thistle Ian McCall Thomas O'Ware O'Neills Just Employment Law[15]
Peterhead Jim McInally Scott Brown Adidas Prime Seafoods

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Championship
2 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Cove Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Partick Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League Two
First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[16]

Results

Teams play each other three times, making a total of 135 games, with each team playing 27. This was reduced from the normal 36 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[17]

First half of season (Matches 1–18)
Home \ Away AIR CLY COV DUM EFI FAL FOR MON PAR PET
Airdrieonians —
Clyde —
Cove Rangers —
Dumbarton —
East Fife —
Falkirk —
Forfar Athletic — a
Montrose a —
Partick Thistle —
Peterhead —
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2020. Source: SPFL
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.

Second half of season (Matches 19–27)
Home \ Away AIR CLY COV DUM EFI FAL FOR MON PAR PET
Airdrieonians —
Clyde —
Cove Rangers —
Dumbarton —
East Fife —
Falkirk —
Forfar Athletic — a
Montrose a —
Partick Thistle —
Peterhead —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: SPFL
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

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League hat-tricks § Scottish League One
Player For Against Score Date

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Clyde 0 0 0 n/a†
3 Cove Rangers[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 n/a†
4 Dumbarton 0 0 0 n/a†
5 East Fife 0 0 0 n/a†
6 Falkirk 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 n/a†
8 Montrose 0 0 0 n/a†
9 Partick Thistle[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 n/a†
10 Peterhead 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 0 0 0 n/a†

Source:

  1. Club was playing in League Two during the previous season.
  2. Club was playing in Championship during the previous season.

Awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
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gollark: I can catch and AR.
gollark: I am still here, against probably most sense.
gollark: Well, I might be here in 15 minutes.
gollark: Perhaps I should gather eggs while AP times are nice and low to try.

References
  1. "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. "Cove Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Partick Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. "Holemasters announced as new club sponsor". Airdrieonians FC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. Findlay, Alan (28 June 2017). "The 'Big Reveal' - New home kit 2017/2018". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  14. "New strips on sale now!". Falkirk F.C. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  15. "Just Employment Law backs the Jags for another season". Partick Thistle F.C. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  16. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  17. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53270910
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