2022–23 Scottish League Two

The 2022–23 Scottish League Two (known as cinch League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football.

Scottish League Two
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 6 May 2023
Matches played153
Goals scored425 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Goss
22 goals
Biggest home winStirling Albion 6–0 Dumbarton (8 October 2022)
Biggest away winElgin City 0–4 Dumbarton (12 November 2022)
Bonnyrigg Rose 0–4 Albion Rovers (7 January 2023)
Stranraer 0–4 Albion Rovers (14 January 2023)
Dumbarton 1–5 Albion Rovers (18 March 2023)
Highest scoringStenhousemuir 3–3 Elgin City (17 September 2022)
Bonnyrigg Rose 2–4 Stenhousemuir (1 October 2022)
Elgin City 5–1 Annan Athletic (1 October 2022)
Stirling Albion 6–0 Dumbarton (8 October 2022)
Annan Athletic 5–1 Albion Rovers (23 December 2022)
Dumbarton 1–5 Albion Rovers (18 March 2023)
Longest winning runDumbarton
7 games
Longest unbeaten runStirling Albion
14 games
Longest winless runStenhousemuir
9 games
Longest losing runElgin City
5 games
Highest attendance1,441
Stirling Albion 2–2 Dumbarton (25 March 2023)
Lowest attendance219
Albion Rovers 0–2 Forfar Athletic (17 September 2022)
Total attendance82,350
Average attendance538
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 4 April 2023.

Ten teams contest the league: Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, 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 Athletic Dumbarton
Cliftonhill Galabank New Dundas Park Dumbarton Football Stadium
Capacity: 1,238[1] Capacity: 2,504[2] Capacity: 3,000[3] Capacity: 2,020[4]
East Fife
Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish League Two
 Elgin City
Bayview Stadium Borough Briggs
Capacity: 1,980[5] Capacity: 4,520[6]
Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer
Station Park Ochilview Park Forthbank Stadium Stair Park
Capacity: 6,777[7] Capacity: 3,746[8] Capacity: 3,808[9] Capacity: 4,178[10]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Albion Rovers Scotland Sandy Clark Scotland Sean Fagan Joma CompliancePath
Annan Athletic Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy England Steven Swinglehurst EV2 Sportswear M & S Engineering
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Scotland Robbie Horn Scotland Jonathan Stewart Puma G. Fitzsimmons and Son (Home)
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors (Away)
Dumbarton Scotland Stephen Farrell Scotland Gregor Buchanan Macron No Sponsor
East Fife Scotland Greig McDonald Scotland Stewart Murdoch Joma TBC (Home)
The Taxi Centre Fife (Away)
Elgin City Vacant Scotland Matthew Cooper Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Ray McKinnon Scotland Craig Slater Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Stenhousemuir Scotland Gary Naysmith Scotland Sean Crighton Puma LOC Hire
Stirling Albion Scotland Darren Young Scotland Ross McGeachie Joma Prudential
Stranraer Scotland Jamie Hamill Scotland 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 Scotland Stevie Crawford Signed by Dundee United 25 September 2022 4th Scotland Greig McDonald 25 October 2022
Forfar Athletic Scotland Gary Irvine Sacked 9 November 2022 10th Scotland Ray McKinnon 10 November 2022
Stenhousemuir Scotland Stephen Swift Sacked 7 December 2022 6th Scotland Gary Naysmith 3 January 2023
Albion Rovers Scotland Brian Reid Sacked 25 March 2023 10th Scotland Sandy Clark 28 March 2023
Elgin City Scotland Gavin Price Sacked 8 April 2023 10th

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stirling Albion 30 18 8 4 59 31 +28 62 Promotion to League One
2 Dumbarton 30 16 6 8 44 34 +10 54 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 31 12 8 11 52 45 +7 44
4 Forfar Athletic 31 12 8 11 35 38 −3 44
5 East Fife 31 12 7 12 42 45 −3 43
6 Stenhousemuir 30 11 9 10 47 47 0 42
7 Stranraer 31 10 7 14 37 47 −10 37
8 Bonnyrigg Rose 31 9 7 15 32 45 −13 34
9 Elgin City 30 9 6 15 39 52 −13 33
10 Albion Rovers 31 8 6 17 38 41 −3 30 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2023. Source: [11]
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).[12]

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 4 April 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Tommy Goss Annan Athletic 22
2 Scotland Charlie Reilly Albion Rovers 20
3 Scotland Kane Hester Elgin City 17
4 Scotland Dale Carrick Stirling Albion 16
5 Scotland Matty Yates Stenhousemuir 12

Awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Stephen Farrell Dumbarton Scotland Declan Byrne Dumbarton
September/October Scotland Darren Young Stirling Albion Scotland Kane Hester Elgin City
November Scotland Stephen Farrell Dumbarton Scotland Charlie Reilly Albion Rovers
December Scotland Stephen Farrell Dumbarton Scotland Chris Johnston Annan Athletic
January Scotland Ray McKinnon Forfar Athletic Scotland Charlie Reilly Albion Rovers
February Scotland Gary Naysmith Stenhousemuir Scotland Matty Yates Stenhousemuir
March Scotland Greig McDonald East Fife Scotland Tommy Goss Annan Athletic

League Two play-offs

The Pyramid play-off will be contested between the champions of the 2022–23 Highland Football League and the 2022–23 Lowland Football League (The Spartans). The winners will then face the bottom club in the League Two play-off final, being promoted to League Two for the 2023–24 season if they win. If the League Two club loses the play-off, they will be relegated to the Highland or Lowland League for the following season.

First leg
29 April 2023 The Spartans v SHFL champion (Brechin City or Buckie Thistle) Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Ainslie Park

Second leg
6 May 2023 SHFL champion (Brechin City or Buckie Thistle) v The Spartans
15:00

First leg
13 May 2023 Pyramid play-off winner v 10th in Scottish League Two
15:00

Second leg
20 May 2023 10th in Scottish League Two v Pyramid play-off winner
15:00

References
  1. "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. "Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  12. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. "cinch League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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