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The 2016–17 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team (Cowdenbeath) entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL (East Kilbride), to determine which team entered League Two in the 2017–18 season.[5] The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.[6]
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Arbroath |
Promoted | Arbroath Forfar Athletic |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 531 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shane Sutherland (18 goals)[1][2] |
Biggest home win | Elgin City 6–0 Berwick Rangers[3] (10 December 2016) |
Biggest away win | Montrose 0–5 Elgin City[3] (15 October 2016) |
Highest scoring | Arbroath 5–3 Stirling Albion[3] (27 August 2016) Clyde 5–3 Cowdenbeath[3] (27 August 2016) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches:[3] Forfar Athletic |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches:[3] Forfar Athletic |
Longest winless run | 14 matches:[3] Clyde |
Longest losing run | 7 matches:[3] Cowdenbeath |
Highest attendance | 1,748[3] Arbroath 1–1 Stirling Albion[3] (6 May 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 241[3] Annan Athletic 2–0 Cowdenbeath[3] (10 December 2016) |
Total attendance | 96,248[3] |
Average attendance | 537[3] (18[4]) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2017. |
Ten teams contested the league: Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose and Stirling Albion. Arbroath won the league and were promoted, while Forfar were also promoted via the League One play-offs.
The following teams changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To League TwoPromoted from Lowland Football League Relegated from Scottish League One |
From League TwoRelegated to Lowland Football League Promoted to Scottish League One
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Annan Athletic | Arbroath | Berwick Rangers | Clyde |
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Galabank | Gayfield Park | Shielfield Park | Broadwood Stadium |
Capacity: 2,504[7] | Capacity: 6,600[8] | Capacity: 4,099[9] | Capacity: 8,086[10] |
Cowdenbeath | Edinburgh City | ||
Central Park | Meadowbank Stadium | ||
Capacity: 4,309[11] | Capacity: 5,000[12] | ||
Elgin City | Forfar Athletic | Montrose | Stirling Albion |
Borough Briggs | Station Park | Links Park | Forthbank Stadium |
Capacity: 4,520[13] | Capacity: 6,777[14] | Capacity: 4,936[15] | Capacity: 3,808[16] |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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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 | Jordyn Sheerin | Zoo Sport | Simple Energy Scotland Ltd |
Clyde | Jon-Paul McGovern & Peter MacDonald (joint interim) |
Scott Ferguson | Hummel | Advance Construction Group (H), Heartfelt Limited (A) |
Cowdenbeath | Gary Locke | David McGurn | Uhlsport | Subsea Pressure Controls |
Edinburgh City | Gary Jardine | Dougie Gair | Joma | Hutchinson Networks |
Elgin City | Jim Weir | Archie MacPhee | EC 1893 | McDonald & Munro |
Forfar Athletic | Gary Bollan | David Cox | Pendle | Orchard Timber Products |
Montrose | Stewart Petrie | Paul Watson | Nike | Intervention Rentals |
Stirling Albion | Dave Mackay | Ross McMillan | Macron | Prudential |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Cowdenbeath | Colin Nish | Sacked | 12 May 2016[17] | Pre-season | Liam Fox | 23 May 2016[17] |
Stirling Albion | Stuart McLaren | Sacked | 24 September 2016[18] | 9th | Martyn Corrigan (caretaker) | 24 September 2016[18] |
Stirling Albion | Martyn Corrigan (caretaker) | Stepped down | 5 November 2016[19] | 7th | Dave Mackay | 9 November 2016[20] |
Montrose | Paul Hegarty | Sacked | 16 November 2016[21] | 9th | John Holt (caretaker) | 16 November 2016[21] |
Montrose | John Holt (caretaker) | Interim ended | 4 December 2016[22] | 10th | Stewart Petrie | 4 December 2016[22] |
Clyde | Barry Ferguson | Resigned | 26 February 2017[23] | 8th | Bob Malcolm (interim) | 26 February 2017[24] |
Clyde | Bob Malcolm (interim) | Interim ended | 2 March 2017[25] | 9th | Jon-Paul McGovern & Peter MacDonald (joint interim) |
2 March 2017[25] |
Cowdenbeath | Liam Fox | Resigned | 6 March 2017[26] | 10th | Gary Locke | 10 March 2017[27] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arbroath (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 66 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Forfar Athletic (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 64 | Qualification to League One play-offs |
3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 58 | |
4 | Montrose | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 52 | |
5 | Elgin City | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 51 | |
6 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 47 | |
7 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 43 | |
8 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 40 | |
9 | Clyde | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 38 | |
10 | Cowdenbeath (O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 35 | Qualification to League Two play-off finals |
Leader - Promotion to 2017–18 Scottish League One | |
Qualification to League One play-offs | |
Qualification to League Two play-offs |
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.
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 |
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Arbroath | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Forfar Athletic | 2 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 2 |
Annan Athletic | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Montrose | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Elgin City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Stirling Albion | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Edinburgh City | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Berwick Rangers | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Clyde | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Cowdenbeath | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 |
Second half of season |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | 18 |
2 | Peter MacDonald | Clyde | 17 |
3 | Ryan McCord | Arbroath | 13 |
Steven Thomson | Berwick Rangers | ||
Brian Cameron | Elgin City | ||
6 | Steven Doris | Arbroath | 12 |
Danny Denholm | Forfar Athletic | ||
8 | David McKenna | Annan Athletic | 11 |
Gary Fraser | Montrose | ||
David Cox | Forfar Athletic | ||
Josh Peters | Forfar Athletic | ||
Darren Smith | Stirling Albion |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Bobby Linn | Arbroath | Stirling Albion | 5–3 | 27 August 2016 | [29] |
Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | Berwick Rangers | 6–0 | 10 December 2016 | [30] |
Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | Edinburgh City | 3–1 | 28 January 2017 | [31] |
Steven Thomson | Berwick Rangers | Annan Athletic | 4–1 | 4 February 2017 | [32] |
David Goodwillie | Clyde | Elgin City | 3–2 | 15 April 2017 | [33] |
Ryan McCord | Arbroath | Elgin City | 3–2 | 29 April 2017 | [34] |
Yellow cards
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Red cards
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Yellow cards
Source:[36] |
Red cards
Source:[36] |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Annan Athletic | 6,955 | 461 | 241 | 386 | −13.6% |
2 | Arbroath | 13,078 | 1,731 | 482 | 726 | +11.5% |
3 | Berwick Rangers | 7,679 | 695 | 302 | 426 | −7.6% |
4 | Clyde | 9,472 | 738 | 365 | 526 | −14.1% |
5 | Cowdenbeath | 6,216 | 571 | 258 | 345 | −42.0% |
6 | Edinburgh City | 7,212 | 590 | 256 | 400 | n/a |
7 | Elgin City | 12,366 | 1,091 | 519 | 687 | −6.7% |
8 | Forfar Athletic | 10,861 | 1,564 | 337 | 638 | −8.6% |
9 | Montrose | 10,901 | 1,324 | 283 | 605 | +7.1% |
10 | Stirling Albion | 11,508 | 1,748 | 412 | 639 | +3.7% |
League total | 96,248 | 1,748 | 241 | 537 | −3.2% |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Gary Bollan | Forfar Athletic | Josh Peters | Forfar Athletic | [37] |
September | Gary Bollan | Forfar Athletic | Thomas O'Brien | Forfar Athletic | |
October | Jim Weir | Elgin City | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | |
November | Gary Jardine | Edinburgh City | Marc Laird | Edinburgh City | |
December | Gary Jardine | Edinburgh City | Andrew Stobie | Edinburgh City | |
January | Gary Bollan | Forfar Athletic | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | |
February | Jim Chapman | Annan Athletic | Gavin Skelton | Annan Athletic | |
March | Dave Mackay | Stirling Albion | Greg Rutherford | Berwick Rangers | |
April | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Ryan McCord | Arbroath | |
The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was:[38][39]
The semi-final was contested between the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League (Buckie Thistle)[41] and the 2016–17 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride).[42] The winners then played off against the bottom club in League Two (Cowdenbeath).[43]
29 April 2017 | Buckie Thistle | 2 – 2 | East Kilbride | Buckie |
15:00 | Angus 9' Urquhart 31' (pen.) |
BBC Sport report | Victoria 44' McLean 85' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: David Munro |
6 May 2017 | East Kilbride | 2 – 1 (4–3 agg.) | Buckie Thistle | East Kilbride |
15:00 | Winter 5' Strachan 21' |
BBC Sport report | Proctor 31' (o.g.) Copeland 44' Angus 80' |
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy |
13 May 2017[44] | East Kilbride | 0–0 | Cowdenbeath | East Kilbride |
15:00 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 548 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
20 May 2017[44] | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (5 – 3 p) | East Kilbride | Cowdenbeath |
14:00 | Mullen 3' | BBC Sport report | Gibbons 64' | Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 1,676 Referee: Craig Charleston |
Penalties | ||||
Mullen Renton Syme Johnston Henderson |
Strachan McLean Woods Victoria |
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