2021–22 Scottish League One
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022 |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 329 (2.94 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David Goodwillie 15 goals |
Biggest home win | Queen's Park 6–0 Falkirk (4 December 2021) |
Biggest away win | Clyde 0–5 Montrose (16 October 2021) |
Highest scoring | Falkirk 6–2 Dumbarton (8 January 2022) |
Longest winning run | Cove Rangers 9 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Montrose 14 games |
Longest winless run | East Fife 11 games |
Longest losing run | Dumbarton East Fife 5 games |
Highest attendance | 4,043 Falkirk 0–1 Queen's Park (28 August 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 193 Montrose 2–1 Airdrieonians (7 December 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 29 January 2022. |
The 2021–22 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 31 July.
Ten teams contest the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Cove Rangers, Dumbarton, East Fife, Falkirk, Montrose, Peterhead and Queen's Park.
Teams[]
The following teams changed division after the 2020–21 season.
To League One[]
Promoted from League Two
Relegated from the Championship
From League One[]
Relegated to League Two
Promoted to the Championship
- Partick Thistle
Stadia and locations[]
Airdrieonians | Alloa Athletic | Clyde | Cove Rangers |
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Excelsior Stadium | Recreation Park | Broadwood Stadium | Balmoral Stadium |
Capacity: 10,101[1] | Capacity: 3,100[2] | Capacity: 8,086[3] | Capacity: 2,602[4] |
Dumbarton | East Fife | ||
Dumbarton Football Stadium | Bayview Stadium | ||
Capacity: 2,020[5] | Capacity: 1,980[6] | ||
Falkirk | Montrose | Peterhead | Queen's Park |
Falkirk Stadium | Links Park | Balmoor | Firhill Stadium[7] |
Capacity: 7,937[8] | Capacity: 4,936[9] | Capacity: 3,150[10] | Capacity: 10,102[11] |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Airdrieonians | Ian Murray | Callum Fordyce | Umbro | Holemasters[12] |
Alloa Athletic | Barry Ferguson | Andy Graham[13] | Pendle | Northern Gas and Power |
Clyde | Danny Lennon | Vacant | Puma | HomesBook Factoring (Home) Whitemoss Dental (Away) |
Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Mitch Megginson | Adidas | ACE Group |
Dumbarton | Stephen Farrell | Stuart Carswell | Joma[14] | Moreroom Extensions Ltd (Home) Four Architects (Away) |
East Fife | Stevie Crawford | Kevin Smith | Joma | BW Technology |
Falkirk | Martin Rennie | Steven Hetherington | Puma[15] | Clarke ePOS (UK) Ltd |
Montrose | Stewart Petrie | Paul Watson | Hummel | Carnegie Fuels Ltd |
Peterhead | Jim McInally | Scott Brown | Adidas | The Score Group |
Queen's Park | Gardner Speirs (interim) | Michael Doyle | Admiral | Irn-Bru |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Alloa Athletic | Peter Grant | Sacked | 1 May 2021 | Pre-season | Barry Ferguson | 27 May 2021 |
Falkirk | Gary Holt | End of interim spell | 6 May 2021 | Paul Sheerin | 28 May 2021 | |
Queen's Park | Ray McKinnon | Mutual consent | 10 May 2021 | Laurie Ellis | 22 May 2021 | |
Dumbarton | Jim Duffy | End of contract | 24 May 2021 | Stephen Farrell | 29 May 2021 | |
East Fife | Darren Young | Sacked | 21 November 2021 | 10th | Stevie Crawford | 30 November 2021 |
Falkirk | Paul Sheerin | 5 December 2021 | 5th | Martin Rennie | 10 December 2021 | |
Queen's Park | Laurie Ellis | 31 December 2021 | 4th | Gardner Speirs (interim) | 31 December 2021 |
League summary[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cove Rangers | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 50 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Airdrieonians | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
3 | Montrose | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | |
4 | Queen's Park | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 30 | |
5 | Clyde | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 29 | |
6 | Falkirk | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 28 | |
7 | Peterhead | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 24 | |
8 | Alloa Athletic | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 | |
9 | Dumbarton | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 22 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
10 | East Fife | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 14 | Relegation to League Two |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: [16]
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).[17]
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).[17]
Results[]
Matches 1–18[]Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. |
Matches 19–36[]Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
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Awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August | Laurie Ellis | Queen's Park | Simon Murray | Queen's Park |
September | Stephen Farrell | Dumbarton | Callum Wilson | Dumbarton |
October | Stewart Petrie | Montrose | Rory McAllister | Cove Rangers |
November | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers |
December | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Blair Yule | Cove Rangers |
References[]
- ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Cove Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Queen's Park To Play Home Games At Firhill". Queen's Park FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Queen's Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Holemasters announced as new club sponsor". Airdrieonians FC. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hall, Jamie (27 June 2017). "Goodwin's delight in landing midfielder Thomas Grant". Alloa Advertiser. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Findlay, Alan (28 June 2017). "The 'Big Reveal' - New home kit 2017/2018". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "New strips on sale now!". Falkirk F.C. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b "cinch League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links[]
Categories:
- Scottish League One seasons
- 2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League
- 2021–22 in Scottish football leagues
- 2021–22 in European third tier association football leagues