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2021–22 Scottish League One

The 2021–22 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 31 July.

Scottish League One
Season2021–22
Dates31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022
ChampionsCove Rangers
PromotedCove Rangers
Queen's Park
RelegatedDumbarton
East Fife
Matches played180
Goals scored507 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerMitch Megginson
18 goals
Biggest home winQueen's Park 6–0 Falkirk
(4 December 2021)
Biggest away winClyde 0–5 Montrose
(16 October 2021)
Clyde 0–5 Airdrieonians
(23 April 2022)
Highest scoringFalkirk 6–2 Dumbarton
(8 January 2022)
Longest winning runCove Rangers
9 games
Longest unbeaten runCove Rangers
26 games
Longest winless runEast Fife
12 games
Longest losing runEast Fife
7 games
Highest attendance4,104
Falkirk 3–1 East Fife (26 February 2022)
Lowest attendance193
Montrose 2–1 Airdrieonians (7 December 2021)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Cove Rangers, Dumbarton, East Fife, Falkirk, Montrose, Peterhead and Queen's Park.

Teams edit

The following teams changed division after the 2020–21 season.

To League One edit

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from the Championship

From League One edit

Relegated to League Two

Promoted to the Championship

Stadia and locations edit

Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Clyde Cove Rangers
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
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Location of teams in 2021–22 Scottish League One
 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 edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians   Ian Murray   Callum Fordyce Umbro Holemasters[12]
Alloa Athletic   Brian Rice   Andy Graham[13] Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Clyde   Danny Lennon   Ally Love 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   Kenny Miller (interim)   Paul Watson 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   Marijn Beuker (interim)   Michael Doyle Admiral Irn-Bru

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
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   Marijn Beuker (interim) 31 December 2021
Alloa Athletic   Barry Ferguson Resigned 14 February 2022 8th   Brian Rice 21 February 2022
Falkirk   Martin Rennie Left 14 April 2022 5th   Kenny Miller (interim) 14 April 2022

League summary edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cove Rangers (C, P) 36 23 10 3 73 32 +41 79 Promotion to the Championship
2 Airdrieonians 36 21 9 6 68 37 +31 72 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Montrose 36 15 14 7 53 36 +17 59
4 Queen's Park (O, P) 36 11 18 7 51 36 +15 51
5 Alloa Athletic 36 12 9 15 49 57 −8 45
6 Falkirk 36 12 8 16 49 55 −6 44
7 Peterhead 36 11 9 16 46 51 −5 42
8 Clyde 36 9 12 15 39 62 −23 39
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 9 7 20 48 71 −23 34 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 East Fife (R) 36 5 8 23 31 70 −39 23 Relegation to League Two
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Season statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

As of 30 April 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mitch Megginson Cove Rangers 18
2   Rory McAllister Cove Rangers 16
3   Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians 15
  David Goodwillie Clyde
  Graham Webster Montrose

Awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
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
January   Ian Murray Airdrieonians   Dylan Easton Airdrieonians
February   Ian Murray Airdrieonians   Rhys McCabe Airdrieonians
March   Paul Hartley Cove Rangers   Callum Smith Airdrieonians
April   Paul Hartley Cove Rangers   Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians

League One play-offs edit

The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in Scottish League Two, as well as the team placed ninth in Scottish League One. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[19]

Bracket edit

Semifinals Final
          
1 Dumbarton 1 1 2
4 Edinburgh City 4 1 5
Annan Athletic 0 2 2
Edinburgh City 2 1 3
3 Forfar Athletic 0 1 1
2 Annan Athletic 1 1 2

Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

3 May 2022 Edinburgh City 4–1 Dumbarton Edinburgh
19:45 See   11', 71'
Buchanan   27' (o.g.)
Robertson   90'		 [20] MacLean   61' Stadium: Ainslie Park[21]
Attendance: 630
Referee: Chris Graham
3 May 2022 Annan Athletic 1–0 Forfar Athletic Annan
19:45 Garrity   31' [22] Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 608
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Second leg edit

7 May 2022 Dumbarton1–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Edinburgh City Dumbarton
15:00 Syvertsen   59' [23] Shanley   64' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 637
Referee: Gavin Duncan
7 May 2022 Forfar Athletic1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Annan Athletic Forfar
15:00 McCluskey   32' [24] Wallace   88' (pen.) Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 886
Referee: Steven Kirkland

Final edit

First leg edit

10 May 2022 Edinburgh City 2–0 Annan Athletic Edinburgh
19:30 Murray   50'
Shanley   62'		 [25] Stadium: Ainslie Park[26]
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Colin Steven

Second leg edit

13 May 2022 Annan Athletic 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Edinburgh City Annan
19:30 Wallace   6' (pen.)
Goss   20'		 [27] Murray   53' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Euan Anderson

References edit

  1. ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Alloa Athletic 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. ^ "Queen's Park To Play Home Games At Firhill". Queen's Park FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Queen's Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Holemasters announced as new club sponsor". Airdrieonians FC. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ Hall, Jamie (27 June 2017). "Goodwin's delight in landing midfielder Thomas Grant". Alloa Advertiser. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  14. ^ Findlay, Alan (28 June 2017). "The 'Big Reveal' - New home kit 2017/2018". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  15. ^ "New strips on sale now!". Falkirk F.C. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  16. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  17. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  18. ^ a b "cinch League One Results". SPFL. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  19. ^ "SPFL confirms play-off schedule | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
  20. ^ "Edinburgh City 4–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  21. ^ Delaney, James (3 May 2022). "Meadowbank Stadium 'finishing line in sight' as delayed arena to open". STV News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Annan Athletic 1–0 Forfar Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Dumbarton 1–1 Edinburgh City". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Forfar Athletic 1–1 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Edinburgh City 2–0 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  26. ^ Delaney, James (3 May 2022). "Meadowbank Stadium 'finishing line in sight' as delayed arena to open". STV News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Annan Athletic 2-1 Edinburgh City". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

External links edit

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