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Scottish League Two
Season2016–17
Matches played66
Goals scored198 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter MacDonald
David McKenna
Shane Sutherland
(7 goals)[1]
Biggest home winArbroath 4–0 Clyde[2]
(12 November 2016)
Biggest away winMontrose 0–5 Elgin City[2]
(15 October 2016)
Highest scoringArbroath 5–3 Stirling Albion
Clyde 5–3 Cowdenbeath[2]
(27 August 2016)
Longest winning run7 matches:[2]
Forfar Athletic
Longest unbeaten run8 matches:[2]
Arbroath
Longest winless run11 matches:[2]
Edinburgh City
Longest losing run4 matches:[2]
Edinburgh City
Highest attendance862[2]
Arbroath 2–0 Forfar Athletic[2]
(15 October 2016)
Lowest attendance256[2]
Edinburgh City 1–0 Annan Athletic[2]
(12 November 2016)
Total attendance32,081[2]
Average attendance486[2]
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2016.

The 2016–17 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team will enter a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL determining which team enters League Two in the 2017–18 season.[3] The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.[4]

Ten teams will contest the league: Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose and Stirling Albion.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

Stadia and locations

Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde
Galabank Gayfield Park Shielfield Park Broadwood Stadium
Capacity: 2,504[5] Capacity: 6,600[6] Capacity: 4,099[7] Capacity: 8,086[8]
Cowdenbeath
Edinburgh City
Central Park Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 4,309[9] Capacity: 5,000
Elgin City Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling Albion
Borough Briggs Station Park Links Park Forthbank Stadium
Capacity: 4,520[10] Capacity: 6,777[11] Capacity: 4,936[12] Capacity: 3,808[13]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Annan Athletic Scotland Jim Chapman Scotland Steven Black Stanno M&S Engineering Ltd
Arbroath Scotland Dick Campbell Scotland Mark Whatley Pendle Megatech
Berwick Rangers United States John Coughlin Scotland Jordyn Sheerin Zoo Sport Simple Energy Scotland Ltd
Clyde Scotland Barry Ferguson Scotland Scott Ferguson Hummel Advance Construction Group (H),
Heartfelt Limited (A)
Cowdenbeath Scotland Liam Fox Scotland David McGurn Uhlsport Subsea Pressure Controls
Edinburgh City Scotland Gary Jardine Scotland Ian McFarland Joma Hutchinson Networks
Elgin City Scotland Jim Weir Scotland Archie MacPhee EC 1893 McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Gary Bollan Scotland David Cox Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Montrose Scotland Stewart Petrie Scotland Paul Watson Nike Intervention Rentals
Stirling Albion Scotland Dave Mackay Scotland Ross McMillan Macron Prudential

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cowdenbeath Scotland Colin Nish Sacked 12 May 2016[14] Pre-season Scotland Liam Fox 23 May 2016[14]
Stirling Albion Scotland Stuart McLaren Sacked 24 September 2016[15] 9th Scotland Martyn Corrigan (caretaker) 24 September 2016[15]
Stirling Albion Scotland Martyn Corrigan (caretaker) Stepped down 5 November 2016[16] 7th Scotland Dave Mackay 9 November 2016[17]
Montrose Scotland Paul Hegarty Sacked 16 November 2016[18] 9th Scotland John Holt (caretaker) 16 November 2016[18]

League Summary

League table

Template:2016–17 Scottish League Two table

Positions by Round

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.

Leader - Promotion to 2017–18 Scottish League One
Qualification to League One play-offs
Qualification to League Two play-offs
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
Template:Fb team Annan Athletic 1 5 3 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 5
Template:Fb team Arbroath 5 6 4 2 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 3 3
Template:Fb team Berwick Rangers 6 3 6 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
Template:Fb team Clyde 3 4 7 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 2
Template:Fb team Cowdenbeath 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
Template:Fb team Edinburgh City 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Template:Fb team Elgin City 4 1 2 6 3 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 4
Template:Fb team Forfar Athletic 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Template:Fb team Montrose 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 9
Template:Fb team Stirling Albion 7 7 5 7 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7

Source: Statto.com

Results

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.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played on 19 November 2016[1][19]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland David McKenna Annan Athletic 7
Scotland Peter MacDonald Clyde
Scotland Shane Sutherland Elgin City
4 Scotland Steven Thomson Berwick Rangers 6
Scotland Sean Higgins Clyde
Scotland Gary Fraser Montrose
7 Scotland Bobby Linn Arbroath 5
Scotland Martin Scott Arbroath
Scotland Danny Denholm Forfar Athletic
Scotland Josh Peters Forfar Athletic

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Scotland Bobby Linn Arbroath Stirling Albion 5–3 27 August 2016 [20]

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Annan Athletic 2,564 421 289 366 −18.1%†
2 Arbroath 3,620 862 482 603 −7.4%†
3 Berwick Rangers 2,507 469 366 417 −9.5%†
4 Clyde 4,102 738 445 586 −4.2%†
5 Cowdenbeath 1,910 342 270 318 −46.6%†
6 Edinburgh City 3,282 590 256 410 n/a†
7 Elgin City 3,660 713 519 610 −17.1%†
8 Forfar Athletic 3,396 740 477 566 −18.9%†
9 Montrose 3,130 794 283 447 −20.9%†
10 Stirling Albion 3,981 777 457 568 −7.8%†
League total 32,081 862 256 486 −12.4%†

Updated to games played on 19 November 2016
Source: [2][23]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Gary Bollan Forfar Athletic Scotland Josh Peters Forfar Athletic [24]
September Scotland Gary Bollan Forfar Athletic Scotland Thomas O'Brien Forfar Athletic
October Scotland Jim Weir Elgin City Scotland Shane Sutherland Elgin City
November
December
January
February
March
April

League Two play-offs

The first round will be contested between the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League. The winners will then play off against the bottom club in League Two, swapping with them and being promoted to League Two for the 2017–18 season if they win.


References

  1. ^ a b "2016–17 Scottish League Two scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2016–17 Scottish League Two performance". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the SPFL" (PDF). Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ^ "The SPFL has today unveiled the fixture lists for the 2016/17 Ladbrokes Premiership, Ladbrokes Championship, Ladbrokes League 1 and Ladbrokes League 2 seasons". spfl.co.uk. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Berwick Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Cowdenbeath on the hunt for new manager after parting company with Colin Nish". The Courier. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Club statement". Stirling Albion FC. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Club statement". Stirling Albion FC. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  17. ^ "New manager". Stirling Albion FC. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Paul Hegarty sacked as Montrose manager". Montrose Review. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Scottish League Two Top Scorers". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Arbroath 5–3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  21. ^ a b "2016–17 Scottish League Two statistics – Player Discipline". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  22. ^ a b "2016–17 Scottish League Two statistics – Club Discipline". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  23. ^ "2015–16 Scottish League Two performance". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  24. ^ "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. May 28, 2014.
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