2016–17 Scottish League Two

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Scottish League Two
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Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Scottish League Two (referred to as the 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.[1]

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: 2,514[2] Capacity: 6,600[3] Capacity: 4,500[4] Capacity: 7,936[5]
Galabank - geograph.org.uk - 1221445.jpg Gayfield Park - geograph-744246.jpg Shielfield Park, Home of Berwick Rangers FC - geograph.org.uk - 409958.jpg Broadwood Stadium.jpg
Cowdenbeath
Edinburgh City
Central Park Meadowbank Stadium
Capacity: 4,309[6] Capacity: 16,000
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Elgin City Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling Albion
Borough Briggs Station Park Links Park Forthbank Stadium
Capacity: 4,520[7] Capacity: 6,777[8] Capacity: 3,292[9] Capacity: 3,808[10]
Borough briggs 3.jpg Station Park - geograph-1745780.jpg Links Park - geograph.org.uk - 221002.jpg Forthbankwest.JPG

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Annan Athletic Scotland Jim Chapman Stanno M&S Engineering Ltd
Arbroath Scotland Dick Campbell Pendle Megatech
Berwick Rangers United States John Coughlin Zoo Sport Automatic Retailing Vending Ltd
Clyde Scotland Barry Ferguson Hummel Cash for Kids
Cowdenbeath Scotland Liam Fox Uhlsport Subsea Pressure Controls
Edinburgh City Scotland Gary Jardine Joma Hutchinson Networks
Elgin City Scotland Jim Weir EC 1893 McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Gary Bollan Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Montrose Scotland Paul Hegarty Nike Intervention Rentals
Stirling Albion Scotland Stuart McLaren 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[11] Pre-season Scotland Liam Fox 23 May 2016[11]

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Annan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Arbroath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Berwick Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cowdenbeath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Edinburgh City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Elgin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stirling Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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

Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club
August [12]
September
October
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.


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