2016–17 Scottish League Two

Scottish League Two

Season	2016–17
← 2015–16 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. As of 30 April 2016, Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, Forfar Athletic, Montrose and Stirling Albion are the only teams to have confirmed their places in the league.

Teams

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

To League Two Relegated from Scottish League One Forfar Athletic

From League Two Promoted to Scottish League One East Fife

Stadia and locations

Annan Athletic	Arbroath	Berwick Rangers	Forfar Athletic
Galabank	Gayfield Park	Shielfield Park	Station Park
Capacity: 2,514[2]	Capacity: 6,600[3]	Capacity: 4,500[4]	Capacity: 6,777[5]
Montrose	Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling 2016–17 Scottish League Two (Scotland)		Stirling Albion
Links Park			Forthbank Stadium
Capacity: 3,292[6]			Capacity: 3,808[7]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Annan Athletic	Jim Chapman	Steven Black	Stanno	M&S Engineering Ltd
Arbroath	Dick Campbell	Mark Whatley	Pendle	Megatech
Berwick Rangers	John Coughlin	Jonny Fairbairn	Zoo Sport	Automatic Retailing Vending Ltd
Forfar Athletic	Gary Bollan	Gavin Swankie	Pendle	Orchard Timber Products
Montrose	Paul Hegarty	Paul Watson	Nike	Intervention Rentals
Stirling Albion	Stuart McLaren	Ross McMillan	Macron	Prudential

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment

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	Forfar Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Montrose	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Stirling Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to League Two play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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.

First half of season Home ╲ Away ANN ARB BER FOR MON STI Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling Albion Source: Scottish League 2 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season Home ╲ Away ANN ARB BER FOR MON STI Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling Albion Source: Scottish League 2 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref

Discipline

Player

Yellow cards Rank Player Club Cards

Red cards Rank Player Club Cards

Club

Yellow cards Rank Club Cards

Red cards Rank Club Cards

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Ref.
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August					[8]
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

League Two Play-offs

The first round will be contested by the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League. The winning club will then play off against the bottom club in League Two, with the overall winner taking a place in League Two for the 2017–18 season.

References

1. "The Rules of the SPFL" (PDF). Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
2. "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
4. "Berwick Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
5. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
6. "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
7. "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
8. "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. May 28, 2014.