2025–26 Scottish League One

The 2025–26 Scottish League One (known as William Hill League One for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 2 August 2025.

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2025–26 Scottish League One

Ten teams contest the league: Alloa Athletic, Cove Rangers, East Fife, Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Peterhead, Queen of the South and Stenhousemuir.

Teams

2025–26 Scottish League One

The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.

Stadia and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Alloa Athletic</th><th>Cove Rangers</th><th>East Fife</th><th>Hamilton Academical</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Recreation Park</td><td>Balmoral Stadium</td><td>Bayview Stadium</td><td>Broadwood Stadium</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 3,100</td><td>Capacity: 2,602</td><td>Capacity: 1,980</td><td>Capacity: 8,086</td></tr><tr><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td><td>AlloaCove RangersEast FifeHamilton AcademicalInverness Caledonian ThistleKelty HeartsMontrosePeterheadQueen of the SouthStenhousemuir Location of teams in 2025–26 Scottish League One</td><td>Kelty Hearts</td></tr><tr><td>Caledonian Stadium</td><td>New Central Park</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 7,512</td><td>Capacity: 2,181</td></tr><tr><td>Montrose</td><td>Peterhead</td><td>Queen of the South</td><td>Stenhousemuir</td></tr><tr><td>Links Park</td><td>Balmoor</td><td>Palmerston Park</td><td>Ochilview Park</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 4,936</td><td>Capacity: 3,150</td><td>Capacity: 8,690</td><td>Capacity: 3,746</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and kits

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alloa Athletic</td><td>Andy Graham</td><td>Scott Taggart</td><td>Pendle</td><td>Northern Gas and Power</td></tr><tr><td>Cove Rangers</td><td>Paul Hartley</td><td>Mitch Megginson</td><td>Adidas</td><td>KR Group</td></tr><tr><td>East Fife</td><td>Dick Campbell</td><td>Alan Trouten</td><td>Erreà</td><td>MPH Group (Home) JADA (Away) Harley Taxis (Third)</td></tr><tr><td>Hamilton Academical</td><td>Darian MacKinnon</td><td>Stephen Hendrie</td><td>Kurt</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td><td>Scott Kellacher</td><td>Danny Devine</td><td>Puma</td><td>Craig Wood Solicitors</td></tr><tr><td>Kelty Hearts</td><td>Thomas O'Ware</td><td>Craig Clay</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Bellway</td></tr><tr><td>Montrose</td><td>Stewart Petrie</td><td>Andrew Steeves</td><td>Uhlsport</td><td>Montrose Port Authority</td></tr><tr><td>Peterhead</td><td>Jordon Brown Ryan Strachan</td><td>Jason Brown</td><td>Puma</td><td>The Score Group</td></tr><tr><td>Queen of the South</td><td>Peter Murphy</td><td>Matty Douglas</td><td>Macron</td><td>The Venue Dumfries</td></tr><tr><td>Stenhousemuir</td><td>Gary Naysmith</td><td>Gregor Buchanan</td><td>Uhlsport</td><td>LOC Hire</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Hamilton Academical</td><td>John Rankin</td><td>Resigned</td><td>29 November 2025</td><td>5th</td><td>Darian MacKinnon</td><td>1 December 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2025–26 Scottish League One

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td><td>31</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>53</td><td>21</td><td>+32</td><td>58</td><td>Promotion to the Championship</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Stenhousemuir</td><td>31</td><td>15</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>43</td><td>24</td><td>+19</td><td>57</td><td>Qualification for the Championship play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Alloa Athletic</td><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>46</td><td>31</td><td>+15</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Queen of the South</td><td>31</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>48</td><td>42</td><td>+6</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Peterhead</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>44</td><td>54</td><td>−10</td><td>40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Montrose</td><td>30</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>42</td><td>55</td><td>−13</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>East Fife</td><td>31</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>31</td><td>56</td><td>−25</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Cove Rangers</td><td>30</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>34</td><td>39</td><td>−5</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Hamilton Academical</td><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>47</td><td>36</td><td>+11</td><td>25</td><td>Qualification for the League One play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Kelty Hearts</td><td>31</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>17</td><td>27</td><td>57</td><td>−30</td><td>22</td><td>Relegation to League Two</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

2025–26 Scottish League One

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 180 games, with each team playing 36.

Season statistics

Top scorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Oli Shaw</td><td>Hamilton Academical</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kieran Shanks</td><td>Peterhead</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Alfie Bavidge</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Chanka Zimba</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Callum Burnside</td><td>Alloa Athletic</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Mitch Megginson</td><td>Cove Rangers</td></tr><tr><td>Callum Sandilands</td><td>Montrose</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards

2025–26 Scottish League One

<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>Scott Kellacher</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td><td>Ross Munro</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Oli Shaw</td><td>Hamilton Academical</td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Gary Naysmith</td><td>Stenhousemuir</td><td>Kieran Millar</td><td>East Fife</td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Scott Kellacher</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td><td>Oli Shaw</td><td>Hamilton Academical</td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Peter Murphy</td><td>Queen of the South</td><td>Matty Douglas</td><td>Queen of the South</td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Gary Naysmith</td><td>Stenhousemuir</td><td>Matthew Aitken</td><td>Stenhousemuir</td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Andy Graham</td><td>Alloa Athletic</td><td>Alfie Bavidge</td><td>Inverness Caledonian Thistle</td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>