2013–14 Scottish League One
The 2013–14 Scottish League One was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.[2] Queen of the South were the defending champions.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Promoted | Rangers |
| Relegated | East Fife Arbroath |
| Matches played | 169 |
| Goals scored | 557 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Moffat (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 8–0 Stenhousemuir |
| Biggest away win | Airdrieonians 0–6 Rangers |
| Highest scoring | Stenhousemuir 4–5 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr United 3–6 Stranraer |
| Longest winning run | 15 games Rangers[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 36 games Rangers[1] |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Arbroath[1] |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Airdrieonians[1] |
| Highest attendance | 45,462 Rangers 1–1 Stranraer (26 December 2013)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 326 Stranraer 1–0 Stenhousemuir (19 October 2013)[1] |
| Average attendance | 5,253[1] |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Rangers were confirmed as champions after a 3–0 home win over Airdrieonians on 12 March 2014. This secured the club's second successive divisional title and promotion to the second tier.[3] This was the earliest anyone had secured a championship title since Partick Thistle won the old First Division in 1975–76.[4] Rangers were presented with the trophy on 26 April after a 3–0 win against Stranraer at Ibrox.[5][6]
Teams
Rangers were promoted into the league as 2012–13 Scottish Third Division champions. Airdrieonians were automatically relegated into the league after finishing bottom of the First Division, while Dunfermline were relegated into the league by losing the First Division play-off final to Alloa Athletic, who took their place in the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. Queen of the South were also promoted to the Championship as last season's Second Division champions. East Fife maintained their status in this division by defeating Peterhead in the Second Division play-off final. Peterhead remained in the fourth tier. Albion Rovers were automatically relegated to the fourth tier by finishing bottom of last season's Second Division.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | Airdrie | Excelsior Stadium | 10,170[7] |
| Arbroath | Arbroath | Gayfield Park | 6,600[8] |
| Ayr United | Ayr | Somerset Park | 10,185[9] |
| Brechin City | Brechin | Glebe Park | 3,960[10] |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline | East End Park | 11,480[11] |
| East Fife | Methil | Bayview Stadium | 1,980[12] |
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar | Station Park | 6,777[13] |
| Rangers | Glasgow | Ibrox Stadium | 50,987[14] |
| Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,746[15] |
| Stranraer | Stranraer | Stair Park | 2,988[16] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C, P) | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 18 | +88 | 102 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Stranraer | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 51 | |
| 4 | Ayr United | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 48 | |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 45 | |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Brechin City | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 42 | |
| 9 | East Fife (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 69 | −38 | 32 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Arbroath (R) | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to League Two |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games
First half of season | Second half of season
|
League One play-offs
Semi-finals
First leg
| Stirling Albion | 3–1 | Annan Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Weir 12' Weatherston 26', 30' | Report | Hopkirk 70' |
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. East Fife won 7–6 on penalties.
| Annan Athletic | 3–5 | Stirling Albion |
|---|---|---|
| McNiff 40' Love 50' Davidson 90+2' | Report | McClune 9' White 23', 79', 83' Comrie 56' |
Stirling Albion won 8–4 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Stirling Albion | 1–2 | East Fife |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth 42' | Report | McBride 70' Austin 89' |
Second leg
| East Fife | 0–2 | Stirling Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Report | White 74' Cunningham 81' |
Stirling Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
As of 19 April 2014.
| Scorer | Rank | Club | Goals[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Moffat | Ayr United | 25 |
| 2 | Jon Daly | Rangers | 20 |
| 3 | Lee McCulloch | Rangers | 17 |
| 4 | Jamie Longworth | Stranraer | 14 |
| 5 | Martin Grehan | Stranraer | 13 |
| 6 | Alan Cook | Arbroath | 12 |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Brechin City | 11 |
| 8 | Liam Buchanan | East Fife | 10 |
| Dale Hilson | Forfar Athletic | 10 | |
| Paul McManus | Arbroath | 10 | |
| Gavin Swankie | Forfar Athletic | 10 | |
| Alan Trouten | Brechin City | 10 | |
| Ryan Wallace | Dunfermline Athletic | 10 |
References
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- ^ "Rangers 3 Stranraer 0". Scotsman. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ . Scottish Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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- ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Scottish League One Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2013.