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2017–18 Scottish League Two

October 27, 2023

The 2017–18 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL determining which team enters League Two in the 2018–19 season.[3] The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017.[4]

Scottish League Two
Season2017–18
ChampionsMontrose
PromotedMontrose
Stenhousemuir
Matches played180
Goals scored500 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Goodwillie
(25 goals)[1]
Biggest home winPeterhead 7–0 Elgin City[2]
(2 January 2018)
Biggest away winStirling Albion 0–5 Montrose[2]
(7 April 2018)
Highest scoringMontrose 2–6 Peterhead[2]
(30 December 2017)
Longest winning run7 matches:[2]
Peterhead
Longest unbeaten run10 matches:[2]
Montrose
Longest winless run24 matches:[2]
Cowdenbeath
Longest losing run5 matches:[2]
Cowdenbeath
Edinburgh City
Highest attendance2,380[2]
Montrose 1–1 Elgin City
(28 April 2018)
Lowest attendance216[2]
Cowdenbeath 0–2 Peterhead
(24 February 2018)
Total attendance88,681[2]
Average attendance492[2]
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018.

Ten teams contested the league: Annan Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Montrose, Peterhead, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion.

Prize money edit

In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The League Two winners would receive £64,000 with a total pot of £24.5 million to be distributed across the four divisions.[5]

Teams edit

The following teams changed division since the 2016–17 season.

Stadia and locations edit

Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath
Galabank Shielfield Park Broadwood Stadium Central Park
Capacity: 2,504[6] Capacity: 4,099[7] Capacity: 8,086[8] Capacity: 4,309[9]
       
Edinburgh City
Elgin City
Ainslie Park[10] Borough Briggs
Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 4,520[11]
   
Montrose Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion
Links Park Balmoor Ochilview Park Forthbank Stadium
Capacity: 4,936[12] Capacity: 3,150[13] Capacity: 3,746[14] Capacity: 3,808[15]
       

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Annan Athletic   Peter Murphy   Peter Watson[16] Stanno M&S Engineering Ltd[17]
Berwick Rangers   Robbie Horn   Steven Notman Mitre[18] JMS Harkin (H)[19]
P J Brown (A)[19]
Clyde   Danny Lennon   Kevin Nicoll[20] Hummel[20] Advance Construction Group (H)[21]
Rock Regen (A)[20]
Cowdenbeath   Gary Bollan   Scott Rumsby[22] Uhlsport[23] Subsea Pressure Controls[23]
Edinburgh City   James McDonaugh   Josh Walker[24] Joma[25] CMC Property[26]
Elgin City   Gavin Price   Jon Paul McGovern[27] EC 1893[28] McDonald & Munro[28]
Montrose   Stewart Petrie   Paul Watson[29] Nike[30] Carnegie Fuels Ltd[30]
Peterhead   Jim McInally   David McCracken[31] Adidas Independent Oilfield Services
Stenhousemuir   Brown Ferguson   Michael Dunlop[32] Mitre[33] Warriors in the Community
Stirling Albion   Dave Mackay   Willie Robertson[34] Macron Prudential

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Clyde   Jon-Paul McGovern &
  Peter MacDonald
(joint interim) 		End of interim 6 May 2017 Pre-season   Jim Chapman 20 May 2017[35]
Annan Athletic   Jim Chapman Signed by Clyde 20 May 2017[35]   Peter Murphy 2 June 2017
Cowdenbeath   Gary Locke Signed by Heart of Midlothian 1 July 2017[36]   Billy Brown 1 July 2017[37]
Berwick Rangers   John Coughlin Sacked 22 August 2017[38] 9th   Robbie Horn 29 August 2017[39]
Edinburgh City   Gary Jardine Resigned 30 September 2017[40] 9th   James McDonaugh 10 October 2017[41]
Elgin City   Jim Weir Signed by Forfar Athletic 1 October 2017[42] 6th   Gavin Price 12 October 2017[43][44]
Cowdenbeath   Billy Brown Resigned 31 October 2017[45] 10th   Gary Bollan 14 November 2017[46]
Clyde   Jim Chapman Sacked 31 October 2017[47] 8th   Danny Lennon 13 November 2017[48]

League summary edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Montrose (C, P) 36 23 8 5 60 35 +25 77 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 36 24 4 8 79 39 +40 76 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Stirling Albion 36 16 7 13 61 52 +9 55
4 Stenhousemuir (O, P) 36 15 9 12 56 47 +9 54
5 Clyde 36 14 9 13 52 50 +2 51
6 Elgin City 36 14 7 15 54 61 −7 49
7 Annan Athletic 36 12 11 13 49 41 +8 47
8 Berwick Rangers 36 9 10 17 31 59 −28 37
9 Edinburgh City 36 7 9 20 37 62 −25 30
10 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 4 10 22 23 56 −33 22 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted


Positions by round edit

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 2018–19 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
Montrose 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Peterhead 4 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Stirling Albion 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Stenhousemuir 7 7 4 6 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Clyde 9 5 8 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 6 6 5 5 5
Elgin City 6 8 6 3 5 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 6
Annan Athletic 8 9 7 9 7 6 8 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Berwick Rangers 1 6 9 5 8 5 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
Edinburgh City 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
Cowdenbeath 5 4 5 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Source:[citation needed]
Updated: 28 April 2018

Results edit

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 edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

As of matches played on 28 April 2018

Source:[1][49]

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Blair Henderson Annan Athletic Stenhousemuir 3–1 9 December 2017 [50]
  Russell McLean Peterhead Annan Athletic 3–3 20 February 2018 [51]
  Lewis Milne Montrose Stirling Albion 5–0 7 April 2018 [52]
  Blair Henderson Annan Athletic Stirling Albion 3–1 21 April 2018 [53]

Discipline edit

Player edit

Club edit

Attendances edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Montrose 13,023 2,380 353 723 +19.5%†
2 Stirling Albion 11,839 1,012 395 657 +2.8%†
3 Peterhead 11,013 1,049 394 611 +21.2%†
4 Elgin City 10,933 883 393 607 −11.6%†
5 Clyde 8,865 804 402 492 −6.5%†
6 Berwick Rangers 7,807 596 295 433 +1.6%†
7 Stenhousemuir 6,598 976 220 420 −1.9%†
8 Annan Athletic 6,236 507 248 346 −10.4%†
9 Edinburgh City 5,794 464 223 321 −19.7%†
10 Cowdenbeath 5,751 406 216 319 −7.5%†
League total 88,681 2,380 216 492 −8.4%†

Updated to games played on 28 April 2018
Source: [2][56]

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

League Two play-offs edit

The first round was contested between the winners of the 2017–18 Highland Football League (Cove Rangers) and the 2017–18 Lowland Football League (Spartans). The winners then played against the bottom club in League Two, and would have been promoted to League Two for the 2018–19 season if they had won.

Due to fixture congestion in the Highland League preventing a champion being crowned in time, the dates for the first round were pushed back a week.[58]

First round edit

First leg edit

28 April 2018 Cove Rangers 4–0 Spartans Inverurie
15:00 Megginson   42'
McManus   49' (pen.), 67'
Watson   52'		 The Scotsman Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: David Munro

Second leg edit

1 May 2018 Spartans 2–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Cove Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 Dishington  78'
Atkinson   87'		 Edinburgh Evening News McManus   67' Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 655
Referee: Steven Reid

Second round edit

First leg edit

5 May 2018 Cove Rangers 0–0 Cowdenbeath Inverurie
15:00 Report Stadium: Harlaw Park
Attendance: 650
Referee: John McKendrick

Second leg edit

12 May 2018 Cowdenbeath 3–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath
14:00 Swann   7' (pen.), 50'
Smith   70'		 Report Megginson   9, 22' Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 1762
Referee: Steven Kirkland

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The 2017 18 Scottish League Two known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth tier of Scottish football The last placed team entered a play off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL determining which team enters League Two in the 2018 19 season 3 The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017 4 Scottish League TwoSeason2017 18ChampionsMontrosePromotedMontroseStenhousemuirMatches played180Goals scored500 2 78 per match Top goalscorerDavid Goodwillie 25 goals 1 Biggest home winPeterhead 7 0 Elgin City 2 2 January 2018 Biggest away winStirling Albion 0 5 Montrose 2 7 April 2018 Highest scoringMontrose 2 6 Peterhead 2 30 December 2017 Longest winning run7 matches 2 PeterheadLongest unbeaten run10 matches 2 MontroseLongest winless run24 matches 2 CowdenbeathLongest losing run5 matches 2 CowdenbeathEdinburgh CityHighest attendance2 380 2 Montrose 1 1 Elgin City 28 April 2018 Lowest attendance216 2 Cowdenbeath 0 2 Peterhead 24 February 2018 Total attendance88 681 2 Average attendance492 2 2016 172018 19 All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018 Ten teams contested the league Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion Contents 1 Prize money 2 Teams 2 1 To League Two 2 2 From League Two 2 3 Stadia and locations 2 4 Personnel and kits 2 5 Managerial changes 3 League summary 3 1 League table 3 2 Positions by round 4 Results 4 1 First half of season 4 2 Second half of season 5 Season statistics 5 1 Scoring 5 1 1 Top scorers 5 1 2 Hat tricks 5 2 Discipline 5 2 1 Player 5 2 1 1 Yellow cards 5 2 1 2 Red cards 5 2 2 Club 5 2 2 1 Yellow cards 5 2 2 2 Red cards 5 3 Attendances 6 Awards 6 1 Monthly awards 7 League Two play offs 7 1 First round 7 1 1 First leg 7 1 2 Second leg 7 2 Second round 7 2 1 First leg 7 2 2 Second leg 8 ReferencesPrize money editIn April 2018 the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions The League Two winners would receive 64 000 with a total pot of 24 5 million to be distributed across the four divisions 5 Teams editThe following teams changed division since the 2016 17 season To League Two edit Relegated from Scottish League One Peterhead Stenhousemuir From League Two edit Promoted to Scottish League One Arbroath Forfar Athletic Stadia and locations edit Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde CowdenbeathGalabank Shielfield Park Broadwood Stadium Central ParkCapacity 2 504 6 Capacity 4 099 7 Capacity 8 086 8 Capacity 4 309 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Edinburgh City nbsp nbsp Annan Athletic nbsp Berwick Rangers nbsp Clyde nbsp Cowdenbeath nbsp Edinburgh City nbsp Elgin City nbsp Montrose nbsp Peterhead nbsp Stirling Albion nbsp Stenhousemuir2017 18 Scottish League Two Scotland Elgin CityAinslie Park 10 Borough BriggsCapacity 3 000 Capacity 4 520 11 nbsp nbsp Montrose Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling AlbionLinks Park Balmoor Ochilview Park Forthbank StadiumCapacity 4 936 12 Capacity 3 150 13 Capacity 3 746 14 Capacity 3 808 15 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Personnel and kits edit Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAnnan Athletic nbsp Peter Murphy nbsp Peter Watson 16 Stanno M amp S Engineering Ltd 17 Berwick Rangers nbsp Robbie Horn nbsp Steven Notman Mitre 18 JMS Harkin H 19 P J Brown A 19 Clyde nbsp Danny Lennon nbsp Kevin Nicoll 20 Hummel 20 Advance Construction Group H 21 Rock Regen A 20 Cowdenbeath nbsp Gary Bollan nbsp Scott Rumsby 22 Uhlsport 23 Subsea Pressure Controls 23 Edinburgh City nbsp James McDonaugh nbsp Josh Walker 24 Joma 25 CMC Property 26 Elgin City nbsp Gavin Price nbsp Jon Paul McGovern 27 EC 1893 28 McDonald amp Munro 28 Montrose nbsp Stewart Petrie nbsp Paul Watson 29 Nike 30 Carnegie Fuels Ltd 30 Peterhead nbsp Jim McInally nbsp David McCracken 31 Adidas Independent Oilfield ServicesStenhousemuir nbsp Brown Ferguson nbsp Michael Dunlop 32 Mitre 33 Warriors in the CommunityStirling Albion nbsp Dave Mackay nbsp Willie Robertson 34 Macron PrudentialManagerial changes edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentClyde nbsp Jon Paul McGovern amp nbsp Peter MacDonald joint interim End of interim 6 May 2017 Pre season nbsp Jim Chapman 20 May 2017 35 Annan Athletic nbsp Jim Chapman Signed by Clyde 20 May 2017 35 nbsp Peter Murphy 2 June 2017Cowdenbeath nbsp Gary Locke Signed by Heart of Midlothian 1 July 2017 36 nbsp Billy Brown 1 July 2017 37 Berwick Rangers nbsp John Coughlin Sacked 22 August 2017 38 9th nbsp Robbie Horn 29 August 2017 39 Edinburgh City nbsp Gary Jardine Resigned 30 September 2017 40 9th nbsp James McDonaugh 10 October 2017 41 Elgin City nbsp Jim Weir Signed by Forfar Athletic 1 October 2017 42 6th nbsp Gavin Price 12 October 2017 43 44 Cowdenbeath nbsp Billy Brown Resigned 31 October 2017 45 10th nbsp Gary Bollan 14 November 2017 46 Clyde nbsp Jim Chapman Sacked 31 October 2017 47 8th nbsp Danny Lennon 13 November 2017 48 League summary editLeague table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Montrose C P 36 23 8 5 60 35 25 77 Promotion to League One2 Peterhead 36 24 4 8 79 39 40 76 Qualification for the League One play offs3 Stirling Albion 36 16 7 13 61 52 9 554 Stenhousemuir O P 36 15 9 12 56 47 9 545 Clyde 36 14 9 13 52 50 2 516 Elgin City 36 14 7 15 54 61 7 497 Annan Athletic 36 12 11 13 49 41 8 478 Berwick Rangers 36 9 10 17 31 59 28 379 Edinburgh City 36 7 9 20 37 62 25 3010 Cowdenbeath O 36 4 10 22 23 56 33 22 Qualification for the League Two play off finalSource SPFLRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted Positions by round edit 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 2018 19 Scottish League OneQualification to League One play offsQualification to League Two play offsTeam 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 36Montrose 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1Peterhead 4 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2Stirling Albion 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Stenhousemuir 7 7 4 6 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4Clyde 9 5 8 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 6 6 5 5 5Elgin City 6 8 6 3 5 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 6Annan Athletic 8 9 7 9 7 6 8 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7Berwick Rangers 1 6 9 5 8 5 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8Edinburgh City 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9Cowdenbeath 5 4 5 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10Source citation needed Updated 28 April 2018Results editTeams 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 First half of season edit Home Away ANN BER CLY COW EDC ELG MON PET STE STIAnnan Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1Berwick Rangers 1 5 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0Clyde 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 1Cowdenbeath 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 3Edinburgh City 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 3 1 2 1 2Elgin City 0 1 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 2Montrose 1 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 6 1 1 1 3Peterhead 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 2 4Stenhousemuir 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 0 1 3 1 2 3Stirling Albion 3 2 4 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 Source Scottish League TwoLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second half of season edit Home Away ANN BER CLY COW EDC ELG MON PET STE STIAnnan Athletic 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 3 1Berwick Rangers 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 0 1Clyde 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 1Cowdenbeath 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 2Edinburgh City 3 2 3 0 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 2 2Elgin City 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 0Montrose 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 1Peterhead 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 0 1 1 2 4 3Stenhousemuir 3 2 4 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 1Stirling Albion 3 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 5 0 1 1 1 Source Scottish League TwoLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Season statistics editScoring edit Top scorers edit As of matches played on 28 April 2018Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp David Goodwillie Clyde 252 nbsp Darren L Smith Stirling Albion 223 nbsp Rory McAllister Peterhead 20 nbsp Mark McGuigan Stenhousemuir5 nbsp Blair Henderson Annan Athletic 166 nbsp Russell McLean Peterhead 157 nbsp Aidan Smith Annan Athletic 128 nbsp Lewis Milne Montrose 11 nbsp Chris Templeman Montrose10 nbsp Brian Cameron Elgin City 10Source 1 49 Hat tricks edit Player For Against Result Date Ref nbsp Blair Henderson Annan Athletic Stenhousemuir 3 1 9 December 2017 50 nbsp Russell McLean Peterhead Annan Athletic 3 3 20 February 2018 51 nbsp Lewis Milne Montrose Stirling Albion 5 0 7 April 2018 52 nbsp Blair Henderson Annan Athletic Stirling Albion 3 1 21 April 2018 53 Discipline edit Player edit Yellow cards edit As of matches played on 28 April 2018Rank Player Club Cards1 nbsp Kevin Nicoll Clyde 132 nbsp Peter Watson Annan Athletic 12 nbsp Fraser Mullen Cowdenbeath4 nbsp Steven Swinglehurst Annan Athletic 11 nbsp Craig Thomson Edinburgh City6 nbsp Robbie Buchanan Cowdenbeath 10 nbsp Kyle Miller Cowdenbeath nbsp Darryl McHardy Elgin City nbsp Thomas Reilly Elgin CitySource 49 54 Red cards edit As of matches played on 28 April 2018Rank Player Club Cards1 nbsp Kevin Nicoll Clyde 22 24 players 1Source 49 54 Club edit Yellow cards edit As of matches played on 28 April 2018Rank Club Cards1 Annan Athletic 742 Cowdenbeath 723 Berwick Rangers 67Source 55 Red cards edit As of matches played on 28 April 2018Rank Club Cards1 Clyde 5Cowdenbeath3 Annan Athletic 4Edinburgh CitySource 55 Attendances edit Pos Team Total High Low Average Change1 Montrose 13 023 2 380 353 723 19 5 2 Stirling Albion 11 839 1 012 395 657 2 8 3 Peterhead 11 013 1 049 394 611 21 2 4 Elgin City 10 933 883 393 607 11 6 5 Clyde 8 865 804 402 492 6 5 6 Berwick Rangers 7 807 596 295 433 1 6 7 Stenhousemuir 6 598 976 220 420 1 9 8 Annan Athletic 6 236 507 248 346 10 4 9 Edinburgh City 5 794 464 223 321 19 7 10 Cowdenbeath 5 751 406 216 319 7 5 League total 88 681 2 380 216 492 8 4 Updated to games played on 28 April 2018Source 2 56 Awards editMonthly awards edit Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref Manager Club Player ClubAugust nbsp Dave Mackay Stirling Albion nbsp Darren L Smith Stirling Albion 57 September nbsp Brown Ferguson Stenhousemuir nbsp Mark McGuigan StenhousemuirOctober nbsp Gavin Price Elgin City nbsp Craig Johnston MontroseNovember nbsp Stewart Petrie Montrose nbsp Cammy Ballantyne MontroseDecember nbsp Jim McInally Peterhead nbsp Rory McAllister PeterheadJanuary nbsp Jim McInally Peterhead nbsp Darren L Smith Stirling AlbionFebruary nbsp Dave Mackay Stirling Albion nbsp Peter MacDonald Stirling AlbionMarch nbsp Danny Lennon Clyde nbsp Chris McStay ClydeLeague Two play offs editThe first round was contested between the winners of the 2017 18 Highland Football League Cove Rangers and the 2017 18 Lowland Football League Spartans The winners then played against the bottom club in League Two and would have been promoted to League Two for the 2018 19 season if they had won Due to fixture congestion in the Highland League preventing a champion being crowned in time the dates for the first round were pushed back a week 58 First round edit First leg edit Cove Rangers v Spartans 28 April 2018Cove Rangers4 0SpartansInverurie15 00 Megginson nbsp 42 McManus nbsp 49 pen 67 Watson nbsp 52 The Scotsman Stadium Harlaw Park Referee David Munro Second leg edit Spartans v Cove Rangers 1 May 2018Spartans2 1 2 5 agg Cove RangersEdinburgh19 45 Dishington nbsp 78 Atkinson nbsp 87 Edinburgh Evening News McManus nbsp 67 Stadium Ainslie Park Attendance 655Referee Steven Reid Second round edit First leg edit Cove Rangers v Cowdenbeath 5 May 2018Cove Rangers0 0CowdenbeathInverurie15 00 Report Stadium Harlaw Park Attendance 650Referee John McKendrick Second leg edit Cowdenbeath v Cove Rangers 12 May 2018Cowdenbeath3 2 3 2 agg Cove RangersCowdenbeath14 00 Swann nbsp 7 pen 50 Smith nbsp 70 Report Megginson nbsp 9 22 Stadium Central Park Attendance 1762Referee Steven 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