The 2015–16 Scottish League Two (referred to as the Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd 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 to determine which team enters League Two in the 2016–17 season.
Teams
To League Two Relegated from Scottish League One Stirling Albion
From League Two Promoted to Scottish League One Albion Rovers
Stadia and locations Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde Galabank Gayfield Park Shielfield Park Broadwood Stadium Capacity: 2,514 Capacity: 6,600 Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 7,936 East Fife East Stirlingshire Bayview Stadium Ochilview Park Capacity: 1,980 Capacity: 3,746 Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stirling Albion Borough Briggs Links Park Hampden Park Forthbank Stadium Capacity: 4,520 Capacity: 3,292 Capacity: 51,866 Capacity: 3,808
Personnel Team Manager Captain Manufacturer SponsorsAnnan Athletic Jim Chapman Steven BlackStannoM&S Engineering LtdArbroath Dick Campbell Mark WhatleyPendleMegatechBerwick Rangers John Coughlin Jonny FairbairnZoo SportAutomatic Retailing Vending LtdClyde Barry Ferguson Mark McLaughlinHummelCash for KidsEast Fife Gary Naysmith Steven CampbellJomaOLS Laundry ServiceEast Stirlingshire Craig Tully Richard BarnardJakoShire Trust Elgin City Jim Weir Jamie DuffEC 1893McDonald & MunroMontrose Paul Hegarty Paul WatsonNikeIntervention RentalsQueen's Park Gus MacPherson Tony QuinnUnder ArmourIrn-BruStirling Albion Stuart McLaren Ross McMillanMacronPrudential
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Berwick Rangers Sacked 31 October 2015 7th John Coughlin 6 November 2015 Arbroath Sacked 6 March 2016 8th Dick Campbell 8 March 2016
League table
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
Second half of season
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nathan AustinEast Fife222 Craig GunnElgin City213 Gary FraserMontrose194 Blair HendersonBerwick Rangers175 Peter WeathersonAnnan Athletic156 Josh ToddAnnan Athletic13
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref East Fife Montrose 4–1 4 Clyde Berwick Rangers 5–0 Stirling Albion Montrose 3–1 East Fife Stirling Albion 3–1 Stirling Albion Montrose 7–0
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Discipline
Player
Yellow cards
RankPlayerClubCards1 Michael McKennaBerwick Rangers132 Reece DonaldsonEast Stirlingshire113 Steven NotmanBerwick Rangers10 Gary FraserMontrose Ross ForsythStirling Albion6 Mark McLaughlinClyde9 Mark NicolsonElgin City Ross SmithStirling Albion9 Graham WebsterMontrose8106 players7
Red cards
RankPlayerClubCards1 Peter WeathersonAnnan Athletic2 Ricky LittleArbroath Jordan McGregorBerwick Rangers Kevin WalkerBerwick Rangers Reece DonaldsonEast Stirlingshire Ross SmithStirling Albion733 players1
Club
Yellow cards
RankClubCards1Berwick Rangers742East Stirlingshire733Stirling Albion64
Red cards
RankClubCards1Berwick Rangers8Stirling Albion3Clyde7
Awards
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.ManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Gary NaysmithEast Fife Smart OsadolorAnnan Athletic September Gus MacPhersonQueen's Park Bobby LinnArbroathOctober Paul HegartyMontrose Matty FlynnAnnan AthleticNovember Barry FergusonClyde David GormleyClydeDecember Stuart McLarenStirling Albion Darren SmithStirling AlbionJanuary Jim WeirElgin City Nathan AustinEast FifeFebruary Barry FergusonClyde Steven DorisStirling AlbionMarch Gary NaysmithEast Fife Kyle WilkieEast FifeApril John CoughlinBerwick Rangers Brian CameronElgin City
League Two play-offs The first round was contested between Cove Rangers and Edinburgh City, the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League respectively. City, the winners, then played off against the bottom club in League Two, East Stirlingshire, swapping with them and being promoted to the 2016–17 Scottish League Two with a victory.
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Final First leg
Second leg
References