The 2018–19 Scottish League One (known as the Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 15 June 2018 and the season began on 4 August 2018.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dumbarton, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Raith Rovers, Stenhousemuir and Stranraer.
Arbroath won the league following a 1–1 draw at Brechin City on 13 April 2019. Brechin were relegated after a 1–1 draw with Stenhousemuir on the final day.
Teams The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.
To League One Promoted from League Two Montrose Stenhousemuir
Relegated from the Championship Brechin City Dumbarton
From League One Relegated to League Two Albion Rovers Queen's Park
Promoted to the Championship Ayr United Alloa Athletic
Stadia and locations Airdrieonians Arbroath Brechin City Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium Gayfield Park Glebe Park Dumbarton Football Stadium Capacity: 10,101 Capacity: 6,600 Capacity: 4,123 Capacity: 2,020 East Fife Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium Station Park Capacity: 1,980 Capacity: 6,777 Montrose Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stranraer Links Park Stark's Park Ochilview Park Stair Park Capacity: 4,936 Capacity: 8,867 Capacity: 3,746 Capacity: 4,178
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Airdrieonians Hummel Holemasters Arbroath Pendle Megatech Brechin City Pendle JJKS Estates (Home)Ferguson Oliver (Away) Dumbarton Joma Turnberry Homes East Fife Joma Liam Anderson Architectural Services (Home)EF Joinery (Away) Forfar Athletic Pendle Orchard Timber Products Montrose Nike Carnegie Fuels Ltd Raith Rovers Puma valmcdermid.com (Home)Tag Games (Away) Stenhousemuir Mitre Warriors in the Community Stranraer Joma Stena Line
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRaith Rovers Barry SmithResigned4 September 20182nd John McGlynn25 September 2018Airdrieonians Stevie FindlaySacked8 October 20186th Ian Murray19 October 2018Dumbarton Stephen AitkenSacked8 October 20189th Jim Duffy21 October 2018Brechin City Darren DodsSacked30 October 20186th Barry Smith5 November 2018Stenhousemuir Brown FergusonSacked6 November 20189th Colin McMenamin28 November 2018
League summary
League table
Positions by round 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 2019–20 Championship Qualification for Championship play-offs Qualification for League One play-offs Relegation to 2019–20 League Two
Team \ Round1 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 Arbroath 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Forfar Athletic 8 4 5 3 5 8 8 7 8 7 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2Raith Rovers 5 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3Montrose 10 8 3 6 7 10 9 9 10 10 10 6 9 8 7 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 Airdrieonians 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 6 4 5 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5Dumbarton 3 5 6 8 9 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6East Fife 9 10 10 10 10 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7Stranraer 6 9 9 7 8 5 7 6 5 6 7 5 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8Stenhousemuir 4 7 8 9 6 9 10 10 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 Brechin City 7 6 7 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 8 5 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 Source: BBC Sport Updated: 4 May 2019
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 Kevin NisbetRaith Rovers292 Bobby LinnArbroath213 John BairdForfar Athletic16 Mark McGuiganStenhousemuir5 Leighton McIntoshAirdrieonians156 Dom ThomasDumbarton14
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef Liam BuchananRaith RoversAirdrieonians3–4 (A)25 August 2018 Bobby LinnArbroathForfar3–1 (H)15 September 2018 Bobby LinnArbroathForfar2–3 (A)8 December 2018 Bobby LinnArbroathAirdrieonians3–2 (H)23 February 2019 Dom ThomasDumbartonEast Fife3–4 (A)23 February 2019 Leighton McIntoshAirdrieoniansStranraer1–4 (A)4 May 2019 Note
(H) = Home, (A) = Away
Attendances
Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.ManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Dick Campbell Arbroath Ryan Wallace Arbroath September Darren Young East Fife Bobby Linn ArbroathOctober Dick Campbell Arbroath Kevin Nisbet Raith RoversNovember Dick Campbell Arbroath Ricky Little ArbroathDecember Stewart Petrie Montrose Martin Rennie MontroseJanuary Jim Weir Forfar Athletic Anton Dowds East FifeFebruary Jim Duffy Dumbarton Dom Thomas DumbartonMarch Jim Weir Forfar Athletic Dale Hilson Forfar AthleticApril Jim Duffy Dumbarton Calum Gallagher Dumbarton
League One play-offs The second bottom team (Stenhousemuir) entered into a four-team playoff with the second, third, and fourth placed teams in League Two (Clyde, Edinburgh City and Annan Athletic). Clyde were promoted to League One after defeating Annan 2–0 in the final. Stenhousemuir were relegated to League Two after defeat to Annan in the semi-final.
Semi-final First leg
Second leg
Final First leg
Second leg
References
External links Official website