2019–20 Scottish League Two
Season | 2019–20 |
---|---|
Dates | 3 August 2019 – 15 April 2020 |
Champions | Cove Rangers |
Promoted | Cove Rangers |
Matches played | 137 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mitch Megginson (24 goals)[1][2] |
Biggest home win | Cove Rangers 5–0 Edinburgh City (3 August 2019)[2] Annan Athletic 6–1 Cove Rangers (30 November 2019)[2] |
Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 1–7 Cove Rangers (10 March 2020)[2] |
Highest scoring | Albion Rovers 4–4 Cove Rangers (10 August 2019)[2] Stirling Albion 1–7 Cove Rangers (10 March 2020)[2] |
Longest winning run | 6 matches:[2] Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches:[2] Cove Rangers |
Longest winless run | 11 matches:[2] Brechin City |
Longest losing run | 6 matches:[2] Annan Athletic |
Highest attendance | 1,264 Cove Rangers 2–0 Elgin City (28 December 2019)[2] |
Lowest attendance | 194 Edinburgh City 4–0 Stenhousemuir (29 October 2019)[2] |
Total attendance | 66,675[2] |
Average attendance | 486[2](18) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 1 May 2020. |
The 2019–20 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. Ten teams contested the league: Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Brechin City, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion.
The season began on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 2 May 2020.[3] On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.[4] On 8 April, with the pandemic continuing, the SPFL board proposed to curtail the 2019–20 League Two season and use the points per game earned by each team to date as the final standings.[5] The plan was approved on 15 April, meaning the league was declared over and Cove Rangers were crowned champions.[6]
Teams
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.
To League Two[edit]Promoted from Highland Football League Relegated from League One
| From League Two[edit]Relegated to Lowland Football League Promoted to League One
|
Stadia and locations
[edit]Albion Rovers | Annan Athletic | Brechin City | Cove Rangers |
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Cliftonhill | Galabank | Glebe Park | Balmoral Stadium |
Capacity: 1,238[7] | Capacity: 2,504[8] | Capacity: 4,123[9] | Capacity: 2,602 |
Cowdenbeath | Edinburgh City | ||
Central Park | Ainslie Park[10] | ||
Capacity: 4,309[11] | Capacity: 3,534 | ||
Elgin City | Queen's Park | Stenhousemuir | Stirling Albion |
Borough Briggs | Hampden Park | Ochilview Park | Forthbank Stadium |
Capacity: 4,520[12] | Capacity: 51,866[13] | Capacity: 3,746[14] | Capacity: 3,808[15] |
Personnel and kits
[edit]This section needs additional citations for verification. (September 2020) |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albion Rovers | Kevin Harper | Aron Lynas | Joma | K & T Plant Hire Ltd |
Annan Athletic | Peter Murphy | Steven Swinglehurst | Halbro | M & S Engineering |
Brechin City | Mark Wilson | Paul McManus | Pendle | Glencadam distillery |
Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Mitch Megginson | Adidas | ACE Group |
Cowdenbeath | Gary Bollan | Craig Barr | Errea | Delta 70 Mfg Ltd |
Edinburgh City | James McDonaugh | Craig Thomson | Macron | Forth Capital |
Elgin City | Gavin Price | Shane Sutherland | EV2 Sportswear | McDonald & Munro |
Queen's Park | Ray McKinnon | David Galt | Under Armour | Irn-Bru |
Stenhousemuir | Davie Irons | Andy Munro | Uhlsport | LOC Hire |
Stirling Albion | Kevin Rutkiewicz | Ross McGeachie | Macron | Prudential |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brechin City | Barry Smith | Sacked | 19 August 2019[16] | 10th | Mark Wilson | 4 September 2019[17] |
Stenhousemuir | Colin McMenamin | Sacked | 17 September 2019[18] | 8th | Davie Irons | 25 September 2019[19] |
Queen's Park | Mark Roberts | Sacked | 31 December 2019[20] | 7th | Ray McKinnon | 2 January 2020[21] |
League summary
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 68 | 2.43 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 2.04 | |
3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | 1.54 | |
4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | 1.52 | |
5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 40 | 1.43 | |
6 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | 1.29 | |
7 | Annan Athletic | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 31 | 1.15 | |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | 1.04 | |
9 | Albion Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | 0.92 | |
10 | Brechin City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 17 | 0.63 |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
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.
First half of season
[edit]Second half of season
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | 24 |
2 | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | 16 |
3 | Jamie Masson | Cove Rangers | 15 |
4 | Salim Kouider-Aïssa | Queen's Park | 13 |
5 | Declan Byrne | Albion Rovers | 11 |
Source:[23]
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Muir | Annan Athletic | Cove Rangers | 6–1 (H) | 30 November 2019 | [24] |
Darryl Duffy | Stirling Albion | Albion Rovers | 3–0 (A) | 4 January 2020 | [25] |
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cove Rangers[a] | 10,709 | 1,264 | 391 | 764 | n/a |
2 | Elgin City | 8,902 | 1,002 | 453 | 635 | +2.1% |
3 | Queen's Park | 8,159 | 837 | 449 | 582 | −4.7% |
4 | Stirling Albion | 7,324 | 741 | 423 | 563 | −4.1% |
5 | Stenhousemuir[b] | 8,134 | 824 | 336 | 542 | −5.1% |
6 | Brechin City[b] | 5,535 | 705 | 338 | 425 | −26.7% |
7 | Cowdenbeath | 4,904 | 448 | 221 | 350 | −1.1% |
8 | Annan Athletic | 4,858 | 459 | 211 | 347 | −12.8% |
9 | Edinburgh City | 4,541 | 494 | 194 | 324 | −19.2% |
10 | Albion Rovers | 3,609 | 484 | 209 | 300 | +4.9% |
League total | 66,675 | 1,264 | 194 | 486 | −3.6% |
Source: [26]
- ^ Club was playing in the Highland League during the previous season.
- ^ a b Club was playing in League One during the previous season.
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Declan Glass | Cove Rangers | |
September | Gary Bollan | Cowdenbeath | Craig Barr | Cowdenbeath | |
October | Gavin Price | Elgin City | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | |
November | Mark Roberts | Queen's Park | Salim Kouider Aïssa | Queen's Park | |
December | James McDonaugh | Edinburgh City | Liam Henderson | Edinburgh City | |
January | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Mitch Megginson | Cove Rangers | |
February | Ray McKinnon | Queen's Park | Dylan Bikey | Stirling Albion |
References
[edit]- ^ "Top Scorers - Scottish League Two". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Scottish League Two Performance Stats 2019–20". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Key dates for 2019/20". SPFL. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Coronavirus joint response group update". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "SPFL: Clubs to vote on lower leagues; Premiership decision on hold". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles & reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". Scottish Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Pilcher, Ross (29 March 2017). "Edinburgh City and Spartans confirm three-season groundshare". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Queens Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Barry Smith: Brechin City part company with manager after winless start in League Two". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Brechin City: Mark Wilson is named new manager of League Two side". BBC Sport. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir: Colin McMenamin sacked after 10 months in charge". BBC Sport. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Irons named Stenhousemuir boss". Scottish Professional Football League. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Queen's Park: Boss Mark Roberts leaves Hampden club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Queen's Park name Ray McKinnon their new head coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Scottish League Two Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Annan Athletic v Cove Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Albion Rovers v Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Ladbrokes League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 4 August 2019.