The 2022–23 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Peterhead and Queen of the South.
Teams The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
To League One Promoted from League Two Edinburgh Kelty Hearts
Relegated from the Championship Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South
From League One Relegated to League Two East Fife Dumbarton
Promoted to the Championship Cove Rangers Queen's Park
Stadia and locations AirdrieoniansAlloa AthleticClydeDunfermline AthleticExcelsior StadiumRecreation ParkNew Douglas ParkEast End ParkCapacity: 10,101Capacity: 3,100Capacity: 6,018Capacity: 11,480FalkirkEdinburghFalkirk StadiumMeadowbank StadiumCapacity: 7,937Capacity: 1,280Kelty HeartsMontrosePeterheadQueen of the SouthNew Central ParkLinks ParkBalmoorPalmerston ParkCapacity: 2,181Capacity: 4,936Capacity: 3,150Capacity: 8,690
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAirdrieonians UmbroHolemastersAlloa Athletic PendleNorthern Gas and PowerClyde PumaHomesBook Factoring (Home)Whitemoss Dental (Away)Dunfermline Athletic JomaSRJ WindowsFalkirk PumaCrunchy CarrotsEdinburgh JomaForth CapitalKelty Hearts JomaThe Conservatory ConvertersMontrose HummelCarnegie Fuels LtdPeterhead and AdidasThe Score GroupQueen of the South MacronRosefield Salvage
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Falkirk Kenny Miller End of interim spell 30 April 2022 Pre-season John McGlynn 4 May 2022 Edinburgh Alan Maybury 13 May 2022 Alan Maybury 19 May 2022 Dunfermline Athletic John Hughes Mutual consent 19 May 2022 James McPake 24 May 2022 Airdrieonians Ian Murray Signed by Raith Rovers 24 May 2022 26 May 2022 Kelty Hearts Kevin Thomson Resigned 31 May 2022 John Potter 8 June 2022 Clyde Danny Lennon Mutual consent 25 October 2022 9th Jim Duffy 7 November 2022 Peterhead Jim McInally Resigned 14 November 2022 10th David Robertson 29 November 2022 Queen of the South Willie Gibson Mutual consent 21 December 2022 7th Marvin Bartley 7 January 2023 Peterhead David Robertson Sacked 21 March 2023 10th Jordon Brown and Ryan Strachan 21 March 2023
League table
Results
Matches 1–18 Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Matches 19–36 Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians22 Ruari Paton Queen of the South3 Craig Wighton Dunfermline Athletic164 Gabby McGill Airdrieonians155 Conor Sammon Alloa Athletic13 Danny Handling Edinburgh John Robertson Edinburgh
Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClub August Rhys McCabe Airdrieonians Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians September/October James McPakeDunfermline Athletic Danny Handling Edinburgh November Jordan Allan Clyde December Alan Maybury Edinburgh John Robertson Edinburgh January John McGlynnFalkirk Callumn Morrison Falkirk February Kyle Benedictus Dunfermline Athletic March Marvin Bartley Queen of the South Gabby McGill Airdrieonians April James McPake Dunfermline Athletic Craig Wighton Dunfermline Athletic
The SPFL League One manager of the year was James McPake of Dunfermline Athletic.
The SPFL League One player of the year was Kyle Benedictus of Dunfermline Athletic.
League One play-offs The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in League Two, as well as the team placed ninth in League One. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.
Qualified teams Team Rank Clyde 1 Dumbarton 2 Annan Athletic 3 East Fife 4
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Final First leg
Second leg
References
External links Official website