The 2013–14 Scottish League One was the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.[2] Queen of the South were the defending champions.
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| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Promoted | Rangers |
| Relegated | East Fife Arbroath |
| Matches played | 169 |
| Goals scored | 557 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Moffat (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 8–0 Stenhousemuir |
| Biggest away win | Airdrieonians 0–6 Rangers |
| Highest scoring | Stenhousemuir 4–5 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr United 3–6 Stranraer |
| Longest winning run | 15 games Rangers[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 36 games Rangers[1] |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Arbroath[1] |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Airdrieonians[1] |
| Highest attendance | 45,462 Rangers 1–1 Stranraer (26 December 2013)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 326 Stranraer 1–0 Stenhousemuir (19 October 2013)[1] |
| Average attendance | 5,253[1] |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Rangers were confirmed as champions after a 3–0 home win over Airdrieonians on 12 March 2014. This secured the club's second successive divisional title and promotion to the second tier.[3] This was the earliest anyone had secured a championship title since Partick Thistle won the old First Division in 1975–76.[4] Rangers were presented with the trophy on 26 April after a 3–0 win against Stranraer at Ibrox.[5][6]
Teams
editRangers were promoted into the league as 2012–13 Scottish Third Division champions. Airdrieonians were automatically relegated into the league after finishing bottom of the First Division, while Dunfermline were relegated into the league by losing the First Division play-off final to Alloa Athletic, who took their place in the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. Queen of the South were also promoted to the Championship as last season's Second Division champions. East Fife maintained their status in this division by defeating Peterhead in the Second Division play-off final. Peterhead remained in the fourth tier. Albion Rovers were automatically relegated to the fourth tier by finishing bottom of last season's Second Division.
Stadia and locations
edit| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | Airdrie | Excelsior Stadium | 10,170[7] |
| Arbroath | Arbroath | Gayfield Park | 6,600[8] |
| Ayr United | Ayr | Somerset Park | 10,185[9] |
| Brechin City | Brechin | Glebe Park | 3,960[10] |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline | East End Park | 11,480[11] |
| East Fife | Methil | Bayview Stadium | 1,980[12] |
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar | Station Park | 6,777[13] |
| Rangers | Glasgow | Ibrox Stadium | 50,987[14] |
| Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,746[15] |
| Stranraer | Stranraer | Stair Park | 2,988[16] |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C, P) | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 18 | +88 | 102 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Stranraer | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 51 | |
| 4 | Ayr United | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 48 | |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 45 | |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Brechin City | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 42 | |
| 9 | East Fife (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 69 | −38 | 32 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Arbroath (R) | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to League Two |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editTeams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games
League One play-offs
editSemi-finals
editFirst leg
edit| Stirling Albion | 3–1 | Annan Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Weir Weatherston |
Report | Hopkirk |
Second leg
edit| East Fife | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Clyde |
|---|---|---|
| McBride Smith |
Report | Ferguson |
| Penalties | ||
| Buchanan Campbell Brown Mbu McBride Cowan Austin Johnstone Smith Hughes |
7–6 | |
2–2 on aggregate. East Fife won 7–6 on penalties.
| Annan Athletic | 3–5 | Stirling Albion |
|---|---|---|
| McNiff Love Davidson |
Report | McClune White Comrie |
Stirling Albion won 8–4 on aggregate.
Final
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
edit| East Fife | 0–2 | Stirling Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Report | White Cunningham |
Stirling Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
editAs of 19 April 2014.
| Scorer | Rank | Club | Goals[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayr United | 25 | |
| 2 | Rangers | 20 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 17 | |
| 4 | Stranraer | 14 | |
| 5 | Stranraer | 13 | |
| 6 | Arbroath | 12 | |
| 7 | Brechin City | 11 | |
| 8 | East Fife | 10 | |
| Forfar Athletic | 10 | ||
| Arbroath | 10 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 10 | ||
| Brechin City | 10 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 10 |
References
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- ^ "Wednesday's Scottish football". BBC Sport. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Rangers 3 Stranraer 0:Ibrox side dedicate win to Jardine". Herald Scotland. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Rangers 3 Stranraer 0". Scotsman. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". Scottish Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "East Fife Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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- ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Scottish League One Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2013.