League One is a Scottish men’s football league, formed in 2013, with recorded database coverage from 2015 to 2025. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results and standings for the competition. Visitors can also explore player and team statistics, match information and other recorded data across the available seasons in one place over time.
Upcoming matches, League One
Regular Season - 8
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- Regular Season - 8
Alloa Athletic
East Kilbride
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- Regular Season - 8
Cove Rangers
Ross County
Balmoral Stadium -
- Regular Season - 8
East Fife
Montrose
MGM Timber Bayview Stadium -
- Regular Season - 8
Hamilton Academical
Queen of the South
ZLX Stadium -
- Regular Season - 8
Peterhead
Airdrie United
Regular Season - 9
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- Regular Season - 9
Airdrie United
Montrose
Albert Bartlett Stadium
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- Regular Season - 9
East Fife
No H2HEast Kilbride
MGM Timber Bayview Stadium
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- Regular Season - 9
Queen of the South
Cove Rangers
Palmerston Park
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- Regular Season - 9
Ross County
Alloa Athletic
Global Energy Stadium
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- Regular Season - 9
Hamilton Academical
Peterhead
ZLX Stadium
Latest played matches, League One
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season - 6
League One Standings
Division2
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Ross County | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 16 | WDWWW |
| 2 |
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Hamilton Academical | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 16 | WWDWW |
| 3 |
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Montrose | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | WWWWL |
| 4 |
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East Kilbride | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
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Alloa Athletic | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | LDDWW |
| 6 |
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East Fife | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | DDDDL |
| 7 |
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Peterhead | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 | LLDLW |
| 8 |
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Airdrie United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 | WLDLL |
| 9 |
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Cove Rangers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 | LDLWL |
| 10 |
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Queen of the South | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 4 | LDWLL |
League One Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
League One teams participation since 2015
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| East Fife | 9 |
| Montrose | 8 |
| Airdrie United | 8 |
| Peterhead | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 7 |
| Alloa Athletic | 7 |
| Forfar Athletic | 6 |
| Stranraer | 6 |
| Falkirk | 5 |
| Cove Rangers | 5 |
| Edinburgh City | 5 |
| Stenhousemuir | 5 |
| Queen of the South | 4 |
| Annan Athletic | 4 |
| Clyde | 4 |
| Kelty Hearts | 4 |
| Raith Rovers | 3 |
| Brechin | 3 |
| Arbroath | 3 |
| Albion Rovers | 3 |
| Queen's Park | 3 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2 |
| Inverness CT | 2 |
| Ayr Utd | 2 |
| Dunfermline | 2 |
| Elgin City | 2 |
| Livingston | 1 |
| Partick | 1 |
| Morton | 1 |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 |
| Stirling Albion | 1 |
| Spartans | 1 |
League One top scorer teams
League One About
League One, also known as Scottish League 1, is Scotland’s third-tier men’s league competition and a central part of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). It provides a national, merit-based bridge between League 2 and the Scottish Championship, giving professional and semi-professional clubs a demanding environment in which to compete, develop and pursue promotion.
Identity and place in Scottish football
The competition was formed in 2013 as part of the restructuring that followed the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. Its creation established a unified SPFL ladder and preserved a clear sporting pathway through the national divisions. League One sits below the Scottish Championship and above League 2, making it an important stage in the progression of clubs aiming to reach Scotland’s top two professional tiers.
The division normally contains 10 clubs. Although its footprint is domestic, the standard of competition gives it a wider role in the Scottish football ecosystem. Clubs may be full-time or part-time, and the league combines established teams with sides seeking to strengthen their position in the national game. Its purpose is not simply to determine a champion, but to maintain a competitive structure in which results have consequences at both ends of the table.
Governance and access
League One is administered by the SPFL Board, which sets the competition’s operational, commercial and disciplinary framework. Clubs must also satisfy the relevant football, stadium, safety, financial and licensing requirements governing participation in the Scottish professional pyramid. Entry is therefore based on sporting merit as well as the ability to meet the required standards.
The principal routes into the division are promotion from League 2 and relegation from the Scottish Championship. At the end of each season, the final league positions determine which clubs move between the divisions, with play-offs providing an additional route for promotion or survival. This system keeps access connected to performance while protecting the competition’s professional standards.
League format and match rules
The regular season uses a balanced quadruple round-robin format. Each club plays every other club four times—twice at home and twice away—giving every team 36 league fixtures. The table is decided by the standard football points system:
- 3 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat
When clubs finish level on points, overall goal difference and total goals scored are used before head-to-head criteria. Where the applicable regulations require further separation, head-to-head points and head-to-head goal difference can also be considered. This approach rewards both sustained results across the season and, where necessary, performance in matches between the teams concerned.
The regular league programme is followed by promotion and relegation play-offs. Ties are generally played over two legs, with the aggregate score determining the winner. If the scores remain level after the second leg, extra time is played and a penalty shoot-out decides the tie if the teams are still inseparable. The play-offs therefore add a knockout element to an otherwise league-based competition.
Promotion, relegation and the stakes
The League One champion earns automatic promotion to the Scottish Championship. The clubs finishing second, third and fourth enter a promotion play-off tournament against the ninth-placed Championship club, creating a further opportunity to move up a division. This gives the upper part of the table significance beyond the title race: a strong finish can keep promotion ambitions alive even when first place is out of reach.
At the bottom of the table, the 10th-placed club is automatically relegated to League 2. The team finishing ninth enters a relegation play-off against the leading eligible League 2 challengers, with survival decided through the post-season ties. As a result, the closing weeks of the campaign can involve simultaneous battles for the championship, promotion places and safety.
Winning League One is a significant achievement for any club. Promotion brings access to a higher level of competition, greater national exposure and the prospect of stronger commercial and broadcasting opportunities. For clubs defending their place in the division, meanwhile, the play-offs represent a final chance to remain part of the SPFL’s third tier.
Season calendar and historical record
The competition follows Scotland’s traditional winter-football calendar. League fixtures usually begin in August and run through to May, with Saturday afternoon matches forming the core of the schedule. Midweek rounds may be arranged to accommodate cup commitments, postponements or the practical demands of completing a 36-match programme. The season reaches its decisive stage in May, when promotion and relegation play-offs determine the final movement between divisions.
The modern competition has a recorded history extending from the 2015 season through 2025, while its formal SPFL identity dates from 2013. Across that period, its role has remained consistent: to provide a transparent national league in which clubs can progress through sporting achievement, contest meaningful fixtures throughout the table and move between divisions through a combination of automatic outcomes and play-off competition. League One is therefore both a destination in its own right and a vital step on the Scottish football ladder.