Scottish League Two 2017/18

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Scottish League Two 2017/18
ScotlandScotland
master Montrose FC
Climbers Montrose FC
Relegation ↑ Peterhead FC
Stirling Albion
FC Stenhousemuir
Relegation ↓ Cowdenbeath FC
Teams 10
Games 180 + 4 relegation games
 (180 played)
Gates 502  (ø 2.79 per game)
spectator 88,681  (ø 493 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland David Goodwillie (25 goals)
← League Two 2016/17
↑ League One 2017/18

The Scottish League Two was played for the fifth time in 2017/18 as the fourth highest football division in Scotland . The league was officially played as Ladbrokes Scottish League Two . The league was one of the four leagues in the Scottish Football League after the Premiership , Championship and League One . Which was followed League Two of the regional leagues, the Highland and Lowland Football League . The season was managed by the Scottish Football Association and began on August 5, 2017. The season ended with the 36th matchday on April 28, 2018.

In the 2017/18 season, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. As relegation from last year's League One , FC Stenhousemuir and FC Peterhead , who failed in relegation, came to League Two .

The FC Montrose secured the championship and promotion to the third division. The FC Peterhead, Stirling Albion and FC Stenhousemuir reached the promotion relegation . The FC Cowdenbeath appeared in the relegation relegation . The top scorer with 25 goals was David Goodwillie from Clyde FC .

societies

Broadwood Stadium
Forthbank Stadium
society city Stadion capacity
Annan Athletic Annan Galabank 2,504
Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,099
Clyde FC Cumbernauld Broadwood Stadium 8,086
Cowdenbeath FC Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,309
Edinburgh City Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000
Elgin City Elgin Borough Briggs 4,520
Montrose FC Montrose Left park 4,936
Peterhead FC Peterhead Balmoor Stadium 3,150
FC Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 3,746
Stirling Albion Stirling Forthbank Stadium 3,808

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Montrose FC  36  23  8th  5 060:350 +25 77
 2. Peterhead FC (A)  36  24  4th  8th 079:390 +40 76
 3. Stirling Albion  36  16  7th  13 061:520  +9 55
 4th FC Stenhousemuir (A)  36  15th  9  12 056:470  +9 54
 5. Clyde FC  36  14th  9  13 052:500  +2 51
 6th Elgin City  36  14th  7th  15th 054:610  −7 49
 7th Annan Athletic  36  12  11  13 049:410  +8 47
 8th. Berwick Rangers  36  9  10  17th 031:590 −28 37
 9. Edinburgh City  36  7th  9  20th 037:620 −25 30th
10. Cowdenbeath FC  36  4th  10  22nd 023:560 −33 22nd

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)

At the end of the 2017/18 season:
  • Promoted to Scottish League One 2018/19
  • Participation in the promotion play-offs
  • Participation in the relegation relegation
    • At the end of the 2016/17 season:
    (A) Relegated from Scottish League One 2016/17

    Table history

    1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th 26th 27 28 29 30th 31 32 33 34 35 36
    FCM 2 3 2 2 2 2 4th 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
    FCP 4th 2 3 4th 4th 3 2 4th 3 3 3 3 4th 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
    STA 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4th 4th 5 4th 5 5 4th 4th 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
    SHM 7th 7th 4th 6th 3 4th 3 2 4th 4th 4th 4th 5 5 6th 4th 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 5 4th 4th 4th 4th
    CLY 9 5 8th 8th 6th 8th 7th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 9 9 8th 8th 8th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 4th 6th 5 5 5
    ECY 6th 8th 6th 3 5 7th 5 6th 5 5 5 5 3 4th 4th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6th 5 6th 6th 6th
    ANA 8th 9 7th 9 7th 6th 8th 7th 6th 7th 7th 7th 6th 6th 5 5 5 5 4th 5 4th 4th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th
    BWR 1 6th 9 5 8th 5 6th 5 7th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 8th 8th 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8th 8th
    EBC 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8th 8th 9 9 9 9 9 9 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 9 9
    FCC 5 4th 5 7th 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

    Relegation

    Participants in the relegation games are the tenth placed in this year's League Two, as well as the two champions from the Highland and Lowland Football League , the Cove Rangers and the FC Spartans . The winner of the first round plays in the second round against the League Two club for a place for the following season 2018/19 .

    First round

    The games were played on April 28 and May 1, 2018.

    total First leg Return leg
    Cove Rangers 5: 2 FC Spartans 4-0 1: 2
    Second round

    The games were played on May 5 and 12, 2018.

    total First leg Return leg
    Cove Rangers 2: 3 Cowdenbeath FC 0-0 2: 3

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ SPFL announces Ladbrokes as title sponsor. spfl.co.uk, May 13, 2015, accessed May 21, 2017 .
    2. ^ SFL clubs vote in favor of merger with SPL. BBC Sport, June 12, 2013, accessed May 21, 2017 .
    3. ↑ Results 2017/18. In: spfl.co.uk. Retrieved July 16, 2018 .