2025–26 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jock Brown (until 4 November) Allan Currie (interim) (from 4 January) | ||
| Manager | John Rankin (until 29 November) Darian MacKinnon (from 3 February) | ||
| Stadium | Broadwood Stadium | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Challenge Cup | Second round | ||
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The 2025–26 season is Hamilton Academical's first season back in the third tier of Scottish football, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2024–25 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Off the field issues
On 17 April 2025, Hamilton were deducted 15 points and fined £9,000 for multiple breaches of SPFL rules.[1][2][3] On 1 May, one day before the final round of Championship fixtures were scheduled to be played, the SPFL upheld their decision after the club had submitted an appeal, confirming Hamilton's relegation to League One.[4][5]
On 25 July, Hamilton were issued with a season-long transfer embargo by the SPFL after failing to settle the club's tax obligations on three separate occasions. As a result the club were fined £7,500 with £5,000 suspended. It also left the club unable to sign new players as well as re-register players whose contracts had expired.[6] Subsequently the club signed several players on amateur contracts in order to circumvent the embargo.
However on 22 October, Accies were deducted points and fined £22,000 after having been found in breach of several SPFL rules in relation to payments being made to players registered as amateurs or trialists. The club were deducted 5 points in League One and 1 point in the Challenge Cup league phase. Of the £22,000, £3,000 was suspended until the end of the 2026/27 season.[7][8][9]
On 4 November, Jock Brown announced he would be stepping down from his role as Chairman for health reasons, leaving director of football, Gerry Strain, as the sole director left on the club's board.[10]
On 11 November, the SFA released a statement which determined that Accies CEO and majority shareholder Serif Zengin, and Gerry Strain, were judged not to be "fit and proper" people to be involved in association football. This resulted in the pair being banned from running the day-to-day operations at the club.[11][12]
Later that same day, it was revealed that Police Scotland were investigating alleged fraud at the club, dating back to May of that year.[13]
On 16 December, the club were deducted a further 9 points for failing to maintain a bronze-level club license.[14]
On 4 January 2026, the club announced that a takeover had been completed by Morley Sports Management Group who had acquired 97.5% controlling stake in the club from Seref Zengin.[15] Rob Edwards, Neil Blankstone and Allan Currie were appointed to the clubs's board with Currie taking on the role of interim chairman.[16][17]
On 12 February, Hamilton were deducted a further 6 points in relation to the late payment of staff and players in December 2025.[18][19]
Relocation to Broadwood Stadium
Between 2022 and 2025, Hamilton shared their home stadium, New Douglas Park, with Clyde following Clyde's eviction from their home ground Broadwood Stadium.[20] In May 2025 it was announced that due to a dispute with the owner of New Douglas Park, Hamilton would play their home fixtures at Broadwood until further notice.[21][22]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Partick Thistle | 4–1 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| 14:00 | Trialist 22' Chalmers 73' Crawford 79' Fitzpatrick |
Report | 45' | Stadium: Petershill Park |
Scottish League One
| 2 August 2025 1 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Montrose | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Shaw 45+1' Trialist 62' |
Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 365 Referee: Sean Murdoch |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Queen of the South | 1–4 | Hamilton Academical | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Lyon 46' | Report | Smith 28', 53' Trialist 39' Bradley 61' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Greg Soutar |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | East Fife | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Robinson 15' | Report | Jones 52', 53' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 482 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 23 August 2025 4 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Alloa |
| 15:00 | Devine 54' | Report | Stadium: Recreation Park, Alloa Attendance: 713 Referee: George Calder |
| 30 August 2025 5 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | Cove Rangers | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 13 September 2025 6 | Peterhead | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | Peterhead |
| 15:00 | McGuffie 30' Smith 62' |
Report | Shaw 43' McKinstry 89' |
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 639 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 20 September 2025 7 | Kelty Hearts | 0–4 | Hamilton Academical | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Arnott 35' | Report | MacDonald 5' Smith 12', 54' Shaw 20 pen.' |
Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 457 Referee: Greg Soutar |
| 27 September 2025 8 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Stenhousemuir | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Shaw 25' O'Hara 82' |
Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 431 Referee: Connor Ashwood |
| 4 October 2025 9 | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Inverness CT | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | O'Hara 22' MacDonald 64' Shaw 90+2' |
Report | Bavidge 63' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 384 Referee: Sean Murdoch |
| 18 October 2025 10 | Montrose | 0–4 | Hamilton Academical | Montrose |
| 15:00 | Report | MacDonald 21' Shaw 61' Bradley 70' Kilday 81' |
Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 578 Referee: Daniel Graves |
| 25 October 2025 11 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Queen of the South | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Smith 71' | Report | Stott 18' Loughrey 67 o.g.' |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 446 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 1 November 2025 12 | East Fife | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Methil |
| 15:00 | Munro 74' | Report | Shaw 75' | Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 847 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 8 November 2025 13 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Peterhead | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 21' Shaw 41', 50' |
Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 372 Referee: Alastair Grieve |
| 15 November 2025 14 | Cove Rangers | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Cove Bay |
| 15:00 | Eguaibor 38' Megginson 43' |
Report | Shaw 40' | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 463 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 22 November 2025 15 | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Kelty Hearts | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Shaw 6', 53' O'Hara 72' |
Report | Johnston 25' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 410 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 6 December 2025 16 | Stenhousemuir | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 549 Referee: Cameron Stirling |
| 13 December 2025 17 | Inverness CT | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Robertson 3' Zimba 41' Bavidge 54' Mckay 74' |
Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 20 December 2025 18 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Robinson 25' | Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 501 Referee: Sean Murdoch |
| 27 December 2025 19 | Queen of the South | 4–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Douglas 12', 45', 52' Scott 89' |
Report | Smith 47' | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Connor Ashwood |
| 17 January 2026 20 | Peterhead | 2–3 | Hamilton Academical | Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Shanks 11' McGinn 80' |
Report | O'Hara 9' Bradley 57' Hendrie 90+3' |
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 560 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 24 January 2026 21 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Cove Rangers | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Shaw 68' MacDonald 83' |
Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 696 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 31 January 2026 22 | Kelty Hearts | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 449 Referee: Josh Hay |
| 14 February 2026 23 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Inverness CT | Cumbernauld |
| 17:30 | Report | Bavidge 68' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Cameron Stirling |
| 17 February 2026 24 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | East Fife | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | Shaw 14' | Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium |
| 21 February 2026 25 | Alloa Athletic | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Alloa |
| 15:00 | Burnside 58' Donnelly 63' Gallagher 88' |
Report | Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 654 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 28 February 2026 26 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Montrose | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Kilday 63' | Report | Freeman 42' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 384 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 3 March 2026 27 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Stenhousemuir | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | Crookston 90+4' | Report | Whyte 60' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Alastair Grieve |
| 7 March 2026 28 | East Fife | 0–3 | Hamilton Academical | Methil |
| 15:00 | Report | O'Hara 32' McKinstry 60' Shaw 83' |
Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 698 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 14 March 2026 29 | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Queen of the South | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Shaw 22' | Report | Clark 29', 77' Lyon 52' |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: George Calder |
| 21 March 2026 30 | Cove Rangers | v | Hamilton Academical | Cove Bay |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium |
| 28 March 2026 31 | Hamilton Academical | v | Kelty Hearts | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
| 12 July 2025 Group Stage | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Stirling |
| 15:00 | Report | Smith 52' MacDonald 59' |
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 648 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 15 July 2025 Group Stage | Hamilton Academical | 0–4 | Heart of Midlothian | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | Report | Findlay 6' Kabangu 45+1' Wilson 69' Braga 83' |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 1,827 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 22 July 2025 Group Stage | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dunfermline |
| 19:45 | A.Tod 39' Kilday 70 o.g.' |
Report | Shaw 69' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Daniel Graves |
| 26 July 2025 Group Stage | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Report | Roy 45' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 290 Referee: Joel Kennedy |
Scottish Challenge Cup
League phase
| 13 August 2025 1 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | Motherwell B | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Connor Ashwood |
| 27 August 2025 2 | Hamilton Academical | 2–3 | Edinburgh City | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | McKinstry 19' O'Hara 52' Shiels 81' |
Report | Jarvis 29' Lawson 73' Duncan 75' |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 208 Referee: Cameron Stirling |
| 6 September 2025 3 | East Kilbride | 2–4 | Hamilton Academical | East Kilbride |
| 15:00 | Breen 30' Robertson 53 pen.', 82' |
Report | Shaw 40' O'Hara 45+1', 66' McKinstry 87' |
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 602 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 24 September 2025 4 | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | St Mirren B | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | O'Hara 17' Shaw 34', 35' |
Report | Lavery 63' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Josh Hay |
| 11 October 2025 5 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Annan Athletic | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Morgan 47' | Report | Dixon 81' Hooper 90+3' |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 11 November 2025 6 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Rangers B | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | O'Hara 59' Bradley 77' Hynd 79 o.g.' |
Report | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 268 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Knockout phase
| 9 December 2025 Second round | Raith Rovers | 5–2 | Hamilton Academical | Kirkcaldy |
| 19:45 | O'Connor 5' Brown 51' Rowe 58', 81', 87' |
Report | Cameron 40', 79' | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 596 Referee: Graham Grainger |
Scottish Cup
| 29 November 2025 Third round | Airdrieonians | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | McGrattan 47', 72' Mochrie 55' Henderson 58 pen.' |
Report | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 345 Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 14 March 2026[23]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | SCO | Zander Hutton | 25 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Lee Kilday | 33 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Kai Smutek | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Kevin O'Hara | 38 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Oli Shaw | 35 | 19 | 23+3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Steven Bradley | 24 | 4 | 13+5 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Kai Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | NGA | Idris Munir | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Barry Maguire | 7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Cian Newbury | 17 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Kyle MacDonald | 36 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Liam Morgan | 17 | 1 | 0+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Ewan Simpson | 15 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Campbell Forrest | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Gregor Crookston | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Mikey Stone | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Stuart McKinstry | 38 | 4 | 16+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SCO | Ben Black | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Tony Gallacher | 28 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO | Aaron Eadie | 15 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Stephen Hendrie | 32 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Marcus Syme | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | SCO | Darian MacKinnon | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | SCO | Josh Lane | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | SCO | Lennon Lyons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | SCO | Ben Reilly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | SCO | Kayden Aitken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SCO | Finlay Cameron | 5 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | SCO | Josh Carson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | SCO | Jamie Herd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | SCO | Dominic Shiels | 9 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | SCO | Neil Stafford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | SCO | Cole Stirling | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | SCO | Kyle Bannatyne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2025–26 season | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dean Lyness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Fergus Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Dylan McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Connor Smith | 28 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Bobby McLuckie | 15 | 0 | 3+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Luke Rathie | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Scott Robinson | 25 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Ben Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Cale Loughrey | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Jamie Smith | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | GK | SCO | Michael Marks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Montrose | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 37 | |
| 7 | East Fife | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 29 | |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 27 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 24[a] | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Kelty Hearts | 29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 19 | Relegation to League Two |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[25]
Notes:
- ^ Hamilton Academical were deducted six points for breaching SPFL rules regarding amateur players, a further nine points for failing to hold at least a bronze level licence and then six more points for failing to pay players' wages on time.
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | DNF | DUM | HAM | STI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Dumbarton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 6 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–4 | — | — | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[27]
Challenge Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Clyde | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Second round |
| 16 | Queen of the South | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | |
| 17 | Hamilton Academical | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9[a] | |
| 18 | Stirling Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 19 | Cove Rangers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding qualification).[28]
Notes:
- ^ Hamilton Academical were deducted 1 point for breaching SPFL rules regarding amateur players.
Transfers
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Players out
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Loans in
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Loans out
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