2025–26 Scottish League Two

Scottish League Two
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 2 May 2026
Matches148
Goals442 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerMark Stowe
(17 goals)
Biggest home winEast Kilbride 5–0 Forfar Athletic (30 August 2025)
Clyde 5–0 Edinburgh City (21 February 2026)
Biggest away winAnnan Athletic 0–6 Clyde (13 September 2025)
East Kilbride 0–6 The Spartans (27 January 2026)
Highest scoringAnnan Athletic 3–4 Dumbarton (23 August 2025)
Edinburgh City 4–3 Dumbarton (6 December 2025)
Elgin City 1–6 East Kilbride (17 February 2026)
Longest winning runEast Kilbride
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten runClyde
(13 games)
Longest winless runDumbarton
(10 games)
Longest losing runAnnan Athletic
Dumbarton
(4 games)
Highest attendance912
Dumbarton v Clyde
(2 August 2025)
Lowest attendance164
Edinburgh City v Elgin City
(8 November 2025)
Total attendance74,396
Average attendance502
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Scottish League Two (known as William Hill League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football. The season began on 2 August 2025.[1]

Ten teams contest the league: Annan Athletic, Clyde, Dumbarton, East Kilbride, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Stirling Albion, Stranraer and The Spartans.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.

Stadia and locations

Annan Athletic Clyde Dumbarton East Kilbride
Galabank New Douglas Park[2] Dumbarton Football Stadium K-Park Training Academy
Capacity: 2,504[3] Capacity: 6,018[4] Capacity: 2,020[5] Capacity: 700
Edinburgh City
Location of teams in 2025–26 Scottish League Two
 Elgin City
Capacity: 1,280[6] Capacity: 4,520[7]
Forfar Athletic Stirling Albion Stranraer The Spartans
Station Park Forthbank Stadium Stair Park Ainslie Park
Capacity: 6,777[8] Capacity: 3,808[9] Capacity: 4,178[10] Capacity: 3,612[11]
League Two football clubs in Edinburgh

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Annan Athletic Willie Gibson Tommy Muir Matchwinner M & S Engineering
Clyde Darren Young Andy Murdoch Puma Cameron Event Logistics
Dumbarton Frank McKeown Mark Durnan Macron JJR Print (Home)
C&G Systems (Away)
East Kilbride Mick Kennedy Jack Leitch Adidas Jackton Moor (Home)
SR Digital Consultancy (Away)
Edinburgh City Michael McIndoe Mark Weir Puma Net Zero Fund Management
Elgin City Allan Hale Russell Dingwall Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Jim Weir Stuart Morrison Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Stirling Albion Alan Maybury Ross McGeachie Joma M&G
Stranraer Chris Aitken BJ Coll Adidas Stena Line
The Spartans Douglas Samuel Kevin Waugh Macron City Cabs

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dumbarton Stephen Farrell Sacked 30 November 2025 7th Frank McKeown 5 December 2025

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Kilbride 30 17 5 8 64 43 +21 56 Promotion to League One
2 The Spartans 30 16 7 7 50 33 +17 55 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Clyde 29 10 14 5 47 29 +18 44
4 Forfar Athletic 29 9 9 11 40 41 −1 36
5 Stranraer 29 9 9 11 38 40 −2 36
6 Elgin City 29 9 9 11 43 46 −3 36
7 Annan Athletic 30 8 10 12 40 50 −10 34
8 Stirling Albion 30 8 8 14 38 53 −15 32
9 Dumbarton 30 9 8 13 42 49 −7 30[a]
10 Edinburgh City 30 9 9 12 40 58 −18 21[b] Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: [13]
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).[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ Dumbarton were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.
  2. ^ Edinburgh City were deducted 15 points due to an insolvency event.[12]

Results

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.

First half of season (Matches 1–18)

Home \ Away ANN CLY DUM EKB EDI ELG FOR STI STR SPA
Annan Athletic — 0–6 3–4 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Clyde 1–0 — 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–3
Dumbarton 2–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–2
East Kilbride 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 1–3
Edinburgh City 2–2 1–4 4–3 2–2 — 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–3
Elgin City 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–4 — 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–3
Forfar Athletic 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–3 2–3 4–2 — 4–2 1–0 1–1
Stirling Albion 0–0 2–4 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–0 1–1
Stranraer 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 — 0–2
The Spartans 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–4 —
Source: [15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away ANN CLY DUM EKB EDI ELG FOR STI STR SPA
Annan Athletic — 1–1 1–0 2–4 3–0 2–1 2 May 3–3 28 Mar 18 Apr
Clyde 25 Apr — 18 Apr 1–3 5–0 1–1 1–1 4 Apr 2–1 2–1
Dumbarton 2–1 0–0 — 25 Apr 1–2 2–2 28 Mar 11 Apr 2–0 3–0
East Kilbride 4 Apr 2 May 3–1 — 18 Apr 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–6
Edinburgh City 2–2 11 Apr 2 May 0–2 — 0–3 0–0 1–4 4–1 4 Apr
Elgin City 11 Apr 28 Mar 1–1 1–6 3–0 — 24 Mar 1–0 2 May 3–3
Forfar Athletic 2–1 1–1 2–0 11 Apr 25 Apr 4 Apr — 0–1 1–2 1–1
Stirling Albion 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 28 Mar 18 Apr 0–3 — 1–1 2 May
Stranraer 0–0 24 Mar 4 Apr 2–1 1–1 1–2 18 Apr 25 Apr — 2–1
The Spartans 4–0 2–1 2–0 28 Mar 0–0 25 Apr 1–0 2–0 11 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: [15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 21 March 2026

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mark Stowe The Spartans 17
2 John Robertson East Kilbride 16
3 Leighton McIntosh Dumbarton 15
4 Russell McLean Stirling Albion 13
5 Marc McNulty The Spartans 11

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Mick Kennedy East Kilbride Robbie Mahon Edinburgh City
September Darren Young Clyde Marley Redfern Clyde
October Willie Gibson Annan Athletic Keith Watson Annan Athletic
November Allan Hale Elgin City Martin Rennie Forfar Athletic
December Chris Aitken Stranraer Deryn Lang Stranraer
January Douglas Samuel The Spartans Mark Stowe The Spartans
February Mick Kennedy East Kilbride Bobby McLuckie East Kilbride
March
April


References

  1. ^ "Key dates for 2025/26". SPFL. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Clyde To Remain At New Douglas Park". Clyde FC. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Clyde Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh City". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "The Spartans Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. ^ "SPFL statement - Edinburgh City". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  13. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  14. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  15. ^ a b "William Hill League Two Results". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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