| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2022 – 6 May 2023 |
| Champions | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Promoted | Dunfermline Athletic Airdrieonians (via play-offs) |
| Relegated | Clyde (via play-offs) Peterhead |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 533 (2.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Calum Gallagher Ruari Paton 22 goals |
| Biggest home win | Airdrieonians 7–0 Peterhead (18 March 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Airdrieonians 0–6 Edinburgh (3 September 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Airdrieonians 3–5 Edinburgh (2 January 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Airdrieonians Falkirk 5 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Dunfermline Athletic 24 games |
| Longest winless run | Clyde 21 games |
| Longest losing run | Clyde 11 games |
| Highest attendance | 9,530 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Falkirk (7 March 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 229 Edinburgh 2–0 Peterhead (5 October 2022) |
| Total attendance | 281,262 |
| Average attendance | 1,562 |
2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 6 May 2023. | |
The2022–23 Scottish League One (known ascinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season ofScottish League One, the third tier ofScottish football.
Ten teams contested the league:Airdrieonians,Alloa Athletic,Clyde,Dunfermline Athletic,Edinburgh,Falkirk,Kelty Hearts,Montrose,Peterhead andQueen of the South.
The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
To League One[edit]Promoted fromLeague Two Relegated from theChampionship | From League One[edit]Relegated toLeague Two Promoted to theChampionship
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| Airdrieonians | Alloa Athletic | Clyde | Dunfermline Athletic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Stadium | Recreation Park | New Douglas Park[1] | East End Park |
| Capacity:10,101[2] | Capacity:3,100[3] | Capacity:6,018[4] | Capacity:11,480[5] |
| Falkirk | Location of teams in2022–23 Scottish League One | Edinburgh | |
| Falkirk Stadium | Meadowbank Stadium[6][7] | ||
| Capacity:7,937[8] | Capacity:1,280[9] | ||
| Kelty Hearts | Montrose | Peterhead | Queen of the South |
| New Central Park | Links Park | Balmoor | Palmerston Park |
| Capacity:2,181[10] | Capacity:4,936[11] | Capacity:3,150[12] | Capacity:8,690[13] |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | Umbro | Holemasters | ||
| Alloa Athletic | Pendle | Northern Gas and Power | ||
| Clyde | Puma | HomesBook Factoring (Home) Whitemoss Dental (Away) | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | Joma | SRJ Windows | ||
| Falkirk | Puma | Crunchy Carrots | ||
| Edinburgh | Joma | Forth Capital | ||
| Kelty Hearts | Joma | The Conservatory Converters | ||
| Montrose | Hummel | Carnegie Fuels Ltd | ||
| Peterhead | Adidas | The Score Group | ||
| Queen of the South | Macron | Rosefield Salvage |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | End of interim spell | 30 April 2022[14] | Pre-season | 4 May 2022[15] | ||
| Edinburgh | 13 May 2022[16] | 19 May 2022[17] | ||||
| Dunfermline Athletic | Mutual consent | 19 May 2022[18] | 24 May 2022[19] | |||
| Airdrieonians | Signed byRaith Rovers | 24 May 2022[20] | 26 May 2022[21] | |||
| Kelty Hearts | Resigned | 31 May 2022[22] | 8 June 2022[23] | |||
| Clyde | Mutual consent | 25 October 2022[24] | 9th | 7 November 2022[25] | ||
| Peterhead | Resigned | 14 November 2022[26] | 10th | 29 November 2022[27] | ||
| Queen of the South | Mutual consent | 21 December 2022[28] | 7th | 7 January 2023[29] | ||
| Peterhead | Sacked | 21 March 2023[30] | 10th | 21 March 2023 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic(C, P) | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 81 | Promotion to theChampionship |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 67 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 3 | Airdrieonians(O, P) | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 60 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 57 | |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 54 | |
| 6 | Edinburgh | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 | |
| 7 | Montrose | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 48 | |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 40 | |
| 9 | Clyde(R) | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 24 | Qualification for theLeague One play-offs |
| 10 | Peterhead(R) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 84 | −65 | 16 | Relegation toLeague Two |
Matches 1–18[edit]Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Source:[33] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants. Matches 19–36[edit]Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Source:[33] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airdrieonians | 22 | |
| Queen of the South | |||
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 15 | |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 13 | |
| Edinburgh | |||
| Edinburgh |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||
| September/October | Dunfermline Athletic | Edinburgh | ||
| November | Clyde | |||
| December | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | ||
| January | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||
| February | Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| March | Queen of the South | Airdrieonians | ||
| April | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
TheSPFL League One manager of the year wasJames McPake ofDunfermline Athletic.
TheSPFL League One player of the year wasKyle Benedictus ofDunfermline Athletic.
The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth inLeague Two, as well as the team placed ninth inLeague One. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[34]
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Clyde | 1 |
| Dumbarton | 2 |
| Annan Athletic | 3 |
| East Fife | 4 |
| 9 May 2023 | Annan Athletic | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Annan |
| 19:45 | [35] | Stadium:Galabank Attendance: 840 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 9 May 2023 | East Fife | 0–1 | Clyde | Methil |
| 20:00 | [36] |
| Stadium:Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,206 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 12 May 2023 | Clyde | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1agg.) | East Fife | Hamilton |
| 19:45 |
| [37] |
| Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 13 May 2023 | Dumbarton | 0–0 (0–6agg.) | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | [38] | Stadium:Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 296 Referee: Ian Snedden |
| 16 May 2023 | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | Clyde | Annan |
| 19:35 | [39] |
| Stadium:Galabank Attendance: 1,160 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 19 May 2023 | Clyde | 1–2 (2–5agg.) | Annan Athletic | Hamilton |
| 19:35 |
| [40] |
| Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Colin Steven |