2015–16 Scottish League One


The 2015–16 Scottish League One was the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.

Teams

Promoted from Scottish League Two
Relegated from Scottish Championship

Personnel

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season and twice in the second half of the season, making a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Faissal El BakhtaouiDunfermline Athletic22
1 Rory McAllisterPeterhead22
3 Greig SpenceCowdenbeath17
4 Robert ThomsonBrechin City15
5 Joe CardleDunfermline Athletic14
5 Craig MooreAyr United14
7 Ally LoveAlbion Rovers13
7 Shane SutherlandPeterhead13
7--13
7--13

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Dunfermline AthleticForfar Athletic4–005 09 2015
PeterheadStenhousemuir3–431 10 2015
PeterheadCowdenbeath7–021 11 2015
Dunfermline AthleticStranraer6–127 02 2016
PeterheadBrechin City4–127 02 2016
Dunfermline AthleticBrechin City3–126 03 2016
Brechin CityPeterhead5–116 04 2016

Discipline

Player

Yellow cards
Red cards

Club

Yellow cards
RankClubCards
1Brechin City83
2Stenhousemuir80
3Cowdenbeath76
Red cards
RankClubCards
1Stenhousemuir7
2Cowdenbeath6
2Peterhead6

Awards

Monthly awards

League One play-offs

, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2015–16 Scottish League Two; Elgin City, Clyde, and Queen's Park.

Semi-Finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Final

The winners of the semi-finals, Clyde and Queen's Park, then competed against one another over two legs, with the winner replacing Cowdenbeath and being promoted to the 2016–17 Scottish League One.

First Leg

Second Leg