2016–17 Scottish League One


The 2016–17 Scottish League One was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Brechin City, East Fife, Livingston, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Stranraer.

Teams

The following teams changed division since the 2015–16 season.

To League One

Promoted from Scottish League Two
Relegated from Scottish Championship

From League One

Relegated to Scottish League Two
Promoted to Scottish Championship

League summary

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.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef

Discipline

Player

Yellow cards
RankPlayerClubCards
1
Red cards

Club

Yellow cards
RankClubCards
1Queen's Park76
2Airdrieonians71
3Peterhead70
Red cards
RankClubCards
1Airdrieonians7
1East Fife7
3Stenhousemuir6

League One play-offs

Peterhead the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League Two; Annan Athletic, Forfar Athletic and Montrose.

Final

The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish League One.