2016–17 Scottish League Two


The 2016–17 Scottish League Two was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL, to determine which team entered League Two in the 2017–18 season. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.
Ten teams contested the league: Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose and Stirling Albion. Arbroath won the league and were promoted, while Forfar were also promoted via the League One play-offs.

Teams

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

To League Two

Promoted from Lowland Football League
Relegated from Scottish League One

From League Two

Relegated to Lowland Football League
Promoted to Scottish League One

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
RankPlayerClubCards
1

Club

Yellow cards
RankClubCards
1Forfar Athletic72
2Berwick Rangers68
2Clyde68
Red cards
RankClubCards
1Berwick Rangers9
2Montrose8
3Forfar Athletic6

Awards

Monthly awards


PFA Scotland Team of the Year

Annual awards

League Two Manager of the Season

  • The League Two Manager of the Season was awarded to Dick Campbell.

League Two Player of the Season

PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year

The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was:

League Two play-offs

The semi-final was contested between the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League and the 2016–17 Lowland Football League. The winners then played off against the bottom club in League Two.