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2025–26 Scottish League One

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Scottish League One
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 2 May 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Scottish League One (known as William Hill League One for sponsorship reasons) will be the 13th season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season begins on 2 August 2025.[1]

Ten teams contest the league. As of 26 April 2025, five teams have confirmed their League One status: Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kelty Hearts, Montrose and Peterhead.

Teams

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

Stadia and locations

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Hamilton Academical Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts Montrose
Broadwood Stadium[2] Caledonian Stadium New Central Park Links Park
Capacity: 8,086[3] Capacity: 7,512[4] Capacity: 2,181[5] Capacity: 4,936[6]
Peterhead
Balmoor
Capacity: 3,150[7] Capacity:
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Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Hamilton Academical Scotland John Rankin Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty Kurt None
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Scott Kellacher Northern Ireland Danny Devine Puma ILI Group
Kelty Hearts Scotland Thomas O'Ware (interim) Scotland Thomas O'Ware Adidas I-Scaff Access Solutions
Montrose Scotland Stewart Petrie Scotland Paul Watson Uhlsport Montrose Port Authority (Home)
InterMoor (Away)
Peterhead Scotland Jordon Brown
Scotland Ryan Strachan
Scotland Jason Brown Puma The Score Group

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Championship
2 Kelty Hearts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −5[a] Relegation to League Two
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.

References

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  1. ^ "Key dates for 2025/26". SPFL. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT – NEW DOUGLAS PARK". Hamilton Academical FC. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Kelty Hearts Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Montrose Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League.
  9. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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