| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | Scottish League One |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Falkirk |
| Promoted: | Falkirk Hamilton Academical (via play-offs) |
| Relegated: | Stirling Albion (via play-offs) Edinburgh City |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 572 |
| League Topscorer: | Callumn Morrison 23 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | Hamilton Academical 5–0 Annan Athletic (29 September 2023) Hamilton Academical 5–0 Stirling Albion (11 November 2023) Hamilton Academical 5–0 Queen of the South (2 December 2023) Cove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023) Falkirk 5–0 Stirling Albion (30 December 2023) Stirling Albion 5–0 Kelty Hearts (27 January 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Montrose 1–7 Falkirk (30 March 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | Cove Rangers 7–2 Edinburgh City (23 December 2023) |
| Longest Wins: | Cove Rangers Falkirk 7 games |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Falkirk 36 games |
| Longest Winless: | Edinburgh City 17 games |
| Longest Losses: | Edinburgh City 7 games |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,272 Falkirk 2–2 Alloa Athletic (4 May 2024) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 226 Edinburgh City 1–4 Kelty Hearts (7 October 2023) |
| Attendance: | 214,508 |
| Average Attendance: | 1,191 |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
| Updated: | 4 May 2024 |
The 2023–24 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football. The season began on 5 August 2023.[1]
Ten teams contested the league: Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Kelty Hearts, Montrose, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion.
The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.
Promoted from League Two
Relegated from the Championship
Relegated to League Two
Promoted to the Championship
| Alloa Athletic | Annan Athletic | Cove Rangers | Edinburgh City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Park | Galabank | Balmoral Stadium | Meadowbank Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,100[4] | Capacity: 2,504[5] | Capacity: 3,023[6] | Capacity: 1,280[7] | |
| Falkirk | Hamilton Academical | |||
| Falkirk Stadium | New Douglas Park | |||
| Capacity: 7,937[8] | Capacity: 6,018[9] | |||
| Kelty Hearts | Montrose | Queen of the South | Stirling Albion | |
| New Central Park | Links Park | Palmerston Park | Forthbank Stadium | |
| Capacity: 2,181[10] | Capacity: 4,936[11] | Capacity: 8,690[12] | Capacity: 3,808[13] | |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | Pendle | Northern Gas and Power | |||
| Annan Athletic |  | EV2 Sportswear | M & S Engineering | ||
| Cove Rangers | Adidas | ACE Group | |||
| Edinburgh City |  | Hummel | AMG Construction Group | ||
| Falkirk | O'Neills | Crunchy Carrots | |||
| Hamilton Academical | LF Sports | Active Access | |||
| Kelty Hearts | Umbro | I-Scaff Access Solutions | |||
| Montrose | Uhlsport | Montrose Port Authority (Home) InterMoor (Away) | |||
| Queen of the South | Macron | Blinds by Mark McGowan | |||
| Stirling Albion | Joma | Prudential |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelty Hearts | John Potter | Appointed Raith Rovers technical director | 12 May 2023[14] | Pre-season | Michael Tidser | 17 May 2023[15] | |
| Edinburgh City | Alan Maybury | Mutual consent | 3 October 2023[16] | 10th | Michael McIndoe | 9 October 2023[17] | |
| Alloa Athletic | Brian Rice | Appointed Livingston coach | 9 November 2023 | 6th | Andy Graham | 15 November 2023 |
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callumn Morrison | Falkirk | 23 |
| 2 | Rumarn Burrell | Cove Rangers | 21 |
| 3 | Ross MacIver | Falkirk | 14 |
| Kevin O'Hara | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 5 | Bobby Wales | Alloa Athletic | 12 |
| Aidan Nesbitt | Falkirk |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | John Rankin | Hamilton Academical | Jamie Smith | Hamilton Academical |
| September | John McGlynn | Falkirk | Callumn Morrison | Falkirk |
| October | Kyle MacDonald | Hamilton Academical | ||
| November | Paul Hartley | Cove Rangers | Rumarn Burrell | Cove Rangers |
| December | John McGlynn | Falkirk | ||
| January | Calvin Miller | Falkirk | ||
| February | Andy Graham | Alloa Athletic | Taylor Steven | Alloa Athletic |
| March | John McGlynn | Falkirk | Callumn Morrison | Falkirk |
| April | Aidan Smith | Annan Athletic | ||
The SPFL League One manager of the year was John McGlynn of Falkirk.
The SPFL League One player of the year was Callumn Morrison of Falkirk.