| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | Scottish League One |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Livingston |
| Promoted: | Livingston Brechin City |
| Relegated: | Peterhead Stenhousemuir |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 509 |
| League Topscorer: | Andy Ryan (23 goals)[1] [2] |
| Biggest Home Win: | [3] (15 April 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (15 October 2016) (10 December 2016) |
| Highest Scoring: | (13 August 2016) (11 March 2017) |
| Longest Wins: | 9 matches: Livingston |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches: East Fife |
| Longest Winless: | 10 matches: Peterhead |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches: Stenhousemuir |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,633 (2 January 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 228 (13 August 2016) |
| Attendance: | 101,700 |
| Average Attendance: | 565 (410[4]) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Updated: | 7 May 2017 |
The 2016–17 Scottish League One (known as Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) 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.[5]
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Brechin City, East Fife, Livingston, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Stranraer.
The following teams changed division since the 2015–16 season.
Promoted from Scottish League Two
Relegated from Scottish Championship
Relegated to Scottish League Two
Promoted to Scottish Championship
| Airdrieonians | Albion Rovers | Alloa Athletic | Brechin City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Stadium | Cliftonhill | Recreation Park | Glebe Park | |
| Capacity: 10,101[6] | Capacity: 1,238[7] | Capacity: 3,100[8] | Capacity: 4,083[9] | |
| East Fife | Livingston | |||
| Almondvale Stadium | ||||
| Capacity: 1,998[10] | Capacity: 8,716[11] | |||
| Peterhead | Queen's Park | Stenhousemuir | Stranraer | |
| Balmoor | Hampden Park | Ochilview Park | Stair Park | |
| Capacity: 3,150[12] | Capacity: 51,866[13] | Capacity: 4,096[14] | Capacity: 4,178[15] | |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | Mark Wilson | Marc Fitzpatrick | Under Armour | M&H Logistics | |
| Albion Rovers | Darren Young | Michael Dunlop | Adidas | Reigart Demolition | |
| Alloa Athletic |  Jim Goodwin | Graeme Holmes | Pendle | Chrystal & Hill Ltd | |
| Brechin City | Darren Dods | Paul McLean | Pendle | Delson | |
| East Fife | Barry Smith | Kevin Smith | Joma | W Glendinning Haulage Contractors (Home shirt) EF Joinery (Away shirt) | |
| Livingston | David Hopkin | Sean Crighton | Joma | Tony Macaroni | |
| Peterhead | Jim McInally | Simon Ferry | Adidas | LFH Engineering Ltd | |
| Queen's Park | Gus MacPherson | Paul Woods | Under Armour | Irn-Bru | |
| Stenhousemuir | Mark Gilhaney | Prostar | Gulnar Tandoori Restaurant | ||
| Stranraer | Stephen Farrell | Steven Bell | Stanno | Stena Line |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | Signed by St Mirren | 4 October 2016[16] | 3rd | Jim Goodwin | 11 October 2016[17] | ||
| Airdrieonians | Kevin McBride | Stepped down Sacked | 30 October 2016[18] | 4th | Mark Wilson | 31 October 2016 | |
| East Fife | Signed by Queen of the South | 5 December 2016[19] | 9th | Barry Smith | 13 December 2016[20] | ||
| Stranraer | Resigned | 16 January 2017[21] | 10th | 20 January 2017[22] |
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 36 games.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | Queen's Park | 4–1 | [23] | ||
| Brechin City | Peterhead | 3–1 | [24] | ||
| Airdrieonians | East Fife | 4–0 | [25] | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dougie Hill | Brechin City | 13 |
| Ryan McGeever | Queen's Park | ||
| 3 | Rory McAllister | Peterhead | 12 |
| Jamie McCormack | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 5 | Ryan Wallace | Albion Rovers | 10 |
| 6 | Iain Russell | Airdrieonians | 9 |
| Steven Hetherington | Alloa Athletic | ||
| Scott Ross | Peterhead | ||
| David Marsh | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Steven Bell | Stranraer |
| Rank | Player | Club | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Goodwin | Alloa Athletic | 2 | |
| David Marsh | Stenhousemuir | |||
| 3 | 36 players | 1 | ||
| Rank | Club | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's Park | 76 | |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 71 | |
| 3 | Peterhead | 70 |
| Rank | Club | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airdrieonians | 7 |
| East Fife | ||
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 6 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Jack Ross | Alloa Athletic | Jordan Kirkpatrick | Alloa Athletic | [26] |
| September | Gary Naysmith | East Fife | Jamie Insall | East Fife | |
| October | David Hopkin | Livingston | Liam Buchanan | Livingston | |
| November | Mark Wilson | Airdrieonians | Rohan Ferguson | Airdrieonians | |
| December | Bary Smith | East Fife | Jonathan Page | East Fife | |
| January | Jim McInally | Peterhead | Michael Dunlop | Albion Rovers | |
| February | Jim Goodwin | Alloa Athletic | Willie Gibson | Stranraer | |
| March | David Hopkin | Livingston | Andy Jackson | Brechin City | |
| April | David Hopkin | Livingston | Liam Buchanan | Livingston | |
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.
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.