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for sponsorship reasons) 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 determining which team enters League Two in the 2018–19 season. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017. Ten teams contested the league: Annan Athletic,
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Prize money

In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The League Two winners would receive £64,000 with a total pot of £24.5 million to be distributed across the four divisions.


Teams

The following teams changed division since the 2016–17 season.


To League Two

Relegated from
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* Stenhousemuir


From League Two

Promoted to
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Stadia and locations


Personnel and kits


Managerial changes


League summary


League table


Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16. Source:
Updated: 28 April 2018


Results

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.


First half of season


Second half of season


Season statistics


Scoring


Top scorers


Hat-tricks


Discipline


Player


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Club


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Attendances


Awards


Monthly awards


League Two play-offs

The first round was contested between the winners of the
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(Spartans). The winners then played against the bottom club in League Two, and would have been promoted to League Two for the 2018–19 season if they had won. Due to fixture congestion in the Highland League preventing a champion being crowned in time, the dates for the first round were pushed back a week.


First round


First leg


Second leg


Second round


First leg


Second leg


References

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